LaPier paintings on display at museum

Native American artist Valentina LaPier's paintings are on exhibit at the Northwest Montana History Museum with an artist reception planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 20.  

Born in Browning, LaPier was raised in various places throughout the western United States, then returned to Montana in 1987.  

She lives and works in East Glacier Park.  

LaPier began painting as a young girl, selling her first free-form painting at the age of 14. She became a full-time artist in 1987.  

She works primarily with acrylics, although her favorite medium is watercolor. She admires the works of Georges Braque, Robert Motherwell, Paul Klee, and Wassily Kandinsky, and her paintings reflect their influence.  

The paintings in this exhibit, such as Yellow Parfleche, were produced between 2023 and 2024 and are shown to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. 

The museum, 124 Second Ave. E. in Kalispell, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. For more information call 756-8381 or visit nwmthistory.org. 

    Artist Valentina LaPier