Bria Hammock
The Shape of This Place
Underwritten by Mountain Mud — Chad & Ashley Eischeid
About the Artist
Bria Hammock is a contemporary painter living and working in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where her work focuses primarily on wildlife and western landscapes. Her paintings blend bold color, expressive brushwork, and structured design elements, creating pieces that feel both modern and deeply connected to the West.
Coming from a graphic design background, Bria is drawn to the intersection between loose, intuitive painting and clean, intentional composition. Much of her work leaves the narrative open-ended, inviting viewers to pause, imagine, and create their own connection to the piece.
Over the past several years, Bria’s work has been exhibited throughout the country and has earned multiple honors, including the Governor’s Purchase Award at the Wyoming Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition and selection as the inaugural artist-in-residence for Wyoming State Parks.
She is also the owner of Westward, a gallery and creative shop in downtown Cheyenne that highlights regional artists and makers. The space has become an important hub for Wyoming’s creative community and celebrates a modern, evolving vision of the American West.
In addition to her studio practice, Bria has completed numerous public art projects throughout Wyoming and beyond. She painted one of the iconic 7-foot fiberglass boots for the Cheyenne Big Boots project and has created large-scale murals for the Cheyenne VA Hospital, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens, the historic Atlas Theatre, Array School of Design, and several projects in Casper and outside Wyoming.
About the Pronghorn
The Shape of This Place celebrates Campbell County through abstract forms, layered geometry, and bold color inspired by the surrounding landscape. Rather than depicting a literal scene, Bria’s design breaks the region into shapes and patterns drawn from angular buttes, rolling prairie, coal seams, fence lines, and expansive Wyoming skies.
These elements flow across the pronghorn’s form in a rhythmic, contemporary composition that feels rooted in place while still allowing room for personal interpretation.
The palette reflects both the natural and industrial identity of Campbell County, combining warm earth tones, deep black, soft sage, dusty gold, and open-sky blues. The result is a clean, modern piece that captures the feeling of Wyoming without defining it too narrowly.
Whether it reminds viewers of long stretches of highway, prairie storms gathering in the distance, or spotting pronghorn on the horizon, the piece invites each person to bring their own story to the experience.
Parade of Pronghorns
This pronghorn is part of the Rockpile Museum Association’s Parade of Pronghorns public art project and auction.