🎨 An Exhibition Featuring Artworks by Mark Rohrig & Bert Poling 🖌️

📅 Exhibit Dates

March 7 - April 24

🎉 Opening Reception: March 7

🖌️ Art, Culture, & Natural Beauty

This exhibition brings together figurative paintings and prints by Mark Rohrig alongside mixed media wood-turned vessels by Bert Poling. The two mediums complement one another in both color and form, conveying similar themes rooted in Native American style and culture.

🎭 About Mark Rohrig

Mark Rohrig is one of the Western Slope’s most celebrated figure painters, focusing on Native American themes. His work seeks to illustrate a spiritual connection rather than a strict historical representation, setting his style apart from traditional realism.

He refers to his style as "Mystical Realism", blending the ideal and the real— a synthesis of artistic formulas dating back to the Renaissance, later revived in the French Realist Movement.

Rohrig states, "I’ve always felt moved by the culture of the Plains/Southwestern Plains Indians. I loved the creativeness of their whole life. I was moved by their spirit."

🌿 About Bert Poling

Bert Poling is a woodturner and vessel maker who incorporates precious stones to enhance the character of natural wood. He finds beauty in simplicity of form, allowing the natural characteristics of the material to guide his designs.

Poling states, "For as long as I can remember, I’ve found inspiration in the natural world— wood and stone in particular. As a self-taught woodturner, I enjoy creating vessels that are simple in form yet finely detailed. I frequently work with materials that exhibit defects from their natural environment—weather, fire, insects, etc."

He enhances his pieces with turquoise, malachite, agate, and lapis inlays, bringing a unique depth and texture to his works.