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ARGOS ETCHINGS AND PAINTINGS
821 Canyon Road, 986-8071
Egg tempura paintings by Sarah McCarty bring
Quinces, Pomegranates and Black Radishes
to life.
Reception 5-8 pm Friday; through Oct. 11.
BACK STREET BISTRO
513 Camino de los Marquez, 982-3500
Photographs of
Incredible India
give soup lovers a chance to travel across the globe without struggling through 100 degree heat.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through Oct. 27.
CANYON ROAD FINE ART
621 Canyon Road, 988-9511
Still-life paintings from Wendy Higgins explore the chaotic world at a moment when none of the everyday stresses matter.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday.
CHIAROSCURO CONTEMPORARY ART
439 Camino del Monte Sol, 992-0711
Three artists bring new wo rk to the conversation about what it means to be contemporary. John Garrett, Daniel Brice and Siddiq Khan mix media, draw and sculpt an abstract world.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Oct. 13.
COLLEGE OF SANTA FE FINE ARTS GALLERY
1600 St. Michael's Drive, 473-6508
A Family Finds Entertainment
isn't exactly a movie, nor is it simply a piece of video art. Ryan Trecartin's video narrative mixes animation, existentialism and music for an avant garde nightmare.
Screening 5 pm Friday.
COLLEGE OF SANTA FE MARION CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
1600 St. Michael's Drive, 473-6341
Five College of Santa Fe alumni continue to use the photography skills they learned as students in the real world and share their knowledge with the current student body in a visual lesson on the value of pictures.
Reception 6-8 pm Friday.
COLLEGE OF SANTA FE MOV-IN GALLERY
1600 St. Michael's Drive, 473-6400
Video artist and filmmaker (as well as College of Santa Fe professor) Deborah Fort uses the images from an unknown family's home movies as part of her three-channel video and sound installation. The work,
Particle Theories: Time, Space and the Construction of Memory
, explores history through unusual means.
Reception 4:30-6:30 pm Friday; through Oct. 5.
EIGHT MODERN
231 Delgado St., 995-0231
The artists and folk tales of old, from the Brother's Grimm to the "Cat and the Fiddle," are reworked and revisualized in
Once There Was, Once There Wasn't: Fairy Tales Retold
, a group show that features Jessica Abel, Adela Leibowitz, David Levinthal and many others.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through Oct. 7.
GELATO BENISSIMO
328 Montezuma Ave., 984-9104
Encaustic works by Anna Regnery and monotypes by Ben Hernandez brighten up the tucked away gelato paradise.
Reception 6-9 pm Friday.
GOLDLEAF GALLERY
627 W. Alameda St., 988-5005
Mixed media and photographic works from Roland Ostheim and Molly Wagoner engage in
Light Conversations
in which a change in luminosity can change the world.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through Oct. 6.
HUNTER KIRKLAND CONTEMPORARY
200-B Canyon Road, 984-2111
T Barny and Eric Boyer explore shape in very different manners. Barny takes hard rock and shapes it into smooth stone sculptures, while Boyer focuses on the body, covering it with mesh and forming stiff bodies that dance in stillness.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Sept. 30.
IAIA MUSEUM
108 Cathedral Place, 983-1777
Australian aboriginal art from young artists discusses the tradition, culture and environment of the remote area of northern Queensland.
No reception; through Jan. 13, 2008.
JOYCE ROBINS GALLERY
201 Galisteo St., 989-8795
Much of Kathleen Kinkopf's work focuses on the female form, which stares strongly from the canvas into the soul of the viewer.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Sept. 28.
JUSTIN ROBERT GALLERIES
307-B Johnson St., 982-5000
Photographer and physician P Miller delicately photographs the female form in a way that's neither gratuitous nor filled with the medical sterility one might expect from a doctor.
Reception 5:30-8:30 pm Friday.
KARAN RUHLEN GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 820-0807
Twelve metal sculptures from Cordova, NM's Paula Castillo show off an abstract style that encompasses the best nature has to offer.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Sept. 28.
LINDA DURHAM CONTEMPORARY ART
1101 Paseo de Peralta, 466-6600
The charcoal-on-paper work of Laura Scandrett recreate antique reference books, in which the truth of the past is the falsity of today. Judy Tuwaletstiwa, on the other hand, finds everyday natural materials, like sticks and feathers, and creates a memory of nature that may only have existed in her imagination.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Sept. 14.
LIQUID LIGHT GLASS
926 Baca St., 820-2222
Four Santa Fe glassblowers team up for a group show that includes live demonstrations in addition to work by a variety of glass objects. If you think blown glass is only good for pipes, think again.
Reception 5:30-7:30 pm Friday; through Oct. 12.
MEYER MUNSON GALLERY
225 Canyon Road, 983-1657
Michel Workman brings rural life to the big city with his quaint paintings of horses, cows and, of course, vast landscapes.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday.
ROBERT NICHOLS GALLERY
419 Canyon Road, 982-2145
Rocky Lewycky teams up with poet Zoe Dwyer for an unusual reception that includes the poetic performance
Tea Bowls for Unicorns
. The tea bowls Lewycky makes are deconstructed works of art that question the idea of traditional form.
Performance 5:30-6 pm; reception 5-8 pm Friday; through Sept. 30.
SANTA FE CLAY
1615 Paseo de Peralta, 984-1122
Unusual shapes manifest from artists Matt Repsher and Tim Rowan. The artists use clay to express a world that is both unfamiliar yet comforting at the same time.
Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Oct. 13.
UNIT D
2889 Trades West Road, 310-0217
Conrad Crespin, Maris Hutchinson, Tracy Olson and Katelin Walters keep this south side, underground gallery alive and well with
Emergence
.
Reception 4-10 pm Friday; through Sept. 28.
ZANE BENNETT CONTEMPORARY ART
826 Canyon Road, 982-8111
In
Angles and Curves
the slippery stone sculptures of Paul Bloch and the geometric forms of Catherine Green's paintings create a world where opposites work together (see
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Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through Oct. 8.
ALEXANDRA STEVENS GALLERY
820 Canyon Road, 988-1311
There are
No Boundaries
when it comes to how far James Roybal will go to make exquisite paintings and bronze sculpture. Through Sept. 30.
AZTEC CAFÉ
317 Aztec St., 820-0025
The human figure is central to Andrea Cermanski's encaustic work. Original photographs of the female figure are placed in imperfect boxes, just like in real life! Cermanski also shows off her abstract acrylic work that focuses on the theories of color. Through Sept. 30.
BOX GALLERY
1611-A Paseo de Peralta, 989-4897
While woman has been explored in art for hundreds of years, man, in all his shapes and sizes, has been relatively ignored. The masculine figures Marc Ouelette paints wear shorts, walk the dog or have jolly, protruding bellies. In the mezzanine gallery, Bret Hanson's architecturally inspired cyanotypes on wood panels invent their own constellations. Through Sept. 30
CAFE PASQUAL'S GALLERY
103 E. Water St., 983-9340
I Am Art
showcases works on paper by New Mexico native Ophelia Smith. Smith, who has Down syndrome, uses pencils, among other mediums, to create realistic and figurative images. Through Sept. 30.
CHARLOTTE JACKSON FINE ART
200 W. Marcy St., 989-8688
Joseph Marioni, Phil Sims, Marcic Jafif and Scot Heywood go
Back to Basics
with monochromatic paintings. Through Sept. 30.
CROSSROADS CONTEMPORARY
203 Canyon Road, 982-5700
Sculptor Mark Yale Harris' "Crush" depicts the innocence of a lover's embrace with simple lines and smooth curving surfaces. The large-scale sculpture is unveiled following a lecture by the artist. Through Sept. 30.
THE DAILY CAFE
301 N. Guadalupe St., 986-0735
Before Cyrus McCray packs up and hits the road for CalArts, he showcases
My Utopia: A Dangerous Ambition
. McCray focuses on the influence money and power can have on one's dreams. Through Nov. 22.
DOROTHY ROGERS FINE ART
418 Cerrillos Road, 955-1984
Nigerian artist Chief ZO Oloruntoba creates his tapestries using handspun cotton-cord applique glued to the canvas and set in place with a large stone. Through Sept. 29.
DWIGHT HACKETT PROJECTS
2879 All Trades Road, 474-4043
Feminist art takes on a subtle face when Harmony Hammond gets ahold of oil and canvas. Her images are simple but shine through with feminine power. Through Sept. 22.
FARRELL FISCHOFF GALLERY
1807 Second St., 995-0620
Nearly 50 years of abstract expressionism from one of the movement's most steadfast artists, Barbara Erdman, who passed away on Sept. 1, shows what a little artistic perseverance can yield. Through Oct. 1.
GEBERT CONTEMPORARY
558 Canyon Road, 992-1100
Color and texture are explored in Dirk De Bruycker's
New Paintings
. Bold images reign with Bruycker's use of asphalt and gesso on canvas. Through Sept. 23.
GERALD PETERS GALLERY
1011 Paseo de Peralta, 954-5700
Pottery, paintings and textile work by Taizo Kuroda, Lisa Nankivil and Kumiko Namba show off the complexity of geometric forms. Through Sept. 29. Also: New Mexico native Brooks Willis used a modernist style to depict the Southwest during his long life. Through Sept. 22.
JAMES KELLY CONTEMPORARY
1601 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1601
Giants of the contemporary sculpture world, including Roni Horn, Donald Judd and Kiki Smith among many others, are highlighted in this group show. Through Oct. 6.
JOHNSONS OF MADRID
2843 Hwy. 14, 471-1054
Representing 100 artists including fiber artists and sculptors, Johnsons of Madrid's group show makes the drive worthwhile. Caroline Rackley's handwoven painted screen links the celestial to nature. Through Sept. 31.
KCHISOS GALLERY
211 Old Santa Fe Trail, 982-0086
For Cal Haines music should be seen as well as heard. Haines' photographs capture some of Santa Fe's most well-known jazz musicians mid-note. Through Sept. 30.
KLAUDIA MARR GALLERY
668 Canyon Road, 988-2100
Helmut Löhr mixes art forms in his collages. The written word and musical notation are combined to make collages that scream to be heard. Photo-realistic ballpoint pen drawings by Aristides Ruiz and linear paintings by Kinga Czerska are also on offer. Through Sept. 30.
LEWALLEN CONTEMPORARY
129 W. Palace Ave., 988-8997
Robert Natkin:
Color Transcendence
and Timothy Schmitz:
Luminosity
share a space while examining color and shapes. Natkin uses a more organic and abstract approach with a collage of color bursting on the canvas. Schmitz' work has a more uniform and contemporary feel. Through Oct. 15.
LLOYD KIVA NEW GALLERY AT IAIA MUSEUM
83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2351
Moving away from strictly Native American art, the IAIA gallery compares traditions in
The African/Native American Connection: Multiculturalism and Imagery
. Through Oct. 14.
MARIGOLD ARTS
424 Canyon Road, 982-4142
A chair doesn't have to be something that just sits under a table unnoticed. John Bauer sculpts wood into furniture that draws its artistic influences from everything from tribal imagery to the work of Roy Lichtenstein. Ed Samuels focuses his brush on rural New Mexico for modern, complex paintings. Through Oct. 3.
MONROE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
112 Don Gaspar Ave., 992-0800
Speak Truth to Power
shows off how the voice of one worker can be as powerful as that of Nelson Mandela. Through Sept. 23.
NEDRA MATTTEUCCI FINE ART
555 Canyon Road, 983-3170
William Berra shows new work in
Vistas
. Reflecting on his travels in Europe and the United States, Berra has more than 30 years of experience and it is evident in his compositions. Through Sept. 22.
NÜART GALLERY
670 Canyon Road, 988-3888
Erin Cone's
Synchronicity
takes strong female forms and places them in a backdrop of color. Through Sept. 23.
PATINA GALLERY
131 W. Palace Ave., 986-3432
The 3-D metal, wood and found-object works of Ivan Barnett bring to mind models of the post-apoctolyptic future or the world's most dangerous belt buckle. Through Sept. 23.
PEYTON WRIGHT GALLERY
237 E. Palace Ave., 989-9888
The early to mid-20th century works of Jan Matulka show the world through a modernist perspective. Through Oct. 1.
SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
6401 Richards Ave., 428-1501
Department of Fine Arts faculty show off in front of their students. Through Sept. 26.
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
145 Washington Ave., 955-6789
Return those overdue library books and check out
Three Hundred Sixty-Five
instead. The series features the oil paintings of Jaki Wilkinson. Through Sept. 30.
SANTAOS GALLERY
204 N. Guadalupe St., 982-7772
Like a cold glass of lemonade on a hot summer day, Sandra Place's
Water
offers pastel and acrylic refreshment. Through Sept. 22.
THE SKIER'S EDGE
1836 Cerrillos Road, 983-7025
The Skier's Edge Summer Showcase hosts
Art-a-Facts
from Another Planet: Special Adventures from Across the Universe
, new works by Patricia Pearce and Abigail Hansen. Collage, prints and solar-plate etchings make this a diverse showing. Through Sept. 20.
SOUTHSIDE LIBRARY
6559 Jaguar Drive, 989-4033
Teen artists inspire readers to get visual with a collection of photographic murals. Through Sept. 30.
THE TEAHOUSE
821 Canyon Road, 992-0972
Bold colors and stretched perspectives make Rafael Gaytán's contemporary paintings pop off the walls and into a sleek reality in which a Sunday drive is anything but ordinary and smoking cigarettes seems cool again Through Sept. 27.
TICHAVA-MILLS FINE ART
717-C Canyon Road, 989-1110
Using familiar artistic materials, such as oil, ink, charcoal and pencil, Nina Tichava recreates woven fabrics on panel. Her images, which were inspired by her mother's work at the loom, beg to be pulled from the wall and sewn. Through Oct. 3.
TOUCHING STONE GALLERY
539 Old Santa Fe Trail, 988-8072
Masamichi Terada is a master of
Kakishibu
, the Japanese art of dyeing using persimmon juice. This is Terada's first US showing. Through Sept. 26.
VERVE GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
219 E. Marcy St., 982-5009
Sexy, sexy and sexy is all that comes to mind in describing the photography of Irving Greines'
Urban Wilderness-Chaos Transformed
, Elizabeth Opalenik's
Poetic Grace
and Alex Harris'
The Idea of Cuba
. Greines exhibits large-scale images full of the color and urban rhythm that captures the '90s. Mordancage, a rarely practiced process in which parts of the emulsion of a gelatin print are stripped away, leaves Opalenik's nudes ghost-like and corporeal. Harris looks beyond old cars and beautiful women and challenges us to consider deeper levels of the relationship between Cuba and the United States. Through Oct. 27.
WELLS FARGO BANK
241 Washington Ave., 820-7017
Plein aire pastels by Lura Brookins brighten up the experience of finding out that there's no cash left after a mortgage payment. Through Sept. 29.
WILLIAM AND JOSEPH GALLERY
200 Canyon Road, 982-9404
The colorful abstracts of David Hinske's
Grace Rhymes with Chaos
ebb and flow from top to bottom with bright and dark contrasting shades. Through Oct. 5.
WILLIAM SIEGAL GALLLERY
540 S. Guadalupe St., 820-3300
Carlos Estrada-Vega quilts paint together in monochrome squares and rectangles that steal color from everything around them. The black-and-white photographs of Burt Glinn capture some of the most memorable faces of the past, from Castro to Warhol. Through Oct. 5.
WORKS ON PAPER GALLERY
229-A Johnson St., 989-1189
Lezle Williams and May Thompson take paper to new levels with watercolors, woodcuts and wood engravings. Through Sept. 2.
Also:
Paper takes on just about every shape and color except, perhaps, that of an origami crane, in this group show. Through Sept. 29.
EL ZAGUAN
545 Canyon Road, 983-2567
The faces of the early AIDS epidemic were drawn with grace and depth by John Gregory Tweed during his years as an AIDS activist. Through Sept. 24.
CCA
1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338
Chain link steering wheels, rims and mad chrome glisten in the sun and under gallery lights. Artists Liz Cohen, Alex Harris, Luis Jiménez, Carol Sarkisian and Rubén Ortiz Torres explore the loud and quiet beauty of customized car culture. The exhibition is the first in the CCA's new gallery, and there's no better way to start the engines of an artistic revolution. Through Oct. 21.
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.
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. Through Sept. 30.
Also:
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, 2008.
MUSEUM OF SPANISH COLONIAL ART
750 Camino Lejo, 982-2226
Felix López: Master Santero
shows why he won this year's Master's Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Spanish Market. His religious imagery shows off classic style and a careful hand. The next generation of Lópezes, Felix's son and daughter, get to show their own work alongside their talented pops. Through Oct. 28.
NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART
107 W. Palace Ave., 476-5072
The forefather of Egyptology, and the first archaeologist to adhere to scientific techniques in excavation, was Sir William Flinders Petrie. More than 200 objects from England's Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology give viewers a first-hand look into the tombs of the pharaoh and at the jewelry, sculpture and funerary ornamentation that surrounded some of history's most mysterious rulers. Through Jan. 6, 2008.
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, 2008.
WHEELWRIGHT MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
704 Camino Lejo, 982-4636
In celebration of its 70th anniversary, the Wheelwright takes a look at
Tradition and Tourism, 1870-1970
, an exhibition that includes a collection of more than 400 examples of tourist favorites from not so long ago. Through Oct. 21.
DRESSED TO KILL
Spinning, it's not just for the gym anymore. The Española Valley Fiber Arts Center sends artists to Santa Fe to teach fabric lovers the fine skill of spinning.
1-4 pm Wednesday, Sept. 12. Free with museum admission. Museum of International Fold Art, 706 Camino Lejo, 476-1200
MOMMY, WHAT'S EXPERIMENTAL?
Max Friedenberg, Carlos Santistevan, Yozo Suzuki and a few other mayhem makers improv their way through a conversation about emerging arts. The questions, "Where do the arts emerge from?" "What the hell is all that noise?" and "That festival sounds cathartic, can I come?" may or may not be answered.
6 pm Thursday, Sept. 13. $3-$5.
Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, 982-1338
STAY BOY
Diego Lukezic, an artist known for his jesterly paintings of pups shows off his craft one more time before saying
sayonara
sucker to Santa Fe.
5-7 pm Friday, Sept. 14 and 1-7 pm Saturday, Sept. 15.
Pop Gallery, 133 W. Water St., 820-0788
THE OTHER 420
Craig Varjabedian continues his cross-town tour to promote his new book,
Four and Twenty Photographs: Stories from Behind the Lens
, which details the true west.
2 pm Saturday, Sept. 15. Free.
St. John's College, 1160 Camino Cruz Blanca, 984-6000
FACE THE FACTS
Local artist Forrest Moses works with Fine Arts for Children and Teens to inspire the young to grow up as artists. An art auction keeps the inspiration alive by providing the organization with supplies and art lovers with new pieces of fine art.
6-8 pm Saturday, Sept. 15. Free.
URSA Gallery, 550 S. Guadalupe St., 992-2787
80, AND LOVING IT
Most of us don't know what it's like to be 80, or even 90 years old, but if we knew now what we'll know then life would be a hell of a lot easier. Legacy:
The Soul of Aging
showcases the monologues of octogenarians and nonagenarians. Video of Santa Fe elders fills in the rest of the gaps.
7 pm Saturday, Sept. 15. $20.
James A Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road, 988-1234
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
A special concert, composed and performed by Sydney Davis, Annette Cantor and Lory Pollina back up the musical works of Helmut Löhr.
3-4 pm Sunday, Sept. 16. Free.
Klaudia Marr Gallery, 668 Canyon Road, 988-2100
BIENNIAL FEVER
SITE Santa Fe gets the public geared up for next summer's biennial with the third in a series of talks about biennials around the world. This time Joanne Lefrak discusses New York's Whitney Biennial, one of the most famous and cutting-edge events of its kind stateside.
6 pm Tuesday, Sept. 18. $5-$10.
SITE Santa Fe, 1606 Paseo de Peralta, 989-1199
