About the Artist
MEAGAN ABRA BLESSING
Modern Wild
Meagan Blessing grew up exploring backcountry wilderness areas on foot and horseback throughout the western United States. Themes of discovery, exploration, and the cyclical changes of nature are woven throughout her work, inspired by a lifelong connection to the natural world.
Her Modern Wild series features wildlife rendered in a contemporary realist style against abstract backgrounds. Using bold color, luminous light and fluid design, Blessing creates expressive animal portraits that balance realism with a modern aesthetic. Mosaic-like shapes layered throughout her paintings reflect the intricacy and interconnectedness of nature, inviting viewers into both wild and ethereal spaces. Each work serves as a celebration of the beauty and complexity of the natural world.
Blessing's work has been shown in national exhibitions including the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Charleston, SC, The Russell: Exhibition at the C. M. Russell Museum, and The Russell: Art in Action, Great Falls, MT, The Mountain Oyster Club Art Show & Sale, Tucson, AZ, Art in the West: High Desert Museum, Bend OR, Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT, Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show, Cheyenne WY, and America's Horse in Art Exhibition: AQHA Museum, Amarillo TX.
Her work has also appeared in Western Art & Architecture, Big Sky Journal, Western Art Collector, and Southwest Art.
Solo & Feature Exhibitions:
Illuminations, Solo Exhibition, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT, 2025
Wild North, Collaborative Exhibition, Stephan Fine Arts Gallery, Anchorage AK, 2024
Soulful, Collaborative Exhibition, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT, 2023
Full Circle, Solo Exhibition, Palmer Museum of Art & History, Palmer AK, 2022
Intrinsic, Solo Exhibition, A. Banks Gallery, Bozeman MT, 2017
Untamed West, Solo Exhibition, Coila Evans Art Gallery, Roundup MT, 2016
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2027 Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2027 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE), Charleston SC
2026 Art in the West, High Desert Museum, Bend OR
2026 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2026 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE), Charleston SC
2025 Holiday Small Works Show, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT
2025 Bozeman Art Museum Miniature Art Auction, Bozeman MT
2025 Artist in Residence, Triple Creek Ranch, Darby MT
2025 Art in the West, High Desert Museum, Bend OR
2025 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2024 Holiday Small Works Show, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT
2024 235 Smaller Works Show, FoR Fine Art, Whitefish MT
2024 'Wild North,' Stephan Fine Arts, Anchorage AK
2024 Art in the West, High Desert Museum, Bend OR
2024 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2023 Art in the West, High Desert Museum, Bend OR
2023 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2023 Featured Artist, Rimrock Gallery, Prineville OR
2023 'Wild North,' Stephan Fine Arts, Anchorage AK
2023 Charlie's March Roundup, C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls MT
2022 Alaska Biennial, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage AK
2022 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2022 'Soulful,' Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT
2022 National Parks Show, Gallery Wild, Jackson WY
2021 235 Smaller Works Show, FoR Fine Art, Whitefish MT
2021 Miniatures by the Lake Invitational, Coeur D'Alene ID
2021 C.M. Russell Museum Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2021 Featured Artist, Rimrock Gallery, Prineville OR
2021 Montana Miniatures Art Show & Sale, Great Falls, MT
2020 235 Smaller Works Show, FoR Fine Art, Whitefish, MT
2020 Artist in Residence, Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, MT
2020 C.M. Russell First Strike Friday Night Auction, Great Falls MT
2020 Montana Miniatures Art Show & Sale, Great Falls, MT
2019 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne WY
2018 Featured Works by Women Artists, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT
2018 Miniatures By The Lake Invitational, Coeur D'Alene ID
2018 America's Horse In Art, AQHA Museum, Amarillo, TX
2018 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne WY
2018 Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2017 Mountain Oyster Club Art Show & Sale, Tucson AZ
2017 National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Small Works Juried Exhibition, Parkville, MO
2017 American Academy of Equine Art 37th Annual Juried Exhibition, Aiken SC
2017 Art In The West Exhibition, High Desert Museum, Bend OR
2017 Miniatures By The Lake Invitational, Coeur D'Alene ID
2017 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne WY
2017 National Oil And Acrylic Painters Spring Online International Show
2017 American Women Artists' Spring Online Juried Show
2017 Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2016 Mountain Oyster Club Art Show & Sale, Tucson AZ
2016 Cheyenne Frontier Days Art Show & Sale, Cheyenne WY
2016 Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2016 Western Spirit Art Show & Sale, Old West Museum, Cheyenne WY
2015 Mountain Oyster Club Art Show & Sale, Tuscon AZ
2015 Traveling The West Art Show & Sale, Dallas TX
2015 Clymer Museum, ‘Rust and Dust’ Invitational Split Solo Exhibit, Ellensburg WA
2015 St. George Art Museum, Featured Artist, ‘Ride On In’ Exhibit, St. George UT
2015 Bucking Horse Sale & Quick Draw, Miles City MT
2015 Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2015 C.M. Russell First Strike Friday Night Auction, Great Falls MT
2015 C.M. Russell Museum, Art In Action Artist, Great Falls MT
2015 Western Spirit Art Show & Sale, Old West Museum, Cheyenne WY
2014 Bucking Horse Sale & Quick Draw, Miles City MT
2014 ICONS of the West, Dana Gallery, Missoula MT
2014 Hockaday Art Museum, ‘Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs’, Kalispell MT
2014 C.M. Russell First Strike Friday Night Auction, Great Falls MT
2014 Western Masters Art Show & Sale, Great Falls MT
2014 Clymer Museum, ‘Northwest Experience’ Juried Exhibition, Ellensburg WA
2013 'Form, Figure & Function' Invitational, Waterworks Art Museum, Miles City MT
2012 Western Design Conference Juried Exhibition & Sale, Jackson WY
Awards:
2026 International Professional Artists Award, Silver, Mondial Art Academy, Aimargues France
2026 International Professional Artists Award, Honorable Mention, Mondial Art Academy, Aimargues France
2025 BoldBrush FASO Fav 15, August
2022 Boldbrush FASO Fav15, August
2020 BoldBrush FASO Fav15, March
2019 International Professional Artists Award, Bronze, Mondial Art Academy, Aimargues France
2019 Best In Show, Rm. 126, Out West Art Show & Sale, Great Falls Montana
2019 International Artist of the Month; March, Mondial Art Academy International, Aimargues France
2017 Local's Choice, NOAPS Holiday Small Works Show & Sale, Parkville Missouri
2017 Poster Artist, 95th Annual Ellensburg Rodeo
2017 BoldBrush FASO Fav15, May & June
2016 Gallery First Choice, International Gallery Awards
Mondial Art Academy International, Aimargues France
2016 Cover Artist, Official Ellensburg Rodeo Program
2016 People's Choice, Out West Art Show & Fine Art Connoisseur
2015 Public Art Installation, Downtown Billings Montana
2015 Ambassador for Montana,
Mondial Art Academy International, Aimargues France
2015 Boldbrush FASO Fav15, May
2014 SIG Grant Award, Montana Arts Council
Solo Exhibitions:
Illuminations, Montana Trails Gallery, Bozeman MT, 2025
Full Circle, Palmer Museum of Art & History, Palmer AK, 2022
Intrinsic, A. Banks Gallery, Bozeman MT, 2017
Untamed West, Coila Evans Art Gallery, Roundup MT, 2016
Publications:
Big Sky Journal, Artist of the West: Finding The Magic, Summer 2020
Western Art & Architecture, The Contemporary West In Harmony, August 2015
Big Sky Journal Arts Issue, Creative Business, July 2015
Western Art Collector, State of the Art: Montana, August 2014
Western Art Collector, Art of the Horse, May 2014
Southwest Art, Spotlight: Western Masters, March 2014
Selected Collections:
Triple Creek Ranch, Darby MT
Waterworks Art Museum Permanent Collection, Miles City MT
