Opening Reception: November 14th, 6-8pm

Exhibition Dates: November 14 - December 20

Gallery Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 12-4pm

April Werle’s exhibition, I Live With a Ghost, follows two characters as they navigate a haunted house—where racial identity appears as a haunting presence, a lurking deity, or a glowing idol.

April Werle (b. 1995, USA) is a narrative painter based in Missoula, Montana, whose work explores racial identity through dark fantasy. Werle’s recent solo exhibitions include Secret Life of a Multicultural Couple, Bell Projects, Denver, CO; Halo-Halo: The Mixed Children, ZACC, Missoula, MT; and Mga Hunghong Sa Diwata (Whispers of Spirits), Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT. Her work has also been featured in exhibitions at SOMArts, San Francisco, CA; Montana Museum of Art and Culture, Missoula, MT; and Missoula Art Museum, Missoula, MT.

Werle was selected for the Emerging Artist Residency at Centrum Foundation (2024). She was honored with the Creative West BIPOC Artist Fund Award (2024), and several Montana Arts Council grants. Werle’s work has been published in Create! Magazine, New Visionary Magazine, and Mahalaya.