Charles M. Bair Family Gallery & Northwest Projects Gallery

Uncle Dirty: A nickname earned by Albrecht while serving in Iraq for doing the dirty work (good and not-so-good).

Jimmy Cardell: Alias of Chandler’s father who used the name in vulnerable situations or when other individuals couldn’t be trusted.

Albrecht’s ceramic vessels and Chandler’s paintings share an autobiographical, visual language driven by the effects of war, generational trauma, self-preservation, and healing.  Albrecht, a veteran of the Iraq war, paints and decals on roughly formed ceramic vessels, capturing the overwhelming experience of war and post-war life. Chandler, an artist, and president of Aaniiih Nakoda College in Harlem, Montana, paints expressionistic figures mixed with quiet narrative scenes and hybrid creatures illustrating his experience of Aaniinen life.

 

exhibition related events

Enjoy a FREE gallery conversation and documentary film screening with the artists on Thursday, May 12 at 6 PM. Cash bar starts at 5 PM.

View a second documentary film screening of “I’d Rather be Powwowing” during Artwalk on Friday, June 3 from 5 – 8 PM.

Summer Art Studio: Living Large, June 16, (Session 1: 10 AM – Noon & Session 2: 1 – 3 PM): In this Thursday session, explore the work of Sean Chandler in the Un-Homecoming of Uncle Dirty and Jimmy Cardell exhibition and tell your own story on a large-scale canvas. Ages 5-12.

Summer Art Studio: Ceramic Stories, June 30, (Session 1: 10 AM – Noon & Session 2: 1 – 3 PM): In this Thursday session, use storytelling to create a ceramic vessel based on work by Jessie Albrecht in the Un-Homecoming of Uncle Dirty and Jimmy Cardell exhibition. Ages 5-12.

Last Chance to View the Un-Homecoming of Uncle Dirty and Jimmy Cardell exhibition, July 3.

 

exhibition related news

Resounds: Jesse Albrecht

Yellow Stone Public Radio   I   Corby Skinner and Anna Paige   I    May 23, 2022

 

Resounds: Sean Chandler

Yellow Stone Public Radio   I   Corby Skinner and Anna Paige   I    May 9, 2022