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TOM CURRY Curry Gallery 104 West Murphy , Alpine 432-837-9422 tomcurrystudio @ gmail . com A nationally known illustrator turned painter and sculptor . Large format paintings in acrylic . Prints of works available in various sizes . Shows at Curry Gallery .
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BILL DAVIS 42417 State Hwy 17 , Fort Davis 432-249-0379 Sculptor , potter , and metals / jewelry . Portraits in bronze . Work displayed in collections throughout the Midwest and Southwest ; exhibits include Museum of the North American Indian , Custer , SD and Trappings of Texas , Sul Ross University .
JOHN B . DAVIS Alpine 432-294-3956 jbdavis3216 @ hotmail . com Self taught artist and photographer . From Michigan , has been a resident of Alpine since 2007 . Showing at Judy ’ s Bread & Breakfast as well as Alpine Public Library . Building bird houses is his latest passion , using repurposed materials , houses can serve as homes for birds or as yard art . Work can be seen at Murphy St . Mercado .
JOHN T . DAVIS Alpine Alpine native John T . Davis studied art education at Sul Ross State University , where he earned an M . Ed . in 1980 . He now sells his pottery to galleries and gift shops across the United States , including the Renwick Museum Store at the Smithsonian American Art Museum .
NANCY DAVIS Davis Mountains Studio , Fort Davis 432-249-0290 Primarily works in oil with heavy texture and vibrant colors . Favorite subjects to paint include hummingbirds , Native Americans and landscapes .
PAT DAVITT Fort Davis 713-560-1970 pdavitt @ bigbend . net Fine Art Landscape Photography .
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MARY DIESEL 2008 Camelot , Las Cruces , NM 432-294-0771 marydiesel . com dieselart @ marydiesel . com Mary Diesel works in water media , and is a member of the Big Bend Arts Council Member and Steering Committee , Gallery on the Square , in Alpine , Texas , as well as the New Mexico Watercolor Society . She lived in the Terlingua area for more than 20 years and served as facilitator of Terlingua Visual Arts for three years .
DONNA DITTMANN 101 Tony ’ s Pass , Fort Davis 225-642-5763 • www . snowyegretenterprises . com • donnaldittmann @ gmail . com Artwork inspired by nature . Original drawings and paintings ( mixed media ) on various substrates ( art papers , wood , including clothing and lampshades ), photography , and digital art ( limited edition prints and commissions ) – each piece captures the essence of the unique fauna of the Southwest .
CATHERINE ROSE DOVE Alpine 432-249-0569 • sdranchhorses . com crosehorses @ gmail . com Photography and traditional pencil / graphite of western drawings ; also , commission work , limited edition prints , and cards are available . Catherine ’ s work can be viewed at Price Gallery in Valentine , Nebraska , Bread and Breakfast in Alpine on occasion as well as The Gallery On The Square in Alpine , Texas .
TONY DREWRY desertwizardimagery @ gmail . com Instagram @ beerpedaler Photography / Visual Artist
LANNA DUNCAN PO Box 1339 , Fort Davis 432-940-8104 lannaduncan @ yahoo . com Lanna owns Cactus Fountain Studio , a working studio for four artists as well as a gallery . She paints in oils and pastel . She is inspired by the desert landscapes of West Texas and the beaches of Malibu where she and her husband spend part of the year . Lanna has no formal art training but credits much of her knowledge to the other artists in her studio whose work she admires .
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ANNE ECKLEY P . O . Box 807 , Alpine 432-837-5983 Pastels . Old Spanish Trail Gallery 432.249.1968 gallery @ oldspanishtrailgallery . com
TERESA ELLIOTT Alpine 432-364-2792 www . teresa-elliott . com teresaelliott @ mac . com Award winning and widely published artist painting oils of Texas Longhorns . Exhibits in leading galleries in Wyoming , New Mexico and Texas . Locally at Gallery on the Square & Kiowa Gallery in Alpine .
MARJIE ERKKILA 110 Squaw Valley , Fort Davis 432-426-2279 Award winning precious metal and gemstone jeweler , sculptor in stone and bronze , photographer , lapidary arts . Has shown at the Kentucky Derby Museum after an international competition . Published in internationally distributed magazines . Shows exclusively at Catchlight Art Gallery .
JAMES EVANS Evans Gallery Four doors down from The Gage Hotel , Marathon 512.560.8269 • jamesevans . com bigbendpictures . com Fine Art Silver Gelatin , Large Panoramic , and Digital Photographs shot and printed by 30-year Marathon resident James H . Evans and author of “ Big Bend Pictures ” ( black & white photos of Big Bend ’ s people and landscape ), and “ Crazy From the Heat .” James and his work have been featured in Texas Monthly Magazine , and his work is collected by major museums in Texas . The Gallery is also the home of Desert Critter Wear – images of desert critters on shirts , dresses and pillow cases .
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CAROL H . FAIRLIE Fairlie Fine Arts 402 N . 6th Street , Alpine 432-294-1313 fairliefinearts . web . com fairlieh2o @ sbcglobal . net Carol Attended the Penna . Academy of Fine Arts and received her MFA from Univ . of N . Tex . Nationally recognized watercolorist , her photorealist paintings of glass reflections and large-scale oils of grand hotel interiors are easily recognized . Work is displayed at Catchlight Gallery and Fairlie Fine Arts Studio , 402 N . 6th Street ( by Appt .).
BETH FRANCELL PO Box 2176 , Fort Davis 432-426-3236 bethfancell @ gmail . com Beth paints in soft pastel the vibrant colors of the landscapes , flora & fauna of the Davis Mountains . She and husband Larry have called Fort Davis home for 25 years . As a child she summered there with grandparents Lucy and Espy Miller and attended Mitre Peak Girl Scout Camp . She shows her work at Cactus Fountain Studio / Gallery .
BOB & JODIE FREEMAN Two Ravens Flutes , Marathon , Texas 214-505-9390 tworavensflutes . com bob @ tworavensflutes . com Hand-crafted wooden Native American style flutes inspired by an original flute artifact found by a Texas archaeologist . These flutes have evolved over thirty years of flute-making into today ’ s instruments . Workshop and showroom in Marathon . Visitors are encouraged to stop and watch the artists at work . Our work has been featured on Texas Country Reporter and in Texas Monthly Magazine .
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SHARRON REED GAVIN P . O . Box 575 , Terlingua 512-739-2212 www . kipukalingua . blogspot . com sharronis @ gmail . com I studied Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin and have had my acrylic paintings included in group shows and have had several solo shows over the years . Since retiring in 2011 , I spend more time working with mosaics , painting murals ( residential and commercial ) and primarily watercolours . I also make custom pieces of jewelry with gemstones and silver .
KATHY GILLES Galeria Chisos , Terlingua 432.371.2100 kathygilles11 @ gmail . com Work includes stained glass mosaics , mixed media pieces incorporating repurposed items into stained glass windows , copper and sterling silver jewelry and also alcohol ink paintings . Her work can be seen at Galeria Chisos in Terlingua .
VONI GLAVES 51146 S Highway 118 , Alpine 432-371-2965 web . bigbend . net /~ voni / photography . html voni @ bigbend . net Voni ’ s richly colored photocanvases and photographs of the people , flora and fauna of the Big Bend are displayed at Earth and Fire Gallery in the Ghostown of Terlingua . Her photographs and writing have been featured in the Big Bend Gazette and The Cenizo , as well as other local and national publications .

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