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AD Collective
916 Baca St., 699-9320
Photography can be a fun way to document things like road trips or childhood. It also can be a vehicle for social change.
Sugar After 6 pm
explores the experimental nature of photography with a group show that features 13 artists' unique visions.
Reception 5-9 pm Friday; through May 19.
Addison Arts
209 Galisteo St., 992-0704
Seth Anderson's
Line Paintings
and Gunna Plake's
Into the Woods
offer perspectives on the natural world not often seen. Anderson uses newspaper and paint on wood to create maplike paintings while Plake's fuzzy photographs of nature capture moments in movement.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 9.
Bang!
1807 Second St., 995-0620
This is it: the last chance to check out Santa Fe's traveling band of underground artists. The third and final round in Bang!'s chamber features sculpture by Sarah Hewitt, Shada McKenzie and Tanya Story.
Reception 5-8 pm Friday and Saturday, through May 16.
Collaboration Gallery
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 992-3383
Evolution 3.0
features the colorful whimsy of Z Jacobson. The ceramic sculptures bring to mind the world of Dr. Seuss, with a slightly more sophisticated vibe.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 2.
Dwight Hackett Projects
2879 All Trades Road, 474-4043
Ordinary objects become surreal pieces of art in the hands of Cooper. The single-monikered New Mexico artist infuses his work with not only visual but also aural aesthetics.
Reception 3-5 pm Saturday; through June 23.
The Gallery at 822 Canyon Road
822 Canyon Road, 989-1700
Two events make 822 a gallery worth a double dip this weekend. First up is an anniversary show featuring the work of 13 of the gallery's artists. Next is a
Quick Draw and Fine Art Auction
, where artists have one hour to complete a work of art that is then put up for auction. The sale of these works will benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Reception 5-7:30 pm Friday; Quick Draw 11 am Saturday.
Georgia O'Keeffe Education Annex
123 Grant Ave., 946-1000
Students from Santa Fe High School prove that arts education is fun and functional. Most of the talented artists are about to leave the confines of adolescence, but a few underclassmen have snuck their work in too.
Reception 5-7:30 pm Friday; through May 11.
Hahn Ross Gallery
409 Canyon Road, 984-8434
Margaret Nes' pastel images of quaint buildings and vibrant skies mirror her inner rejuvenation after a house fire and injury took away her ability to paint.
Reception 5-7:30 pm Friday; through May 23.
Jane Sauer Thirteen Moons Gallery
652 Canyon Road, 995-8513
Political messages are literally woven into the work of Jon Eric Riis. His jackets include messages about "Greed," with real Swarovski crystals woven into the fabric. Showing alongside Riis is Avital Sheffer, who uses ceramics to celebrate her Jewish heritage and her love of Middle Eastern languages.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 11.
Liquid Light Glass
926 Baca St., 820-2222
Glass flowers and garden art by Jannine Cabossel and Merni Elsesser brighten up yards and help conserve precious water.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 31.
Owings-Dewey North
120 E. Marcy St., 986-9088
An art exhibition benefitting the Santa Fe Rape Crisis and Trauma Treatment Center and Juarez, Mexico's Casa Amiga rape crisis center, a public vigil and a panel discussion bring Juarez' problem of violence against women front and center (see
).
Reception 4-6 pm Friday; through May 19; vigil on the Plaza 6:30-8:30 pm Friday; panel discussion 3-5 pm Saturday. Hotel Santa Fe, 1500 Paseo de Peralta, 988-1951.
Riva Yares Gallery
123 Grant Ave., 984-0330
Rico Eastman's
Labyrinth Study
finds steel manipulated into sweeping sail-like sculptures.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 11.
Verve Fine Arts
219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009
Stu Levy's black-and-white Grand Canyon photos offer hidden peeks at the river without the seven-hour road trip. Another photographer, José Caruncho, whose travels are documented through photos, joins Levy with a series titled
Facing Silence (Olladas del Silencio)
. The images capture residents of Galicia, Spain, a remote village that is practically untouched by tourism.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 23.
Victoria Price Contemporary Art and Design
550 S. Guadalupe St., 982-8632
Local artists Matthew Chase-Daniel and Jennifer Joseph present their
Altered Perceptions
of the world. Chase-Daniel splices multiple images of the same place together for a viewpoint that focuses on both the big and small details of the Earth. The simplicity of color stands out in Joseph's work, which is monochromatic in shade but dynamic and
mandalalike in texture.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 19.
Yellowhorse Gallery
901 Canyon Road, 988-2665
An all-artist show gives an overview of stunning jewelry from Jane Bradely, Fara Humphrey and Pat Mayer, bronze wildlife by Raymond Gibby and Sophie Brown's horse watercolors, acrylics and charcoals.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday.
Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
826 Canyon Road, 982-8111
Sin and Soul forces art lovers to get in touch with their emotions through the mix of photography and painting in the work of Holly Roberts and the abstract vision of Helen Frankenthaler.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through June 4.
Zaplin Lampert Gallery
651 Canyon Road, 982-6100
Joe Anna Arnett has been busy teaching her craft overseas, but that hasn't stopped her from working hard on a new series of plein air landscapes that are delightful little looks into the countrysides of England, France and, of course, New Mexico.
No reception; through May 26.
Argos Etchings and Paintings
821 Canyon Road, 986-8071
Reed Campbell creates complex universes where the night sky is an abstract orb floating above ancient pastel ruins. Through May 18.
Artistas de Santa Fe
228-B Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-1320
As a child, Marianne Hornbuckle learned about art by flipping through the pages of TIME Magazine. Early on, she was inspired by abstract artists like Pollock and de Kooning; now, Hornbuckle pays tribute to her distanced education with her own abstract show,
…looking at TIME
. Through May 22.
Back Street Bistro
513 Camino de los Marquez, 982-3500
The bright paintings of Joella Guaraglia, filled with whimsy and play, brighten up the popular lunch spot. Through June 8.
Bogdanoff Gallery
616½ Canyon Road, 992-8200
If it's frescoes the people want, it's frescoes the people get. Steve Bogdanoff's newest works, "Edith Bouvier Beale, Circa 1946" and "Blue Monkey No. 27," add to the artist's already large collection of work. Through May 31.
Bumble Bee's Baja Grill
310 Jefferson Ave., 820-2862
Twenty-four local jazz musicians posed and played before Genevieve Russell's camera for pictures in conjunction with the radio series "Jazz of Enchantment." Check out the black-and-white best New Mexico has to offer. Through May 31.
Chado Contemporary Art
112 W. San Francisco St., 310-5410
The intricate, abstract ink drawings of artist and computer science PhD candidate Marko Antonio Rodriguez mix scientific and artistic thinking. Through May 29.
Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
200 W. Marcy St., Suite 101, 989-8688
Eric Tillinghast watches the world around him and picks out unusual color combinations for study. His latest work,
Colored Panels
, features enameled or powder-coated steel, colored in straight lines of varying size with an intellectually intriguing effect. Through May 27.
College of Santa Fe, Marion Center for Photographic Arts
1600 St. Michael's Drive, 473-6502
The first camera was a camera obscura, a simple box containing one small hole that captures light and inverts the image. Three photographers were commissioned to use this device, in varying sizes, for
Taken with Time
. The images presented capture Philadelphian architecture, as well as the city's social and industrial history. Through June 1.
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.
EVO Gallery
554 S. Guadalupe St., 982-4610
Sculptures jut into the air, the lines straight and strong, ending in a point but taking over the space surrounding them. These
Points of Perspective
, by George Thiewes, use geometry to manipulate the viewer into movement rather than appear in motion themselves. Through May 26.
First National Bank
13 Avenida Vista Grande, 992-2205
Dorothy Ney and Edward Webb team up with sculptures, monoprints and photography that represent the aesthetic of the Southwest without the typical Southwestern style. Through June 6.
Gary Farmer Gallery
131 W. San Francisco St., 988-1171
Great artists often pass those skills on to their children. Anishinaabe painter Carl Beam is no exception. His daughter, Anong Beam, has become a painter and ceramist who is making her name known throughout the Native art world. Through May 27.
Gerald Peters Gallery
1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5754
The woodworks of Robert Erickson and Ron Kent are similar only in medium. Erickson's furniture mixes color and lines for simple and elegant structures, while the 7-foot-high sculptures of Kent stand guard over a room with subtle power. Through May 19.
Glenn Green Galleries
136 Tesuque Village Road, 820-0008
Paintings by Harriet John join sculptures of Donald Davis, Allan Houser, Jeffrey Maron, John Reeves, Troy Williams and Melanie Yazzie to brighten up the little bohemian town. Through May 31.
Governor's Gallery
491 Old Santa Fe Trail, 4th Floor, 476-2287
Photographs by Debbie Fleming Caffery and Kim Ashley
document the educational process that Futures for Children brings to Hopi, Navajo and New Mexico Pueblo tribal children. The 40 images are photographic looks at the present and the potential that the children of the Southwest possess. Through June 10.
Hands and Heart
150 Washington Ave., 820-9912
When spring rains cool down the air, there's nothing like a one-of-a-kind felted wrap to keep in the warmth. Marjo Hebert's hand-felted clothing and accessories are made from natural and man-made yarns, silks and printed gauze with the occasional addition of beading for an extra touch of flair. Through May 31.
James Kelly Contemporary
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601
Rather than spend his time painting things, Stuart Arends paints color. His simple, contemporary works play with light and manipulate texture. Through June 23.
Java Joe's
2801 Rodeo Road, 474-5282
Eliza M Schmid livens up the room with a colorful new series of paintings called
Sanctuaries
. Through May 31.
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.
Klaudia Marr Gallery
668 Canyon Road, 988-2100
Two concurrent exhibitions offer unique examples of realism. Robert Peterson's
Quiet Ground; New Work
is a subtle set of still-life pastels, so clean and crisp that the fruits, vegetables and cardboard boxes leap off the paper. By mixing charcoal, pastel and watercolor, Steven Graber's black-and-white works imitate photography in their vision, often adding a touch of sepia tone to surprise the eyes. Through May 27.
Landfall Press Gallery
1589 San Mateo Lane, 982-6625
Texas artist Vernon Fisher's visual narratives mix the best of art and literature into frameable nuggets of wisdom. Through June 1.
LewAllen Contemporary
129 W. Palace Ave., 988-8997
The colorful, abstract contours of Ed Mieczkowski's acrylics helped start a movement. Op art, like Mieczkowski's, mesmerizes by playing tricks on the eyes through shape and color. Through May 27.
Also:
Judy Chicago's dream dinner party comes true. Chicago's landmark 1979 piece
The Dinner Party
has found its permanent home in the Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum in New York.
The Dinner Party
is an intricate table setting for 39 of the most iconic women in both history and mythology. Everyone from the artist Georgia O'Keeffe to Egyptian Pharaoh Hatshepsut to the Hindu goddess Kali has a place at Chicago's table. Each woman is represented by an embroidered place mat and a unique dish. Now that the original work has a home, it is being celebrated again in
History in the Making: Rare Preparatory Materials for the Dinner Party
. The collection includes test plates, paintings, weavings and drawings that helped Chicago-and the 400 artisans who worked on the project with her-create the perfect setting for each iconic woman.
The Dinner Party
celebrates the women who were nearly lost in a male-dominated world and shows the power a woman with an idea can manifest. Through June 18.
Marigold Arts
424 Canyon Road, 820-1975
New Mexico artist Ruth Tatter loves critters so much she not only paints striking watercolors of owls, tigers, lizards and more in her
Animalia
series, she also is donating $50 from the sale of each one to charities that benefit wildlife. Through June 6.
Monroe Gallery of Photography
112 Don Gaspar Ave., 992-0800
The feminine eye focuses on major events from 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 just now getting respect as photographers and the place in history they've always deserved. Through June 30.
Misenko Boldman Fine Arts
2875 Hwy. 14, Madrid, 473-9787
From big to small, the works of Bernard Franz, Gabe Nemiroff and Doug Gillis run the sculptural gamut. Franz' work replicates the creatures from Noah's Ark in bronze while Nemiroff and Gillis blow and fuse glass for everything from jewelry to wall pieces. Through June 1.
Patina Gallery
131 W. Palace Ave., 986-3432
Fourteen acclaimed jewelers were invited to create one unique piece for
What Lies Beneath
. The works are one-of-a-kind creations in which gemstones play tricks on the eyes and metal reflects light in unusual ways. Through June 3.
photo-eye Gallery
376 Garcia St., 988-5159
The photographic manipulations of David H Gibson and Don Hong-Oai capture the perfect landscapes of dreams. Gibson mixes images of water, mist and smoke to create ethereal waves of light that float through the air and dance over the unseen. The black-and-white prints shroud reality in a fog where time and place fall away, leaving only the perception of the Earth's existence in the background. Gibson's pictures optically toy with memory and trick the mind into believing it sees something familiar. The illusion of recollection is similarly twisted by Hong-Oai, who layers negatives in order to remove the imperfections from scenes and create perfection in the setting. Hong-Oai's pictorial work finds its traditions in the watercolor landscapes of China's past, with the addition of technological advance that acts so subtly it falls from the forefront, leaving behind a classic scene so surreal it can exist only in the imagination. Through June 22.
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.
Santa Fe Clay
1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
Salt and Pepper
go head to head in this unique show of ceramics that helps shake things up at the dinner table. Through May 26.
Santa Fe Public Library
145 Washington Ave., 955-6780
Here in the drought-ridden desert, it's easy to forget about the life thriving in New Mexico's rivers. Frank Weissbarth hasn't forgotten and has caught
Trout of the Southern Mountains
not with hook and line, but with film. And those trout are just too pretty to eat! Through May 31.
St. John's College Art Gallery
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 984-6000
Sicilian expressionist painter Michele Ciacciofera has followed the 18th century journey of Goethe through Italy for a 32-painting series. Through May 18.
The Teahouse
821 Canyon Road, 992-0972
Mark Frossard's
Guest List
includes sophisticated, yet cartoonish, images. An artist snapping photographs, a man sitting down for what looks like his final meal and a coy character looking directly at his viewers offer hidden surprises in every corner. Through May 31.
Tesuque Village Market
Route 22 and Bishop's Lodge Road, 660-5913
Twenty-two artists go head to head to determine which one can claim
I Am the Best Artist
. Through June 16.
Touching Stone
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072
The first show of the season for Touching Stone Gallery features master clay and wood artist Hiroyuki Wakimoto and his
Contemporary Bizen Ceramics
. Through May 30.
Also:
Santa Fe poet David Cost turns his words into visions in Japan-inspired monoprints. Through May 30.
Tresa Vorenberg Goldsmiths
656 Canyon Road, 988-7215
Sometimes flowers just aren't enough to butter up your honey. The next step? Jewelry, of course. Nikki Avirom's handcrafted contemporary rings, necklaces and earrings are subtle and classy, yet just flashy enough that everyone will notice the sparkle. Through May 30.
The Unitarian Church
107 W. Barcelona Road, 982-9674
The Fresh Eyes Photography Project gives youths incarcerated for past mistakes a chance to express themselves creatively, rather than criminally. The work they produce is poignant and shows a perspective that often is overlooked in our society. Through May 27.
Ventana Fine Art
400 Canyon Road, 983-8815
Previewing the great summer ahead, Ventana's
All Artists Exhibition
features small works by each of the gallery's artists. Pick out a piece now or find a favorite to come back to as the season gets warmer. Through May 18.
Visions Photo Lab
637 Cerrillos Road, 986-9076
Paul Reinwald's photographic works peek off walls, just blocks from the Plaza. Through May 31.
Works on Paper Gallery
229-A Johnston St., 989-1189
Jan Nelson's litho, Akua and etching ink monoprints turn paper into poetry. Concurrent with Nelson's work is an exhibition by members of Canada's Dundarave Print Workshop and Gallery, a cooperative contemporary art group that helped put Vancouver on the artistic map. Through May 26.
Bataan Memorial Building
407 Galisteo St., 476-5082
Despite losing his sight as a young man, Michael Naranjo continued to pursue his dream of becoming a sculptor. His touchable art is on exhibition at the Vatican, the White House and right here in Santa Fe at Bataan Memorial's new Atrium Gallery. Through June 30.
Institute of American Indian Arts
108 Cathedral Place, 983-1777
There is a common myth pervading the Land of Enchantment, leading many to believe that the state consists of three cultural groups: Native American, Latino and Caucasian. The notion perpetuates racial lines and deters any amalgamation of complex identities. In
Lifting the Veil: New Mexico Women and the Tricultural Myth
, 29 female artists of various backgrounds explore this significant theme. Through May 28.
Also:
The Lloyd Kiva New Gallery at the IAIA Museum is jazzed up by DeHaven Solimon Chaffins' mixed-media boxes and Shawn Bluejacket's traditional yet contemporary jewelry. Through June 4.
Museum of Fine Arts
107 W. Palace Ave., 982-1131
Both art and science look at the world through a microscope to question the way it all works. When artists take on the logical world of science, something just this side of sci-fi emerges. It's not quite a fantasy land-filled with super-snazzy computers or alien life forms-but it's not exactly familiar either. From imaginative recreations of the dodo bird to an up-close and personal look at genetic makeup, scientific theories and facts are questioned through an array of visual renderings.
(Un)natural Histories
explores the critters that could have been, while
Mapping Bodies
takes a close look at the human experience through scientific and artistic collaboration. Whether it's science or art that seems to be the bigger hoax,
The Art and Artifice of Science
takes the idea of fact to a new level of falsity. Through May 20.
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 usage of stone as a canvas, yielding a natural and environmental effect to the artists' creations. Through Jan. 13, 2008.
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 in how each of those pieces of art is put together. Through April 13, 2008.
Palace of the Governors
105 W. Palace Ave., 476-5100
In 1951, Jack Kerouac wrote the draft of
On the Road
by hunkering down for three straight weeks with a 120-foot scroll of paper fed into a typewriter. This unusual document visits Santa Fe for six weeks, with 36 feet of the giant roll of paper unfurled for all to see. Through May 28.
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.
In the Pink
To celebrate the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum's 10th year, scholars and curators from around the country are coming to town for talks about what it takes to make museums work. Turns out the biz isn't as easy as it might seem. For this lecture, Lowery Stokes Sims of the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY, discusses the challenges she faced taking over the museum in the midst of a Harlem revival that mirrored the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
7 pm Thursday, May 10. Scottish Rite Temple, 463 Paseo de Peralta,
946-1039
Dinner Etiquette
Renowned feminist artist Judy Chicago discusses her famous work
The Dinner Party
and its place within the larger context of art history.
6:30 pm Friday, May 11. Tipton Hall, College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael's Drive, 988-8997
