DG House

DG House was born into an artistic family in Cincinnati, Ohio where her first career started by sneaking into Reds and Bengals games with a 35mm camera slung over her back. Thanks to a darkroom in high school, she became a professional sports photographer which eventually led to the NHL’s New York Rangers. However, after seeing a poster at the University of Dayton advertising a summer job in Yellowstone National Park, her life started to evolve. Although a sports photographer for Hockey Weekly and rock photographer for Viacom, she spent many summers working in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.

In 1988, DG House moved permanently to Bozeman, MT to pursue wildlife photography. She is now celebrating 42 years working in this ecosystem. In 1995, House realized she needed to convey a more meaningful message concerning our wildlife and wild lands. In addition, that message needed to be informed by my cultural heritage. That is when she started over again and became a visual artist. Through hard work and a hand up DG House is celebrating thirty years as a full time professional visual artist. Her work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. Currently, her solo exhibition, “In That Still Moment” is traveling between six Montana art museums. This exhibition is sponsored by the Montana Arts Council and the Montana Art Gallery Directors Association. House also creates art curriculum for Indian Education for All for the Office of Public Instruction in Montana and runs workshops and lecture in venues across the United States on various art matters. As an Indigenous creative, she produces art that represents the wildlife, wild lands, cultural sites, and people who do not often have a prominent voice.

House is Artist in Residence in Yellowstone’s Old Faithful Inn and Grand Teton National Park at the Colter Bay Visitor Center. She spends a large part of her time with wildlife in wild lands. Inspiration is everywhere in DG House’s world. After thirty years as a painter, she has never run out of ideas. Each piece created is based on a real-life encounter with a grizzly walking on a trail, a wolf hunting in a valley or a cool desert morning. Whatever the interaction, each painting is a story. The challenge and joy marry in the studio. She is aware of what she presents to the world and the message it inspires. Every artist is an educator. As an indigenous artist, she has her personal ancestors and all people who came before her in her workspace as she creates. House feels a responsibility to them and to you to offer thoughtful work. When asked about the process of art making, DG House response, “My heart beats a little faster every time I walk through the door of my studio. I never take my career and opportunities for granted. What I feel is, lucky me.” DG House is based out of Bozeman, Montana where she lives near the Gallatin River with her husband Dan and countless wildlife.