Tony Newlin Gallery
TONY NEWLIN GALLERY
LOCATION: 100 W Colorado Ave, Telluride
The Tony Newlin Gallery features the wild and authentic nature photography of Tony Newlin.
This summer season we are excited to present three New Release photographs captured this past year: Autumn Shimmer, Skywalker, and Winter Lookout.
tonynewlin.com • @tonynewlingallery
Citizens State Bank
CITIZENS STATE BANK - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
LOCATION: with access from 201 South Fir Street, Telluride
Citizens State Bank is pleased to showcase the work of local artists Celeste Bickford and Susan B. McCormick.
Bella Fine Goods
BELLA FINE GOODS
LOCATION: 213 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
BELLA Fine Goods presents you with an exquisite and lovingly curated fine art and fine jewelry collection that brings together the work of artists and designers from around the world.
For the 2026 Mountain Film Art Walk BELLA Fine Goods will showcase the following artists:
Shari Lyon
Explore the luminous, dreamlike world of Shari Lyon, who masterfully paints using encaustic—an ancient technique that blends molten beeswax and damar resin. Her layered, textured compositions incorporate oil paint, photography, pastels, and drawing to create ethereal landscapes inspired by mythology, the sacred feminine, and the spirit of nature. Each piece is a delicate balance between control and spontaneity, capturing a moment suspended in time.
Alex Sepkus
Alex Sepkus is a visionary artist who made a name for himself with his intricate and unusual jewelry designs combined with exquisite gemstones. He is known for his distinctive micro-mosaic-like patterns that are created using tiny, hand-crafted elements.
Fringe Gallery
FRINGE GALLERY
LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Fringe Gallery is presenting photographs by Cristina Mittermeier in conjunction with Mountainfilm.
Mittermeier is a Mexican-born fine art photographer, marine biologist, and conservationist renowned for her evocative images that explore the intersection of nature, culture, and human connection. A Sony Artisan of Imagery who aligns with Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative, she is a two-time Emmy Award recipient for her photographic work on "The Last Ice" and "Photographer," both on National Geographic/Disney+. Mittermeier is the founder of the International League of Conservation Photographers and co-founder of SeaLegacy. Her photographs have been exhibited at major art fairs and museums worldwide and are held in prominent private and institutional collections. She was named Artist of the Year by the Intersect Art and Design Fair in 2025.
A curated selection of 10 photographs will be on view at Fringe from May 21 - May 25, 2026. Please join us for the exhibition opening on Friday, May 22, from 4 - 7pm. Cristina Mittermeier will be present and will give a short artist talk in the gallery at 6pm. Copies of her latest fine art photography catalog "Hope," featuring a forward by Robert Redford, will be available for purchase, and the artist will be in the gallery for a booksigning on Sunday, May 24, from 5 - 6pm.
fringegallery.com • @fringegallerytelluride
Milk Moon Gallery
MILK MOON GALLERY
LOCATION: 307 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
For this year’s MountainFilm Art Walk, Milk Moon Gallery is pleased to present ‘Stratified,’ a group show featuring works by Scout Dunbar, Dave McClinton, Meredith Nemirov, Meghan Purcell, and Adam Young. Through a variety of media, ranging from felted wool to digital photo collage, our artists’ works reflect ideas of layering and stratification, both physical and conceptual.
Ah Haa School for the Arts
AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
LOCATION: 155 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
This May, Ah Haa School for the Arts is presenting "Together We Are," an interactive multimedia exhibition by Mountainfilm's 2026 poster artist and filmmaker Max Romey.
Romey has created a series of tiny paintings that embrace the personalities, people and ethos of Mountainfilm. Visitors are invited to add their own tiny paintings to a growing grid, culminating in a giant interactive mosaic of the festival.
Wilkinson Public Library: Daniel Kanow - Solo Exhibition
WILKINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
DANIEL KANOW - SOLO EXHIBITION
LOCATION: 100 W Pacific Ave, Telluride
Daniel Kanow’s art represents the ethos of adversity and resiliency. His process builds multi-layered pieces of art, based on elements of organized chaos, which are dynamic and contemplative. Daniel works on canvas, paper, wood panel, and fiberglass to create layers of depth and translucency by building a rich and visual narrative history.
Telluride Arts HQ
TELLURIDE ARTS HQ GALLERY
LOCATION: 135 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
In partnership with Mountainfilm, this May Telluride Arts is featuring “The Nature of Hope” exhibition as well as a VR Experience of "Ocean Keepers”.
The Nature of Hope: "The Nature of Hope: A Celebration of Jane Goodall and the Women She Inspired" honors generations of women photographers who carry Goodall's legacy forward. At its heart are iconic images by leading women photographers, including a rare self-portrait by Goodall herself. Originally created and curated by Ami Vitale, the exhibition brought together 90 women photographers to celebrate Goodall's 90th birthday.
Lindsay Branham VR Experience: "Ocean Keepers," narrated by Meryl Streep, follows a manatee named Kat in the turquoise waters off Belize as conservationist Jaimilee Cruz and rescue specialist Jamal Galves, supported by The Nature Conservancy, work through sleepless nights to bring her back from the edge. Open Friday 4–7 PM, and Saturday and Sunday 11 AM–4 PM.
See More Current Exhibitions • amivitale.com • The Nature Conservancy
Tellurado Studio
TELLURADO STUDIO
LOCATION: 219 East Colorado Avenue, Telluride
The Tellurado Studio proudly features the artwork Markus Pierson, who explores a mythic narrative with his Coyote Series, each piece symbolic of wanderlust and living beyond the boundaries. The protagonists of these hand-embellished prints are the Coyotes: enigmatic figures searching for the next big adventure. Stop in and see the newest editions of Pierson’s collection.
Elinoff & Co.
ELINOFF & CO. GALLERY
LOCATION: 204 West Colorado Avenue, Telluride
Elinoff Gallery is featuring a special exhibit by Mojgan Arashvand.
Mojgan was born in Iran and lives in Colorado, where she practices medicine and makes portraits. Her work is about faces. She has come to believe that a face — met with patience, held in the right light — is one of the most worthwhile things a person can look at. There is a quiet dignity in being seen, and a quiet generosity in allowing it. She is drawn to both.
Mojgan makes portraits all over the world: in the Omo Valley of Ethiopia, in Japan, among the irezumi tattoo masters and the bodies they have marked, in the open country of the American West, and in the faces she find closer to home. Different languages, different lives, the same human light.
Mojgan Arashvand came to photography the way she came to medicine — by listening closely, and by trusting that what is in front of her is worth her full attention.
Wilkinson Public Library: “Beneath the Snow” Solo Exhibition by Doris Tinsley Nadel
WILKINSON PUBLIC LIBRARY - CURATED BY TELLURIDE ARTS
SOLO EXHIBITION BY DORIS TINSLEY NADEL (MAGAZINE ROOM)
LOCATION: 100 West Pacific Avenue, Telluride
Wilkinson Public Library and Telluride Arts present "Beneath the Snow" a Solo Exhibition by Doris Tinsley Nadel.
Wilson paintings evoke the hidden beauty and the transformative power of mountains and winter. To capture the stark beauty of the snow-covered peaks or just the peaks without snow represents life and colors that lie beneath the surface. My paintings are an interplay of texture, light and shadow of positive and negative space, which conveys the depth beneath the majestic mountains and the serenity of the power that lies beneath. The hidden life and beauty of the magical mountains invites viewers to appreciate both the visible and the concealed aspects of nature.