ABOUT

Funeral Director Embalmer Dwight Cushman is an independent fine artist based in Red Lodge, Montana. With over fifteen years experience in funeral homes and cemeteries serving families across five states. Dwight's aim has been to support others through their loss and to encourage survivors to live more authentic lives.

Dwight's paintings often depict reminders of death, images of mystery, and peaceful beauty he refers to as "visual love notes". A graduate of the ArtCenter College of Design, Dwight worked as a commercial artist before pursuing meaning from Deathcare and relocating to the Rocky Mountain region.

Shows & Recognitions

2024
- Carbon County Art Guild Shows: "Inspired by Song" + "Art in the Beartooth's Silent Auction" + Member Show + Community Show

2023

-  "Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region" show opens May 4, 2023, at The Brinton Museum - Sheridan, WY 

- 40th annual Wyoming Game and Fish Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show - Cheyenne, WY

- 12th annual Plein Air Fest, Etc. on Saturday, June 17, 2023 - Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY) 

2022
- SAGE 12th Annual National Juried Show Sage Community Arts (Sheridan, WY) https://www.artinsheridan.com/juried12

- Video blog interview: https://thatparkplace.com/putting-around-the-usa-waterfall-at-grand-canyon-of-yellowstone-a-video-interview/

Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY) https://www.wildlifeart.org/events/plein-air-fest-etc

- Newspaper Article "A Brush with Death" - Thursday, April 21, 2022.  https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/mortician-turns-to-painting-wyoming-landscapes-for-therapy-inspiration,39933 

- Wyoming Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition - WY State MuseumArt Cheyenne, WY