Marshall Noice has been a prolific chronicler of the West for over a quarter
century. His work centers on the people and places and animals of the
Northern Rockies and Plains.
An avid student of Montana, her people and their cultures, Noice’s work has been featured in exhibitions at The National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, Wyoming; The Clymer Museum, Ellensburg, Washington; The Yellowstone Art Center, Billings, Montana; Idaho State University and The University of Colorado, The Muset for Kunst, Odense, Denmark; The Houston Museum, and several others. In 1995, Noice was the featured artist in the University of Wisconsin’s “American Masters in their Environment” traveling exhibition, previous featured artists include Frank Lloyd Wright and Fritz Scholder.
The artist has illustrated three books: No More Buffalo and The
Blackfeet Artists of the Northern Plains written by Robert Scriver
and a monograph entitled Glacier: Images from the Crown of the Continent.
Noice has received numerous awards for his artwork including a Hasselblad New Artist Award in 1984, presented by Victor Hasselblad, Goteborg, Sweden. In 1980, he received two Awards of Merit in the prestigious Ilford Worldwide Print Competition in Basildon, England. Noice was given The Kodak Gallery Award for Excellence in 1990 and again in 1991. Noice’s home state of Montana honored him with The Governor’s Cultural Award Exhibit in 1993.
Noice’s work has been purchased for the permanent collections of The Bibliotheque Nationale du France; The Muset for Kunst, Denmark; The Menil Collection, U.S.A.; The National Museum of Wildlife Art, U.S.A.; and corporate and private collections worldwide.
His dearest award was bestowed upon him in 1987 by The Blackfeet Nation with a Blackfeet name-giving ceremony. At that time, medicine man, George Kicking Woman, who had found Noice’s name in a vision, presented the artist with the Blackfeet name, E-Kah-Seh-Mah-Kin.
Artist Statement
The Montana Paintings
Montana: mountains, wildlife, Glacier, The Real West, horses, Remington and Russell, big sky, Indian country. A place like no other, rich in history and images. Rich in subject matter for my artwork.
I have sometimes wondered if I live here because of the work I do, or if I do the work because I live here. An interesting question without an answer. I do know for certain that this work is a direct result of my experiences in this place I call home.
Peaks I've climbed, wildlife I've pursued, people I've loved, the sound of the wind and the drums, the smell of a lodge campfire, these experiences make up my stronghold of inspiration. I don't believe I could have created the art if I had not first lived the life. Montana - her people, places, and animals are my muse.
Marshall Noice
Kallispell, Montana
Marshall's
works can be seen at Waxlander Gallery, 622 Canyon Road.
Hours: 9:30-5:30 daily. (505) 984-2202 or (800) 342-2202.