Participating Artists
Members
Consisting of 13 active and five emeritus members, the participants of the 25th anniversary Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale are considered by those in the Western art and equestrian worlds to be the finest craftsmen working in their respective disciplines today. Plus, due to their efforts to continuously push the existing boundaries of the cowboy arts, TCAA members are, at the same time, considered the foremost innovators in the world of the traditional Western arts as well.

Rawhide Braider
Jay Adcock
Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Bit & Spur Maker
Wilson Capron
Christoval, Texas

Silversmith
Beau Compton
Tombstone, Arizona

Bit & Spur Maker (Emeritus)
Mark Dahl
Deeth, Nevada

Rawhide Braider (Emeritus)
Armando Deferrari
San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Silversmith (Emeritus)
Mark Drain
Shelton, Washington

Bit & Spur Maker
Troy Flaharty
Hico, Texas

Silversmith
Scott Hardy
Longview, Alberta, Canada

Rawhide Braider
Leland Hensley
Meridian, Texas

Rawhide Braider (Emeritus)
Mehl Lawson
Bonita, California

Rawhide Braider
Pablo Lozano
Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bit & Spur Maker
Ernie Marsh
Lovell, Wyoming

Saddlemaker
Pedro Pedrini
Spring Creek, Nevada

Saddlemaker
Cary Schwarz
Salmon, Idaho

Saddlemaker (Emeritus)
Chuck Stormes
Millarville, Alberta, Canada

Rawhide Braider
Nate Wald
Lodge Grass, Montana

Saddlemaker
Troy West
Azle, Texas

Saddlemaker
John Willemsma
Westcliffe, Colorado
2024 Fellows
A key element of the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association’s mission is to promote, through educational opportunities, traditional cowboy craftsmanship among all demographics throughout the North American West and beyond. In addition to annual workshops and seminars one way the TCAA promotes the traditional cowboy arts is through its fellowship program, which covers costs associated with pairing a novice craftsperson with an established TCAA artist for a year of mentorship. With previous fellowship recipients including current TCAA members Beau Compton and Troy Flaharty, the fellowship program has proved life-changing for many of its recipients. The TCAA’s most recent fellowship recipients — silversmith Jill Latno-Yamate and bit & spur maker Larry Lorang — have been invited to participate in this year’s exhibition and sale.