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Mountain Trails Gallery


Mountain Trails Galleries has been home to three generations of bronze sculptors from the Payne Keeper of the Homelandfamily for over twenty years. It all began with celebrated bronze artist Ken Payne whose sculpting career started in 1976. Ken is best known for his renditions of horses and knowledge of Western history.

Bronze artist Susan Kliewer joined the gallery many years ago as a working sculptor and can be observed creating new bronze pieces that tell stories of the Native American culture. Susan loves to share her passion with friends young and old, so please come visit with her on your next trip to Sedona, Arizona.

If you happen to be in Sedona on the 1st Friday of the month, come join us for our First Friday evening art walk from 5-8pm. This event is sponsored by the Sedona Gallery Association.

Susan Kliewer

NizhoniSusan Kliewer, a native of California, has lived in Arizona for nearly 33 years, five of them at Marble Canyon Trading Post in a remote area of Northern Arizona near the Colorado River. Dreams of deserts, canyons, rivers and sunsets have been her constant companions since she was a child. A painter since the age of 10, she turned to sculpting in 1987 after working in an art casting foundry for 10 years. Susan won a competition to create a monument of Sedona Schnebly. The 10-foot tall bronze figure was installed in front of the Sedona Public Library in 1994. Her lifesize fountain portraying the Sinagua People and a fountain of a Hopi Water Maiden are also to be found in Sedona. "My work," she says, "aims to show the common thread that underlies all human experience, and which I hope brings us to a greater understanding between all peoples." She often uses her Navajo friends and grandchildren as models to capture the special intimacy which is the hallmark of her work.

Vic Payne & Dustin Payne

Father and son Vic & Dustin Payne are keeping the art of bronze sculpting alive by carrying on their family legacy which was begun at Mountain Trails by Ken Payne. Limited-edition bronze sculptures pay homage to the West with a power that evokes the pioneering spirit of the land with a romanticism that makes one long for the days of the Old West.

Ken RoweRise of Hunter Moon

Nationally acclaimed wildlife sculptor Ken Rowe also makes his home at Mountain Trails Gallery and can be seen sculpting Thursdays-Saturdays. After a successful career in taxidermy, Rowe made a seamless transition into the world of fine art bringing with him an immense knowledge of anatomy and physiology which make his subjects come alive in bronze. Fieldwork is a vital component to his compositions and he sculpts in the presence of animals any chance he gets. His passion and love for nature is truly evident in his collection which includes elk, quail, eagles, wolves, coyotes, blue heron, grizzly bears, cougars and more.

We are proud to represent:

 Douglas Aagard                                               
 Edward Aldrich
 Suzanne Baker, WAA
 Ovanes Berberian
 Cheri Cappello
 Betty Carr
 Vicki Catapano
 Arturo Chavez, WAA
 Michael Coleman
 Bonnie Conrad
 Lisa Danielle
 John DeMott
 John Fawcett
 Fred Fields
 Dick Heichberger
 Carolyn Hesse-Lowe
 Mark James
 Oreland C. Joe, CA
 Denny Karchner
 Susan Kliewer, WAA
 Harry Koyama
 Vic Payne
 Dustin Payne, WAA
 Ken Payne
 Bruce Peil
 Margo Petterson
 Ken Rowe, WAA
 Gene Speck
 Harold Stack
 Simon Winegar
 Ed Yazzie

 

 

 

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