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Nathan Abel
Nathan is a Casper-based artist who returned to Wyoming in 2009 after living in Tucson.
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Christopher Amend
Now a self-employed artist, Chris taught art for thirty-two years at the elementary, high school and college level.
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Doug Andrews
Internationally known singer-songwriter Doug Andrews creates an intimate yet expansive, humanity-reflecting-rooted-in-the-soul story-telling experience delivered with a folk/Americana base coat, polished by a smooth, blues lacquer.
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Arapaho Nation
Starting officially in 2004, members of Arapaho Nation grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation and come from a traditional extended family that stressed the Northern Arapaho culture and ways.
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Carolee Bowen
A freelance oboist, Carolee is available for solo recital, to play with your community or professional orchestra or in a chamber group.
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William Boycott (“Buffalo Bill”)
William Frederick Boycott as "Buffalo Bill" performs historical and original songs about "The Wild West", the "Oregon Trail" and "Wyoming," utilizing fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and vocals.
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Deborah Britt
Deborah earned her BFA in ceramics in 1998, receiving a second place award in her graduating class.
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Nancy Mae Buening
A native of Red Lodge, Mont.
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William C’Hair
William was chosen a Wyoming Exceptional Person for the Northern Arapaho who has taught K-12 at Arapaho schools, and occasionally at the college level.
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Peter Chandler
A working artist in Wyoming and the surrounding region for 20 years, “Chanman” founded and organized the Ski Bum Music Festival in Jackson in 1995.
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Matt Daly
Since 2003, Matt has offered poetry and prose writing workshops for elementary through high school students, using creative writing as a method for students to discover their unique artistic voice.
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Wendy de la Harpe
Wendy de la Harpe was born and raised in South Africa, where she established a career as one of the country’s top choreographers in stage, television and film productions.
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William Dixon
William Lynn Dixon holds a degree in vocal performance with a theater performance certificate from the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music.
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Trio Dolce
Trio Dolce’s members are Lynda James on flute, Carolee Bowen on oboe, and Sue Baird on piano.
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Jenny Dowd
Jenny’s professional training lies in ceramics and fibers, although she draws, makes prints and sculpts with metal.
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Equinox Trio
Violinist Jennifer Cowell, violist Gary DePaolo, and cellist Christine Dunbar have been playing together as a trio for the past seven years.
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Michele Farrier
Michele attended the University of California, Davis, receiving a bachelor’s degree in studio art.
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Fat City Mardi Gras Band
This unique band (think of Mardi Gras in New Orleans) blends the best of Fat Tuesday’s celebration music with blues, Zydeco, and Dixieland.
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The Fireants
The Fireants is a four-piece band that plays traditional dance music of the Americas including music from Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, northern Colombia, Brazil, Trinidad, Quebec, and the Basque Country.
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Flores De Colores
Founded in 2002 by Danelle Moyte-Fernandez, Flores De Colores encourages youth involvement in after-school community service while learning the history, footwork and language of Mexican folklore.
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Pravina Gondalia
Pravina’s art practice explores the dialogue of contemporary culture using many materials and various technologies as a means of expression.
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Richard Gould
Richard Gould has cowboyed most of his life and began horsehair hitching and rope twisting thirteen years ago.
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Judd Grossman
Judd is a singer/songwriter/guitarist who has performed his original contemporary folk music in concerts throughout the country.
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Miss “V" The Gypsy Cowbelle
“Nothing Fancy But Guaranteed Authentic!” “V”s compelling ballads depict a cross-section of history, lifestyles and emotions stemming from two decades spent exploring America and living on a remote homestead.
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Martin Hagen
After winning multiple national championship biathlon awards, Martin went on to major in music education.
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Justin Hayward
A full-time professor of drawing and painting at Casper College, Justin Hayward studied illustration at Brigham Young University, and earned an M.
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Michael Hurwitz
Michael Hurwitz is a Wyoming native with a unique style that falls somewhere between the Delta Blues and Western cowboy swing.
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Maura Jacobsen
Maura is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a B.
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Daniel Jaspersen
Dan taught himself to juggle at eleven years of age and began performing when he was 18.
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Linda Johnson
Linda conveys her love of flowers and scenery through her award-winning watercolors, pottery, hand-painted tile murals, and bronze.
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Rick Kempa
Poet and essayist Rick Kempa teaches writing and philosophy and directs the Honors Program at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs.
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Mark Koons
Woodworker Mark Koons was an Army medic stationed in Japan, manned auto assembly lines, and did industrial construction before opening his Wheatland shop in 1981.
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Sharon LaGrant
Sharon enjoys a passion for stage lighting design and wants to help realize the overlooked capabilities for productions and venues across Wyoming by designing and operating lights, teaching others about lighting design, and as a consultant to optimize a venue''s lighting potential.
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Chuck Larsen
Cowboy poet Chuck Larsen realized he loved the “horse and cow lifestyle” after growing up working livestock on his Dad’s place in South Dakota.
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Laughing Bird
Laughing Bird is husband and wife duo Tupelo and Janey Wing Kenyon.
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Willie LeClair
Willie offers Wyoming residents a better understanding of Native American peoples’ traditions, history and lifestyle.
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Daron Little
Daron Little is a working ranch cowboy who is also a singer/songwriter.
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Robert Martinez
Robert Martinez graduated in 1997 from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design with a BFA in painting and drawing, and he has been a professional artist for ten years.
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Davis and Mavrick
For the past twenty years, Davis and Mavrick have performed tributes to the best-known songwriters of light rock, folk, country, and the standards of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s.
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Mary Maynard
The beautifully intricate patterns of tatting and crochet are strikingly interpreted by Wyoming native Mary Maynard.
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“America’s Cowboy” Kevin McNiven & Family
Born and raised in Wyoming, “Wyoming’s Singing Ambassador” Kevin McNiven is also a two-time National Yodeling Champion.
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Macey Mott
Macey received her BAs in theatre and German from the University of Utah.
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Andy Nelson
An energetic and high-spirited cowboy poet and humorist from Pinedale, Wyoming, Andy offers the history, heritage and hilarity of the cowboy culture through traditional poetry and story telling.
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Leslie O’Hashi
While dancing at the Elizabeth Tolerton studio in Cheyenne, Leslie knew she would be a dancer.
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David Osmundsen
David’s blacksmithing passion began in 1976, when he kindled his first forge fire in Colorado as he learned the art from Slim Spurling in exchange for working in the shop.
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Katherine Palochak
Katherine has published numerous articles for trade journals about her trademark techniques.
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Mike Parker
Mike has a BS in industrial education, with his major in printing.
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Myra Peak
Myra’s blue-collar and industrial work experiences lend a unique point of view to her poetry.
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Pam Phillips
Pam Phillips now resides in Jackson Hole where she plays many venues including the Grand Teton Music Festival.
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Roy Pilcher
A former rancher, sheepshearer and logger, Roy Pilcher began his full-time chainsaw art career just a few years ago.
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Lenore Poitras
Lenore has an MS in horticulture from Washington State University.
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Peter Queal
Peter Queal is a Wyoming PTSB certified K-12 music educator and professor of jazz guitar at the University of Wyoming.
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Bryan Ragsdale
Wyoming native Bryan Ragsdale began his musical career at the tender age of four.
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Win Ratz
Practicing the art of enameling for over thirty-five years, Win also works with watercolors, acrylics and collage.
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David Romtvedt
David Romtvedt, currently Wyoming Poet Laureate, is a multi-talented musician and writer offering writing workshops in poetry, fiction and play writing.
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Robert Roripaugh
Wyoming’s Poet Laureate from 1995-2002, Robert offers readings, workshops in writing poetry or fiction, and talks on the state’s literature.
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Georgia Rowswell
Art is the language Georgia uses to translate the world around her.
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Steve Schrepferman
Steve Schrepferman is a mudman who will tailor workshops in clay construction, surface treatment and concept development for schools, colleges, and community organizations, working with any age groups or level of experience.
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David Schuster
A founding member and director of The Lander Photo Group, David’s digital black-and-white photographs have garnered him several exhibitions.
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David Shaul
Dave Shaul is a Wyoming native who studied pedal harp with Suzanne McDonald.
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Barbara Smith
A recipient of the 2008 Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award for nature writing and the 2006 Governor’s Arts Award, Barbara is widely published and has taught various creative writing courses at the college level and in the community for 38 years.
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Paul “Walking Stick” Taylor
This acclaimed Australian performing artist delights in sharing the culture of his homeland.
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Daniel "Doc" Thissen
Doc Thissen’s photographic career began with a 1960s Minolta A5 Rangefinder SLR.
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Jeffrey Tish
Currently a freelance scenic designer, Jeffrey Tish earned his BA in theatre with an emphasis in scenic design and a minor in costume design from the University of Wyoming.
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Jeffrey Troxel
An award-winning guitarist who crosses musical boundaries, Jeff’s performances showcase his songwriting and mastery of guitar that earned him flatpicking championships in Wyoming and Utah and the 2003 National Flatpicking Championship.
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George J. Vlastos
Between time spent on his family’s olive farm on Crete, teaching language arts at Star Lane Center, an interdisciplinary problem-based high school in Casper, and his duties as Young Authors District Coordinator for the Natrona County School District, George Vlastos writes poetry.
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Sue Wallis
Currently serving as a Wyoming Legislator for House District 52, Sue and her husband operate the Wallis Ranch in northeastern Wyoming.
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Judith Weikle
Judith Weikle is a Celtic singer and recording artist.
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Wind River Dancers
With a theme of "A Cultural Heritage Shared Through Dance and Songs," The Wind River Dancers perform a variety of American Indian dance styles, which includes men’s traditional, grass and fancy feather and women’s fancy shawl, jingle dress and traditional.
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