Jun 23, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
GLENN DEAN’s CHILDHOOD INTEREST in art matured into a love of painting landscapes by his early twenties. Exposure to the California and Western landscape painters of the early 1900’s had a great influence on the young artist, and directed the course of his career...
Jun 23, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
S. LIANG WAS BORN IN CHINA and raised in a family of artists. He studied at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, and later furthered his art studies in the United States. He earned his BFA in painting at Massachusetts College of Arts in 1986 and his MFA in...
Jun 23, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
DAVID JONASON Born in Presque Isle, Maine; lives in Mendocino, California My work is about transforming the seen or unseen patterns of nature into geometric planes, cubes, and zigzags. DAVID JONASON’S WORK draws upon a wide variety of inspirations: the austere beauty...
Jun 11, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
JILL SOUKUP Born 1969 in Buffalo, New York; lives in Morrison, Colorado JILL SOUKUP’S LIFELONG INTEREST in art began at an early age, laying the foundation for a career shaped by discipline, curiosity, and creative drive. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Art from...
Jun 11, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
Photo Credit: Chloe Collyer PRESTON SINGLETARY Born in 1963 in San Fransico, California; lives in Seattle, Washington SINGLETARY’S ART HAS BECOME synonymous with the relationship between Tlingit culture and fine art. His glass sculptures deal with themes of Tlingit...
Jun 10, 2025 | Quest, Quest Artists, Quest for the West
STARR HARDRIDGE (Muscogee/Creek) Born in 1974 in Dennison, Texas; lives in Knoxville, Tennessee Starr Hardridge rides the fences between the Native and Western Contemporary art worlds. His approach to painting is one of his own with a style sewn into the fabric of his...
