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Tinworks Art in Bozeman will open the second act of “Chisel & Razor: The Artistic Legacies of Edmonia and Samuel Lewis” on October 11. The exhibition brings together contemporary artists to explore Edmonia Lewis’s life and influence, while a separate presentation at the Museum of the Rockies will show her original works.
Tinworks Art in Bozeman, Montana, will open the second act of its exhibition “Chisel & Razor: The Artistic Legacies of Edmonia and Samuel Lewis” on October 11, bringing contemporary artists’ responses to the life and legacy of sculptor Edmonia Lewis to a citywide homage. The exhibition, which is scheduled to remain on view through April 2027, connects Lewis’s artistic influence with her brother Samuel’s ties to Bozeman.
The show’s second act centers on Edmonia Lewis, the Black and Indigenous sculptor who worked as an expatriate artist. Act I focused on her brother Samuel, a Bozeman businessman and performer who also supported her. Together, the two parts consider the siblings’ lives, work and influence, according to Hyperallergic’s report on the exhibition.
Tinworks’ presentation will include works by Sanford Biggers, Andrea Carlson, Kelly Church and Athena LaTocha, as well as a new commission by Auriea Harvey. The second act builds on Act I, which included works by Edgar Arceneaux, Terry Adkins, Sonya Clark, Maud Sulter, Gisela Torres and Nate Young. Tinworks is not displaying Lewis’s original artworks; a separate presentation of those works is planned at Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies.
Harvey’s commissioned work, “Edmonia Triumphalis” (2026), imagines Lewis traveling to Bozeman to visit Samuel. The artist combines research-based and sculptural approaches in an arch formed from local earth and a fountain drawing on classical forms that influenced Lewis, linking the Montana setting with Rome, where Lewis worked.
Lewis’s Legacy in Bozeman
The exhibition places Lewis’s connection to Montana within a broader account of her artistic legacy. Pairing contemporary responses with a separate presentation of her original work gives visitors two ways to encounter that legacy: through Lewis’s own art at the Museum of the Rockies and through artists interpreting her influence at Tinworks. The institutions’ presentations are part of a citywide homage, according to the source report.
Curator Melissa Ragain told Hyperallergic that Lewis has not been overlooked by artists across generations, even as historians have asked how a prominent artist could be neglected. That distinction shapes the show’s premise: it presents Lewis not only as a historical subject, but as an artist whose work continues to prompt new artistic responses. The Bozeman connection also brings attention to the relationship between Lewis and Samuel, her businessman and performer brother.
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Two Siblings, Two Exhibition Acts
“Chisel & Razor” is organized in two parts around Edmonia and Samuel Lewis. The first act focused on Samuel; the second turns to Edmonia and her work. The overall exhibition is scheduled to remain at Tinworks Art through April 2027, with Act II opening on October 11.
The exhibition’s format distinguishes Tinworks’ contemporary-art presentation from the Museum of the Rockies’ display of Edmonia Lewis’s original works. Tinworks brings together work by artists responding to her life and legacy rather than exhibiting her sculptures. The source report identifies Harvey’s commission as a speculative story, not a documented account of Lewis visiting Bozeman.
““I think as historians, we spend so much time asking ourselves how someone as prominent as Edmonia Lewis could be overlooked, but there are generations of artists who have been looking closely at her since the 1860s.””
— Melissa Ragain, curator of the Tinworks Art exhibition, speaking to Hyperallergic
Details Still to Be Confirmed
The available report does not specify the full exhibition schedule, including any related public programs or events, or provide further details about the Museum of the Rockies presentation. It also does not state how long that separate display will run. Harvey’s imagined trip to Bozeman is explicitly speculative; the report does not establish that Lewis made such a visit.
The October 11 Opening
The next announced milestone is the opening of Act II on October 11 at Tinworks Art in Bozeman. The exhibition is expected to remain on view through April 2027. The source report does not provide dates for the Museum of the Rockies presentation or announce additional events, so those details remain pending.
Key Questions
When does the Edmonia Lewis exhibition open?
Act II of “Chisel & Razor” opens at Tinworks Art on October 11. The overall exhibition is scheduled to remain on view through April 2027.
Will Tinworks Art show Edmonia Lewis’s original sculptures?
No. Tinworks’ exhibition brings together contemporary artists’ works responding to Lewis’s life and legacy. A separate presentation of Lewis’s original works is planned at Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies.
Which artists are included in Act II?
The reported artists are Sanford Biggers, Andrea Carlson, Kelly Church and Athena LaTocha, along with a new commission by Auriea Harvey.
Did Edmonia Lewis visit Bozeman?
The report does not confirm that she did. Harvey’s “Edmonia Triumphalis” imagines a speculative trip to visit Samuel Lewis in Bozeman; it is presented as an artistic premise.
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