Fall
Welcome these 6 artists as part of the Open AIR program!
Quinton Decker- Missoula Public Library
Quinton Decker is an enrolled tribal member of the Navajo Nation and a Salish descendant. He resides in Missoula, Montana. He first obtained his Associates of Fine Arts from Salish Kootenai College in 2016. Then he went on to get his Bachelors of Fine Arts at the University of Montana, graduating in 2018 with an emphasis in ceramics.
Michelle Postma- Flathead Lake Biological Station
Michelle Postma is a ceramic artist, painter, educator, and adventure enthusiast living in Missoula, MT. She received a BFA in ceramics from the University of Georgia and earned an MFA at the University of Montana where she focused on large scale mural-esque paintings and ceramic figures covered in images. She recently completed murals at the Zootown Arts Community Center and in downtown Missoula for the Allez! mural program. Michelle’s art practice is rooted in cultivating awareness of life’s choices and the filters which shape those choices. She tells stories by translating observations and experiences into animals and symbols who represent individuals and concepts. This personal visual language allows her to reflect and informs how she moves through the world.
Nico Larsen- Historic Clark Chateau, Butte
Nico Larsen was born in Dallas, TX and she currently lives and works in Missoula, MT with her husband and collaborator, Landen Beckner. She studied painting at the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design in Denver, CO and later studied weaving under Jo Bernofsky. Her work has been exhibited across the United States as well as abroad in Seoul, South Korea.
Stephen Glueckert- Missoula Public Library
Stephen Glueckert was born in Missoula, MT and received a BFA from the University of Idaho and an M.Ed. in Art Education from Western Washington University. He has taught at The University of Montana and the University of Papua New Guinea. He spent ten years at the Northwest Children’s Home as a counselor and teacher. He has been a recipient of a Montana Individual Artist’s Fellowship. He is Curator Emeritus for the Missoula Art Museum. In addition being a practicing artist, he has written extensively about contemporary artists living and working in Montana.
Tracy Hall- Montana Natural History Center
Tracy Hall is a freelance artist in Missoula, selling art, prints, and zines, and providing graphic design and illustration commissions, including book illustrations, and t-shirt and poster designs. She graduated from The University of Montana in 2015 with a degree in English and Creative Writing. Since then, she has pursued an interest in combining storytelling with visual art through zine-making and artwork which imagines a vision of a rich and storied world.
