Professor Winter Rusiloski's Painting Featured in Amon Carter Museum of American Art Exhibition

Painting Professor Winter Rusiloski’s painting, Anniversary Storms Over Orion’s Ridge, is featured in the Amon Carter Museum of American Art New Horizons: The Western Landscape exhibition. The show is on view from January 17, 2026, through May 24, 2026.

According to the museum “the exhibition, New Horizons: The Western Landscape presents contemporary interpretations of the American West’s terrain through the work of 14 living artists. Featuring paintings and sculptures, the exhibition explores how artists working today are redefining the visual language of the West, challenging long-standing perspectives and expanding on the stories the region can tell” Over the years, Rusiloski’s work caught the eye of former Amon Carter Director Andrew Walker and when the show was in development, the nature of her work made for a perfect fit. 

Rusiloski’s work is part of her ongoing exploration of the landscape around Terlingua, Texas, located close to Big Bend National Park. The terrain is rough, rocky, and sparsely populated with big skies and unique topographical features. 

For the last eight years, Rusiloski worked at her studio site at Terlingua Ranch. Using the landscape as her inspiration, she used various techniques, such as drones to see various views and angles of the landscape, including waterholes, and night skies. Rusiloski also conducted numerous studies of colors found within the landscape. 

The painting, Anniversary Storms Over Orion’s Ridge, was based on a strong storm that came through Terlingua while Rusiloski was out in the desolate landscape with her family. The storm quickly developed, and they had to rush to get to safety to avoid rapid water washes. Rusiloski then created the work in her Baylor University studio. She reveals that the painting is a manifestation of the sublime power and beauty of nature in and of the landscape and relates it to the beauty and power of the storm and its lingering effects – both personal and physical.

When asked what she would like people to take away after viewing the work, Rusiloski says she hopes viewers can feel the energy, the light, and the power of nature. She hopes they experience multiple sensations and that it relates to viewers experiences from different times and spaces. Rusiloski intent is that viewers also see the physicality of the work; the strokes, gestures, and it resonates with them.

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