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AARON PAYNE FINE ART
213 E. Marcy St., 995-9779
Modern Masters and Contemporary Abstraction show how the past has influenced the present, while leaving the future to the imagination. Modern Masters features the work of Raymond Jonson, Emil Bisttram, Alma Thomas and more, while Contemporary Abstraction brings the work of John Andolsek, Deborah Hede, Heather Hutchison and Joyce Melander-Dayton to prominence.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Aug. 4.
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CHALK FARM GALLERY
729 Canyon Road, 983-7125
Michael Parkes paints in a world of imagination where mythological figures aren't legend. His work has helped create the surreal school of magic realism.
Reception 5-8 pm Friday; through July 26.
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CRUZ GALLERY
616 Canyon Road, 986-0644
The cute and cuddly creatures of the natural world take center stage in the works of Rebekah Bogard, Kim Russo and Sheilah Wilson. The works of the three artists in
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reflect the ideas and images of ee cummings' poetry.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 23.
DELONEY NEWKIRK FINE ART
669 Canyon Road, 992-2882
Thick with layer upon layer of materials, Jac Kephart's abstract works mix paint, tar, metal and more, for work so topographic it's hard not to reach out and touch it.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 12.
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DWIGHT HACKETT PROJECTS
2879 All Trades Road, 474-4043
Drawings by Santa Fe artists Terry Allen and James Drake make up only a small portion of the multitalented artists' work. Allen is also a musician and performer and Drake's video work is heading overseas for the Venice Biennale.
Reception 3-5 pm Saturday; through Aug. 11.
GERALD PETERS GALLERY
1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5700
The next best thing to being outside is collecting works of art that bring the outdoors in. John Encinias and Matt Smith paint nature with a mix of impressionism and realism, while Kent Ullberg sculpts critters that nearly fly off their marble stands.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 21.
GOVERNOR'S GALLERY
491 Old Santa Fe Trail, 277-3901
Albuquerque's lithographic center, Tamarind Institute, takes a trip north to show off prints by Andrew Dasburg, Garo Antresian, See Smith and Valerie Arber.
Reception 4-6 pm Friday; through Sept. 2.
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JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601
Sherrie Levine is the kind of artist that critics love. Her complicated works are easy to look at and difficult to interpret.
Nature Morte
offers a wide variety of Levine's sculptures, ink jet prints and paintings-showing off the imagination of one of contemporary art's most diverse artists.
Reception 5-7 pm Saturday; through Aug. 4.
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HIGH MAYHEM STUDIOS
1703-B Lena St., 501-3333
Entropic mixed-media works by Chace Haynes visually represent the changes of time. Haynes draws on the traditions of folk art for an updated look and uses unusual household materials, like coffee and house paint, along with traditional acrylic paints and pen ink.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday.
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LEWALLEN CONTEMPORARY
129 W. Palace Ave., 988-8997
At first glance Forrest Moses'
River's Edge
doesn't look like a series of landscape works. Instead the abstract qualities stand out, drawing the eye and mind into the forest of Moses' mind, slowly unfolding the natural world that lies within.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through July 29.
MEYER GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 983-1434
The figurative oil paintings of Milt Kobayashi bring to mind the classic café scenes of Renoir's Paris.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 1.
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MEYER MUNSON GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 983-1657
Good things come from those who rebel. Vachagan Narazyan began painting in Stalinist Russia, but refused to conform to the rules set up for artists. The results are an astounding collection of work that follows Performers of an Absurd Circus through a world of muted colors and mysterious lives.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 14.
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MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART
706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200
Sufi saint Sheikh Amadou Bamba has, despite there being only one known photograph of him, become one of the most recognizable religious figures in Senegal.
A Saint in the City
features a wide variety of images of the mystical Muslim figure.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Thursday; through Sept. 30.
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RIVA YARES GALLERY
123 Grant Ave., 984-0330
Mexican expats Roberto Márquez, who makes his home in Australia, and Flor Garduño, transplanted to Switzerland, take part in an artistic dialogue of opposites.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 30.
SHIPROCK SANTA FE GALLERY
53 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-8478
Diné artists Sheldon Harvey and Cody Sanderson mix up tradition, proving that jewelry and spiritual art can have a contemporary flair.
Reception 6-8 pm Friday; through Aug. 10.
TAI GALLERY
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1387
Woven wonders by Nagakura Kenichi bring the shapes of Dr. Seuss illustrations to traditional basketry.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 14.
TOUCHING STONE
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072
Toubako
, or ceramic boxes, with glass-like glazes make Yoshitaka Hasu stand out in the world of Japanese ceramicists.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Aug. 1.
TWO HORSES GALLERY
429 Sandoval St., 501-2290
A contemporary group show, with artists Judy Asbury, Monika Steinhoff, James Larson, Stephen Poling, H Margret and Eliza Schmidt starts summer right. The artists' themes include social commentary side-by-side stunning landscapes.
Reception 5-8 pm Friday; through July 10.
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VENTANA FINE ART
400 Canyon Road, 983-8815
John Axton is known for his abstract work. His new series takes those preconcieved notions and smashes them even further into contextual bits.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through July 13.
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VERVE FINE ARTS
219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009
Travelling the world to capture unique images, Thomas Kelly's Native Graces captures other worlds with a photojournalistic eye.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Aug. 25.
VICTORIA PRICE CONTEMPORARY
1512 Pacheco St., Bldg. B, 982-8632
Getting playful with her roots as a jeweler Kristin Lorna makes sterling silver and semi-precious gem toys that are too cool for the kids room. Tom Berg invites the eyes to sit and relax with his realistic paintings of empty chairs.
Reception 5-7 pm Thursday; through July 21.
ADOBE GALLERY
221 Canyon Road, 955-0550
European Americans show off their unique take on New Mexico by mixing traditional overseas styles with those from right here at home.
Through July 15.
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ANAHITA GALLERY
616½ B Canyon Road, 231-7216
Visions of Another Country connect the world through black-and-white images that are foreign, yet familiar. Through July 3.
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ANDREW SMITH GALLERY
122 Grant Ave., 984-1234
Black-and-white photographs from the early 1900s by Edward Steichen, Gertrude Kasebier and Alfred Stieglitz shine with the classic beauty that, in the artists' time, was cutting-edge. Through Aug. 31.
ARGOS ETCHINGS AND PAINTINGS
821 Canyon Road, 986-8071
Sublime landscapes by Jack Sinclair explore the distance between man and nature. Through July 13.
ART EXCHANGE GALLERY
60 E. San Francisco St., 982-6329
Laurence Seredowych's still-life oils reflect his love of sophisticated Parisian sensibilities and grounded New Mexico ones. Through June 30.
ARTISTAS DE SANTA FE
228 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-1320
The Southwestern landscape comes to life through Carole Whitmore's brush strokes. Whitmore's focus on The Color of Light brings out the nuance often lost in nature. Through July 3.
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AZTEC CAFE
317 Aztec St., 820-0025
Sepia tones and secret messages collide in Anne Hayunga's ongoing collage. Hayunga's photographs of Santa Feans bring the subject of the image to the forefront with subtle, esoteric sayings. Through June 30.
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BOX GALLERY
1611-A Paseo de Peralta, 989-4897
Trent Edwards' new series of paintings, Boomerang, fly through the air and defy danger with the eeriest circus theme around. Box's second space overflows with the nocturnal silhouettes of Danielle Rae Miller.
Through July 1.
CANYON ROAD FINE ART
621 Canyon Road, 988-9511
When the light slowly fades over Harold Deist's landscapes, a peaceful scene is permitted to settle in. Through Aug. 16.
COLLABORATION GALLERY
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 992-3383
Carolyn Hall Young looks into the depths of flowers and furniture, painting each fine detail with a skilled and observant stroke. Through June 30.
DELONEY NEWKIRK FINE ART
634 Canyon Road, 992-2850
Little moments-like those when a broom is forgotten against a wall or freshly fallen snow is yet to be disturbed-are captured in the still paintings of Eric Thompson, who reminds the mind of forgotten peaceful memories. Through June 28.
DOROTHY ROGERS FINE ART
418 Cerrillos Road, 955-1984
Paintings of everyday objects aren't necessarily ordinary works of art. Stephen Coyle has his way with the mundane world around him and adds vibrancy and motion to stationary bits of life. Through June 30.
DOWNTOWN SUBSCRIPTION
376 Garcia St., 983-3085
The large, panoramic images of Will Essig are stitched together from multiple exposures that capture both a moment and the changes in time. Through July 4.
EIGHT MODERN
231 Delgado St., 995-0231
Seven American sculptors working within the modernist tradition inaugurate Santa Fe's newest gallery into the scene with a big, cutting-edge bang. Through June 30.
EL MUSEO CULTURAL
1615-B Paseo de Peralta, 216-5071
Travels through Asia proved inspirational for Gordon Micunis, whose collages show not one, not two, but 1,001 Buddhas. Through July 8. Also: More than 25 Cuban artists capture their country's Art and Soul. Through Aug. 31.
EL ZAGUAN
545 Canyon Road, 983-2567
If Buddha were around today he'd probably have the symbolism of enlightenment tattooed all over his body. Bryony Rose Bensly paints a modern day interpretation of what Maitreya just might look like.
Through July 1.
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EVO GALLERY
554 S. Guadalupe St., 982-4610
Reminiscent of the images a child finds in the clouds on a lazy summer afternoon, Gerry Snyder's paintings mix whimsy and political messages into visual puzzles. Through July 18.
GARY FARMER GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
131 W. San Francisco St., 988-1171
For a year, Gary Farmer Gallery has brought the most cutting-edge native art to the scene. Celebrate with Travis Shilling, Bewabon Shilling, Nacona Burgess and Marcus Amerman, four highly regarded and unique contemporary artists. Through July 8.
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GEBERT CONTEMPORARY
558 Canyon Road, 992-1100
Paintings, sculpture, drawings and animated verse make the Short-lived work of John Randall Nelson pop with diversity. Though working in different mediums, all of Nelson's illustration-like works scream with sarcastic witticism. Through July 9.
GERALD PETERS GALLERY
1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5700
Three concurrent shows open at this massive downtown gallery. Robert Bultman's photography celebrates the road to and from Santa Fe; Julia Loken paints delicate flowers with watercolors; and the group show features sculptures by Barbara Cooper, Gwynn Murrill and Kazuma Oshita. Through July 7.
GLEN GREEN GALLERIES
136 Tesuque Village Road, 820-0008
Jeffrey Maron's etched copper sculptures manipulate the aging process through controlled oxidation by the artist. Through June 30.
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GOLDLEAF GALLERY
627 W. Alameda St., 988-5005
Strange sculptures emerge from the mind of J Barry Zeiger, an artist who matches unlikely objects to create an almost grotesque beauty.
Through July 15.
HUNTER KIRKLAND CONTEMPORARY
200-B Canyon Road, 984-2111
Oil Paintings by Greg Harris, collaborative photographic work from Iva Morris and Joseph Scher and oil and pastels by Rick Stevens make the land of New Mexico Here, Now. Through July 16.
JAMES HOYLE GALLERY
225 E. DeVargas St., 983-1012
James Hoyle celebrates his 60th birthday with a show featuring his impressionist works and the large-format prints of Santa Fe photographer Marc Malin. Through July 1.
JOHNSONS OF MADRID
2843 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 471-1054
Focusing on fine and fiber arts, Johnsons' group shows have a Canyon Road feel with a unique Madrid twist. Through June 30.
KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 820-0807
In the modernist works of Kevin Tolman, colorful backgrounds stand out against small abstract forms that represent seasonal changes. Through July 5.
KCHISOS GALLERY
211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0086
Pewter, copper and 24-karat gold torsos by Rock and Michelle Richardson are worth their weight. Through June 30.
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KLAUDIA MARR GALLERY
668 Canyon Road, 988-2100
Daniel Jackson, Jared Antionio-Just Trujillo and Emilia Faro play with light and form in three very different ways. Jackson's still-life paintings emit playfulness, while Trujillo's vinyl work casts shadows on walls and the women of Faro's watercolors look eerily off of the paper. Through June 24.
LANDFALL PRESS
1589 San Mateo Lane, 982-6625
Pop art gets sassy with the work of British artist Allen Jones.
Through Aug. 14.
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LINDA DURHAM CONTEMPORARY ART
1101 Paseo de Peralta, 466-6600
A dark simplicity washes over Robert Kelly's Recent Work. The artist takes simple geometrics, adds a splash of complexity and ends with a powerful piece that keeps the mind lingering. Through July 14.
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123 W. Palace Ave., 986-0440
Wood and bronze sculptures by Hib Sabin burst with spirituality and mythology. Through June 29.
MARIGOLD FINE ARTS
424 Canyon Road, 982-4142
Robert Highsmith's attention to detail makes his landscapes so alive it's almost possible to hear the wind rustling through the leaves.
Through July 10.
MEDICINE MAN GALLERY
602-A Canyon Road, 820-7451
Francis Livingston and Dennis Ziemienski look to the period from the 1900s to 1940s and the heyday of Route 66. Through July 5.
MEYER-MUNSON GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 983-1657
The Intimate Alchemy of Nathan Bennett's painted bronze plates bring spirituality to everyday animals and natural settings. Through June 29.
MILL ATELIER GALLERY
530 Canyon Road, 989-9213
The small posse of artists known collectively as the High Altitude Plein Air Painters gather their work and show off what different minds make of similar themes. Through July 31.
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MONROE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
112 Don Gaspar Ave., 992-0800
The feminine eye focuses on major events of the past, from the Depression to WWII, in Women Who Shot the 20th Century. Although many of the women featured found success in their day, they are only now getting respect as photographers and the place in history they've always deserved. Through June 30.
NEDRA MATTEUCCI GALLERIES
1075 Paseo de Peralta, 982-4631
Bronze sculptures by George Lundeen and the paintings of Mark Daily show off the skills that exist just a few hours to the north, in the artistic lands of Colorado. Through July 10.
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NÜART GALLERY
670 Canyon Road, 988-3888
Collage and quilting have a lot in common. Both take small pieces of material and work them together to make a whole that is beautiful, warm and relies on unnatural symmetry to hold the piece together. Eterno, a series of new collage pieces by Emilio Lobato, ties together literature and paint to create abstract relics reminiscent of the farming and weaving traditions of his grandfathers. Though Lobato's work does not emulate the southern Colorado landscape of his ancestry, the colors are taken directly from the land, with yellows, reds and browns prominent in all of his pieces. Small sections of books-in French, Spanish and Asian languages-accent the work and takes the linear in an esoteric direction, which lends multiple dimensions to each piece. From a distance, Eterno captures the eye with bold patterns and up close, draws the mind in to unfamiliar words. Through July 1.
PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY
237 E. Palace Ave., 989-9888
The past, recent and ancient, comes to life with Paul Reed's banded paintings from the 1960s and Amazonian Marajora ceramics dating from 500-1200 AD. Through July 3.
PIPPIN MEIKLE FINE ART
236 Delgado St., 992-0400
Guilloume-People of Silence explores visual interpretations of silent reverence. Through June 27.
PLANTS OF THE SOUTHWEST
3095 Agua Fria St., 920-0510
Greta Ruiz understands that a good plant needs a good garden mate. Her stoneware and steel sculptures complement floral arrangements without overshadowing the plants or getting lost among the flowers.
POP GALLERY
133 W. Water St., 820-0788
The playful images of Diego Lukezic and Amy Nelder add a touch of fun to a Water Street under construction. Through July 21.
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ROBERT NICHOLS GALLERY
419 Canyon Road, 982-2145
Multi-textured ceramics by Rocky Lewycky demonstrate the diversity with which clay can be shaped and colored. Through July 7.
SANTA FE CLAY
1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
Work By Six ceramicists shows the variance available from a clump of clay. Functional teapots sit beside artistic forms whose purpose is less concrete and more about simply emitting beauty. Through June 30.
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
145 Washington Ave., 955-6676
The acrylic paintings, drawings and monotypes of Aliki Dobry distract from the great literature on the shelves through Visions of Color Explosion and Poetic Imagination. Through June 30.
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SAN TAOS GALLERY
204 N. Guadalupe St., 982-7772
A look at The New Mexico Sky offers not only a meditative set of paintings, but a chance to help ARTsmart purchase school supplies for Santa Fe public school students. Through June 30.
THE SCULPTURE RANCH
15 Nova Road, 986-9251
The New Mexico Sculptors Guild fills The Sculpture Ranch's 14 acres with a broad showing of art. The 27 artists represented create work that encompasses every medium and style imaginable. Through Sept. 5.
SILVER SUN GALLERY
656 Canyon Road, 983-8743
Three local artists, Reiko Anderson, Ray Audain and Pablo Flores, hold a group show featuring hand-painted dolls, watercolors, black-and-white sketches and sculptures made of discarded bits. Through June 30.
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SKIER'S EDGE
1836 Cerrillos Road, 983-1025
The battle between chaos and order comes to a head when Darlene Olivia McElroy's mixed-media works scream with movement and Raya's subtle paintings soothe with contemplation. Through July 1.Also: The art season continues at the little Cerrillos Road ski shop. Through July 12.
SPIRIT DANCER GALLERY
225 Galisteo St., 466-1401
Lee Manning explores the Art of the Nude in a series of 42 black-and-white photographs. Through July 9.
THE TEAHOUSE
821 Canyon Road, 992-0972
Jane Rosemont's photographs offer viewers a visual trip to Burma and Laos, as well as a peek inside hidden Tuscan treasures. Through June 30.
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TESUQUE VILLAGE MARKET
Bishop's Lodge Road and NM 591, 988-8848
Tesuque, the little art haven tucked just above Santa Fe, draws in 14 emerging and established artists for a show that promises to delight with a wide variety of mediums. Through Aug. 4.
TICHAVA-MILLS FINE ART
717-C Canyon Road, 989-1110
Dioramas are normally associated with youth. But in the hands of Dante Brebner, these elementary art forms gain a sophistication that places them firmly in the fine arts scene. His miniature works pull viewers into his world, giving them a new perspective of their environment. Through July 6.
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TOUCHING STONE
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072
Innovation and tradition don't normally go hand-in-hand. Usually, even the slightest change to traditional ways causes resistance. This is especially true in ceramic work, which has been produced around the world for thousands of years. Hiromi Okumura is an artist unrestrained by the traditions of the Kyoto school of ceramics. Rather than work with functional forms, Okumura pushes the boundaries of sculpture and creates shapes slightly reminiscent of familiar animals, but more resembling creatures of the imagination. While his contemporary works ignore the older traditions of Japanese ceramics, they are touched by and help to influence a new tradition of breaking all the rules while holding a respect for the past. Through June 27.
TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
86 Old Santa Fe Trail, 983-2700
Elsie Rippel's collages allow lace to flow freely out of the frame as the flowers that make up focal points pop with vibrant color. Through June 17.
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TURNER CARROLL GALLERY
725 Canyon Road, 986-9800
The mixed-media works of Maurice Gray don't hide behind the past, instead presenting a Future With A View that makes looking forward something to look forward to. Through July 9.
WILLIAM AND JOSEPH GALLERY
200 Canyon Road, Building C, 982-9404
In his latest series, The Evolution of the Vessel, Richard Potter makes contemporary encaustics with an archaeological feel. Through June 29.
WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY
229-A Johnson St., 989-1189
The monotypes of nine artists from California's Paper Gem Printmakers represent the many possibilities the experimental printmaking technique has to offer. Through June 30.
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ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY
826 Canyon Road, 982-8111
Beeswax brings to mind old-fashioned candles, shoe polish and moustache wax. In the hands of three local artists the antiquated goes modern and beeswax gets funky. Maria Hwang Levy hooks natural fibers like jute and human hair into crocheted sculptures covered in beeswax. Painter Russell Thurston uses the meltable material to add depth and color to collages of leaves, bugs and butterfly wings, while Mark Kane takes advantage of wax's transparent qualities to light up his figurative and abstract paintings. These artists explore the ancient traditions of beeswax-which was used in both the Egyptian and Roman worlds to protect art-and incorporate a thoroughly contemporary mindset to make the process of melting beeswax, an encaustic art, the movement à la mode. Through July 9.
BATAAN MEMORIAL BUILDING
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Despite losing his sight as a young man, Michael Naranjo continues to pursue his dream of becoming a sculptor. His touchable art is on exhibit at the Vatican, the White House and right here in Santa Fe at Bataan Memorial's new Atrium Gallery. Through June 30.
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GEORGIA O'KEEFFE MUSEUM
217 Johnson St., 986-1000
Think Georgia O'Keeffe just painted flowers? Think again. In celebration of the museum's 10th anniversary, a special exhibition of O'Keeffe's more rounded-out work comes to light in Georgia O'Keeffe: Circling Around Abstraction. In addition there are black-and-white photographs of the artist taken in 1960 by Tony Vaccaro, exhibited for the first time. Through Sept. 9.
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IAIA MUSEUM
108 Cathedral Place, 983-8900
Glass is an often overlooked art form, but the striking works of Ira Lujan and Robert "Spooner" Marcus are impossible to ignore. Through July 9. Also: One of the Canadian First Nation's most recognized artists, Norval Morrisseau's travelling retrospective Shaman Artist makes waves with its colorful renditions modern native myth. Through Sept. 3.
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
107 W. Palace Ave., 476-5072
Back in the 1600s Jacopi da Empoli painted Fish and Crustaceans. Four centuries later, the still-life image is reproduced in three dimensions by Colette Hosmer. Through Aug. 5. Also: Proving that science is about more than just dissecting frogs, Flight of Fancy takes an artistic look at the fascination with flight. Through sculpture, photography and performance, Jamie Hamilton and Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison make the Balloon Fiesta seem pretty drab. Through Sept. 9.
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MUSEUM OF INDIAN ARTS AND CULTURE
710 Camino Lejo, 476-1250
Secrets of Casas Grandes introduces pottery and utilitarian objects of great archaeological importance. Casas Grandes was a significant regional center of trade in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico. By the 1500s, it was an abandoned ruin and thus the culture remains a mystery. Through Oct. 7. Also: Southwestern scenes comprise A New Deal for Tse Tsan: Pablita Velarde at Bandelier. The work primarily involves the use of stone as a canvas, yielding a natural and environmental effect to the artists' creations. Through Jan. 13, 2008. Also: Pueblo artists Tammy Garcia and Evelyn Fredricks twist traditional ideas of Native American art into large-scale contemporary bronze works. Through April 27, 2008.
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MUSEUM OF INTERNATIONAL FOLK ART
706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200
For some, the words "knit" and "purl" create an unmatched excitement. The Museum of International Folk Art has tapped into its collection of textiles, spinning wheels, looms, needles, sewing boxes and other tools of the fabric trade for Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools. The exhibition 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. There's no escaping a world of textiles, and Needles and Pins points out the beauty of how each of those pieces of art is put together. Through April 13, 2008.
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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-and in churches similar paintings called ex-votos. Nineteenth century examples of the works make a trip to the museum an opportunity to venerate the divine. Through April 20, 2008.
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ROTUNDA GALLERY
491 Old Santa Fe Trail, 466-8815
Some books don't belong in the library. For its second show, Book Arts Group (BAG) presents a series of handmade art books that are pretty to look at and to read. Through Sept. 13.
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SITE SANTA FE
1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199
Austrian artist Hans Schabus integrates the particular and peculiar cultural, historical and natural landscapes of New Mexico into his work. His first solo US exhibition is a 15,000-square-foot installation that explores the ahistorical nature of the American West, particularly in comparison to the more extensive past of Schabus' native Europe. A reconstructed trailer and 100 tons of dirt causes viewers to recall and confront the myths surrounding our occidental locale. The derelict trailer inhabits three different parts of the gallery. An additional space is filled with earth 6-to-12 inches deep. Visitors will be able to walk across the dirt, thus directly interacting with and changing the work itself. The show includes films of the Santa Fe Trail and Yeso, a ghost town in eastern New Mexico, as well as collages and a 96-inch-long topographical map of New Mexico. The landscape of New Mexico, filtered through foreign eyes, has never looked so familiar (Maggie York-Worth). Through Sept. 16.
WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636
Tourism has been a part of Santa Fe almost as long as the city itself has been around. In celebration of its 70th anniversary, the Wheelwright takes a look at Tradition and Tourism, 1870-1970, an exhibition that includes a collection more than 400 examples of tourist favorites from not so long ago. Through Oct. 21.
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NEXT OF KILN
Wednesdays are clay days in Santa Fe as Santa Fe Clay offers a series of free lectures expounding on the mysteries of ceramics by leading sculptors. This week the series continues with figurative ceramicist Judy Fox.
7 pm Wednesday, June 27. Free.
Santa Fe Clay, 1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
ARTISTIC ANIMATION
Iconic images of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E Coyote and more are stuck in the imagination, but their origins are mostly unknown. A new book, Stoke of Genius, A Collection of Paintings and Musings on Life, Love and Art by Chuck Jones, by Linda Jones Clough, Jones' daughter, explores the creation of those famous cartoon characters and the man who made them. Jones Clough will be on hand to sign copies.
5-8 pm Friday, June 29, 1-3 pm Saturday June 30. Free.
Chuck Jones Gallery, 135 W. Palace Ave., 983-5999
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HAVARD EDUCATION
Artist James Havard celebrates his 70th birthday in style, with a party in honor of the publication of a deluxe limited-edition collection of his works and the opening of the exhibition
James Havard: Works on Paper
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5:30-7 pm Friday, June 29. Free.
Garcia Street Books, 376 Garcia St., 986-0151
A JURY OF AN ARTIST'S PEERS
It's time again for the Northern New Mexico Fine Arts and Crafts Guild to hold a juried show downtown. Rest assured that these artists are bringing out their best, so whether it's fine arts or homemade crafts the best of the best is on display.
10 am-6 pm Saturday-Monday, June 30-July 1. Free.
Corner of Lincoln Avenue and Marcy Street, 473-5590.
