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Gallery Exhibits & Talks

March 7-May 31, 2008
Donald F. Montileaux: Transition of an Artist
Show & Sale

Donald F. MontileauxDonald F. Montileaux, of Oglala Lakota ancestry, is a master ledger artist.  Following in the footsteps of his forefathers, he has rekindled ledger art with his collection of striking images that capture the unique Lakota way of Life.

Montileaux interned under noted artist Oscar Howe and also credits his personal friend and mentor the late Herman Red Elk as his primary muse.   Montileaux’s art is represented in many private and public collections.   He has illustrated covers for numerous books, with his most recent cover Hundred in Hand by Joseph M. Marshall III.  In 2006 he won the Best of Division and First Place at SWAIA Indian Art Market, Santa Fe, NM and Best of Show at the 2007 Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale sponsored by the Center for Western Studies. He is also the author of the award-winning children's book Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story.

Visit Donald F. Montileaux's website...

Future Exhibits...

June 5-August 30, 2008
The American Spirit - An Exhibition of Uncle Sam and Other Patriotic American Images and Icons"
From the collection of Gerald E. Czulewicz Sr.

An opening reception will be held Thursday, June 5, from
4:00-6:00 p.m. with a gallery talk at 5:00 p.m.

September-December 2008
South Dakota The Beautiful
Featuring the photography of Paul Schiller
and the pottery of Gerry and Julie Punt

CWS is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m.-noon and 1:00-5:00 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Free will donations are accepted.