My personal love for nature and adventure inspire my art. I strive to communicate an emotional value about my subjects by exploring the nuances of colors and textures that make them unique. Balancing the realistic representation and the deeper emotional value is a constant struggle that will always motivate my work.
Kenneth Yarus was raised in Kalispell Montana, not far from Glacier National Park. The landscape inspired him, along with many artists who encouraged his passion. Using the John and Anne Taylor Scholarship he was able to pursue an Academic Education at the Ashland Academy of Art and Grand Central Academy of Art. New York City taught many lessons, and a longing for the wilderness was one. Ken returned to the mountains of Montana to paint plein air and large landscapes, aiming to capture the immensity and value of the mountains.
-Great American West Show at Settlers West Gallery- Tucson AZ 2018-2023
-Steadfast Solo Show with Coeur d'Alene Gallery 2023
-Stories of the Soil- Cassens Fine Art- Hamilton MT 2023
-Sperry Solo Show- Frame of Reference- Whitefish MT 2022
-Tokens of Glacier Solo Show- Frame of Reference- Whitefish MT 2021
-Holiday Show- Legacy Gallery - Scottsdale Arizona 2020-2023
-50th Anniversary Show at Settlers West Gallery- Tucson AZ 2021
-The Wandering Within Solo Show- Frame of Reference-Whitefish MT 2020
-Heart of Glacier Solo Show with Coeur d'Alene Gallery 2019
-Annual Miniatures by the Lake Show CdA Galleries- Coeur d'Alene Idaho 2016-2023
-Summer Show at Settlers West Gallery-Tucson AZ 2018-2023
-American Miniatures Show-Settlers West Gallery-Tucson AZ 2018-2024
-5 Year Anniversary Show Montana Gallery- Billings MT 2018
-Where the Mountains Meet the Sky-Waynesboro VA 2017
-Young Guns Showcase at Montana Gallery-Billings MT 2017
-Artist Wilderness Connection Exhibition Hockaday Museum 2017
-Rocky Mountain Oyster Show-Tucson AZ 2016,17
-Art Lab at the Montana Gallery-Billings MT 2016
-Hockaday Museum Plein Air Paintout 2016,17
-Randy Higbee Gallery 6x6 squared show 2015
-Out West Art Show Great Falls Montana 2015,16
-Heart of the West Show Coeur d'Alene Idaho 2015,16
-Montana Painters Alliance Group Show 2015,16,17
-Hockaday Museum of Art Miniatures showcase 2013-2016 Kalispell Montana
-Western Masters Show 2012-2014 Great Falls Montana
-Hockaday Plein Air Paint out 2012 Kalispell Montana
-Buckhorn plein air auction 2011 Bigfork Montana
-Sperry Chalet Artist in Residence 2021
-Hockaday Purchase Award - Plein air Paint out 2019
-Bold Brush Contest Winner June 2018
-Member of the Montana Painters Alliance 2018
-Artist Wilderness Connection - Bob Marshall Residency 2017
-Finalist in the ARC Salon 2017 Landscape Category-Winner of “Gold Key” regionally for Scholastic Art and Writing competition
-Winner of the John and Ann Taylor Scholarship Kalispell Montana-Studied at the Ashland Academy of Art and the prestigious Grand Central Academy, in New York
