PREVIOUS ISSUES : CULTURE : Visual Arts Last Updated: April 30, 2008 - 9:48 AM   Visual Arts Listings: March 26-April 1 By Charlotte Jusinski Published: March 26, 2008   Email this article   Printer friendly page   Items for calendar consideration may be submitted via mail, fax, e-mail (culture@sfreporter.com) or online and must be received two weeks before publication. >>> Designates items highlighted in this week’s issue. OPENINGS | NOW SHOWING | MUSEUMS | EVENTS OPENINGS Give peace a chance at New Concept Gallery. (Tony O’Brien “Iraqi Prisoner; Prayertime”) GERALD PETERS GALLERY 1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5700 Something magical happens to New Mexico just as the sun goes down and the moon comes up. Jack Kotz keeps his camera ready for that surreal time when it’s neither day nor night, exploring the way light changes a landscape, as well as how streetlights and neon signs can change the mood. No reception; through April 19. JANE SAUER GALLERY 652 Canyon Road, 995-8513 Japanese artist Eri Imamura has studied ancient beading techniques of both her own culture and of American Indians. She sees striking commonalities, as well as differences that complement each other. Through her cross-cultural beadwork, she hopes to spark communication between ethnicities, which she believes is a path to world peace. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 15. LINDA DURHAM CONTEMPORARY ART 1101 Paseo de Peralta, 466-6600 If the average person were to take a photo a day, he or she would likely see a lot of boring stuff—laundry, dirty dishes and the like. Mariana Cook’s daily photos, however, take ordinary objects and make them worth poring over. For a year she captured the beauty in the everyday, and has now gathered selections from those 365 images to exhibit. Recepton 5-7 pm Friday; through April 19. NEW CONCEPT GALLERY 610 Canyon Road, 795-7570 With so many art exhibits that speak out about the current war, you’d think the Department of Defense would listen up. ’Til that happens, artists like those in Voices Against the War continue to speak their minds. Ten percent of all sales go to Veterans for Peace, so spend liberally. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 20. SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 6401 Richards Ave., 428-1501 Naked people running around outside at night is usually a good reason to call the cops. The more benevolent, however, consider calling Siegfried Halus. The esteemed photographer captures models at night, when they glow like beacons, eerie as apparitions. Reception 5-7 pm Thursday; through April 30. NOW SHOWING Don’t be a chicken; check out Linda Durham Contemporary Art. (Marion Cook “Blind Chicken”) return to top 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. Through April 26. ANDREEVA GALLERY 217 W. San Francisco St., 982-7272 Valentine’s Day is long gone but there are still plenty of excuses to indulge in romantic floral still lifes and lush landscapes rendered in oil. Gallery artists Kevin Gorges, Grace Kim, Kurt Anderson and others give it their all. Through March 31. 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. 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. Through April 13. 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. 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. JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY 1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601 Nic Nicosia is used to working with models and sets for 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 uni-que drawing that contrasts with selected photographs. Through May 3. JANE SAUER GALLERY 652 Canyon Road, 995-8513 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. 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. 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. Through April 15. 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. 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 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 ART INSTITUTE 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 424-5050 On the fifth anniversary of our arrival on the scene in Iraq, artist Zelie Pollon exhibits her haunting photos from Baghdad and other war-torn areas. These aren’t the images shown on TV, but they’re the ones we most need to see. 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. 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 aim to document the world as we know it, as well as break down stereotypes.the  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. 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.Through April 3. 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 Jane Sauer Gallery mixes east and west. (Eri Imamura, “Tabi Moccasin”) return to top 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.Through April 6. 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 return to top OPEN STUDIO, OPEN MIND Kids can explore various mediums at the weekly Open Studio, alternating each session between pastels, acrylics and inks. 2:30-4:30 pm Wednesday, March 26. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 ACTIVITES FOR THE BIG KIDS While the wee ones are off getting covered in paint at the Open Studio, parents can head over to a question-and-answer session with a child-and-adolescent counselor at the Parent Talk. Come ready with your burning inquiries. 2:30-4:30 pm Wednesday, March 26. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 TALK IT OUT In the Marion Center’s monthly photographic salon, artists Kim Kurian, Mac Reade and Aggie Villanueva discuss their work. 7-9 pm Wednesday, March 26. Free. Marion Center for Photographic Arts, College of Santa Fe 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6341 ADMINISTRATION OF ANIMATION TJ Nabors has devoted her life to cartoons. In a time of war, famine, genocide, great social injustice and cruelty of all types, she is still able to rationalize a career in a medium often viewed as fluff. Perhaps it’s what the world needs most. Yet another awesome faculty lecture from the College of Santa Fe. 4:30 pm Thursday, March 27. Free. The Forum, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6292 THROUGH THE TLINGIT GLASS Tlingit artist Prestion Singletary draws inspiration from all over—from his Pacific Northwest heritage, as well as contemporary glass masters from Europe and the Americas. His art is full of risky business and leaps of faith, and he’ll discuss that experience in a lecture, From the Fire Pit of the Canoe People. 7 pm Thursday, March 27. Free. Tipton Hall, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6052 MINTY FRESH KIDS Preschoolers love covering themselves in various substances, so make it some that smell nice. Kids can play with shaving cream and create modern art by spraying it with colored water. Just don’t tell them it’s a Cool Whip party. 9 am-noon Friday, March 28. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 THE MAN IN THE CRAFTY MASK Masks have been used for millennia in everything from religious rituals to Shakespearian plays. Let your kids get an early start on the mask-making tradition at a lively workshop. 1-4 pm Saturday, March 29. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 >>> WHAT’S SO FUNNY ’BOUT IT? World-renowned photographer Alan Pogue brings his message of peace, love and understanding to the masses with politically conscious documentary photographs. His subject matter includes farm workers in the Rio Grande Valley in the 1970s and civilians and soldiers in Vietnam during the war. He will be signing copies of his retrospective book, Witness for Justice (see SFR Picks). 2-4 pm Saturday, March 29. Free. Verve Gallery of Photography, 219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009 CONTEMPORARY IDIOM, PUEBLO-STYLE SWAIA Executive Director Bruce Bernstein, along with Legends Santa Fe’s resident stone, bronze and clay artists will discuss their respective media and muse on how the contemporary art world influences their Native roots. 1 pm Sunday, March 30. Free. Legends Santa Fe, 143 Lincoln Ave., 983-5639 CHIMAYO’S OWN BABY BLANKET Two generations of homemade baby quilts from the Chimayo Valley Quilters will be on display on Museum Hill. The quilters will be on hand to tell stories, answer questions and tell you how to make your own baby quilt. 1-4 pm Sunday, March 30. Free with museum admission. Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200 © Copyright 2000-2008 by the Santa Fe Reporter Save This Page to del.icio.us Top of Page