Historic photo of downtown Gillette, Wyoming during a parade

Rockpile Museum Association

Parade of Pronghorn – Artist Announcement


The Rockpile Museum Association is proud to announce the ten Wyoming artists selected for the Parade of Pronghorns, a community art initiative celebrating the spirit, history, and creativity of northeast Wyoming. Each artist will transform a life-sized fiberglass pronghorn into an original work of art, highlighting the connection between art, place, and the people who call this region home. The finished pronghorns will be unveiled in 2026 and displayed throughout the community as lasting symbols of collaboration, local pride, and artistic vision.

About the Project

Inspired by the pronghorn’s speed, resilience, and enduring presence across the Wyoming landscape, this project aims to bring art beyond museum walls and into public spaces where everyone can experience it. The Parade of Pronghorns unites local artists, businesses, and residents to celebrate the history and creativity that define Campbell County and the surrounding region.

Each fiberglass pronghorn will be sponsored by a local business or organization, with proceeds supporting the Rockpile Museum Association’s mission to preserve and share the rich cultural heritage of northeast Wyoming.

Meet the Artists:

Bria Hammock – Cheyenne, WY

Bria is a contemporary painter who focuses mostly on wildlife and western landscapes. Her work blends bold color, big brushstrokes, and structured design elements. Her concept for her pronghorn is to celebrate the identity of Campbell County through abstract shapes and bold, intentional color. Rather than telling a literal story, the design will be built from patterns and forms inspired by the land itself: angular buttes, rolling grasslands, coal seams, fence lines, and sky.

 

Morgan (Mo) Sullivan – Gillette, WY

Mo is a Gillette native and small business owner. She attended art school on a full-ride scholarship to pursue ceramics before discovering her passion for portrait realism tattoos. Talented in multiple mediums, she plans to paint her pronghorn in the theme of “Rugged West,” staying true to Wyoming’s culture with high contrast, strong light sources, and realism interwoven with aspects of the western lifestyle: cowboys, horses, and Indian paintbrush.

 

Brooke Mack – Gillette, WY

Brooke has called Campbell County home since she was a child when her family moved here. Art has always been a passion, and she began seriously pursuing it about seven years ago. She paints primarily with acrylic on large-scale canvases, generally focusing on wildlife but also creating florals and landscapes. Her design concept devotes one side of the pronghorn to energy, with paintings of coal mining equipment, oil field equipment, and a coal train against a sunset background. The other side will focus on the prairie, cattle, bison, windmill pumps, and the big open sky that brings it all together.

 

Rebecca Kinane – Greybull, WY

Rebecca is an acrylic painter who specializes in wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone area and western ranch life. She has been professionally painting for the past ten years. Her concept for the pronghorn combines bright colors, high contrast, texture, and scenes from Wyoming history. The Watchman will tell the story of the Cowboy State through the eyes of one of North America’s oldest and most unique species, the pronghorn.

 

Edie Reno – Gillette, WY

Edie is a Gillette resident who knew at the age of six that being an artist was all she ever wanted to do. From bronze figures and welding to all mediums in between, she has learned and studied under some of the best throughout her career. Her pronghorn concept will focus on the Rochelle Hills and their various drainages, animals, textures, colors, and songs of the plains. Her goal is to weave a story of where she grew up, right here in Campbell County.

 

Heather Rodriquez – Gillette, WY

Heather is a Gillette native whose art is influenced by everything she encounters, from the local landscape to whimsical travels. She is best known for her dual-image pieces, creating works that appear one way in daylight and reveal hidden imagery under UV light. Her pronghorn concept follows this path: a joyful, bright, spring Wyoming day interspersed with native plants and flowers, transitioning into a glow-in-the-dark phosphorescent night sky with constellations and the Milky Way that appear only when the sun goes down.

 

Corina Crump & John Paul II Art Students – Gillette, WY

Corina holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus in sculpture. She spent twelve years teaching art to students in grades K–12 across multiple mediums. After taking time off to raise her children, she returned to teaching this year at John Paul II Catholic School. Together with her students, she will cover the pronghorn first with black and white Wyoming wildflower facts and uplifting scriptures, which will then be layered with indigenous wildflowers found in Wyoming. All proceeds from this sale will go back to the John Paul II Art Program.

 

Paige Money – Buffalo, WY

Art is not only Paige’s hobby but also her love and profession. She graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BFA emphasizing painting. Acrylic, watercolor, and graphite are her preferred media, and her style centers on vibrant color and diverse subject matter. Her pronghorn will depict the spirit and habitat of the pronghorn in a graphic, stylized way, with one side featuring a sunrise and the other a sunset, showing antelope traveling across the landscape. The design draws inspiration from geometric, repetitive patterns found in Native American art.

 

Margaret Ann Jensen – Wheatland, WY

Margaret creates works of art that encourage people to notice the beauty of the world around them and appreciate nature. She is a graduate of Casper College and the University of Wyoming in both graphic design and art education, and she also holds a Master’s in Integrated Arts from the University of Montana. She has worked as a graphic designer, art teacher, and now is a part-time rural mail carrier and professional artist, painter, and sculptor. Her concept for the pronghorn will feature the state flower, the Indian paintbrush, along with sagebrush and a beautiful Wyoming sky with a western flair.

 

Leslie Schafer – Lander, WY

Leslie is a seventh-generation Wyoming native and artist specializing in wildlife and landscapes. Having grown up in a family of ranchers and big-game outfitters, she possesses a unique perspective on the state’s wildlife. She uses her art to foster appreciation, awareness, and education surrounding the beauty of Wyoming. Her pronghorn concept will focus on movement, migration, and connection, highlighting the pronghorn’s journey across land, time, and the spirit of Wyoming.

 

Looking Ahead

The Rockpile Museum Association extends heartfelt thanks to every artist who applied and to the community partners who continue to support this project. The Parade of Pronghorns represents more than art — it’s a celebration of creativity, connection, and local pride.

Follow along as each pronghorn takes shape in the months ahead, and join us in 2026 for the public unveiling of these remarkable works of art.

Interested in being part of the Parade? [Become a sponsor here] and help bring these sculptures to life across our community.

Stay tuned for artist spotlights, behind-the-scenes updates, and sponsorship opportunities as the Parade of Pronghorns comes to life!

 

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