Leroy Whiteman works in many mediums including carved antler work, watercolor, bronze sculpture, and oil/acrylic. A member of the Northern Cheyenne nation, he was commissioned to create a piece for the movie An Unforgettable Life with Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez and Morgan Freeman.

Despite his talent as an artist, Leroy says that he is a horseman first and artist second. He trains horses for the Big Horn battle re-enactment as well as training young men including his two grandsons in the history of the battle.

Contact Leroy Whiteman at Box 472, Lame Deer MT 59043. Phone: (406) 477-6674

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Using original B&W negatives and liquid emulsion, I print images directly onto copper, metal and stainless steel plates.  Some of the photo plates are then combined with welding to create a metal structure.

I enjoy combining the archival properties of photography with the longevity and strength of metal.

Biography

Art has always been a part of my life.  My father taught me to weld when I was younger and my mother always encouraged sketching, painting, sewing and photography.

I received my B.S. in advertising from the University of Illinois.  From there, I worked in advertising in Chicago.  I then traveled to Montana and obtained my M.S. in art from the University of Montana.

My current art consists of using original B&W negatives and liquid emulsion. I print images directly onto copper, metal and stainless steel plates using traditional darkroom methods.

I enjoy working in a variety of mediums.  Photography seems to be my base, but I am intrigued by combining different forms of metals with my photography

I enjoy combining the archival properties of photography with the longevity and strength of metal.  Technology, like art, is a soaring exercise of the human imagination.

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Stained Glass Artist

I was born and raised outside of Philadelphia.  My artistic creativity probably came naturally in part from a mother who loved and displayed colored glass all over the house and a father who was a skilled woodworker.  I moved to Missoula, MT in the spring of 2006 after living in Columbia, MD since 1971.

I started working with stained glass in the late 1970’s after trying other mediums, such as batik, clay and photography.  After taking one stained glass course I knew that this was what I wanted to pursue.  What began as a hobby that I fit in between raising two children and working part-time, became my full time vocation in the 1990’s.  I am the sole proprietor of Sagawa Glass and work out of my studio in my home where I personally design and hand craft all of my creations.

Most of my glass skills are self-taught or learned through experimentation.  I believe that my creativity has benefited from not being taught what “couldn’t” be done with glass.  My skills and direction have changed and evolved over the last 28 years.  I started with traditional two-dimensional leaded panels, then created my own “tree of life” panel using copper foil in a most nontraditional fashion.  I designed the “aspen” after moving to Montana and having a beautiful grove of aspen in our side yard.  What attracted me to stained glass to begin with is still what I love the most -- working with color.

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