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Last Updated: April 23, 2008 - 9:56 AM
Visual Arts Listings: March 19-25
By Charlotte Jusinski
Published: March 19, 2008
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OPENINGS
A gentle look at the Southwest is at Kchisos Gallery. (Jay Dirago, “Southwest Door III”) |
AARON PAYNE FINE ART
213 E. Marcy St., 995-9779
The abstract paintings of Deborah Hede, Joyce Melander-Dayton, Kim Moss and Mercedes Velarde are Taking Shape. The diverse creations in various mediums are both soothing and provocative, organic and man-made. The new voices of contemporary American abstraction are loud and clear.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 26.
CCA
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338
Eight inches is the size of a lot of good things: most pancakes, an average dog’s head and a whole slew of amazing artworks. More than eight artists, established and emerging, were invited to submit 8-by-8-by-8-inch works.
Reception 5-7 pm Saturday; through April 6.
CHARLOTTE JACKSON FINE ART
200 W. Marcy St., Suite 101, 989-8688
Italian artist Alfonso Fratteggiani Bianchi creates monochromatic limestone works. Seemingly by magic, the pigment he applies stays fixed to the stone without glue, binders or mediums; it’s a trick of nature and, perhaps, of the super-porous Umbrian limestone he uses.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 13.
JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601
Nic Nicosia is used to working with models and sets in his photography; this time, however, he’s decided to try something new. He chucks balls of paint at a wall, draws with a piece of graphite on the end of a pole and swings a pencil on the end of a string to create a large unique drawing that contrasts with selected photographs.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 3.
KCHISOS GALLERY
211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0086
From the concrete jungles of urban New Jersey comes Jay Dirago, an artist so in tune with New Mexico landscapes, it would seem he’s a native. In the difficult medium of watercolors, he makes it look easy to capture the glow of adobe.
Reception 1-3 pm Saturday.
>>> STUDIO ONE
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6011
Everyone has secrets: regrets rarely talked about, scars whose origin is never revealed, ex-lovers whose names will always be a mystery. Halston Bruce offers the viewer a world where there are no hidden corners. Her work is real-life, real-time and uncomfortable in the best way (see SFR Picks).
Reception 6:30 pm Sunday.
WINTEROWD FINE ART
701 Canyon Road, 992-8878
A true artist can make a difficult process look easy. Charlie Burk creates multi-layered worlds In The Grasses by painting blades of grass one by one—a process that’s easier said than done.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 3.
NOW SHOWING
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Balanced layers give Lloyd Kiva New Gallery a unique look. (Norman Akers, “Genetic Memory”) |
ART GALLERY, ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 984-6104
The students at St. John’s College aren’t the only geniuses on campus. In the annual faculty and staff art show, the biggest Johnnies of all show off ceramics, watercolors, oil paintings, pastels, photography and more. Through April 20.
ATRIUM SOUND SPACE, COLLEGE OF SANTA FE
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6502
Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse is a perennial favorite among those who know the morose literary lady well. Michael Dotolo felt moved to create a four-channel sound installation as an homage to Woolf. Through April 10.
BACA STREET STUDIOS
926 Baca St., 820-2222
Is your mate emotional? Easily malleable? Selfless to the point of cluelessness? Let it slide, he’s just a Pisces. Especially for the fishy creatures of the zodiac, Liquid Light Glass presents its Pisces Show, which features glass fish, painted fish and wearable fish. The best part? They don’t smell like fish. Through April 1.
BLUE RAIN GALLERY
130 Lincoln Ave., 550-9574
Norma Howard’s paintings are created with painstakingly layered woven basket-like brushstrokes of watercolor paint, which create a soft-edged scene that depicts her native Choctaw and Chickasaw heritage. Through March 21.
CANYON ROAD CONTEMPORARY ART
403 Canyon Road, 983-0433
In a group show featuring paintings and painting-sculpture hybrids, gallery artists Steve Bogdanoff, Heidi Goodyear, Jason Roberts and Jean Wallin exhibit their work in various styles. Through March 21.
COLLEGE OF SANTA FE FINE ARTS GALLERY
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6508
Two Albuquerque artists go head-to-head in Karl Hofmann vs. Trevor Lucero. Hofmann’s expressionistic, geometrically concerned canvases are bursts of color and impulse. Lucero, meanwhile, assembles a large painting out of hundreds of smaller canvases, then layers still more information on top of that, all to explore the American West. Through March 29.
DIOGENES CLUB
510 Galisteo St., 690-5095
One may know Ty Anderle by his bright horses from the “Trail of Painted Ponies,” but there’s lots more up his sleeve. Saddle up and head over to see his radically colored folk art, huge mixed-media canvases, painted recycled objects and wooden bowls. Through March 23.
EVO GALLERY
554 S. Guadalupe St., 982-4610
Wind and water carve lines and crevasses into mountainsides, a process that Vicky Colombet is there to contemplate. The results are paintings that appear weathered by the elements, eroded by the passage of time, abstract in subject matter but delicately composed on the canvas. Through March 29. Also: Drive past Evo Gallery at night and the flashing TV screens inside will probably be an eye-catcher; those are Steina’s creations. She likes the immediacy of video: What she records is what the viewer sees. Through May 15.
JANE SAUER GALLERY
652 Canyon Road, 995-8513
Geoffrey Gorman’s amazing mixed-media animal sculptures are pieced together from trash such as rusty wire, torn rags and moss. The sculptures are then left outside to elegantly disintegrate—so get a look before they’re gone for good. Through March 25. Also: Barbara Lee Smith’s fabric collages are made of teeny strips of cloth layered over a base of synthetic fiber, then riddled with tiny stitches of multicolored thread. Stand back from the piece, however, and landscapes with a relaxed impressionistic air rise from the cacophony of material. Through April 7.
JENNIE COOLEY GALLERY
717-D Canyon Road, 466-4542
Show Me Your Stimulus Package, baby. It sounds dirty, and in some ways it is; 20 artists were challenged to create an artistic depiction of the government’s strange new economic plan. Through March 25.
JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES
2843 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 471-1054
The works of Mel and Diana Johnson, as well as pieces by various gallery artists, are a feast for the eyes at this Madrid gallery. Historic Madrid photographs, courtesy of the Huber family, are also on display. Through March 28.
JOYCE ROBINS GALLERY
201 Galisteo St., 989-8795
Joyce Robins has joined contrasting ideas in this invitational exhibit of five artists, all of whom create with natural, organic cycles and elements in mind. Through March 31.
LEWALLEN CONTEMPORARY
129 W. Palace Ave., 988-8997
Sharon Booma is most concerned with process. Like a Zen master, she lets paintings become a whirlwind of instinctual movements. The final product is a panel with the weariness of corroded metal. The anomalous touches, like blue spots in a yellow sea, add a mysterious feel. Through March 30. Also: Bernard Chaet has one of the most important names in American modernism, but his work draws from French impressionism and classical oil landscapes. His use of color and textural shifts make everything, even a scene of his family playing Scrabble, a masterpiece. Through April 20.
LLOYD KIVA NEW GALLERY
108 Cathedral Place, 983-1222
The kachina dolls and etched pots of Native American art is left in the dust by new works from Norman Akers. Diagrams of reproductive organs, instructions on using a microscope, and maps of the US are layered with dozens more images and colors, create a fascinating piece of work with unavoidable social undertones. Through April 28.
MANITOU GALLERIES
123 W. Palace Ave., 986-0440
New Mexico is one of the most naturally beautiful places in the country, so it’s no surprise that a slew of artists have beefed up the landscape painting queue here. In a group show of landscape painters, we see if they choose to include nuclear power plants or satellite dish arrays. Through March 21.
MONROE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
112 Don Gaspar Ave., 992-0800
On the set of every movie, there’s a photographer snapping photos for use in publicity. Over the years, some of these shots have become iconic images of actors and directors, while others are unknown treasures, glimpses into glitzy, gritty lives of silver-screen celebrities. More than 50 photographs show the process of Making Movies. Through April 20.
MOV-IN GALLERY
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 982-0389
For those who think YouTube is the be-all, end-all of digital video entertainment, get ready for that bubble to burst. The Perpetual Art Machine, a traveling video installation that has toured 10 countries, arrives in Santa Fe in all its interactive glory. Through April 11.
OWINGS-DEWEY FINE ART
76 E. San Francisco St., 982-6244
Back in the 1930s, when Santa Fe was on its way to becoming a real-life city but was still clogged with dust and horse-drawn carriages, many artists were charmed by the rustic setting and chose to create some art here. Prints and drawings from the ’30s are emblematic in depicting the renaissance of the Southwest. Through April 11.
PERSPECTIVES FINE ART
855 Cerrillos Road, 660-6181
This brand spankin’ new gallery focuses on antique and tribal art from around the world, as well as contemporary modern works by up-and-coming artists. The very first show features paintings by James Lofton and Dennis Flynn, as well as sculptures by Carlos Carulo. Through March 28.
PEYTON-WRIGHT GALLERY
237 E. Palace Ave., 989-9888
Slip into the past with Art of Devotion, an exhibit of masterpieces of Spanish colonial devotional art from the 16th to 19th centuries. Through April 30.
POP GALLERY
133 W. Water St., 820-0788
The somewhat creepy, always surreal images of Lynden St. Victor make viewers expect an anime-like computer-generated hottie chick around every corner. Through Feb. 28. Also: The Roaring Twenties call out again through the paintings of Clifford Bailey. His caricature-like depictions of musicians, women in flapper dresses and slimy poker players are best viewed after consuming some contraband from the speakeasy. Through March 31.
SANTA FE CLAY
1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
Finally, an art show for the crazy cat ladies of Santa Fe. In a show that honors an often revered, often reviled creature, the artists of Santa Fe Clay explore the possibilities of the cat. Whether it’s the Egyptians’ deity or the evil black streak across one’s path, there’s no avoiding the feline. Through April 12. Also: This summer’s clay workshops will be conducted by old hats and new blood, and all of the resulting art is on exhibit. Check out the work of nine clay artists, then ponder the opportunity to study with them come summer! Through April 21.
SANTA FE MODERN HOME
1512 Pacheco St. A-105, 992-0505
This furniture and homewares store is a gallery in itself. When the emotional abstract paintings of Pamela Markoya are thrown into the mix, it’s enough to make a modernist cheer. Oh but there’s more—jewelry by Kezha Hatier is perfect to bring home as a souvenir of one of the hippest home hubs in town. Through April 11.
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
145 Washington Ave., 955-6792
It’s just A Matter of Form to James Hamilton, whose assemblages and collages are on display this month. Through March 31. Also: Roger D Jones went to art therapy for two years to try to lose weight. He didn’t budge the scale, but he did discover a love and talent for watercolor painting. When he’s not at work as a physicist, amateur musician or running his brainchild, Qforma, he creates visual jazz. Through March 31.
TAPESTRY GALLERY
4 Firehouse Lane, Madrid, 471-0194
Hopefully the weather this weekend will be nice enough for a drive down the Turquoise Trail—if so, stop in Madrid to view the handwoven tapestries by Albuquerque artist Dinna Loraine Contractor. Through April 15.
TURNER CARROLL GALLERY
725 Canyon Road, 986-9800
In the first installment of its New Gallery Artists to Watch series, Turner Carroll gathers artists from the Americas, from New Mexico to Peru. Sculpture and collage, abstract expressionism and gauzy realism, it’s all here. And make sure to keep an eye on it. Through April 8.
ULI’S BOUTIQUE
208 W. San Francisco St., 986-0577
Among the über-fashionable digs at Uli’s, Annie Lindberg’s assemblages create an aura of natural wonder. Fascinated with birds and nature, Lindberg’s work explores the magic in the everyday. Through March 21.
UNDERGROUND GALLERY
100 W. Marcy St., 983-0430
Blood, when used in conjunction with paper, eventually changes the paper’s landscape as the iron leaches out to stain the fibers. Rocky Lewycky knows this, and uses it to explore the nature of art through time. Through March 25.
VERVE FINE ARTS
219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009
If only there were more artists like Vincent Cianni and David Scheinbaum; these two dynamic photographers both aim to document the world as we know it, as well as break down stereotypes. Cianni’s honest, gritty photos of street skaters in New York are paired with Scheinbaum’s thoughtful depictions of the New Mexico hip-hop scene. Through May 10.
WELLS FARGO BANK
241 Washington Ave., 820-6336
To cash a check is a pleasant experience anyway, but it becomes even nicer with the creations of Judy Just and Barbara Gagel. The mixed-media paintings depict both abstract forms and concrete images to create a sense of movement, journey and realization. Through March 31.
WHOLE FOODS GALLERY
753 Cerrillos Road, 670-6649
Eldorado artist Cate Goedert livens up the shopping experience with her exquisite photographs. Peace and serenity pervades her images of horses, windswept and almost pensive; paired next to her Dolls: Sacred and Profane series, the objectivity of thrift-store finds makes the animals all the more moving. Through March 30.
WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY
229 A Johnson St., 989-1189
Sonja Berthrong is fixated on an object rarely noticed and often taken for granted. More than 100 images, all 10-inch squares, feature her Chair Friends. Restaurant chairs, antique chairs, hotel lobby chairs, any kind of chair she could capture, she did. Through March 30.
MUSEUMS
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Winterowd Fine Art presents a closeup of nature. ( Charlie Burke, “True Elegance”) |
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM
217 Johnson St., 946-1017
No one knows New Mexico as “The Land of Entrapment” like painter Marsden Hartley. Between 1918 and 1924, Hartley lived in Santa Fe and painted the New Mexico landscapes in his search for a modern American aesthetic. After World War I, Hartley expatriated to Berlin, but couldn’t get the red rocks and blue skies out of his mind; his New Mexico Recollections series, created in Germany, are a complex portrayal of his connection to America. Forty-two of Hartley’s paintings are on display for the first time, in all their complicated glory. Through May 11.
GOVERNOR’S GALLERY
411 Old Santa Fe Trail, 476-5072
Back when it paid to be an artist, Depression-era Works Progress Administration employees took part in government-funded projects to bolster culture, art and economic stability. Easel paintings, small sculpture and 329 photographs of rural and industrial life in New Mexico are both historically fascinating and aesthetically pleasing.Through May 18.
IAIA MUSEUM
108 Cathedral Place, 983-1777
The eerie, sacred mounds of Oklahoma’s Choctaw nation are historically and spiritually significant. Voices from the Mound features artwork, from Choctaw Indians of Oklahoma and Mississippi, that hopefully lifts the tribe into the visual-art world’s consciousness. Also: Accompanying the work of her tribal contemporaries is Choctaw painter Valjean McCarthy Hessing’s artful depictions of Native American life from 1965 to 1997. Her death in 2006 ended a life full of pride for her people and their way of life. Through May 26.
MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE
710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250
Pueblo artists Tammy Garcia and Evelyn Fredricks twist traditional ideas of Native American art into large-scale contemporary bronze works. Through April 27. Also: The style of Santa Fe jewelry can easily be defined as huge hunks of turquoise and Native American trappings, but where did it all originate? Native Couture highlights the work of Dicky Pfaelzer, a trendsetter and jeweler of the highest regard. The exhibit shows that while Southwestern jewelry has changed over time, the mainstays—squash blossoms, bears or crosses—are timeless. Through June 7, 2009.
MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART
706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200
Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools proves that the tools and processes used in crafting togs also can be works of art. Fabrics permeate our lives, from the clothes we wear to the cars we drive. Through April 13. Also: Quilts made by the African-Americans of Gee’s Bend, Ala., aren’t the time-consuming masterpieces of the Pennsylvania Dutch—rather, they were made from old clothes and were needed to keep warm. These quilts are finally being recognized as true art and are in Santa Fe as part of a nationwide tour of museums. Through May 11.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
107 W. Palace Ave., 476-5072
Intricacy and stress are the two main threads that run through the juried show Art on the Edge. Susan Donatucci’s installation stretches panty hose to the limit by loading them full of paper pulp and plaster and hanging the pendulous cocoons from the ceiling; Helene Pfeffer has created sumi ink paintings on 1,092 pieces of torn paper and pinned them to the wall. In a show that will certainly keep viewers on edge, the seven featured artists exhibit varied strengths and visions. Through April 13. Also: There’s a certain happy simplicity to the daisy, a flower long used to represent peace and utopian ideals. Contemporary artists come together to explore the daisy as a symbol of the anti-establishment movement and a shift in the social norm. Plumes of smoke in a picture of Baghdad have been changed into painted daisies by Erika Wanenmacher, and Yumi Roth’s installation of 100 porcelain daisies is more than just aesthetically pleasing. Through May 11.
PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS
105 W. Palace Ave., 476-5100
Walk into nearly any home in Santa Fe and you’ll find retablos—small images of Christ and the saints used for devotion and protection. In churches similar paintings were called ex-votos. Nineteenth century examples of the works make a trip to the museum an opportunity to venerate the divine. Through April 20.
SITE SANTA FE
1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199
Icelandic artist Steina is regarded as a pioneer in the bleak landscape of digital imaging art. Her installation in her hometown of Santa Fe is a chronological survey of her work from 1970 to 2000, and includes both video-screened and kinetic sculpture. Through May 11.
WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM
704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636
Celebrate the Wheelwright’s 70th birthday with Native American Modern, an exhibit that features important works from 1960 until now. Paintings, baskets, fetishes and figurines run amok. What better way to pay homage to these artists than to gawk? Through April 20.
EVENTS
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OPEN STUDIO, OPEN MIND
Kids can explore various mediums in the weekly “Open Studio,” alternating each session between pastels, acrylics and inks.
2:30-4:30 pm Wednesday, March 19. Free with museum admission.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
The arrival of spring is also the arrival of crazy winds blowing cottonwood puffs all over the place. Kids can revel in the breeze with their “wind wand,” a crepe-paper stick that looks pretty when it flutters.
2:30-4:30 pm Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21.
Free with museum admission.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359
HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
The artists-in-residence at the Santa Fe Art Institute open their studios once a month, giving the public a chance to see just how an artsy person functions. Sandro Del Rosario, Jorge Sarsale, Lory Pollina, Carolyn Salas, Jeroen Nelemans, Sara Heitlinger, and Franc Purg are in the spotlight.
5:30 pm Thursday, March 20. Free.
Santa Fe Art Institute, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 424-5050
LET’S TALK ABOUT ME
After drawing a self-portrait, kids are invited to write on it about themselves to create a descriptive self-portrait.
1-4 pm Saturday, March 22. Free with museum admission.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359
EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK
Ginger DeLater, Mickey Bond, Daryl Colburn, Melinda Baker, Rebecca O’Day and Gasali Adeymo show off their works in a graceful open house. Sure the art is beautiful, but the house is gorgeous too! Best thing is…it’s all for sale. Real estate, meet art.
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