An art exhibition and sale in Colorado celebrates women of the American West.
“We want to celebrate the contributions of women, their grit, determination, and hard work.” That declaration from Cowgirl Artists of America founder Megan Wimberly on Women’s Work, the group’s new exhibition and sale at the A.R. Mitchell Western Art Museum in Trinidad, Colorado. More than 50 Cowgirl Artists were teamed up with real working cowgirls, to create works portraying the vital contribution of women on the ranches of the American West. The resulting 83 pieces spanned the range of creativity, from painting to sculpture to the Western crafts like building boots and chaps, plus the traditional work of five Native American women artists.
Cowgirl Artists of America founder Megan Wimberly and Women’s Work Co-Chair Morgan Buckert.
Barbara Meikle (left) and Jenny Lancaster (right) with Meikle's bronze sculpture On Top of Her World.
West Texas artist Alice Leese from Texas' Y T Ranch offered an oil painting demonstration.
Alice Leese's oil on panel piece, Horse Whisperer, drew inspiration from Leese's niece Abby Jones who grew up on the Y T Ranch in Texas.
Lauri Ketchum with her oil painting Resilience. Ketchum worked with Red Tank Ranch to capture this moment depicting Michelle Finn and her horse Monster.
From our February/March 2025 issue.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Courtesy Cowgirl Artists of America