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Amy Brakeman Livezey

Painting with a backdrop that appears to be vertical slivers of paper layered with newsprint, sheet music, and patterned paper. Coming through this collaged backdrop is a sliver of an image, off to the right side, of two White women sitting side-by-side in dresses against a dark backdrop.
Intertwined, 2026, acrylic mixed media
Painting of an Indigenous woman against an abstract background of purple, yellow, and gold. Her head, face, and hair are all fully present, but her body, in a dress, is transparent.
1900 Flathead Reservation, 2023, acrylic mixed media

Painting of three White women in period dress. One looks directly at the viewer, another looks out at the landscape, and the third lays with her head in another woman's lap. At the bottom of the painting is a wheel. The ground is dark blue, and the sky is filled with abstract shapes in greys, browns, and pink.
Summer Solace, 2021, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a man in hat on plain with cattle and a windmill. In the background where the sky should be, handwriting of dates and numbers. The bottom of the image is an expanse of blue.
Blue Morning, 2026, acrylic mixed media
Close-up portrait of a Black woman wearing a red shirt and a hat against an abstract background of greys and yellows. In the background, one can spot a wheel and the head of a horse.
Mary Fields, 2018, acrylic mixed media
Painting of two White women, one in a hat and skirt and one in bloomer or capri-like pants, against a backdrop of blues and beiges. Between them hangs a line off which there seems to be a row of fish; one woman may be holding a fishing pole. To the upper left is the outline of a circle that cuts one of the women in two.
Happy Returns, 2023, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a girl standing against a house with visible slats and an open door. Her hair is back in pigtails, her dress is gray, her arms are crossed, and her boots are a dark red.
Red Shoes, 2020, acrylic mixed media
Painting of three chickens, criss-crossed by lines and shapes with faded newsprint and various patterns in backdrop
High and Low, 2024. acrylic mixed media
Close-up. painted portrait of a woman with one hand against the side of her face, blurring into a blue abstract background.
Before the Last Word, 2022, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a building that is white and gray and overlaid with a floral pattern. In front of the building are orange and red shapes that might remind a viewer of clothes hanging on a line. The painting is dotted with chickens, one of which is enclosed in a circle. On the bottom left is a scrap of something printed, possibly a manual.
Simple and Efficient, 2024, acrylic mixed media
Painting of two young women or girls in matching red skirts, with hair back, against an abstract background of yellows, reds, greys, and browns.
Afternoon Red, 2021, acrylic mixed media
Painting of two girls, wearing boots and dresses, riding orangey-brown horses. One wears a hat and the other wears a bonnet. They hold green reins in their hands. A trace of a floral pattern is present on the body of one horse.
Open Air, 2022, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a woman riding a blue horse against a yellow abstract background that includes two circles outlined in bright orange, the same orange of the horses' reins. She is facing to the left, and a bright blue and orange leafy pattern is on her body where a skirt might be.
Riding the Blue, 2026, acrylic mixed media
Painting of two older women, one with darker skin and one with lighter, wearing similarly colored dresses that are white and blue. They are sitting in chairs. Loops of gold are in the background of painting. One such loop runs over both women, bringing them together.
Adeline and Rose, 2023, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a White woman in a full-skirted dress facing to the right and holding a long gun which obscures some of her face. The abstract background features shapes that are taupe, a yellowish green, and pink, as well as black polka dots and text seemingly from an advertisement that reads "Domestic Paper Fashions."
Her Own Fashion, 2026, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a Black man in suspenders, sitting and holding an ax in a downward position. The abstract background includes greens, blues, and greys. Part of a green spiral shape curves over his leg.
Jim Jackson, 2022, acrylic mixed media
Painting of an Indigenous woman in a jacket and pants riding a white horse against an abstract background dominated by blues, greens, and whites, which is also filled with Xs, circles, and rectangles.
Surviving Wind River, 2020, acrylic mixed media
Painting of a White woman looking down, in a dotted dress with her hair pulled back. An abstract green-ish gray shape curves around her shoulders and torso. In the background above her, a white letter X, swatches of color, and sheet music with the pattern of her dress overlaid on it.
What Remains, 2026, acrylic mixed media
Painting of four Indigenous women, one holding a toddler, against a light blue wall with an open door leading into darkness. Shawl-like clothing is wrapped around each women. Their faces are blurred and indistinct. A dog is at one woman's feet. Throughout the painting in places is a faded circle pattern.
1871, Seeds of Dignity, 2024, acrylic mixed media

Amy Brakeman Livezey

Amy Brakeman Livezey is a Helena, Montana-based mixed media painter whose work is inspired by the history and landscape of the American West. Originally trained in filmmaking, she turned to painting after settling in Montana in 1993. The Rocky Mountain West has deeply shaped her artistic vision, and she is known for evocative interpretations of historic Western subjects. Livezey’s work has been featured in Southwest Art, Western Art Collector, and Western Art & Architecture, and is represented by galleries throughout the West.

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