Trapp Family Lodge is proud to showcase Vermont artists throughout its resort. We believe that the enjoyment of art enhances our guest experience, and we present local artists on a rotating basis. Whether indoors or outdoors, you may find paintings, sculptures, prints and art for sale in our gift shops by acclaimed local artists. We are proud to support the arts community and hope that you may enjoy or even purchase some of these amazing pieces during your stay.
Known for his contemporary work in stone and metal, Christopher Curtis has been creating sculpture for more than fifty years. His affection for stone started as a young boy collecting rocks in the woods of Vermont. Over the decades, his fascination expanded from pebbles to cobbles to large boulders. Curtis claims to have looked at literally millions of stones, collected multiple thousands, and discarded nearly as many, which has honed his discerning focus on shape as well as material. He has a special exhibition currently on the grounds that may be viewed by our Outdoor Center.
All works are for sale, contact ccurtis@stowevt.net Inquiries for commissions are welcome.
Kate Ives is a traditionally trained artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her artistic journey has been enriched by her experiences living in Thailand, Singapore, England, and the US, with each location leaving its mark on her work. Kate’s versatility shines through in her use of mediums such as watercolor, gouache, acrylics, oils, and digital painting. She is featured in our St George's Hall and her artwork may be purchased directly through her website.
Kate's WebsiteCraig Mooney makes paintings of dramatic moments and heightened emotionality that are known for being expansive and expressive. Though a representational painter, the artist incorporates a myriad of abstract qualities throughout his paintings. In his figurative work, Mooney romanticizes his subjects and presents them in an atmospheric lens that is best described as dreamlike. His paintings appear to be capturing a moment suspended in time. While his work feels familiar, it is not specific. Rather it is, on a very basic level, symbolism of what could have been, has been or will be. His landscape artwork may be viewed in our Mozart Room and is available for purchase.
Craig's websiteSheel’s realistic, naturalistic, and yes a bit impressionistic artistic expression began at the tender age of seven. Guided in a variety of different techniques under the eye of several Vermont artists, he graduated from the University of Vermont and found inspiration from his close friend and mentor, former Yale art professor Caroll N. Jones Jr., a master of multi-layered painting technique rarely practiced since the Renaissance. His famous painting "Stowe with Last Light on Mount Mansfield" may be viewed and is available for purchase in our Main Lodge gift shop with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the Stowe Community Church renovation project.
Sheel's WebsiteBob F. Aiken, a fifth-generation Vermonter and lifelong resident of the Burlington area, transitioned from a distinguished career in public service to a celebrated life as an artist. After retiring in 2006, he began capturing Vermont's pastoral beauty through his paintings, which have been showcased in local galleries, earning him awards and recognition. His works, deeply rooted in the essence of Vermont, reflecting his enduring connection to his community. You may view many of Bob's works on the walls of the Trapp Family Lodge that have been collected over the years including paintings of Smugglers Notch and our Slayton Pasture Cabin. Bob is also the artist that creates our annual holiday card each year!
Bob's WorkKathleen began her passion for Art with her parent’s support and encouragement. Her watercolor work has evolved over the years and her enthusiasm for teaching grown. Her goal is to capture the essence of the moment and allow the viewer to be drawn in. She has participated in numerous shows and won many awards throughout the nation. She is a member of the Essex Art League, on the Board of Directors of the Northern Vermont Artists’ Association, and a Signature Member of the Vermont Watercolor Society. Her watercolor painting of the lodge may be found in our St George's Hall.
Kathy's WebsiteWalton Blodgett was an American Scene watercolor painter and also an illustrator and teacher. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he studied at the Grand Central Art School in 1927 and privately with George Luks and with George Pearse Ennis in Eastport, Maine. In 1936, he was a WPA artist in Key West, Florida, and in 1946, he taught at Hunter College in New York City. He resided in Stowe until his passing in 1963. Several of his pieces may be found in the lodge's lounge, lobby and Dining Room.
We have 3 large scale Rett Sturman paintings. One is in our Main Dining Room behind the piano, one is in the lounge of the lodge (that Lynne von Trapp had commissioned for Joahnnes von Trapp for his birthday) and one is in our stairwell on our 3rd floor off the lobby. He is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter. He has painted in Vermont since the early 1970s He maintains a studio in Morristown, Vermont and is famous for his Vermont landscapes.
Rett's BioBorn in 1900 in Bosnia, then part of the Austrian Empire, Rudi Mattesich graduated from the Austria-Hungarian Imperial Military Academy and served as a lieutenant in the Hungarian White Army. Following World War I, he fled to the United States during Adolf Hitler's ascent to power. A skilled painter, Mattesich caught the attention of Johannes von Trapp at a ski author event in Bolton, Vermont. Impressed by his work, von Trapp purchased 40 of Mattesich’s paintings for the newly constructed lodge, following the devastating fire in 1980 which can be seen in the lobby and the guest hallways. Mattesich’s artistic focus often revolved around Vermont’s rural architecture, particularly structures with distinctive rooflines.
Rudi Mattesich also made significant contributions to ski touring in the United States and spent many winters in Stowe.
Rudolph's BioOff of our second floor Living room in the stairway leading to the Lobby level, we have a collection of black and white Lithographs by artist Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger. Quaglio studied under his father Joseph Quaglio and his brother Angelo Quaglio. He then went on to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. He spent a few years, until 1812, working as a decorator of the court and national theaters in Munich. He spent time traveling through the Bavarian and Tirolian Alps. In 1812 his first lithography appeared, a study of nature. In 1820 he made a study of Bavarian folk costume. After 1834 he worked in Hohenschwangau Castle and lived until the year 1869.
