Stories of Yellowstone in Art and Writing...

The Artist’s Field Guide to Yellowstone introduces readers to the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem through the works of fifty of the region’s distinguished writers and artists. This robust anthology of eclectic artwork and inspiring storytelling offers an enlivened take on the traditional field guide and argues for the intrinsic value of this world-renowned ecosystem.

Yellowstone naturalist and artist Katie Shepherd Christiansen has compiled this sensible field guide and elegant art book to highlight the unique biodiversity of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, organized across four habitat strata: sky, earth, soil, and water. Writers and artists pair up to reveal new ways of understanding key species through prose, poetry, and artwork. The addition of scientific descriptions provides a natural history frame, and Christiansen’s illustrations of ecologically connected species bring life to every page.

Published May 2021 by Trinity University Press, The Artists Field Guide to Yellowstone is now available for purchase here.

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Praise for Artists Field Guide:

"The Artist's Field Guide to Yellowstone is a marvelous book of artwork and stories from a most impressive group of contributors. Katie has collected important reflections from artists and writers on the intrinsic value of a place like Yellowstone. The book presents a brilliant--and much needed--alternative vision of nature. It is a wonderful contribution for all of us!"
- Mary Evelyn Tucker, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

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The Artists Field Guide In the News:

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From top: Kathryn Turner, Water and Wingspan. Kay Stratman, Great Fountain Geyser. DG House, Pika.

GYE Map by Jocelyn Slack and John Wasson.

From top: Loretta Domaszewski, Battle of the Greater Sage Grouse. Laney, Showtime. Derek DeYoung, Cutthroat Lamar River. Kalon Baughan, Gulo gulo.

From top: Tamara Callens, Lion. James Prosek, Western Meadowlark. Monte Yellow Bird Sr., Bugling the Song of Elk Medicine.