Altamira Fine Art in Jackson Hole, WY is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Bradford Overton June 10-24, 2025.
Please join us for the Artist Reception on Thursday, June 12th from 5-7pm.
The Weight of Wonder
“The lead toys in my paintings have been through a lot. They’re much older than me. They’ve survived and arrived in my studio ready to go again. Like old friends I hope haven’t changed they surprise me with their wit and wildness. And together we bear the weight of wonder.” - Bradford Overton
Often Bradford Overton’s paintings start with a dream. He awakes, easing into the day, focusing his thoughts with writing, sketching and often, a good laugh. Then he begins to create- cutting paper, taking pictures, whatever helps him shape his dream into a tangible image. “The distance between what I finally paint and what I imagined I would paint is how I gauge the success of the effort. Sometimes I’m surprised by what emerges but most often I’m delighted. It’s like seeing some wonderful friend you just picked up at the airport who you hope hasn’t changed. And there they are.”, the artist says.
Overton interprets the ‘weight of wonder’ as faithfully bringing life to dreams and ideas through the language of art. His most recent paintings represent his love of the process of discovery in his art, which is what keeps him coming back to painting again and again over the course of his career. Painting, for Overton, is a deep calling that is omnipresent in every aspect of life.
Bradford Overton is a Salt Lake City, UT based artist with a prolific career, exhibiting bodies of artwork in multiple mediums for over two decades. Overton has exhibited in galleries and museums across the US and is included in many private, corporate, and public institutions and collections. He has shown in the Springville Museum of Fine Art, University of Utah Museum of Art as well as included in the corporate collection of the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and collections of the University of Utah Art Department. Overton’s work has been featured in national publications such as Western Art and Architecture, American Art Collector and Southwest Art magazines.
Pre-sales are available. Contact the gallery for details, 307-739-4700/ connect@altamiraart.com.
