About Nest
The natural world inspires Kirsten's work. Her art captures the best of what is beautiful and helps us find a place of honor for it in our lives. She is known for her large iron animal sculptures and her paintings of ephemeral landscapes and bold horses. Her subjects and materials evolve quickly and are unlimited. There are several projects rolling at all times including welding, sculpting, painting. All of her work loops back to one common source which is her deep-seated love of the natural world. Her work is made to help devolve a deeper love and respect for the natu...Read More
Nest
Established in 1971
Featured Pieces
Moose Mount mixed media sculpture by Kirsten Kainz
Located in Belgrade, MT
This sculpture is not only monumentality beautiful in form and technique but is loaded interesting concepts. This work by Kainz raises questions about our relationship with the world...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Golden Boy
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is an elk mount on another level.
Composed over period of four years out of an old antique elk form with an original old trophy scale antler rack and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
ELK Mount found object
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is a life size elk mount taken to a new level. Artist Kirsten Kainz spent a few years creating the this piece using thousands of small relics and found ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Western Royalty impressionistic horse original painting done in blue and gold
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is a large scale original Painting by Kirsten Kainz. It is painted in a western Impressionism style featuring a bold confident horse seen at peace with its environment.
The pai...
Category
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
All IN A DAY Original large western Impressionism landscape painting by Kainz
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is a large western Impressionist painting that I recently made. It embodies the grandness of wild places. This piece captures the energy o...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
One Fabulous Filly By Kirsten Kainz assemblage free standing sculpture
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is all about the fabulous. Assemblage sculpture by Kainz.
Speaks of the multitudes in life. Richly layered gem and jewelry are encrusted on this powerful horse figure. It...
Category
2010s Assemblage Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Original Landscape Painting , Western Impressionism, by Kirsten Kainz
Located in Belgrade, MT
Limited archival signed prints available. $1500
"WESTERN WAYS"
This is an original work by, Kirsten Kainz.
It depicts a vast landscape of the American West where one can experien...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bison Sculpture Outdoor Large Metal Sculpture Found Object Iron Assemblage
Located in Belgrade, MT
Brando is a life size Amercian Bison Sculpture. Kainz has composed this piece from thousands of cast off metal pieces, all found and collected in Montana. Each piece is welded on by ...
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Lavish Skys original western impressionism landscape big sky country in blues
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is an original painting by artist Kirsten Kainz. Kainz resides in Montana nestled in the Rocky Mountains. Here art refers to the natural world. She paints and sculpts as diverse...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
