06/10/2026
Meet our 2026 Artist Wilderness Connection artists! We're very excited to announce the talented folks selected to spend up to two weeks in the Bob Marshall and Great Bear Wilderness areas this summer, immersing themselves and getting inspired by this beautiful wild place.
Maddie Tucker () is a visual artist and musician born and raised in Missoula, MT. She began creating art as a little girl, drawn to the natural world as her primary subject matter. An avid trail runner, climber, mountain biker, Maddie has always found peace in movement. She tries to infuse her artwork with the electricity that she feels when she is in motion or observing the movements of the world around her.
Emily Roach () is a wildlife biologist and artist who uses her knowledge and experiences with wildlife to inspire her art, and vice versa. Emily specializes in watercolors but enjoys incorporating other mediums into her work as well. Her mission is to get others engaged in nature and art and to foster easygoing and creative spaces for others.
Karen Minton () is an artist based in Whitefish, MT, whose current work explores the concepts and methods of the Tonalism movement of the late 1800s. Through a careful study of light, value, and mood, her oil paintings draw from familiar landscapes, transforming them into meditative spaces that invite viewers not just to observe, but to be immersed in a sense of peace and stillness.
Ginny Lefler () : Raised on the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, Ginny is a quilter and textile artist now living in NW Montana. Her works are inspired by stories, photographs, memories, inherited traditions, and places near and far; seeking to make works that are functional and will grow and change with time.
AWC is a collaborative program in partnership with , Flathead National Forest and Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Learn more at bmwf.org/awc 🎨🖼
