Welcome to the Jay Contway Story
Meet Jay Contway
Jay Contway was a world-famous American Western Sculptor who’s life was his art and his art was his life. Much of his artwork shows what he has experienced first hand. Click on The Artist button below to learn more.
Experience his art
Jay was a native Montana artist who raised working Quarter Horses. He spent time on the rodeo circuit and his knowledge and respect for the working cowboy shows clearly in his art. Appreciation for the history, his own native ancestry, and the people and animals of the west he loved is illustrated in his work. Click on The Work button below to learn more.
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New Jay Contway Bronze for Christmas 2020
You are being offered an opportunity to purchase from a very limited edition of Jay Contway bronze just it time for Christmas. Only 4 have been produced and they are ready right now for you to own. Order yours today before they are all gone.
Jay Contway Legacy Art Christmas 2020 update
Dear patrons, family and friends: This past year has been challenging; one never stops learning. I have missed Jay greatly but could not wish him back to have lived through the confinement caused by Covid 19. As his legacy keeper, I have placed many of his belongings in the Phillips County Museum in Malta, Montana and have added to the […]
In loving memory of Jay Contway
Jay Joseph Contway was born February 13, 1935 in Malta, Montana and passed away November 21, 2019 in Great Falls, Montana. He was divinely blessed with a God-given talent for western art.
Montana’s Cowboy Hall of Fame – 2019 Saddle of Honor Award
On Friday, September 6th, 2019 Jay & Lynn Contway and 164 of their closest friends and family gathered at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana to celebrate Jay being honored with the 2019 Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame Saddle of Honor Award.