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Last Updated: June 18, 2008 - 10:14 AM
Visual Arts Listings: May 14-20
By Charlotte Jusinski
Published: May 14, 2008
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OPENINGS
Ancient stories ride into Asian Adobe. (Ming Fu, “Sunrise Hunter”) |
ARTISTAS DE SANTA FE
228-B Old Santa Fe Trail, 670-8231
Barbara Carter’s work is elegant and seamless. No small feat, considering each of her images is a montage of many photos: birds are superimposed onto foreign backgrounds; haze is added to create a sentimental quality. Finally, once the image is printed, Carter adds yet more layers of paint and other media to finalize the look. The result is a dreamlike landscape both real and imagined.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 1.
ASIAN ADOBE
310 Johnson St., 992-6846
Chinese contemporary artist Guo Ming Fu exhibits his work. His sweeping gestures of color, punctuated by Mongolian figures on horseback, bring to mind great oceans of land and water. The paintings truly emblematize Ming Fu’s pursuit of beauty in his art.
Reception 5-8 pm Friday.
KLAUDIA MARR GALLERY
668 Canyon Road, 988-2100
The fantastic mixed-media worlds of Nancy Scheinman are made up of stamped paint, old prints and pools of darkness. Her paintings, even if explored for years, would never reveal all their secrets.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 8.
MEOW WOLF
1403 Second St.
A mysterious and ominous letter from one Thomas F Merke to a Miss Margaret Brown, dated Aug. 4, 1895, speaks of the newly discovered rabies virus. In anticipation of the quickly approaching age of electricity, airplanes and other such curiosities, Merke schemed to expose newborns to said virus in an attempt to create an immune superhuman. The unpredictable, and ultimately unknowable, result of current events is the basis of Meow Wolf’s newest installation, Biome Neuro Orb. Who knows what the future may bring?
Reception 7 pm-midnight Thursday.
MEYER EAST GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 983-1657
Painter Braldt Bralds is world-renowned for his magazine illustrations, but his true passion has always been fine-art painting. His wish has come true in Santa Fe, where he’s managed to jump the chasm from commissioned illustrator to passionate oil painter.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 22.
SFCC VISUAL ARTS GALLERY
6401 Richards Ave., 428-1776
To round out the semester, the Community College shows off art from its finest students in a juried show from the Department of Fine Arts. Best in Show prizes will be awarded in various media.
Reception 4:30-6 pm Thursday; through Aug. 13.
>>> TURNER CARROLL GALLERY
725 Canyon Road, 986-9800
Next in Turner Carroll’s worldwide search for artists to watch, Art from Asia, features art by Asian-American artists. Includes traditionally inspired depictions of geishas by Hung Liu, skateboarding samurais in clay by Wanxin Zhang, hair on Korean paper by Youngmi Song and mixed-media woodcuts by Yoshiko Shimano (See SFR Picks).
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 30.
VERVE FINE ARTS
219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009
Five New Mexico photographers show their work in Amici Della Galleria, but it’s not all pictures of cacti and adobe. For example, Katarina Fagering, a captain in the Marine Corps Reserves, recently settled in Santa Fe to cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and to assemble a book of photographs of her time serving in Fallujah, Iraq. Also dealing with PTSD, Vietam veteran Herbert Lotz had to wait nearly 40 years before he was able to emotionally cope with printing photos he took during the war. Ian Ramirez’ Heroes series features portraits of Mexican migrant workers of the American Southwest. In sharp contrast to these three artists’ turbulent subject matter, the photographs of Thomas Podleski show his background in mathematics and science as he employs ideas of spatial relationships to his still-life photos of vegetables and flowers. Richard Goldman shows African Landscape Portraits, black-and-white prints of tree landscapes in South Africa.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 12.
WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM
704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636
Ever since the railroad came through Santa Fe in 1880, the rest of the world has been eager to get its hands on items from the Southwest. While the tourist market did result in some mass-produced “art,” a large amount of the souvenirs that came about still stand the test of time. From the Railroad to Route 66: The Curio Trade in New Mexico features historical curio items that range from jewelry to fetishes to rugs. Without this kind of stuff, how else would the five-and-dime have stayed in business all these years?
No reception; through April 19, 2009.
WILLIAM SIEGAL GALLERY
540 S. Guadalupe St., 820-3300
Those who think spare change is heavy should get a load of what traditional Africans used as currency. Iron was considered alchemical and extremely difficult to make, so anything forged—from thick anklets to metal birds—was considered highly valuable. An exhibit of antique African currency is shown alongside William Siegal Gallery’s already-impressive collection of African artifacts.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 16.
NOW SHOWING
Verve Fine Arts takes a different look at war. (Herbert Lotz, “Portrait of a Soldier”) |
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AD COLLECTIVE
1235-B Siler Road, 577-6416
Those who skate together create together. A bunch of friends who grew up in Santa Fe’s skate parks have reunited for a group show of universal importance. Multimedia artwork from more than two decades makes up Space Invaders.Through May 17.
ANDREW SMITH GALLERY
122 Grant Ave., 984-1234
When photographer Baron Wolman signed on to do some rock ’n’ roll photography for a fledgling music magazine, he had no idea he would create 21 historic covers for Rolling Stone Magazine. Janis Joplin, Johnny Cash, Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia are only a few of the celebrities Wolman photographed. Original magazine covers, along with silver gelatin prints of the featured photographs, are on display. Through June 15.
ATRIUM SOUND SPACE
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6011
The next installment in Santa Fe’s sole auditory-only gallery is Philip Blackburn’s Habanera: A Soundwalk through Old Havana. Until the tourist embargo gets lifted, this is the closest some of us will get. Through June 19.
AZTEC CAFE
310 Aztec St., 316-0553
The gripping photographs of Daniel Long and Nora Sanders chronicle Seven Months Across Asia: A Photo Odyssey. Through May 31.
BACA STREET STUDIOS
926 Baca St., 820-2222
It was a long, cold, dreary, nasty and did we mention cold winter and the artists of Baca Street Studios got sick of waiting for spring. They created their own flowers of glass, metal, fabric and 2-D media. Through May 31.
BACK STREET BISTRO ARTSPACE
513 Camino de los Marquez, 982-3500
With the number of landscape artists out there, there’s gotta be something to it. Working in oils and pastels, artists Marlene Larson, Carla Muth, Carole Whitmore and Lowery Williams prove that to be swept away in the beauty of the natural world is easier than ever. Through June 2.
BOX GALLERY
1611-A Paseo de Peralta, 989-4897
The dynamic work of Santa Fe artist Margeaux has evolved once again. Photographic images developed on glass challenge the viewer to see beyond the image, allowing the translucency of the picture to speak to the passage of time and the thought processes associated with the objects pictured. Through
June 7.
CHARLOTTE JACKSON FINE ART
200 W. Marcy St., Suite 101, 988-8883
The early works (that’s 1970-1980, for those not in the know) of Mala Breuer are on display this month. Through May 31.
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
Seth Anderson’s line drawings represent the winding, wandering paths each of us follow to our ultimate goal, whatever it may be. Accordingly, the lines weave and wander, looping back on themselves to form shapes sometimes random, sometimes cohesive, often both. Also: Remember those old fax machines that used heat to transmit images? Jay Tracy does, and he uses repetition and pattern to create thermogenic images on vintage fax paper. He also experiments with chemical reactions by playing with metal salts, chemical pigments and synthetic microbidides and exploring how invisible reactions can create visual results. Through June 7.
COUNTER CULTURE
930 Baca St., 995-1105
At last, an artist that appeals to those who cry out in joy when they hear the words, “Mekka-lekka hai, mekka hiney ho!” Eclectic California native Nicole Panter has been a part of the California punk scene, an acclaimed writer, photographer, conservationist, and (most importantly) a writer for the Pee-Wee Herman Show. She now calls Santa Fe home and is exhibiting her large-format photographs. In 2008, Panter used a drugstore scanner to digitize the Poloroids she took in 1977. Costco printed them as large prints. With all their flaws, they represent the bruises and changes that travel and evolution can inflict upon an image. Through June 1.
CRUZ GALLERY
616 Canyon Road, 986-0644
Art inspired by and depicting glorious, beautiful objects is easy to come by. What really takes courage and an artist’s audacity is a work of art based on an objects humble and overlooked. The artists of Debris d’Atelier concentrate on industrial objects, mud tracked over the floor, and found assemblages of forgotten and discarded objects. Through May 27.
CSF FINE ARTS GALLERY
1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6508
The work of graduating art students Brittny Dayes, Nicole Kurland, Katherine Lee, Genevieve Martin, Brandon Soder, Kelsy Waggaman, Darrah Wills, and Stephanie Wilson is yet another gleaming example of the variety, breadth and awesomeness coming out of the College of Santa Fe’s student body. Through May 17.
DOROTHY ROGERS FINE ART
418 Cerrillos Road, 955-1984
The Mad Framer’s got Robin Williams, and now Julia Roberts also exhibits in Santa Fe. Of course we’re not talking about the movie stars—these are their visual arts counterparts and, according to some, they are far superior. Roberts shows hand-pulled prints of various methods and sizes, focusing often on two of her favorite subject matters: nudes and ethnic pots. A dichotomy for the ages. Through June 14.
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. 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. Through May 18.
EVO GALLERY
554 S. Guadalupe St., 982-4610
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 and Alain Clairet is perfect for the Land of Enchantment. Through
May 24.
GEBERT CONTEMPORARY
558 Canyon Road, 992-1100
Vera Sprunt’s wishful thinking has led her to create photography-painting hybrids featuring shiny, enigmatic pools of water. The shimmery tropical flowers and the clarity of fresh agua almost makes one want to get out of the desert. Also: Perla Krauze, like many residents of the Southwest, is fascinated with the ruggedness and the delicate minutiae of the world around us. This multimedia show chronicles travels to Mesa Verde National Park, White Sands National Monument and beyond; Krauze took rubbings, photographs, made sketches, created panels and sculpted forms to express her feelings about the place. Through May 16.
GERALD PETERS GALLERY
1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5765
There are a few images that define the West: the Saguaro cactus, Native Americans on horseback, huge puffy clouds in an impossibly blue sky. The Gerald Peters Gallery chronicles 200 years of art that aims to define the American West as an aesthetically pleasing place. Those 200 years seem to have worked. Through June 7.
GREEN PALACE TEAHOUSE
209 E. Palace Ave., 983-2239
The quirky semi-Polish, semi-South-western, dream-inspired childhood-evocation folk art of Michael Andryc is almost unbelievable in its universal appeal. Creepy old grandmothers hobnob with Bob Dylan, wild-eyed babushka-donning spinsters pluck drunken crows from the frozen ground…Perhaps the title says it all: Paul Gauguin and Bob Marley on the Mysterious Island of the Giant Nude. Through May 31.
HIGH MAYHEM GALLERY
1703-B Lena St., 501-3333
Sculptor and painter Trey Wackman likes to think about the ways in which things come together—in this case, the ways one can stick metal together, the way cells come together to make an organism, even the magic of mathematics. In this exhibit, his metal sculpture comes together marvelously.Through June 6.
JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601
Johnnie Winona Ross’ paintings are tough to categorize; are they geometric? Grid-like? Abstract? Whatever one calls them, their flowing lines coupled with rigid structure are skillfully rendered. For the first time, Ross is breaking out of his traditional square canvas, creating horizontal works. Through June 14.
JANE SAUER GALLERY
652 Canyon Road, 995-8513
Australian artist Noel Hart is equally inspired, fascinated and troubled by the various species of parrots that inhabit his homeland. His glass vessels are swirls of color and light, mimicking the plumage of the birds. That Hart works in glass is a conscious gesture toward the fragile plight of the birds, many species of which are extinct. Through June 10.
JAVA JOE’S
2801 Rodeo Road, 474-5282
Gracing the walls of the original JJ’s location are the abstract acrylics of Jay Alderson. “Reflective, with a taste of surreal and insightfully compelling personality that captures the soul’s well-being,” as Alderson says. Through May 31.
JOHNSONS OF MADRID GALLERIES
2843 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 471-1054
At one of the most reliably active galleries south of Canyon Road, Johnsons once again shows off the work of more than 150 artists in three expansive rooms. Featured artists this month include Deidre Adams, Joan Saks Berman, Carolyn Pedersen, Ford Robbins, Tim Roundy and Mary Sweet.Through June 30.
KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 820-0807
Janet Lippincott helped forge a way through northern New Mexico at the cusp of the art movement from the ’40s to the ’70s. Early on, she worked primarily in drawing, then moved to abstract expressionism, and even got sidetracked into bronze sculpture for a time. Through May 22.
LANDFALL PRESS GALLERY
1589 San Mateo Lane, 982-6625
This printing press has a huge inventory and the ability to produce both traditional and mind-bending art prints and lithographs. In its incredibly diverse show, Facing West, art isn’t limited to what you can put in a frame. Through June 30.
LEWALLEN CONTEMPORARY
129 W. Palace Ave., 988-8997
The grand opening of Lewallen’s new Modernist Division features Russian masterworks from the impressive collection of the late Louis Kaufman and his wife, Annette. Louis was a world-renowned violin player and art connoisseur, and Annette will be on hand at the reception to autograph copies of his memoir, Fiddler’s Tale, which she helped him write. Also: Emily Mason’s breathtakingly vibrant paintings have earned her a spot as one of America’s finest color abstractionists, and for good reason. Her works—seething with light and visceral in their anomalous brush strokes—are perfect for spring. Through June 1.
LINDA DURHAM CONTEMPORARY ART
1101 Paseo de Peralta, 466-6600
Painter John Andolsek says his paintings come from “a place somewhere between shared collective experience and individual existence,” that they are “manifestations of psychological spaces that are particular yet remain unspecific.” Sounds like he’ll fit right in with the Santa Fe crowd. Through May 17.
LLOYD KIVA NEW GALLERY
108 Cathedral Place, 983-1666
In a juried art show featuring the work of students at IAIA, the public gets a sneak peek at the artists that may lead the way for the next generation of Native American artists. Through June 16.
THE MAD FRAMER
1572-B Center Drive, 570-0827
The first show at this alternative art space features the work of Elizabeth Daggar and Robin Williams (no, not that Robin Williams, though this one’s just as cool). Daggar’s work depicts the semi-heartless, fascinating, moves-too-fast world of cities (specifically New York, Paris and Amsterdam) in drawings, paintings and photos. Williams’ cerebral line drawings flow easily, depicting faces and buildings in bold contours. Through May 22.
MANITOU GALLERIES
123 W. Palace Ave., 986-0440
First Fridays only come along once a month, and Manitou is always an energetic participant. Glass works by nine artists are Crossing Boundaries. Through May 16.
MARIGOLD ARTS
424 Canyon Road, 982-4142
’Tis the season to hike around and take in the wildlife; artists Ruth Tatter and Glen Smith are in the spirit too with a show of wildlife portraits. Featuring familiar animals like sparrows and owls, as well as more exotic lions and parrots, the works invite the viewer into their world. Through June 4.
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
The iconic photograph “Street Execution of a Vietcong Prisoner” is an immediately recognizable depiction of the brutality of the Vietnam War. The unassuming man who snapped that picture, the late Eddie Adams, left behind a vast legacy of photography and political awareness. He covered 13 wars, won a Pulitzer Prize and is one of the most published photographers in US history. The exhibit coincides with the release of An Unlikely Weapon, a documentary film about Adams’ life and work, and what he viewed as his burden of responsibility. Through June 27.
NEW CONCEPTS GALLERY
610 Canyon Road, 795-7570
The photography of Woody Galloway, Bill Heckel, Steven Jackson, Judy Y Mundy, Rodman Sharp and Emily Zants takes viewers from the African plains to Southwestern churches and back. Through May 20.
OWINGS-DEWEY FINE ART
76 E. San Francisco St., 982-6244
The annual showing of small oils, watercolors and pastels is small only in size; as for breadth and influence, that’s a different story. Works by such important artists as Joseph Sharp, William Penhallow Henderson and Will Shuster are included in the collection. Through May 24.
PATINA GALLERY
131 W. Palace Ave., 986-3432
California artist Patrick Shia Crabb draws inspiration from neolithic and ethnographic artifacts. He has always viewed his medium—clay—as a historically important substance. His colorful and intricate vessels and wall hangings are reminiscent of many cultures, yet retain a quality all their own. Through June 1.
PERSPECTIVES FINE ART
855 Cerrillos Road, 727-424-4241
As a complement to Perspectives’ concurrent exhibition of pre-Colombian art, the paintings and sculpture of Californian Rafael Perea de la Cabada employ organic shapes as well as eternal archetypal forms to have a timeless, moderns-meets-ancient appeal.Through June 9.
PHOTO-EYE GALLERY
376 Garcia St., 988-5152
On a super-sunny day on the beach sans sunglasses, colors fade away and all that’s left is harsh sunlight. Maria Luisa Morando re-creates this effect by deliberately overexposing her photos of figures on the sand, simplifying the world into specks and gentle color gradations. Chaco Terada has been working with sumi inks since childhood, and has developed a process of printing and layering to create multi-dimensional silkscreens. Rounding out the trilogy, Lisa M Robinson’s photographs appear simple and serene at first, white snowy landscapes of outcroppings and rocks. Upon closer examination, however, the photographs are complex and tense. Through June 20.
SANTA FE BAKING COMPANY
504 Cordova Road, 992-1909
Rezi’s oil paintings from an exhibit entitled Black Rose Over Baghdad, adorn the walls at SFBC this month. Through May 31.
SANTA FE CLAY
1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
Don’t despair; clay can be, and is, far more interesting than that gross globby mass that Demi Moore got all sexy with in Ghost. New artists Naomi Cleary, Myung-Jin Kim, Vince Palacios, Shoko Teruyama and Kensuke Yamada take the medium to all new heights with unconventional shapes and glazes that trick the eye. Through May 17.
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
145 Washington Ave., 955-6720
Joe P Lujan will exhibit his oil paintings and wood carvings at the library this month, so sit back and enjoy the art while perusing that copy of Angels and Demons. Through May 31.
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTHSIDE
6599 Jaguar Drive, 955-6792
Patricia Conor Hodapp shows her pastels and oils in an exhibit titled Art in Plein Air. As a child, Hodapp wanted to be an artist and a librarian—she has indeed lived her dream. Through May 31.
ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE ART GALLERY
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 984-6104
The first natural forces that come to mind for most are hurricanes, earthquakes, wind, that kind of stuff. The artists of the Forum for Science and Art, however, urge us to consider thermal dynamics, gravity, electromagnetism, and other forces slightly beyond our realm of comprehension. Through May 25.
TOUCHING STONE GALLERY
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072
Keiichi Shimizu breaks from the tradition of wheel-thrown forms of other Tanba potters and creates his vases and vessels out of geometric slabs. His pottery, as a result, is refreshingly modern, with clean lines and thoughtful asymmetry, yet it still keeps a foot in Japanese tradition. Through May 28.
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
86 Old Las Vegas Hwy., 983-2700
Española Valley artist Diana Breyer is world famous for her colorful, often playful depictions of the Southwest and its inhabitants, both human and animal. In an exhibit with her son, who creates birdhouses out of recycled materials, Breyer hopes her new works on scrolls will bring a peace and a smile to her fans. Through May 21.
WHOLE FOODS GALLERY
753 Cerrillos Road, 992-1700
The joyful, colorful photographs of Jane Rosemont’s travels in Burma and Laos feature young monks, old women smoking pipes, peaceful Buddhas and other sights one is, in fact, also likely to see in Santa Fe. Through May 31.
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.
WINTEROWD FINE ART
701 Canyon Road, 992-8878
Just as an architect considers the movement of the sun and how his buildings will be lit at different times of the day, so does Tom Kirby seem to consider his paintings. The iridescent, shimmery surfaces evoke movement and evolution, yet also instill in the viewer a serene sense of silence and composure. Through May 22.
ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART
826 Canyon Road, 982-8111
Printmaking isn’t just a walk through mud or the press of a button on the computer. Five contemporary printmakers show their skills this spring. The intricate nature-inspired creations of Marc Bosworth and Karina Hean, the playful (and perhaps sinister) works of John Boyd, blocky graphic prints by Mitchell Marti and ghostly portraits scratched by Steve Campbell are diverse examples of the versatility of print media. Through June 3.
MUSEUMS
Fine feathered friends fill Artistas de Santa Fe. (Barbara Carter, “Crane at the Bosque”) |
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CCA
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338
Train disasters, shipwrecks, car bombs, war, consumer culture, the housing market…Ahh, 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. Through May 17. Also: 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.
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
Superheroes and graphic novels aren’t unique to contemporary Anglo culture. Innovative Native American artists have reclaimed the medium of visual storytelling. Artists in the exhibition revitalize indigenous myths, once told by drawings on cave walls, by depicting them as modern comic book-style images. The show is introduced by a photograph of a red, white and blue cave drawing (circa 1290) of a man holding a shield—the original Captain America. Through January 4, 2009. Also: The sculpture garden on Museum Hill is full of Bare Nation. Student sculptors at IAIA present traditional art, contemporary expression and abstract forms in metal, bone, fur, wood, clay and more. Through April 30, 2009. 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.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
107 W. Palace Ave., 476-5072
SITE Santa Fe helps the wave of the future with its Young Curators program, which is celebrating its 14th annual juried exhibition. High school students from northern New Mexico were asked to create a piece of art in response to a written work of their choosing, and more high school students chose 25 artists to feature in the exhibition. Art of all mediums and subject matter are included, and the program is invaluable for the service it provides to young adults hoping to pursue art. Through June 8.
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CALLING ALL TEXANS
Fourteen Santa Fe galleries have ties to the University of North Texas, and they all will open their doors with receptions to celebrate their Texas roots. A UNT alumni reception, open to the public, will kick off the gallery tour, which lasts through Sunday.
6:30-8:30 pm Thursday, May 15. Free.
Meem Auditorium, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
710 Camino Lejo, 940-369-7912
GET PICKY
The New Mexico Arts’ Art in Public Places program needs to select who will be featured in its 2008 Acclaimed Artist Series.
8:30 am-noon, Friday, May 16. Free.
La Familia Medical Center, 1035 Alto St., 827-6490
GOLD MEDAL FOR BRONZE!
Santa Fe metalworker Lisa Gordon hosts the grand opening of her new bronzework-teaching studio with an open house and art opening. Sculpture and 2-D works by Gordon’s students, as well as the artists’ own work, will be on display, perhaps to entice viewers to learn how to do it themselves.
4-8 pm Friday, May 16, and 1-5 pm Saturday, May 17. Free.
Sculpture 101, 1406 Second St., 988-7676
GET FOLKY
A flea market sale of gently used folk art items will feature jewelry, toys, clothes and more from around the world.
10 am-5 pm Saturday, May 17. Free.
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 982-7799
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
A self-guided tour, courtesy of a guidebook from the GreenBuilt Tour, directs green fiends to 24 sustainable homes in northern New Mexico, including seven in Santa Fe.
10 am-4 pm Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18. $10 guidebook available at various locations; info at www.GreenBuiltTour.net
WHERE IT’S AT: ELDORADO
New Mexicans sure do love when nearby towns open up their artists’ studios for us to nose around in, and the season for studio tours is indeed upon us. More than 100 artists in Eldorado participate, and a preview of all their work is available at El Dorado Elementary.
10 am-5 pm Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18. Free. Preview and maps at El Dorado Elementary, 2 Avenida Torreon, www.eldoradoarts.org
ONCE UPON A TIME...
Who doesn’t love to be told a great story? An event for kids, their parents, and grandparents features Native American storytellers.
10 am-3 pm Saturday, May 17. Free with museum admission.
IAIA Museum, 108 Cathedral Place, 983-8900 ext. 122
A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE
The ever-talented Española Valley Fiber Arts Center artists will demonstrate their craft in conjunction with the Needles+Pins exhibit.
1-4 pm Sunday, May 18. Free with museum admission.
Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200
CROSS-CULTURAL THREADS
Andrea Heckman, PhD, lectures about the cultural importance of Andean textiles in Peru and beyond.
3 pm Sunday, May 18. $5.
Wheelwright Museum Library, 704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636
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