Lisa Simon is a Humanities scholar and arts advocate with a Ph.D. in literature. For 11 years, her 5-minute radio program on the literature of the West, Reflections West, was heard on MTPR and YPR. She was designated a “Humanities Hero” by the MT State Arts Council for her work in literary advocacy. Lisa and her partner, Jason Neal, opened Radius Gallery in 2014, a counter-conventional, mission-driven art gallery that is committed to creating a viable arts economy in Montana. Radius’s motto—live with art—argues for bringing art into our homes and to both delight the eye and excite the imagination. Radius’s intention is to be a place of interest for everyone, an advocate for inclusion and open-mindedness in our community, and an entity that bolsters other art initiatives in Missoula and throughout Montana.