Amy Brakeman Livezey at the Hilton Garden Inn

August 23rd, 2023

Back in October of 2022, the new owners of the Hilton Garden Inn south of downtown Kalispell contacted us to discuss the installation of artwork in their newly renovated hotel! After an initial meeting, we created a collection that met three criteria:

Artists that the Hilton owners personally respond to

Artwork that coordinates with the new hotel aesthetic

Subjects that are connected to Montana themes

After an initial meeting, the FoR Fine Art team visited the Hilton Garden Inn to view the spaces and plan for the artwork placement—not an easy task without the walls painted or furniture in place! The proposal included work from Amy Brakeman Livezey, Johne Richardson, Nancy Seiler, Robert Spannring, and JC Spock.

A photo of a wall with five pieces of contemporary western art hung next to plaques of each artist's bios. The artists are Amy Brakeman Livezey, Johne Richardson, Nancy Seiler, Robert Spannring, and JC Spock.

Amy Brakeman Livezey's abstract realism expresses her love for the human form, portraiture, and rural life. She combines figures from historic photographs—women in particular—with contemporary fields of shape and color. Her multimedia paintings explore the past through a modern lens and in turn, she creates captivating narrative artwork.

"I put so much attention in all areas of the painting, not just the figure. It really is like drawing a map of the world with every painting, where the chaos gets mapped out just enough to find a way across. Sometimes it feels like sculpture."

A square mixed media piece depicting a vintage image of a family standing on rocks fishing. The painting is hung on a log wall above a table in a restaurant.

A square mixed media piece depicting a man casting a fly rod. The painting is hung on a log wall above a table in a restaurant with two lights on either side.

We truly enjoyed this project and love to see original art with local themes at businesses in the Flathead Valley! Want to learn more about the artwork at the Hilton Garden Inn? We have posts highlighting each artist!