Water
| 09.12.2025 - 10.10.2025 |
Artists: David Korty, Joe Fay, Jeb Todd
Visions West is pleased to present "Water," a three-person exhibition featuring new works by Jeb Todd, David Korty, and Joe Fay. This show brings together three artists with a shared, profound connection to the element, shaped by their passion for fly-fishing. The exhibition delves into the aesthetic, ecological, and cultural significance of water, a subject of particular resonance in Montana, where the stewardship and rights to this vital resource are central to our way of life. In this collection, all three artists explore the theme of water from unique perspectives that, when viewed together, create a compelling dialogue. Jeb Todd, drawing from his time on Montana's rivers, captures the life and light of these environments in a direct and intimate way. His work is a testament to the tangible reality of the river, reflecting his deep appreciation for the delicate balance of its ecosystem. Meanwhile, David Korty's work offers a more abstract and formalist interpretation. He distills his subjects into geometric patterns and forms, suggesting the essential structures and unseen forces of water itself—from the simplified linearity of a river's course to the powerful, encoded flow of currents. Rounding out this conversation, Joe Fay’s paintings submerge the viewer in swirling, biomorphic color fields populated by the wildlife he encounters while fly-fishing and hiking. His distinct technique and style create a fantastical world that is deeply influenced by the birds and creatures that inhabit Montana's waterways, adding a layer of whimsical folklore and organic energy to the conversation. Together, these artists celebrate not only the act of fishing but also the enduring and critical importance of water, inviting viewers to consider its many facets—from the personal and ecological to the abstract and universal.
Brightness Bound
| 10.03.2025 - 11.29.2025 |
Artists: Beau Carey
Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Beau Carey is known for his immersive landscape paintings that reflect both physical encounters with remote environments and a deep questioning of how we perceive and represent space. In environments where traditional landscape conventions break down—where there’s no atmospheric perspective or stable point of reference, Carey challenges inherited ways of seeing. His compositions are built from memory and shaped by the concept of Notan, a design principle that balances dark and light. Beginning with cut-paper silhouettes drawn from remembered geographies, Carey distorts, mirrors, and reconfigures these fragments into patterns that reflect how we actually experience place: fractured by movement, time, distraction, and emotion. His paintings collapse multiple perspectives, horizons, and timelines into a single image. Forms appear as afterimages, shapes repeat and unravel, and spatial logic bends. The result is work that suggests continuity is an illusion—and that our perception of the world is far more dynamic and unstable than traditional landscape painting allows.