The Enchanted West: Adrienne Stein on Building a Breakout Museum Show, Craft, and Finding the West

The Museum of Western Art is dedicated to excellence in collecting, preserving, and promoting Western Heritage, and in educating and culturally enriching our diverse audiences. The Museum bridges the past and the present, ensuring the legacy of the American West endures for future generations. Western Art is as engaging and important as ever. In this award-winning podcast series, Museum Executive Director and host Darrell Beauchamp interviews artist Adrienne Stein after the opening weekend of her Museum of Western Art exhibition, “The Enchanted West of Adrienne Stein,” noting record crowds and strong sales; images and catalogs are available at museumofwesternart.com, and the show runs through November 7. Stein recounts her path from York, Pennsylvania, to the American West through her relationship with her husband, artist Quang Ho, and explains how Darrell discovered her work in Ho’s studio, prompting comparisons to Georgia O’Keeffe and Agnes Pelton. She details rigorous early training with mentor Richard House, art education at Laguna College of Art and Design, The Art Students League of New York, and an MFA at Boston University that pushed her toward experimentation and imagination. The conversation covers balancing parenthood with producing 50 paintings, her materials and palette, framing by Brian Smith, upcoming work for the Briscoe Western Art Museum: Night of Artists, and her advice to young artists: paint from observation, keep a journal, and paint what you know. Key highlights: Meeting Quang Ho Born or Learned Artist New York and Portrait Hustle MFA and Finding Voice Mechanic Dreams and Trades Family Life and Road Trip Muse New Series Western Skies Resources: Museum of Western Art Darrell Beauchamp on LinkedIn Contact Adrienne at: Email: [email protected] Website: Adrienne Stein Official Website Social Media: Art of Adrienne Stein on Facebook and Instagram Representing Gallery: Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado MOWA Exhibition Catalogue