Steve Snell
Overview
Steve Snell is inspired by the mythology and popular culture of American history and the Western landscape. He explores and critiques this heroic, constructed, and complicated narrative through paintings, videos, and local adventures. With experiences ranging from paddling a small cardboard replica of Lewis and Clark’s keelboat on the Missouri River to pushing an ungainly Conestoga wagon across the frozen prairie of Nebraska, Steve seeks connection with the present moment through a reinterpretation of past stories and legends.
Steve’s work has been shown in galleries and film festivals throughout the country. He has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Tallgrass National Preserve in Kansas, the Teton ArtLab in Wyoming, and along the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska and British Columbia, which was sponsored by the National Parks Service and Parks Canada. Steve is also an avid paddler, spending time each summer exploring local rivers and painting watercolors.
Works
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A Pineapple, Butterfly, and Timber Rattlesnake -
Analogous Coyote
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Blue Raccoon
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Golden Beaver
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Large Coneflower
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Large Prismatic Wolf
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Purple Bear Cub
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Red-winged Blackbird in Turquoise
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Study - Blue Bear
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Study - Blue Buffalo
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Study - Flower
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Study - Golden Cub Study
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Study - Little Blue Bear
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Study - Magenta Bear
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Study - Magenta Bull
Exhibitions
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Nature Interrupted
Group Exhibition November 22, 2024 - February 1, 2025Nature Interrupted – featuring the work of Deborah Czeresko , glass; Alli Hoag , glass; Jill Hotchkiss , mixed media; Casey Roberts , cyanotype painting; Steve Snell , painting; and...Read more -
Small Works | Big Impact 2024
Group Exhibition November 21, 2024 - February 1, 2025Small Works | Big Impact is Momentum Gallery’s annual group exhibition which delivers a curated collection of paintings and mixed media works, original prints, photography, and sculptural objects in carved...Read more
