Artist Tiffany Carpenter is originally from Elko, Nevada, but has resided in Montana and been “arting” around Missoula for the majority of her young adult life. As an artist she is inspired by the aspects and ideas of storytelling. Using photography and numerous other mediums she composes whimsical narratives as well as provides insightful social commentary by juxtaposing life’s corrupted realities with theatrical absurdity.
Her work has been premiered in various venues and juried exhibitions such as Dana Gallery’s Icons of the West, Butterfly Herbs, and the Radius Gallery. You may see her illustrated works featured in the book-length prose Lunar Gypsy by Montana Poet, Rebeccah Knots, published by Foothills Publishing, NY.
“Though the world is in upheaval, there is still life. I am happy to share a bit of sunshine with you. Thank you.” Tiffany Carpenter
Dudley Dana was raised in Columbus, Montana. He received a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Montana. Simultaneously, he studied and was an assistant to Proffesor Dick Reinholtz in the UM art department.
Dudley and his wife, writer and psychotherapist Candace Crosby, opened the Dana Gallery in 1996. Dudley has had major shows with the Hockaday Museum, the Holter Museum of Art, the Museum of Art and Culture at University of Montana.
He was selected as one of the 63 artists, and the only photographer, included in the Out West Meridian International Center in Washington DC for a major exhibition that toured all the major art museums of China. Dana has donated a number of art pieces to the Missoula Art Museum annual auction since 1994. He has served as resident artist in Glacier National Park, Providence Seashores National Monument, and the prestigious Ucross Foundation.
Dudley’s work has been collected by David Boiese and Ted Stevens, the two opposing attorneys who argued each side in the 2000 Gore and Bush election decided by the Supreme Court.
His work is divided into three main bodies which include landscape, digital paintings, and over 100 mixed media works that incorporate his photographs of Montana Roads, favorite song lyrics and his own writing and poetry.
