2026 Upcoming Exhibitions
Cristina Marian: Rib to the South, Jaw to the West September 4 – October 4 2026
Opening Reception: Friday, September 4 2026, from 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Artist Statement:
The core of this new body of work is a poem I wrote recently, inspired by the way my two-year-old baby gradually discovers our surroundings and life. It also reflects my experience as an artist and new mom after moving to Whitehall, a small, mining, and rural town in Montana. My painting and sculpture speaks to the rawness, slowness, and beauty I find in our surroundings. It echoes the large space for contemplation and self-reflection that Whitehall offers. While it’s a very different environment from anywhere I’ve lived before, I’ve learned to deeply observe it, value it, and gradually bond with it. This happens in tandem with my baby’s way of assimilating and being of the natural world, deepening our connection to a unique landscape, and shaping the ongoing narrative of my work.
Biography:
Cristina Marian is a Romanian-American visual artist best known for her highly experimental layered paintings investigating the notion of becoming, rather than being within fixed and stable grounds. Her work explores such themes as her experience within her community; togetherness and the sense of belonging; communal and global changes; and finding peace within unpredictability.
Marian holds a BFA in Painting from the National University of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania,
and an MFA from Montana State University, Bozeman.
She works with a variety of mediums, including painting, sculpture, and public installation. She
has exhibited internationally, including in Bucharest, Paris, Oslo, Dakar, and Vienna. In America,
Marian’s work has been shown throughout Montana, in Cincinnati, OH, Spokane, WA, West
Chicago, IL and Flint, MI. Her most recent group show was “Secret Spaces” at Buckham Gallery
in Flint, MI. “Nowhere To Be But Here” is her most recent solo exhibition at the Holter Museum
of Art in Helena, Montana. She lives in Whitehall MT, and divides her time between working in
the studio, exhibiting her artwork, teaching, and spending time with her husband and their two-year old baby.
Cristina Marion – Rib to the South
Cristina Marion – Before the Winds
Jennifer Pulchinski: The Snow Told Me So October 16 – November 15 2026
Artist Statement:
The Snow Told Me So is an exploration into the power of unity taught by the natural world.
Once, I stood witness to the aftermath of an avalanche. The perfection of shape and pattern
left lying at my feet, created by the sheer force of randomness, made me question solidarity in
form, and solidarity as a metaphor.
I ask myself, what can unity and a collective action look like?
Biography:
Wisconsin native Jennifer Pulchinski relocated to Bozeman, MT in 2001, where she went on to
graduate with a BFA in drawing and sculpture from the University of Montana, and was
awarded the Bronze Pencil in 2008. Pulchinski resides in Bozeman, MT, where she continues
her career as a sculptress and drawer.
She is represented by Old Main Gallery, MT, and Rehfelds Modern Gallery, SD. Her work is
included in multiple permanent collections with the state of Montana.
