Artist Nic Fischer will display original paintings, both oil and watercolor, addressing the expanse and grandeur of both the landscape and the mind, in the Atrium Gallery at the Bozeman Public Library.  The paintings will be up March 1st through April 30, 2016, and the Bozeman Public Library Foundation, sponsors of the exhibit, will host an artist’s reception with refreshments on Friday, March 11, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., free and open to the public.

Fischer loves to paint, for him it is a form of meditation and a way to better understand his place on earth.  He conveys the simultaneous feeling of insignificance and infinite potential through his art.  “I moved to Bozeman for the landscape. Reaching a nearly infinite vantage point leaves me humbled and euphoric.  For some, this place is the ocean, for me it is a mountaintop.  Landscapes define people, and I am defined by the mountainous terrain of the Greater Yellowstone region,” says Fischer.

The 30 year old artist, now living in Bozeman, was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved west the week after he graduated high school.  He studied art at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, majoring in illustration and painting.  He met his wife, Alison, while working at Lake Yellowstone Hotel between 2003 and 2005.  He has also worked in Death Valley and the Grand Canyon, all places that contribute to his love of expansive landscape.

The exhibition will be on display during Library hours.  A percentage of sales will go to the Bozeman Public Library Foundation to ensure continuation of cultural programs at the Library for public benefit.  For more information about the exhibit or opening reception, please call Sarah DeOpsomer at 582-2425 or email programs@bozemanlibraryfoundation.org.