All Shapes and Sizes Art Show

I am known as Tyler to my friends and The Tyler Wolf online. I am a freelance artist, working on everything from coin designs to fine art commissions. My passions include comics, fantasy and science fiction, animals, and my family. Find me online at thetylerwolf.com

Siwa Allred is a multimedia artist who uses her art to share her love for her Polynesian culture and for the Pacific Islands where she was raised. Her work is inspired by the plants and animals found in the islands as well as by traditional Polynesian designs and practices.

Emily currently lives in Oregon as an artist with her husband. They love to take their pup, Finley on hikes and explore the beauty of Oregon. The places they go heavily influence the color stories and subject matter of her work. Although originally from Boise, Idaho, they are very grateful to be so close to both the coast and the forest.

Born in 1985, Bregelle Whitworth Davis was raised in a small town in Idaho. Being close to Jackson, WY and Yellowstone National Park she gained a great appreciation for fine art and the wonders of nature. She grew up surrounded by a family passionate for art, adventures, and animals, especially wildlife. She still ventures out as often as she can to study and photograph wildlife to use in her paintings.

Over the last 10 years, Bregelle has been featured in many solo and group art shows across the country including; dozens of galleries, the Springville Museum “Annual Spring Salon”, the National Museum of Wildlife Art “Western Visions” show, and the Hogle Zoo’s “World of the Wild”. Hogle Zoo also selected her to be their Featured Artist in 2014. She has been blessed with wonderful collectors from all over the World, some as far away as Australia, Norway, and even China. Her artwork has also been featured in multiple magazine articles.

Bregelle obtained her BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University of Idaho, alongside of her artist husband. Following college, Bregelle and her husband moved to Salt Lake City, UT. Not long after their 11th anniversary in 2017, their lives changed drastically. While Bregelle was pregnant with their first child; she received a diagnosis of aggressive Stage IV Breast cancer. Bregelle was induced mere hours later and delivered their healthy son 2 weeks early. Within 2 weeks Bregelle, started extremely aggressive chemotherapy treatments. After several long years of chemo, radiation, surgeries, countless complications, and being a new mom, Bregelle is finally back in the studio again. Though her hands have needed some retraining because of neuropathy and her painting is slow going at times, she is so grateful that there is still no evidence of cancer. Now Bregelle splits her time between rebuilding herself physically, and her two sources of happiness: her family and creating art.

Ashley Sauder Miller holds a Master of Fine Arts (2007) from James Madison University, with an emphasis in painting and drawing. Miller was a finalist for the William and Dorothy Yeck Purchase Award in the Young Painters Competition at Miami University. She received the Best in Show Award at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Boardwalk show in 2016 and was selected for a solo exhibition at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s Runnymede Gallery in 2017. Her work has included in both online and print publications, including Professional Artist Magazine, Veer Magazine, FreshPaint Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine and will be included in issue #148 South 2020 edition of New American Paintings. Miller resides in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. She maintains a regular studio practice, actively exhibits her work, and is the primary caregiver for her four children.

Most of my formative years were lived in different parts of Virginia. I often found myself retreating, alone or with siblings, to the “woods,” which were residual strips of undeveloped forest between suburban houses, neighborhoods, and strip-malls. I became fascinated by the architecture of these forest remains and noticed I felt a kinship with the fauna who also struggled to live among the humans.

I completed a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts from the University of Utah in 2000. I have since created quiet, moody-but-hopeful landscapes, and animal portraits using paints, resins, and pigments with less traditional mediums such as bitumen (tar), microscopic glass beads, and metal flakes and powders. Through carefully preserved yet “random” results in the repetitively painted and dissolved surfaces, I strive for an effortless look within deep constructions, with effects similar to those of the ceramic Shino glazes I was drawn to throughout my final years of university.

These expansive but obscured vistas, flattened silhouettes, and melted forms speak to the longing for actual connections often associated with our increasingly isolated society. It has always seemed interesting to me that a deep longing for something just out of reach feels uniquely personal to everyone, at every age.

That nebulous something, I often represent in the form of birds. I find birds especially symbolic of my lack of connection to this world. They are the “out of reach”, the “other”. They are so completely uninterested in any interaction, yet so alive, busy, and alluring. Humans usually seem just as foreign, incomprehensible, and often arbitrary, yet enticing. By sharing these ideas and emotions in my artwork, I hope to build that connection.

Megan Speirs Mack works as an artist in Dallas, Texas with her husband and 3 children. She enjoys creating in a variety of media including oils, acrylics, watercolors, ink and pencil. She studied art and visual culture education at the University of Arizona and went on to teach students of all ages in K-12 classrooms and fine art workshops. Currently, you will find her in the studio moving back and forth between fine art paintings and illustrations for various book projects. This approach provides a happy balance between independent work and collaborative projects, tighter realism or technical work and pieces that slip more into playful abstraction. Connect via social media @meganspeirsmack, and meganspeirsmack.com.

Life is sweeter in candy color! My oil paintings are a celebration of those sweet moments in between the hard and unsavory…a refuge from the unwanted parts of life that so often visit us all. Thick strokes of paint & color with stained glass shine — are windows to the deepest treasured memories in our hearts. Life is rarely easy and jolly…but savoring the sweet moments gives us the strength we need to find peace, growth, and fulfillment along our journey. Formally trained as a landscape architect, my work beckons the “outside in” by depicting the natural world: flora & fauna in our yard, neighboring fields, and from my travels. My husband & I live in a quirky, but modern, concrete home in Midway, Utah with our daughter and 4 sons.

Kelsey Critchfield (b. 1992) is a fine artist living in Utah. She holds a BFA from Brigham Young University and lived and worked at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. She has studied with many gifted and influential instructors throughout the United States and Italy.

Her paintings are influenced by many of her travel experiences and legendary artworks of the Old Masters. She loves painting portraits and florals with a dark, moody aesthetic.

For the last ten years, Colby’s art practice has been primarily inspired by scenes from everyday life – ordinary moments so easily overlooked, but when thoughtfully considered, are found to be not-so-ordinary at all. His most precious moments are spent at home: cooking, adventure planning, and ice cream tasting with his wife and two daughters.

Rachel Henriksen lives and works in Provo, Utah and received her BFA in Studio Art from Brigham Young University. Henriksen’s work has been included in exhibitions across the state of Utah including Parc Collective’s Incubation Period at Granary Arts and most notably a solo show at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. She was recently part of a two-person exhibition with the Washer/Dryer Projects and had her work included in the exhibition Form 2020 at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art in Gimpo, South Korea. Henriksen is currently preparing for a two-person show at the Bountiful Davis Art Center in 2021.

As a mother, artist, and interior designer, I’m no stranger to messiness. When physicists tell us that disorder is the natural state of things, I nod along. Teasing order from chaos comprises a significant part of my life, and few things feed my soul like organizing a home, a life, a painting. Yet, for all my love of structure, I’ve learned to appreciate chaos. Properly viewed, it is the camouflage of possibility.

Erin Spencer, b. 1979. I’m always searching for poetry in the landscape. The skies and trees are trying to say something to me and I’m trying to listen and to see.

Megan Trueblood is a mother and artist residing in Orem, UT. She grew up in the Salt Lake Valley with two creative parents who encouraged her artistic journey from a young age. Finding beauty in the familiar and the everyday, her work is meant to inspire peace and provide a respite from the chaos of our busy lives. She has always been interested in the interaction of color and the use of negative space, and explores both in her current body of work. Megan received her BFA from Brigham Young University, where she has also taught as an adjunct professor. She has shown her work in many local and national galleries and exhibits. 

Emma Jean Wilkins adores color and texture and seeks it out in every painting. She earned her BFA from Brigham Young University – Idaho in 2020 and now resides in Utah Valley. She loves spending her time in the studio, reading a good book, and trying new things.

Maureen Merrell is a Utah based artist who has been painting since 2018. She finds inspiration in portraiture and figure art. She loves the subtlety and transparency of watercolor, and likes to explore it’s use on nontraditional surfaces, such as watercolor ground and aquaboard.

Kelen is a Draper, Utah based artist and illustrator. Her work is most inspired by fairytales, nature, and aerial dance (which is also her biggest hobby). She is currently a senior at Brigham Young University and will be graduating with her Illustration BFA in April.

Loralee Nicolay loves using bright, expressive color in her art. She paints a broad range of subject matter, from abstract expressionism, vibrant florals, serene landscapes, and whimsical portraits. Loralee’s feminine and dynamic color palette appears across all the mediums she loves to work with: oils, acrylics, and watercolors.

Nyc based artist.

Born in Bozeman Montana, Colter was raised in a family that valued faith and wholesome activities. From his father he learned to love the outdoors, respect wildlife, and to live with commitment, consistency, and passion. From his mother, he was taught humor, kindness, and the value of finding joy in imagination. These roots provided the fertile beginnings for Colter’s drive to become an artist. While the subject of his work primarily focuses on wildlife and landscapes, his ideation and philosophy behind his work are directly influenced by the values he learned and lives in his home. Colter is currently working on a BFA degree in painting at Brigham Young University-Idaho. He lives in Rexburg with his wife Bobbe and their two daughters Mindy and Emi.

I love to be outside playing and observing in this visually stimulating and physically engaging world. When I need to be home I enjoy the meditative work of art making. I teach art and design part time at Brigham Young University and love interacting with students and coming up with new projects for them create.

Heber City, Utah based oil and watercolor painter, Candace McLane works from her studio overlooking the Wasatch Back. Her work explores emotional interiors, the intimacy and separation of the human experience using imagery from the natural world. Her work has been juried into shows at Ogden’s Eccles Art Center, Art Access, and the Utah Watercolor Society.

I was born in the US but grew up in the Philippines, my father’s home country. I have a BA in Art from BYU. I have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. Over the years, as time allowed, I explored various media, especially portrait drawing in pastels. However, several years ago I discovered an affinity for relief sculpture and have been exploring that ever since.

Hi! My name is Christian Wallace! I am an Orem-based fine artist who moved up here in the last year from San Diego, CA. My interests mostly stem from my fascination with people, and as such I mostly paint portraits! Art is my main great love, but I also enjoy school, music, sports, and spending time with family. If you’d like to follow my artistic journey, my instagram is @theshinyunfeeling

I was born in Karachi, Pakistan and immigrated to the US at the age of eight. Initially spent a few years in California and then moved to Georgia, which has been home since 1994. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and a Masters in Math Education and currently am a high school math teacher. Mathematics has always been synonymous to art in the way proportions, depth, and balance play a role in art making. My art journey began with sketch art, which then evolved into experimenting with mediums such as acrylic, oil and watercolor. Inspired by Monet, Friedrich and Cezanne, I enjoy translating the beauty in nature onto paper and canvas. I work primarily in watercolor and currently work from my home studio based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Born in 1993, Thierry Tomety is a Togolese painter and sculptor. He graduated from the African Institute of Computer Science (IAI-TOGO) and began his career as a developer of computer applications. In his spare time he tries out computer graphics and quickly discovers an attachment for colors. He decided to start painting in June 2017, finally putting his professional training in the background to devote himself to his art. Self-taught, he studies the different technics of painting on canvas. His very introspective work is recognized the use of symbols such as the spiral and the ladder which represent the process of creation and the questioning of the meaning of life. He met a point of honor to give free rein to the imagination of spectators without influencers through his personal perception of the work.

I grew up painting in Lindon, Utah and I also specialize in ceramics. I graduated from BYU in Art Education and have found teaching to be my passion. I now teach pottery at Wasatch High School in Heber while making and selling my work on the side.

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Esther Hi’ilani Candari was born to a mixed Asian American family and raised on the beautiful eastern shore of Oahu, Hawai’i. As an artist, her work reflects this rich multicultural upbringing and often draws upon Polynesian symbols and cultural ideologies.

Her work is primarily figurative and explores concepts such as; multiracial identity; gender and the female gaze in context of religion; and the nuance of human psychology that can be expressed through portraiture. Many of her portraits break the fourth wall with their direct gaze and challenge the viewer to engage with the subject on an intimate level, rather than merely observe. The foundations of her painting techniques are traditional in nature, but her meticulously crafted multimedia applications infuse the final works with a unique, innovative, and captivating edge. Her academic research and written work complement her visual artistry and serve to enrich and inform conversations related to race, gender, and LDS doctrine.

She has an BFA from BYU-H, an MFA from Liberty University, has studied at the New York Academy of Art, and interned with Joseph Brickey. Her work has been exhibited, purchased, and published in cities across the country including New York, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco. She is an online faculty member of Southern Virginia University and lives in Utah County with her husband, Steven Christiansen, and an ever-growing collection of houseplants.

Trent Gudmundsen (born 1978 in California, USA) grew up in a small Utah farming community where he began oil painting at the age of 14. He later attended college on a full-tuition art scholarship, but the artist frequently found himself painting in the nearby fields and canyons instead of attending his classes because he “learned so much more by just painting.” …but the experience yielded one lasting result: the artist, bored of his classes, decided to paint quick studies of the people around him, and quickly found that he was quite good at painting people. Trent soon left school to paint on his own and thereafter moved to Colorado where he met and married Lorajean. That same year, Southwest Art magazine recognized Trent’s potential in their annual “21 Under 31” article. (Later, the magazine would feature Trent in a 6-page feature [in August 2010]). 

Trent’s work has now been recognized with top awards on a national level including at the American Impressionist Society National Exhibition (NY, NY. 2019), two Oil Painters of America National Exhibitions (2003 & 2009), and the National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society’s “Best of America” Exhibit (2019).

See more on his website: https://www.trentgudmundsen.com/about

I am an oil painter based in Salt Lake City, UT and have been drawing and painting my entire life. My art endeavors began at a very young age and my passion for creating grew as I did. I studied with various professional artists at the Bridge and Hein Art Academies and received my Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Utah. I am interested in the human condition and emotional aspect of our existence, and portraying the soul of every living thing. As an avid animal lover, many animals often appear in much of my work as well. From figures to still life, landscapes to animals, I love to paint it all. My paintings are rooted in realism due to my classical training, but created with expressionistic brushstrokes and heavy application of paint to convey the emotional connection. I am a deeply passionate person, and can’t help but to pour that passion into my art.