Photographs of the American West by Barbara Van Cleve opens at Wade Wilson Art for ARTHouston 2011 July 8, 2011

Wade Wilson ART is pleased to announce a special exhibit in conjunction with ARTHouston 2011 of Photographs of the American West by master photographer Barbara Van Cleve. The exhibit opens with a reception for the artist from 6 - 8 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2011 and for ARTHouston, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday July 9, 2011 and will remain on view through August 6, 2011.



Montana-based artist, Barbara Van Cleve, began her love of photography as a child. Descended from Montana pioneers, she was born and raised on her family's historic ranch near Big Timber, Montana, and through her work, she personifies the real West. Her silver gelatin prints and digital photographs capture her vision of the American West - the spirit of the landscape and people who inspire her. Van Cleve’s exhibit at Wade Wilson ART focuses on images of the women and men she has met in her daily life as owner of a Montana dude ranch and follower of “Cowboy Culture.”


She is nationally famous for her photographs of the western range, ranchers, rodeos, cowboys, and cattle women. A lifetime of ranching and a superb technical command of photography account for the power and beauty of her photographs, which range from crisp documents of ranch life, to stimulating images of movement, myth and imagination. In 1995, Van Cleve was inducted into the National Cow girl Hall of Fame in recognition for her great achievements in photography.



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