Current Exhibition

Painting on ledger paper of a man running through the finish line

Evening Rain (Yee-Tah Bah-uh-wah)

Western Wyoming Community College’s (Western) Art Gallery is excited to exhibit the works of Wyoming Artist,Talissa Abeyta. The show will run from October 25 to December 6. Visitors are able to visit the exhibition daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM except for holiday closures. 

Talissa Abeyta is a Native American contemporary artist who is a sixth generation descendant of both Chief Washakie of the Eastern Shoshone and Wovoka of the Paiute. She was raised on the Wind River Indian Reservation located in Wyoming.

Inspired by her heritage and culture, Talissa feels blessed to be a Native American Female Artist in the contemporary era. Her art allows her to have a voice and the freedom to express her thoughts and emotions freely with a contemporary approach. The strong feelings Talissa has for her cultural ways, are best depicted through her style and reflect the beauty, grace, resilience, and strength of her people.

Talissa makes profound statements of Native people’s humanity and divinity. The title of this exhibition: Evening Rain (Yee-tah Bah-uh-wah in Shoshone) is Talissa’s Shoshone name. In the context of this exhibition, Talissa hopes to showcase “new” and “old” in a timeline of how far she has come in her art journey and in finding her place in the art world. She asserts that none of this would be fully explored if it weren’t for embracing everything about herself, and how that has inspired so much of her work. In addition to a representation of self, Talissa ultimately aspires to reconcile, heal, enlighten, and honor her ancestors through her artwork.

Many of the displayed works are available for purchase, and the proceeds will benefit the Art Gallery as well as the Artist. All are welcome to consider purchasing an original artwork from the gallery today!

If you have any questions about this show, the Art Gallery’s programming in general, or would like to purchase artwork featured in the exhibition, please contact Ben Nathan at bnathan@westernewyoming.edu.

 

To learn more about Western’s art program, visit westernwyoming.edu/academics.