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Tinworks Art in Bozeman will open the second act of “Chisel & Razor” on Oct. 11, focusing on sculptor Edmonia Lewis and her ties to the area. The contemporary-art exhibition runs alongside a separate Museum of the Rockies presentation of Lewis’s original works and is scheduled to remain on view through April 2027.
Tinworks Art in Bozeman, Montana, will open the second act of “Chisel & Razor: The Artistic Legacies of Edmonia and Samuel Lewis” on October 11, turning the exhibition’s focus to the Black and Indigenous sculptor Edmonia Lewis and her connection to the area. The show brings together contemporary artists’ responses to Lewis’s life and work, while a separate presentation of her original art is planned at the Museum of the Rockies.
The Tinworks exhibition is scheduled to remain on view through April 2027. Its first act centered on Samuel Lewis, Edmonia’s brother, benefactor, and a Bozeman businessman and performer. Act II shifts attention to Edmonia, an expatriate sculptor whose life and artistic legacy are being considered through work by artists working today.
The exhibition will include work by Sanford Biggers, Andrea Carlson, Kelly Church, and Athena LaTocha, as well as a new commission by Auriea Harvey. Their work follows pieces in Act I by Edgar Arcenaux, Terry Adkins, Sonya Clark, Maud Sulter, Gisela Torres, and Nate Young. Tinworks’ exhibition does not include Lewis’s own artworks; the Museum of the Rockies presentation is a separate event.
Harvey’s commissioned work, “Edmonia Triumphalis” (2026), imagines Lewis traveling to Bozeman to visit Samuel. The piece combines sculptural and research-based approaches in an arch made from local earth and a fountain drawing on classical forms that also influenced Lewis. The reported account describes Harvey, like Lewis, as a Black Catholic expatriate artist working in Rome.
Lewis’s Legacy Across Two Bozeman Shows
The paired presentations give visitors two different ways to encounter Lewis: the Museum of the Rockies will show her original work, while Tinworks asks contemporary artists to respond to her life and influence. That distinction matters because the Tinworks show is not a retrospective of Lewis’s sculptures; it is an interpretation of their continuing relevance through new work.
The exhibition also brings the connection between Edmonia and Samuel Lewis into view. By placing his story in the first act and hers in the second, the project links her artistic career to a family relationship and a Bozeman connection. Harvey’s imagined visit and use of local earth make that link part of the artwork itself, connecting Montana with the Rome where both artists have worked.
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From Samuel Lewis to Edmonia
“Chisel & Razor” is a two-part exhibition at the Bozeman nonprofit Tinworks Art. The first installment focused on Samuel Lewis, whose roles included businessman and performer in Bozeman. The second act centers on Edmonia, described in the report as an expatriate sculptor, and brings the siblings’ lives, work, and influence into a shared project.
The presentation sits within a broader citywide homage to Edmonia Lewis and her ties to the area. Tinworks is organizing its exhibition in conjunction with a separate display of her original works at the Museum of the Rockies. The two venues therefore take complementary approaches, though the available report does not specify the Museum presentation’s dates or full list of works.
““There are generations of artists who have been looking closely at her since the 1860s.””
— Melissa Ragain, curator of the Tinworks Art exhibition, speaking to Hyperallergic
Details Still Awaiting Confirmation
The reported information does not provide the hours, admission details, or full schedule for either Bozeman presentation. It also does not specify which original Lewis works will appear at the Museum of the Rockies, or how long that display will run. Tinworks’ exhibition is listed as remaining on view through April 2027, but the precise closing date is not given.
Harvey’s account of Lewis visiting Bozeman is explicitly described as speculative. It is an imagined premise for a contemporary artwork, not a claim that Lewis made such a visit. The available account also does not give further details about the other artists’ specific contributions to Act II.
Act II Opens October 11
The next scheduled milestone is the opening of Act II on October 11 at Tinworks Art. The exhibition is expected to remain on view through April 2027. Visitors seeking information about access and programming will need to consult the venues as those details become available.
The Museum of the Rockies’ presentation of Lewis’s original works forms a separate part of Bozeman’s homage. Its dates and scope are not included in the reported details, so further information from the museum would clarify how the two presentations overlap for visitors.
Key Questions
When does the Edmonia Lewis exhibition open?
Act II of “Chisel & Razor” opens at Tinworks Art on October 11, 2026. The exhibition is scheduled to remain on view through April 2027.
Will Tinworks Art show Edmonia Lewis’s original sculptures?
No. Tinworks’ exhibition brings together contemporary artists’ work about Lewis’s life and legacy. A separate presentation of her original works is planned at the Museum of the Rockies.
Who is included in the second act?
Act II will include Sanford Biggers, Andrea Carlson, Kelly Church, Athena LaToche, and Auriea Harvey. Harvey has made a new commission, “Edmonia Triumphalis.”
What is the Montana connection?
The exhibition considers Edmonia’s ties to Bozeman alongside the story of her brother Samuel, a Bozeman businessman and performer. Harvey’s commissioned work imagines Edmonia traveling there to visit him.
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