'Mountain Standard Time' Exhibition

LOCATION: Visions West Contemporary - 2605 Walnut St

CATEGORY: Art Events

UPCOMING DATE AND TIME:

• Fri, Jun 5, 2026 - Sun, Aug 30, 2026  dates & times vary

Mountain Standard Time is a summer group exhibition at Visions West Contemporary featuring artists whose work explores and reimagines the evolving identity of the American West.

Through contemporary perspectives and a wide range of media, the exhibition challenges long-standing Western myths—from Manifest Destiny and the colonial cowboy narrative to the idea of the frontier as an empty landscape. Instead, Mountain Standard Time highlights layered histories, Indigenous presence, collective resilience, and the intersections between land, culture, and identity.

The exhibition also explores the “Synthetic Frontier,” where digital culture and the realities of the modern West overlap. Some works offer direct critique; others bring humor, irony, and experimentation to the conversation. Together, they invite viewers to reconsider familiar imagery and engage with a more expansive and nuanced vision of the region.

On view throughout the summer.

On view: June 5 – August 30, 2026

Pictured:

• Mona Cliff, Past Presence Future IV, 2026, Gas mask, beeswax,leather,seedbeads,fabric, 9 x 9 x 6 inches
• Jed Webster Smith, Old Ephriam and the Bull Moose, 2026, Watercolor on paper mounted to canvas, 45 x 56 inches