Now Showing: Designing Happiness

Exhibition to mark the Artistic Re-Emergence of Ivette Kjelsrud
First Friday, April 5 | 5–8PM
Confluence Center | 119 W Main, Missoula

This exhibition is more than my return to the art world—it symbolizes my own transformation. Designing Happiness: One Space at a Time marks the visible expression of my journey to harmonize my inner and outer worlds through the power of intentional beauty and profound alignment.

Through layers of encaustic wax, oil paint, and mixed media, this curated selection of works captures my journey toward harmonizing the shadows and light of my past and present. Each piece is intentionally crafted to transform personal and inherited stories into expressions of resilience, depth, and beauty.

This collection, both a re-entrance and a realignment, is a celebration of turning life’s complexities into visual poetry. It’s about elevating existence into an art form, where each creation resonates with intention and insight—a transformation I also extend to creators, visionaries, and entrepreneurs seeking to align their world with their highest vision and fullest potential.

My art has always mirrored my vision and inner journey, but now, it carries an even deeper intention—to capture the magic not in the destination, but in the becoming.
This exhibition is an invitation to see the world through a lens of beauty and transformation, where thought leadership is visually expressed and profoundly felt.