PREVIOUS ISSUES : CULTURE : Visual Arts Last Updated: May 14, 2008 - 8:44 AM   Visual Arts Listings: April 9-15 By Charlotte Jusinski Published: April 9, 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 Feel like fall again at Winterowd Fine Art. (Jamie Kirkland, “Somerset”) AD COLLECTIVE 1235-B Siler Road, 470-4867 Traditionally, one is supposed to give or receive paper on a first anniversary, leather on the third, steel on the 11th and other seemingly random, specific objects for each anniversary. Following with tradition, for the AD Collective’s second birthday, cotton is the name of the game in We’ll Soon Cotton Onto That: Two Years of the AD Collective. We hope that they’re around for the 13th: lace. That could get kind of exciting. Reception 6-9 pm Friday; through April 20. >>> CCA 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338 Train disasters, shipwrecks, car bombs, war, consumer culture, the housing market…Aah, The Beauty of it All. This slightly ironic, mostly bittersweet show of watercolor paintings by artist Kim Russo is comprised of “disaster paintings,” rendered caringly and delicately, and not without a distinct political agenda (See SFR Picks). Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 11. DWIGHT HACKETT PROJECTS 2879 All Trades Road, 474-4043 When does racism stop being offensive and start being glorified? Peregrine Honig approaches this difficult question with Fashism, an uncomfortable melding of fascism and fashion. The headscarf of Aunt Jemima? Pretty. A bejeweled lynching victim hanging from an earlobe? Charming. These paintings make the viewer squirm. Reception 3-5 pm Saturday; through May 24. EIGHT MODERN 231 Delgado St., 995-0231 Ever wonder where those favorite thrift store boots have walked in the past? Memory is inextricably tied to clothing, and mixed-media artist Nancy Youdelman explores that concept as she seeks to transform vintage garb with photographs, letters, found objects and plant material. Youdelman connects garments to memories, thoughts to concrete objects, and has been doing this for almost 40 years. Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through May 18. HIGH MAYHEM STUDIOS 1703-B Lena St., 501-3333 Ever have the urge to drink out of those gold-plated porcelain cups on display, to ride that ancient Indian stone horse or otherwise engage physically with fine art on exhibit? Luckily, Damon and Sabrina Griffith urge their viewers to make friends with their puppet creations, to take them off their pedestals and act out scenes. The two, who are originally from Pittsburgh, make puppets meant to be played with, not just admired. Reception 7 pm Friday; through May 1. JANE SAUER GALLERY 652 Canyon Road, 995-8513 Bell jars usually cover stuff like porcelain dolls and puff pastries, but Tim Tate isn’t into the ordinary. He’s installed cameras and tiny screens inside bell jars to record viewers’ every move. When a meandering human gets too close sensors let off buzzing sounds and Geiger counter noises. Images of the viewer in question as if that viewer is trapped in the jar. Also: Cottage chic is all the rage, and Joseph Shuldiner’s rustic, yet refined masterpieces fit right into that aesthetic. He pieces together branches, leaves, handmade paper, and other organic materials to create soothing palettes with the appeal of a forest yet the order of a Frank Lloyd Wright windowpane. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 6. JAVA JOE’S NORTH 564 N. Guadalupe St., 577-0872 The north-side location of Santa Fe’s coffee capital, mocha mecca, latte location, is proud to host Messengers, paintings by Annie O’Brien Gonzales. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 30. MARIGOLD ARTS 424 Canyon Road, 982-4142 The weavings of Sandy Voss and Connie Enzmann Forneris probably could stand up to years worth of feet in the foyer, but who would want to step all over such lovely things? Hand-woven graphic designs, as well as brightly colored rag rugs, are too pretty for the floor. Reception 5-7 pm Friday. WINTEROWD FINE ART 701 Canyon Road, 992-8878 When life gets a little too nutty for her Zen-like sensibilities, Jamie Kirkland aims to calm everything down. Her paintings have the same effect as a nice glass of wine (or tea for that matter). Objects bleed into one another and the viewer is taken to a place of peace. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through April 24. NOW SHOWING Jane Sauer Gallery has got its eye on you. (Tim Tate, “Midnight Dream Box”) 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. ARTISTAS DE SANTA FE 228-B Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-1320 Ginny Hogan’s work is beautiful, yet rooted in the primitive. She makes her own paper and paints petroglyph-inspired horses leaping through swirls of color and ephemera. Her new works are on display at Santa Fe’s fine art co-op. Through April 23. 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. 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. BOX GALLERY 1611-A Paseo de Peralta, 989-4897 David Nakabayashi’s paintings are as densely packed as the syllables in his name. Bright colors pop against objects like stones, rusty old machinery, tree branches and more. A water jug pirouettes with some pliers. A dude floats around in the sky next to a telephone pole—and somehow it all makes sense. Through May 3. 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. CHARLOTTE JACKSON PROJECT SPACE 7511 Mallard Way, 989-8688 Our Hungarian friends might say, “Festmények -ból alak és orült emberek van félelmetes!” Loosely translated, that means that impressionistic Hungarian art is awesome. Presenting more than 60 masterworks from Eastern Europe, this rare exhibition brings together the best of Hungary’s art created before the anti-communism revolt in 1956. Through May 31. CHIAROSCURO CONTEMPORARY ART 439 Camino del Monte Sol, 992-0711 Jim Dine’s carefully-rendered prints of humans and still-life objects breathe on the page. Polly Apfelbaum often arranges her painting-sculpture-installation hybrid creations on the floor, exploring pop culture in all its manifestations. Bebe Krimmer’s vast canvases are inspired by astronomy and combine many media to explore the great beyond. Through May 3. 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. Also: With eerie floating green orbs, lines of spectacular color making up a sunset, and slightly creepy alien-like formations in white marble, the work of Anne Marie Jugnet & Alain Clairet is perfect for the Land of Enchantment. Through May 24. HARRY’S ROADHOUSE 96B Old Las Vegas Hwy., 670-8310 The 3-D paintings of L Scooter Morris are a conglomeration of light, color, texture, and emotion, giving a 2-D surface an appearance of depth. It’s eye candy dessert after awesome grub. Through May 7. 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. Through April 19. 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 unique drawing that contrasts with selected photographs. Through May 3. 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. Through April 15. JAVA JOE’S 2801 Rodeo Road, 474-5282 The quiet simplicity of Victoria Seale’s mixed-media drawings gives way to a slightly unsettling feeling once the viewer realizes, “Oh man, that horse is indoors. Why is it indoors?!” Through April 30. 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 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. LEWALLEN CONTEMPORARY 129 W. Palace Ave., 989-8997 The massive 30-foot bronze creations of sculptor Bill Barrett aren’t likely to fit everyone’s decor, nevermind living room. Luckily for his fans, he has resized his avant-garde creations to fit on the average coffee table. More than two dozen sculptures have been shrunk—no voodoo necessary. Reception 5:30-7:30 Friday; through April 27. 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. Through April 19. 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 Chiming in on the epic song that is this month’s First Friday, Manitou Galleries kicks off its spring group show with the work of gallery artists, introducing Enrico Embroli, Tomas Lasansky, Ronald Layport and Marlene Rose. Through April 18. MARION CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6341 Featuring photographs from the Marion Center’s collection, as well as works donated from the Andrew Smith Gallery, this College of Santa Fe hotspot always offers a dazzling display of photography. Through May 16. 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. 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. Through April 20. 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. PATINA GALLERY 131 W. Palace Ave., 986-3432 Michael Bauermeister carefully crafts his large wood sculptures in an old house in a Missouri ghost town. The calm and patience of his studio is evident in the flowing lines of his columnar pieces, shaved, turned and tapered to stand like sentinels up to 8 feet tall. Through April 27. PERSPECTIVES FINE ART 855 Cerrillos Road, Suite C, 727-424-4241 Those funky little wooden statues from days of old are even cooler when paired with the paintings of Jose Mondragon. Visit this new gallery for a little bit of now, a little bit of then. Through April 30. 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 sensual woven bronze sculptures of Virginia Harrison are inspired by the artist’s childhood in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, where stories of local gold and silver mines are part of everyone’s history. Through April 15. ROCK PAPER GALLERY 2854-C Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-4244 Featuring high-end art and sculpture, as well as reasonably-priced odds and ends (think antique photographs and bell jars), this Madrid stop is a must-see on the Turquoise Trail. This spring, Jane Rosemont’s eerie, beautiful, poignant, detailed, macro, crazy photographs show us Secret Keepers and ask, Isn’t It Iconic? Through May 31. 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. Through April 30. 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 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., 955-6720 To bone-fold, bind, glue and fill one’s very own handmade book is a fine art and a craftmaker’s thrill. Celebrate the results with the Book Arts Club’s dream journals in The Art of the Dream. Karen Brandi’s acrylic renderings of animals could even give the viewer some fodder for nocturnal imaginings. Through April 30. SELBY FLEETWOOD GALLERY 600 Canyon Road, 992-8877 The anatomical lines of an Airstream trailer are the perfect complement to lush, rolling French Riviera scenes. A faded yellow VW Bus makes one appreciate a bright blue lifeguard stand all the more. Melissa Chandon’s clean lines of Hopper-esque buildings go well with the gauzy landscapes amongst which they sit. Through April 14. 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. TOUCHING STONE GALLERY 539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072 After a night soaking at Ten Thousand Waves and dinner at Kohnami, keep dreaming about Japan with the coarse, yet subtly colored ceramic bowls and vases of Kiyoharu Ichino. Through April 30. URSA 550 S. Guadalupe St., 983-5444 Chad Manley is Punkt. Not Punk’d, that’s the crappy Ashton Kutcher show.  Punkt: Art and Art Furniture features swirly ottomans too cool to park your feet on. Through May 4. 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 and 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. WILLIAM & JOSEPH GALLERY 200 Canyon Road, 982-9404 As an object both of simple necessity (how else would pants stay closed?) and hipster coolness (the more the better!), buttons are iconic, simple and, as the saying goes, totally cute. Taos artist Tom Rogers appreciates the button for what it is and paints it in an intimate, detailed style. Through June 1. WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY 229-A Johnson St., 989-1189 Stephen Shultz is used to taking pictures of landscapes: Tent Rocks, the Pecos ruins and various archaeological sites around the Southwest, to name a few. But his latest inspiration comes to him in his very own home—Flowers—and a Feline too! His cat Diabla is immortalized on the wall, along with macro shots of various vegetation.Through April 26. MUSEUMS Get dolled up for Eight Modern. (Nancy Youdelman, “Ellens Regret”) return to top CCA 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338 From caveman drawings in European grottoes to Campbell’s Soup cans immortalized, painting plays a role in humans’ understanding of their environs. In Hair of the Dog, seven artists explore the practice of paint by dropping art history hangovers with non-traditional mediums. From Brandon Soder’s multimedia exploration of the Last Supper to Rebecca Holland’s colorful, cast sugar polyurethane, there’s a paint fatigue cure for everyone. Through May 25. 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 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 in Flower Power: A Subversive Botanical 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 explore various mediums at the weekly Open Studio, alternating each session between pastels, acrylics and inks. 2:30-4:30 pm Wednesday, April 9. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 STITCHCRAFT No, they won’t teach the kids how to be needlepoint-bearing wiccans; though, would that really be so bad? Kids can learn stitchery designs (but hopefully stay away from words that rhyme with stitch). 2:30-4:30 pm Thursday, April 10. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 FOLK IT UP Cans, old papers, strings, egg crates, and who knows what else, are the perfect materials with which to create some wicked cool folk art. Adults and kids alike are invited to let their folky light shine. 1-4 pm Saturday, April 12. Free with museum admission. Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1060 Old Pecos Trail, 989-8359 © Copyright 2000-2008 by the Santa Fe Reporter Save This Page to del.icio.us Top of Page