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Selected Works53

Museum Acquisitions

13 Institutions
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
NGA Washington
Cleveland Museum of Art
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery

For Sale 3

Trotta-Bono Contemporary · Artsy
Big Wolf Dancer
Big Wolf Dancer, 2005
On hold
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
The Brodsky Center at PAFA · Artsy
Rutgers Raven Bundle, Blue
Rutgers Raven Bundle, Blue, 2001
US$3,500
Lithograph with gold leaf on Rives BFK paper
ReSale Art · Artsy
Coyote Laughter
Coyote Laughter, 2004
For sale
Ceramic
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Education1

Western Reserve University
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Current Exhibitions2

#2,795 Sabbatikal

Rick Bartow: All of these things have happened.

Rick Bartow

4719 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041, United States

May 30, 2026 — Jul 2, 2026

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#13,443 Timothy Hawkinson

Rick Bartow: All of these things have happened.

Rick Bartow

7424 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA

May 30, 2026 — Jul 2, 2026

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Upcoming1

#4,712 Karin Clarke Gallery

Self Portrait and Dream

Rick Bartow

760 Willamette Street

Jul 15, 2026 — Aug 29, 2026

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Recent News6

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‘Lillian Pitt: Art, Memory, Home’ exhibition to open May 21 at The Museum at Warm Springs
A major exhibition titled 'Lillian Pitt: Art, Memory, Home' opens at The Museum at Warm Springs on May 21, featuring the contemporary art of celebrate…
exhibitionsApr 21, 2026
Inside de Young Museum’s New Indigenous American Art Galleries
The de Young Museum in San Francisco has unveiled its completely reimagined Arts of Indigenous America galleries, featuring nearly 2,000 objects from …
exhibitionsApr 10, 2026
Portland Art Museum
The Portland Art Museum (PAM), the oldest art museum in the Pacific Northwest, has recently completed a significant 100,000-square-foot expansion to e…
exhibitionsMar 26, 2026
portland art museum expansion renovation
The Portland Art Museum has completed a $116 million expansion and renovation, integrating two neighboring buildings and adding nearly 100,000 square …
exhibitionsNov 25, 2025
Crystal Bridges Museum and Art Bridges receive 90 works of contemporary Indigenous art in landmark acquisition
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its Art Bridges Foundation have acquired 90 contemporary works by Indigenous artists from the John and Susa…
marketJul 11, 2025
crystal bridges art bridges horseman collection native art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Art Bridges Foundation in Bentonville, Arkansas, have acquired 90 works of contemporary Native art from…
marketJul 9, 2025
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Past Exhibitions13

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#388 Trotta-Bono Contemporary

Ever-Changing Nations

Kent Monkman, Chris Pappan, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Nicholas Galanin, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Cara Romero, Virgil Ortiz, Rose B. Simpson, David Bradley, Rick Bartow, Will Wilson (b. 1969), Richard Glazer Danay, Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan), Bob Haozous, Bertha Harvey, Craig George

2447 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States

Feb 28, 2026 — Apr 30, 2026

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow Looking for the Medicine

Rick Bartow

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Dec 3, 2024 — Feb 1, 2025

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow What The Crow Knows

Rick Bartow

76 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840, USA

Dec 5, 2023 — Jan 27, 2024

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow Frog Talk Seriously

Rick Bartow

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Nov 29, 2022 — Jan 28, 2023

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow The Bear's Song

Rick Bartow

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Dec 1, 2021 — Jan 29, 2022

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow Crow's Instructions

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Oct 14, 2020 — Nov 28, 2020

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

"Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain" Rick Bartow touring retrospective, Missoula Art Museum, Montana

Rick Bartow

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Oct 4, 2019 — Jan 2, 2020

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#3,102 Froelick Gallery

Rick Bartow Bestiary

714 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209, USA

Sep 3, 2019 — Oct 12, 2019

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Missoula Art Museum

Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain

Rick Bartow

335 N Pattee St, Missoula, MT 59802, USA

Jan 1, 2019 — Jan 1, 2020

Rick Bartow — October 2019 – February 2020

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Autry Museum of the American West

Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain

Rick Bartow

Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA

May 12, 2018 — Aug 10, 2018

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North Dakota Museum of Art

Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain

Rick Bartow

North Dakota Museum of Art, 261 Centennial Dr Stop 7305, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA

Jan 1, 2016

Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain May 24 - July 13, 2016 Rick Bartow is a major American painter. He is also widely recognized as a significant...

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Autry Museum of the American West

New Acquisitions Featuring the Kaufman Collection

Frederic Remington, Allan Houser, Rick Bartow, Eanger Irving Couse, Fritz Scholder, David Einstein

Griffith Park, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA

Aug 8, 2015 — Nov 6, 2015

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#388 Trotta-Bono Contemporary

Rick Bartow: Storyteller

Rick Bartow

2447 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States

May 23, 2026

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Recent Activity20

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Rick Bartow: Storyteller
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Self Portrait and Dream
Jul 15, 2026
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow: All of these things have happened.
May 30, 2026
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow: All of these things have happened.
May 30, 2026
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News
‘Lillian Pitt: Art, Memory, Home’ exhibition to open May 21 at The Museum at Warm Springs
Apr 21, 2026
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Inside de Young Museum’s New Indigenous American Art Galleries
Apr 10, 2026
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Portland Art Museum
Mar 26, 2026
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Ever-Changing Nations
Feb 28, 2026
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Native Now: Contemporary Indigenous Art at The Rockwell Museum
Jan 24, 2026
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portland art museum expansion renovation
Nov 25, 2025
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Vivienne Westwood: Rebel – Storyteller – Visionary
Nov 20, 2025
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Crystal Bridges Museum and Art Bridges receive 90 works of contemporary Indigenous art in landmark acquisition
Jul 11, 2025
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crystal bridges art bridges horseman collection native art
Jul 9, 2025
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow Looking for the Medicine
Dec 3, 2024
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow What The Crow Knows
Dec 5, 2023
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow Frog Talk Seriously
Nov 29, 2022
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow The Bear's Song
Dec 1, 2021
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow Crow's Instructions
Oct 14, 2020
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Exhibition
"Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain" Rick Bartow touring retrospective, Missoula Art Museum, Montana
Oct 4, 2019
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Exhibition
Rick Bartow Bestiary
Sep 3, 2019
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Related News5

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