The Small Works Show
Opening Reception September 25 @ 5-7 pm
Join The Brinton Museum for the opening reception of The Small Works Show, an invitational exhibition celebrating the creativity and talent of artists from Wyoming and across the Rocky Mountain West.Be among the first to explore this exceptional exhibition featuring original works by more than 60 established and emerging artists. With every piece available for purchase, The Small Works Show offers a unique opportunity to discover original artwork, meet many of the participating artists, and find one-of-a-kind additions to your collection—or meaningful gifts for the holiday season.Enjoy light refreshments, a cash bar, and an evening of art and community as we celebrate the opening of one of The Brinton Museum’s most anticipated biennial exhibitions.Free and open to the public.
POLLY BURGE
2026 ARTIST STATEMENT
The Small Works Show 2026 • The Brinton Museum • Big Horn, WY
I am in a season of creating landscapes and scenes drawn from horse cultures. My work is rooted in a deep connection to the places that accommodate horses and the communities that form around them. Through travel and experience, I have come to recognize that horse people often share a unique sensitivity—not only toward horses, but toward one another and the landscapes they inhabit together. This cross-cultural attentiveness is a connecting force.
Working primarily in watercolor and gouache in this creative season, I build representational paintings through layered techniques, often incorporating ink to refine details and introduce an illustrative quality shaped by my background in drawing and observation.
I hope viewers experience the sense of belonging I have found within horse cultures and rural landscapes, as well as the attentiveness and nuanced recognition that horse people share. My paintings invite reflection on the ways people are shaped by the environments they inhabit and the relationships they cultivate within them.