Dwight Cushman is a contemporary realist painter and draughtsman whose intimate work explores the complex themes of mortality, funerary ritual, and the nature of grief. Based in Red Lodge, Montana, Cushman draws directly from his unique professional experience as a funeral director and embalmer, lending his figurative practice an authoritative and deeply informed perspective on the human condition.
His technique of thick layers of broad painterly brush strokes in combination with sharp linear drawing and sanding/scraping to mutilate the surface create depth and complexity that are both highly personal and universal.
Participation
2025- Carbon County Art Guild - Inspired by Song + Art in the Beartooth's Silent Auction + Quick Draw + Labor Day Art Fair + Member Show + Mystery Artitst Show.
2025- Montana Shakespeare in the Parks - Commemorative Art
2025- Roosevelt Center Red Lodge, MT Group Show
2024- Carbon County Art Guild Exhibitions: "Inspired by Song" + "Art in the Beartooth's Silent Auction" + Member Show + Community Show
2023- Wyoming Game and Fish Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show - Cheyenne, WY
2023- BAM - Bozeman Art Museum - Plein Air Quick Draw Cherry Creek Fishing Access
2023- Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson, WY
2022 - SAGE Gallery 12th Annual National Juried Show Sheridan, WY https://www.artinsheridan.com/juried12
2022- Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY) https://www.wildlifeart.org/events/plein-air-fest-etc
Community Outreach
2017-2018 Sunday Painter www.sundaypainter.org - Established, organized and led 45+ indoor/outdoor drawing and painting workshops. Great Falls, Montana http://www.sundaypainter.org/
Press & Publications
2025- Montana Shakespeare in the Park Event Program "Meet the Artist" Contest Winner Profile & Artwork sold at MSIP merchandise stands during live Shakespeare events.
2023- Exhibition Catalog "Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region" The Brinton Museum - Sheridan, WY
2018- Great Falls Tribune Montana Public Radio 89.9FM KRTV KFBB-TV KULR-8 ABC-FOX MONTANA Powell Tribune KTVQ KXLH KGPR
2022- Video Blog Interview - Yellowstone National Park : https://thatparkplace.com/putting-around-the-usa-waterfall-at-grand-canyon-of-yellowstone-a-video-interview/
2022- Powell Tribune - Powell, WY Cover Story "A Brush with Death" - April 21,2022
2022- County10.com 6 Local Artists Featured in Wyoming Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition - Wyoming Arts Council - Wyoming Arts Alliance
2018- KRTV NEWS - Broadcast News Story - Sunday, 1-28-2018 Montana
