In his latest body of work, Tennessee-based artist Dane Howard visits the American landscape - an open land that is both eternal and endangered, echoing the tension between reverence and renewal that is the conversation between the sky, the land, and our place in it.

 

In the American Heritage Series - a painterly meditation through sweeping skies, quiet pastures, and lone riders cut against the horizon, Howard revisits the mythology of the American dream and the tender spirit that once animated it. This collection honors the ever-changing landscape and the formation of our future leaders.

 

Howard’s canvases are luminous and cinematic, the light shifting like memory itself. He reminds us that America has always been a land of aspiration and dreams. He urges a rekindling of that creative faith: to see again, to believe again, and to build again — not only those who carry a flag, but those who carry values — ensuring that the American story continues with integrity, vision, and hope.