

Rowena Trapp
Cody, WY
About the Artist
Rowena was born, raised and educated in Durango Colorado. She received her B.A. in Anthropology in 1973 from Fort Lewis College and worked for many years as an archaeologist. Photography was an interest from childhood and was expanded as part of her work of recordation of prehistoric and historic sites. Such recording of cultural artifacts did not address well the "whys or who" of past people. Photography is her attempt to capture the heart of people who touched places before us. While other subjects are intriguing, the cultural and historical ones have a story to tell.
Today, she…
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Rowena was born, raised and educated in Durango Colorado. She received her B.A. in Anthropology in 1973 from Fort Lewis College and worked for many years as an archaeologist. Photography was an interest from childhood and was expanded as part of her work of recordation of prehistoric and historic sites. Such recording of cultural artifacts did not address well the "whys or who" of past people. Photography is her attempt to capture the heart of people who touched places before us. While other subjects are intriguing, the cultural and historical ones have a story to tell.
Today, she is focused on gallery exhibitions in an effort to spark interest in other people for our cultural heritage. She considers herself to be an explorer never ceasing to wonder what is over the next hill or around the next bend.
Artist’s Work







































































































Mesa Verde National Park


Grand Teton National Park







Yellowstone National Park







Arches National Park




Canyonlands National Park






Devil's Tower National Monument



Selected Exhibitions
- Wyoming Governor's Capitol
Cheyenne, WY, 2020 - Lincoln Gallery
Loveland, CO, 2017 - 6 Bridges Gallery
Maynard, MA, 2016 - Larson Gallery
Yakima, WA, 2015 - The Llano County Historical Museum
Llano, TX, 2014 - Open Range Images Fine Art Photography
Cody, Wyoming, 2011
Press and Accolades
- Published in Wyoming Wildlife
April, 2012 - Published in Cody and Beyond
April, 2014 - Published as cover on Wyoming Outdoor Council calendar
Oct, 2015
Education
- Fort Lewis College, B.A
Durango, CO,1973