Jennifer Passaro is a poet, nonfiction writer, and the inaugural Poet Laureate of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She studied creative writing at the University of Montana and has contributed to the Coeur d'Alene Press, Trestle Creek Review, and Opt West Literary Magazine, among others. Jennifer leads poetry workshops throughout her community and believes writing poetry is both healing and ceremonial. Her life has taken her from Alaskan canneries to Hawaiian wildlife refuges to wilderness trail crews — all of it informing work that is deeply rooted in place.
Bobbie White is a Coeur d'Alene Tribal member, beadwork artist, and cultural educator. Rooted in the traditions of her late mother, Philomena Nomee, her work moves from vision to family conversation to finished piece — shared through classes, workshops, and community regalia projects. A recipient of the Traditional Idaho Arts Folk Grant and Cultural Tourism Programmer at the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Casino Resort, Bobbie's practice is guided by a deep responsibility to pass on traditional knowledge and to care for the land and watershed.
Gabrielle Lewis is a muralist and creative director working under Brelse Illustration in the Pacific Northwest. Her large-scale public murals weave together regional ecology, history, and community identity through illustrative realism and bold color. With work completed across Montana, Idaho, and Washington — including a recent Welcome mural in downtown Coeur d'Alene — Gabrielle creates art that is both beautiful and specific to place.
Christina Villagomez is a full-time multidisciplinary artist working in pen and ink, paper maché sculpture, and immersive installations. She operates a private tattoo studio offering custom designs rooted in her illustration work, and curates group shows from her downtown space as part of the Artwalk — championing a diverse community of artists with the same intentionality she brings to her own practice.
Duncan Menzies is an interdisciplinary conceptual artist based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Rooted in devised theater and vocal performance, his work weaves together collaboration, intersectionality, and concept to foster curiosity, exploration, and communal catharsis. His playful, cross-disciplinary approach brings a dynamic voice to conversations around placemaking and the health of Lake Coeur d'Alene.
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Jen Erickson is a painter and mixed-media artist based in Hayden, and a professor of Oil Painting, Watercolor, and Drawing at North Idaho College. Her atmospheric works are built from layers of paint and graphite — carved, buried, and re-exposed to echo the way memory forms and dissolves. Scientific data, biological systems, and personal history all find their way into her surfaces, creating paintings that feel at once intimate and expansive.
Sculptor & installation Artist | Kootenai County
Sarah Thompson Moore is a Coeur d'Alene sculptor specializing in large-scale public art that explores nature, culture, and history through steel, stone, aluminum, and more. Trained as a bronze foundry artisan and holding a BFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, her work has been installed in parks from New York City to the Florida Keys. A contributor to Sandpoint's Downtown Waterfront Plan, Sarah brings a deep attunement to place and water to the Living Lake Project.
Visual Artist & Educator | Shoshone County
Kate Lund is an artist and educator based in Wallace, Idaho, holding an MFA from the University of Montana. Her practice begins outdoors — collecting objects, photographing sky — and moves into the studio as a way of observing and understanding the natural world. She teaches art at Wallace Jr/Sr High School and as an adjunct instructor at North Idaho College, grounding her work in both landscape and community.
Watercolor Artist | Kootenai County
Jessica Bryant is a watercolor artist whose work is rooted in the landscapes of North Idaho and the American West. An invited artist at the 2026 Prix de West and award-winning signature member of the American Watercolor Society and National Watercolor Society, her paintings explore the ways land and water shape human culture and history. Jessica has completed eight Artist-in-Residence terms with the National Park Service and serves as Vice President of the Tubbs Hill Foundation. She teaches workshops locally, nationally, and online worldwide.
Indigenous Cultural Practitioner & Dancer | Benewah County
Jonathon Nomee is a Coeur d'Alene tribal member, Indigenous cultural practitioner, and artist living on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation. Grounded in the teachings of his late Yaya, his practice spans traditional dance, regalia, beadwork, and quillwork — all carried forward with a deep commitment to intergenerational knowledge and community. He teaches traditional dance to youth in his community and travels throughout the US and Canada participating in powwows, ensuring these traditions live on.
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