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Posted by abq arts in ArtSPREE, Dance, Film, Food & Wine, General, Literature, Music on August 27th, 2010
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Galleries
| 105 Studios 105 4th Street Southwest Albuquerque, NM 87102-3201 |
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| Act I Gallery 218 Paseo del Pueblo Norte Taos, NM, USA, 87571 Contact: Anita Ellison – call 575-758-783 or Email |
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| [AC]2 Gallery Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday 11am – 3pm – Sunday 9am-1pm 301 Mountain Rd. NE (Downtown Albuquerque on the northeast corner of Mountain Rd. and Broadway Blvd.) 505-842-8016 |
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| Albuquerque Photographers Gallery Old Town in the Poco a Poco Patio at 328-C San Felipe Street (east of Church Street) Hours: Every day, except Tuesday, from 11 am to 5 pm. (505) 244-9195 |
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| Arts Alliance Gallery First Friday until 8:30 pm In the Courtyard – upper level 1100 San Mateo NE at Lomas 505.268-1920 Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 11-5 |
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| Box Gallery 1611-A Paseo de Peralta Santa Fe, NM 87501 (Railyard, across from SITE Santa Fe) Hours: Tues. – Sat. 10 am – 5 pm 505.989.4897 |
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| Blue Dome Gallery 307 N. Texas Street, Silver City 88061 575-534-8671 |
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| Bright Rain Gallery Gallery Hours: Open daily 11-6 - 206-1/2 San Felipe NW #122 in the Patio Market walkway of the Old Town Albuquerque’s Square beside La Placita restaurant on SE side 505-843-9176 |
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| CCA – The Center for Contemporary Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-982-1338 x23 |
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| Chroma Studios & Galleries Show opens First Friday Wed-Sat noon-6 pm – First Fridays until 10 pm 600 1st Street NW (NE corner of 1st & Roma) 505.554.3805 |
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| Concetta D. Gallery Hours: M-F 11-4 20 First Plaza NW, #29 Galeria – Lower Level – 505-243-5066 |
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| The Corrales Bosque Gallery Gallery open daily – 10 am to 5 pm 4685 Corrales Road (in the heart of the historic village of Corrales) 505.898.7203 |
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| The Corrales Society of Artists | |
| Desert Corn Gallery Openings First Fridays until 9 pm – - Bring in your Tour NM Discount Card or The Desert Corn Gallery Post Cards and receive up to 20% off your purchase. Old Town Albuquerque 400 Romero St. NW Suite #2 Albuquerque, NM 87104 – 505-244-9044 |
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| Desert Intarsia Opening First Friday – 4 to 8pm 317 Gold Ave. SW, Suite A Call for Gallery hours 317 Gold SW, Suite A – ABQ 505-362-2884 |
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| Devdan Gallery 6855 Fourth St NW Suite B2 Los Ranchos, NM 87107 505.342.9649 |
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| Dreamscapes Gallery Gallery Hours: Mon-Tue, Thurs-Sat, Noon – 6 pm or by appointment. 1523 5th St NW (at Bellamah) Albuquerque, NM 87102-1335 505-688-3190 |
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| The Easel Place First Friday until 8:30 pm Hours: Daily 11-6 206-1/2 San Felipe NW, #7 Patio Market 505.717.1872 |
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| The Encaustic Art Institute 18 County Road, 55A (18 General Goodwin Road -18 miles south of Santa Fe ) Cerrillos, New Mexico 87010 505.424.6487 |
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| Fisher Gallery Show opens First Fridays until 8:30 pm - Gallery Hours: Mon-Thurs- 9 am-6 pm , Fri 9 am – 12 pm, Sat-10 am – 4 pm 1620 Central Avenue SE , ABQ 505.247.1529 |
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| Flux Contemporary Sundays 2 to 4 pm in the New Mexico Design Center Hours: Tuesday – Saturday: 9:30 – 5:30 - Sunday during Artists’ Cafe Events: 2 – 4 pm 4801 Alameda Bl NE (a t Jefferson) Albuquerque, NM 87113 |
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| Frame City and Gallery Openings First Fridays until 8pm Gallery Hours – Tue-Sat 10-6, Thursdays 3810-A Central SE, ABQ 505-296-4648 |
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| Framing Concepts Gallery First Fridays Artscrawl until 8:00 pm GalleryHours: Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-4 and by appointment 5809-B Juan Tabo N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87111 505.294.3246 |
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| Golden Dawn Gallery Opening First Fridays – 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm 201 Galisteo St. Santa Fe, NM 87501 505-988-2024 |
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| Goldleaf Gallery 627 West Alameda Santa Fe NM 87501 505.988-5005 |
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| Hanging Tree Gallery Artscrawl First Fridays – 6 – 8:30 pm Antique furnishings from the WPA era, antique Indian old pawn jewelry, historic pots, baskets and Navajo rugs. Gallery Hours: M – Sat 10 – 6, Sun 12 – 6 pm 416 Romero NW – Old Town Albuquerque, NM 87104 505.842.1420 |
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| Harwood Art Center Shows Open First Fridays – 6 – 8 pm Gallery Hours – Mon-Fri 10-4 pm 1114 7th St. NW, ABQ 505- 242-6367 |
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| Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Artscrawls first Fridays until 9:00 pm Gallery Hours – Mon-Sun 9-5 pm 2401 12th St. NW 505.843.7270 |
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| Inpost Artspace at the Outpost Performance Space First Friday 8 pm – Hours: 2-5:30 pm at performances and by appointment 210 Yale Blvd SE, ABQ 505-268-0044 |
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| Johnsons of Madrid Galleries of Fine Art and Fiber Madrid Galleries Art Walk “FIRST SATURDAYS” Check out the BLOG 2843 Hwy 14 N. Madrid, NM 87010 505.471.1054 |
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| J Wayne Art Gallery Hours – Wednesdays – Mondays – 10 am to 6 pm Closed Tuesdays Located in the Historic Vigil House (built in 1879) in Old Town 413 Romero Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 505.903.3656 |
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| The KiMo Theatre Art Gallery 6 – 74: Multi-Generational Art By Sailer Fine Art Show through April 15th, 2010 Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Saturdays 11:00 am to 5 pm. 417 Central Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 505-768-3522 |
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| Mariposa Gallery Downstairs and Upstairs galleries 3500 Central Ave SE Albuquerque, NM 87106 Contact: email or call 505.268.6828 |
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| Matrix Fine Art First Fridays Reception until 8:00 pm Gallery Hours: Tue 10-4, Wed-Sun 9-4 3812 Central Ave SE, Suite 100 A, Albuquerque, NM 87108 505.268.8952 |
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| N4th Gallery Gallery open during N4th Theater performances, VSA Day Arts Events or by appointment. 4904 4th St NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-344-4542 |
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| New Grounds Gallery Shows open First Friday 3812 Central SE, 100-B – Albuquerque NM 87108 505.268.8952 |
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| Nob Hill Gallery First Friday opening until 8:30 Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 11-5:00 7400 Montgomery NE, Suite 19 (Mossman Center) 505.268.9969 |
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| OffCenter Community Arts Gallery First Friday Coffee House 5 – 8 pm Hours: Tue-Thu Noon-8, Fri 1-5 808 Park Ave SW, ABQ (across from Robinson Park) 505.247.1172 |
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| Palette Contemporary Art & Craft Opens First Friday until 8 pm – Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun by appointment 7400 Montgomery NE, Suite 22 (Mossman Center) 505.855.7777 |
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| Park Fine Art Opening Reception Friday, May 7, 5-8 pm through the May 28 International Tour Show Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri – 11 – 4 pm 20 First Plaza NW, #27 in the Galeria 505.764.1900 |
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| Patrician Design 216 Gold Avenue SW Albuquerque, NM 87102 505.242.7646 |
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| Richard Levy Gallery Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat., 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 Contact: call 505.766.9888 or email |
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| Sara Smith Contemporary P.O. Box 1054 114 Burlbaw Road, Corrales NM 87048 Contact: 505.897.6960, 505.804.6960 cell or email |
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| SCA Contemporary Art University of New Mexico Gallery Hours: Thurs & Fridays, 12-5pm and by appointment 524 Haines NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102 505.228.3749 or email |
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| The Source 1111 Carlisle Blvd. SE, Albuquerque 505.265.5900 |
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| Sumner & Dene Creations in Art Gallery Hours – Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5 pm 517 Central NW, ABQ 505-842-1400 |
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| Tamarind Institute Gallery Gallery hours: Monday through Friday, 9 – 5 pm. 110 Cornell Avenue SE (south of the Frontier Restaurant) Albuquerque, NM 87106 505.277.3901 |
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| VSA arts of New Mexico/North Fourth Art Center 4904 Fourth Street NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 - 505.344.4542 |
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| Victoria Price Art & Design In Pacheco Park 1512 Pacheco Street Building B, Suite 102 Santa Fe, NM 87505 505-982-8632 |
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| Weems Gallery Opening First Friday until 8:30 pm Gallery Hours – Mon Sat 10-8, Sun noon-5 pm 303 Romero NW, Plaza Don Luis in Old Town 505.764.0302 |
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| Weyrich Gallery First Friday Opening Reception 5 to 8:30 pm Through May 29 “Forces of Nature II” 2935-D Louisiana NE, Albuquerque NM 87110 505.883.7410 |
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| The Wooden Cow Gallery and Art Opening reception – First Friday – 5 pm to 8 pm food, drink and entertainment 7400 Montgomery Blvd (in the Mossman Center) Albuquerque, NM 87109 505.999.1280 |
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Book Review: “LAND/ART New Mexico”
Posted by Melody Mock in Literature on August 6th, 2010
Beautifully produced volume ties local art happenings to larger contemporary art world
By Melody Mock
For a six-month period last year, something called LAND/ART took place in New Mexico. Kicked off with a symposium in June of 2009, the project included a multitude of activities presented by 28 different organizations and over 200 artists. Interwoven through art exhibitions and installations were performances, poetry readings, lectures, films, tours, and excursions – all focusing on dialogue about art and our environment.
Organized by the staff at 516 ARTS, the project drew in different types of organizations – from art galleries to music presenters; from a grade school to a nonprofit wilderness organization; from City departments to Santa Fe organizations. Whether or not you got to experience any parts of the multi-faceted LAND/ART, you can survey them in the new book “LAND/ART New Mexico” published by the Santa Fe-based Radius Books.
Essayist MaLin Wilson-Powell wrote that “the biggest by-product of this huge, polymorphous project was a critical mass of words, both spoken and written, that explored, encouraged, and questioned the very premise of the project.” Through its documentation, the book continues the discourse.
Four essays by luminaries such as Lucy Lippard (writer, activist and curator), William L. Fox (director of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art), Nancy Marie Mithlo (writer and curator in American Indian/First Nations/Indigenous contemporary arts), and MaLin Wilson-Powell (art critic, lecturer, and curator) follow an introduction by Bill Gilbert (Chair of the Land Arts of the American West program at the University of New Mexico).
Gilbert mentions the relationship between nature and culture, tracing the history of Land Art back through the 1960s movement to ancient petroglyphs. Fox defines Land Art as “creative intersections that humans commit directly in the landscape.” Lippard discusses Land Art as spectacle and intimate experience as well as its synthetic and artificial characteristics.
Mithlo addresses the complex and layered modes of understanding “Native knowledge and participation in the arts” and says that “we are all observing the same narratives of each others’ rich imaginations, but from multiple entry points.”
Wilson-Powell adds thoughtful examination in her “Field Guide” after having seen many of the different shows and events.
“What actually got built outside gallery and museum walls during LAND/ART’s bandwagon of exhibitions, installations, performances, lectures, music, readings, and film was perhaps the real core of this six-month collaborative project,” she writes.
Full descriptions of each of the programs document the breadth of the project. The concepts of Land and Art were interpreted in different ways by the artists and organizations, from the personal to the monumental; from working with natural materials to using mapping techniques and new technology.
Some of the LAND/ART pieces are permanent – a public art piece by Robert Wilson called “Flyway” has just been approved by the Albuquerque City Council and will be installed over the next couple of years. But most of them were time-sensitive. Exhibitions were viewed, then removed. Temporary outdoors installations have been washed away or are disintegrating with the elements.
In her essay, Lucy Lippard mentions that “photography is where most Land Art finds a permanent home.” Along with the text, the 110 full color images in this book serve not only as a reminder of what took place but also as a pathway to placing New Mexico in context with the contemporary art world.
–Melody Mock is a contributing editor for albuquerqueARTS.
LAND/ART New Mexico
11 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, 170 pages
110 four-color illustrations
Hardbound: 978-1-934435-17-5
$45.00
Available at 516 ARTS in Albuquerque, Radius Books and many of the participating venues.
More info: LAND/ART
Manjari Sharma • Paani • July through August 20
Reception: Saturday, July 17th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Paani, a solo exhibition by emerging Indian photographer Manjari Sharma. Paani, meaning water in Hindi, contains photographs from both her Water and Shower Series. Sharma imbues her images with an overwhelming sense of calm and beauty throughout these strikingly distinct bodies of work.
Glistening water cascades down his body as he holds a hand to his face. A look of tranquility fills the portrait of Ron, while water drenches his form. For months, artist Manjari Sharma has been inviting people to come to her New York apartment to be photographed in a very intimate space, her shower. With natural light and a marble backdrop, the elegant portraits from the Shower Series seem to capture the exact moment when the pressures of everyday life begin to wash away. Sharma’s use of water, or Paani, permeates her work and relates to an old saying, “If you choose to believe that what you see is the holy mother Ganges, then it is. If you don’t then it’s nothing but flowing water”. Sharma blends this traditional Indian idea of water being holy, cleansing, and renewing, with American subjects to create this exquisite series.
Sharma’s Water Series has a similar sense of calm and renewal. In her photograph, Born, Water Series,a single figure stand strong as he gazes off into the turbulent emerald sea along the coast of Brazil.
Manjari Sharma received her BSC in Visual Communication, from the S.V.T. College in Mumbai. In 2004 she completed her BFA in Media Studies, and Still Photography from Columbus College of Art and Design. She has since been mentioned in countless blogs and online publications, including Nymphoto, Burn Magazine, Exposure Compensation, Leica: China, UK based Deep Sleep Magazine, American Photo, PDN, Lenscratch and 1000 words magazine and a 2009 winner for The Strand photo contest. Manjari Sharma currently lives and works in New York City.
For additional information about this event please contact the gallery at or click on this link.
This reception coincides with the opening of Unraveling Traditions: Contemporary Artists Working With Fiber Media and Restoration: Creative Work by Textile Conservators and Restorers next door at 516ARTS.
Dates: July 9 – August 20, 2010
Reception: Saturday July 17th, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: 514 Central Avenue SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.766.9888 or info@levygallery.com
American Portraits/100 Countries by Michael Clinton
“There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America – there’s the United States of America.” – President Barack Obama
IN STORES LATE AUGUST 2010
FOR A LABOR DAY RELEASE
Michael Clinton, part-time Santa Fe resident, noted photographer and executive v.p. and publishing director for Hearst Magazines, is launching “American Portraits: 100 Countries.” The book consists of 93 images of a diverse selection of U.S. citizens listing only their names, ethnic backgrounds and occupations. With ancestors from 100 different countries, this mosaic of faces represents the melting pot that is America. The photo book’s Labor Day release celebrates the world of work and reminds us, as advance press for the book states, “that what binds all Americans together is our forefathers’ dreams for a better life.”
In AMERICAN PORTRAITS, acclaimed photographer Michael Clinton captures the diverse faces that make up the modern-day American mosaic. In each of the 120 countries that Clinton has visited in his travels, he has met people enthralled by the idea of coming to America; whether it be a hopeful boy in Madagascar asking Clinton if he knows Barack Obama, or an elderly woman in a marketplace in Croatia talking about her dream to visit her brother living in Ohio. While on a search for his own roots, Clinton met a woman in Lithuania who looked like she could have been part of his own American family. This surprise encounter inspired Clinton to investigate the heritages and stories of other Americans and their ancestries.
Together, the 93 Americans in these portraits trace their ancestry to 100 different countries. Through this visual journey, we meet Americans like Renee Dominique, descended from Afghanis, Irish, and Trinidadians; Russ Theriot, who is Canadian, French, Norwegian, and Cajun, and Andrea Luhtanen with a mixed Slovenian and Finnish background.
Art Pai Sen Wang
Each portrait reminds us that there can be no singular image of what an American looks like. The Americans that Clinton photographed have varying skin tones, hair colors, heights and shapes.
Telma Garcia
While the images remind us just how diverse Americans look, the brief autobiographical descriptions appearing on the page of each subject prove that what binds all Americans together is our forefathers’ dreams for a better life.
Timed for a Labor Day publication, American Portraits is also a testament to the power of “work.” Captions provide the individual’s name, bloodline and occupation and we see how these professions help define who they are, how they fit into this country, and also how work was critical to their ancestors’ ability to live out the American Dream.
Christina Krolopp
This is Clinton’s first foray into portraiture and he spent two years searching for Americans of widespread and diverse ancestries, recording captivating stories that remind him of what America stands for, making him prouder than ever to be an American. It is this pride and diversity that translates into the portraits found in this book which make it so compelling and appealing.
About the author/photographer:
Michael Clinton is Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Publishing Director for Hearst Magazines. His responsibilities include oversight of fifteen publications, including Harper’s Bazaar, Marie-Claire, O: The Oprah Magazine, Seventeen and Esquire. Clinton has served on the boards of the Volunteers of America and The Starlight Foundation. Currently, the author serves on the acquisitions committee of the International Center of Photography in New York and is an advisor to Friends Without Boarders. Clinton is also the author of Wanderlust: One Hundred Countries, Global Snaps, and Global Faces. He lives in New York City and Southampton, NY.
American Portraits/100 Countries by Michael Clinton
A Glitterati Book
160 pages with 135 color photographs
ISBN13: 978-0-9822669-1-5 Price: $50.00
Pubish Date: September 7, 2010
2010 Photo Contest Winners
| The winning photographs in order from top to bottom below: |
| Steven Bundy – Contest Winner In 2005 while driving through the village of Taos, Bundy and his wife were struck with the feeling that they had come home. Within the next few months they purchased a second home and began the task of expanding their lives to include the cultures and peoples of this area, hoping to be assimilated and accepted as new Taoseños. Now he captures the vast landscapes, crumbling buildings, forgotten rusting cars and evidence of diverse cultures, discovering intriguing remote villages that seem to be melting back into the earth. “Photography has always been a part of my life – in the last few years becoming my passion,” says Bundy. See more here. |
 Abiquiu-Morada, photographer Steven Bundy |
| Eric Jones After retiring from scientific research, Eric launched a new career in fine art photography. To switch from the scientific method for solving problems and further develop artistic abilities, he joined the Enchanted Lens Camera Club of Albuquerque and currently serves as Club President. Eric has won numerous awards for his photography. More here. |
 Eric Jones, Twisted Juniper |
| Joanne Schmidt – Cover artist J. Schmidt is an Albuquerque freelance photographer and independent documentary filmmaker. Her photo art uses multishot techniques including HDR and panorama. She exhibits at galleries such as Rio Images. |
 Joanne Schmidt, Platform |
 Steven Bundy, Ocate Building |
 Eric Jones, Pinnacle Peak |
| Randall V. Biggers is a retired Foreign Service Officer currently working as a legal assistant for the Donald D. Vigil Law Office. He also works in acrylics and collage. |
 Randall V. Biggers, San Francisco |
| Barry McCormickwas a commercial photographer of more than 30 years in the New York metro area, specializing in large-format food and product illustration. After moving to New Mexico he had concentrated on fine art figurative work. His work is collected internationally. |
 Barry McCormick, Supplicant at the Gates of Hell |
 Eric Jones, La Ventana Arch |
| Marie Maher has been interested in photography for over 20 years but has become much more serious about it over the past couple of years. She especially likes to shoot in abandoned places and works in both color and black & white. |
 Marie Maher, Church |
 Joanne Schmidt, Little Swinger |
| Mellany Herrera works in Traditional Photography and HDR (high dynamic range) Photography. She loves working with Landscapes and Scenics, but believes that anything when seen with a creative eye can be captivating. |
 Mellany Herrera, Bosque Del Apache |
 Marie Maher, Precious Cargo |
| Max Oelschlaeger is a conservationist, writer and educator living in the East Mountains near Tijeras. His images primarily focus on New Mexico and other Southwestern landscapes. |
 Western View of the Sandias by Max Oelschlaeger |
| Peter Wagner began his photographic journey as a teenager, taking Instamatic shots with a fixed-lens film camera. Serious devotion to photography began three years ago after a photographic field trip throughout the Southwest. He is a member of the Santa Fe Society of Artists. |
 Railrunner Stop In the Snow by Peter Wagner |
| David W. Stires is a writer and photographer who moved to New Mexico in 2006 from Seattle where he had worked as writer, editor and political consultant. He shows his work at The Johnsons Gallery in Madrid. |
 Chamula Family by David W. Stires |
 Pony Boy by Aaron Frick |
 The 45 Boys Love Like No Other by Patrick Arrelin |
 Shopping by Joanne Schmidt |
| Lisa Tannenbaum has been using a digital camera since 1998 to document off-the-beaten-path scenes in New Mexico. She teaches digital photography related classes at UNM Continuing Education and documents her camera’s local travels at New Mexico Photo Journal. |
 All Roads by Lisa Tannenbaum |
| Debbie Weissman is an amateur photographer drawn to take pictures of nature—wildlife and scenery. This is the first contest she has entered. |
 Tidepool by Debbie Weissman |
| Christopher Vialpando has been doing photography for about eight years. Growing up in the North Valley, he has many opportunities to capture life in its purest form, which is where a lot of his inspiration comes from. |
 Chico Canyon Cactus by Christopher Vialpando |
 Motherly Love by Aaron Frick |
 Sunset Kids by Patrick Arrelin |
 Taos Tipi by Steven Bundy |
| Jorge E. Tristani Jr. is an avid lifelong amateur photographer. He was transported to another place when he learned the print medium of photogravure in 2005. This piece is an example of that medium and demonstrates his inherent fascination with shape, be it in architecture, landscape, or the human body. |
 Swiveled by Jorge E. Tristani Jr. |
| Albuquerque-based photojournalist Carole Devillers lived in Haiti for two decades before moving to New Mexico in 2000. She has traveled back to the island twice since a terrible earthquake ravaged the Haitian capital last January and is doing a documentary on displaced people in camps and on grassroots relief efforts read her Haiti blog here. Her credits include National Geographic Magazine. Devillers organizes and leads photo tours in New Mexico, France, India and Haiti at Adventure Photo Expeditions. She is represented by The Johnsons Gallery in Madrid. |
 Smile by Carole Devillers |
| Patrick Downing has been showing at Johnsons of Madrid for 10 years. He participated in PhotoArts Santa Fe and the Annual New Mexico Photographic Arts Show in 2009. He won Honorable Mentions at the Festival of the Cranes in 2008 and 2009. He has been a photographer since the age of seven when he had his first camera, a Brownie Instamatic. Patrick looks for the spirits in nature and in the creativity of dancers, musicians and architects. |
 Valle Grande by Patrick Downing |
| Bill Powers considers himself an amateur photographer with ribbons awarded by the NM State Fair, NM Veterans Art and monthly exhibitions at the Enchanted Lens Camera Club. He was also juried into the First Annual New Mexico Photographic Art Show at EXPO NM in 2009. |
 Out To Lunch by Bill Powers |
| Mike Rudahl describes himself as “a mangy old recently retired computer geek.” He’s been doing photography for a long time and is currently working with photogravure at the New Grounds Print Workshop in Albuquerque. |
 Sitting Bull by Mike Rudahl |
| Diane Solano is a photographer who lives in Pecos and works for the NM Department of Transportation. Her entries are of her nephew at his graduation and her parents after 62 years of marriage. |
 Michael by Diane Solano |
 Colorbox Project by Patrick Arrelin |
| Jake Anthony Mirabal is the lead animator and co-photographer of (in)ciné-tico Studio. He works with his wife, photographer Alma Mishale. Their focus is on commercial photography but art photography is their passion. Mirabal’s photography influences are Joel Peter Witkin and Edmund Teske. |
 Mass by Jake Anthony Mirabal |
| Patrick Allen Mohn is a professional photographer and writer whose articles and photographs have appeared several times in New Mexico Magazine. He has had photographic exhibits at a number of galleries, including Johnsons of Madrid Gallery. You can see more of his work here . |
 White Sands Early Morning by Patrick Allen Mohn |
 White Sands Sunset by Patrick Allen Mohn |
| Roman Pawluk is an anthropologist and amateur photographer interested in capturing unique natural forms, with a particular fascination for cloud vapor. “Black and white images to me stress form. I am most moved by photos that transport my mind, however briefly, to another fantastical, romantic and lonesome place.” |
 Underworld by Roman Pawluk |
 Unconditional Love by Diane Solano |
 Road Rest by Lisa Tannenbaum |
 Cuerna de la Familia by Christopher Vialpando |
 Untitled by Debbie Weissman |
 Bird On a Wire by Aaron Frick |
 Death Valley Solitude by Denise Bierley |
 Chapel Gone by Peter Grahame |
 Blackbird Mesa by Julie Marie Zebari |
 Storm by Paul Litman |
 Rajasthan by Alan Mitchell |
 Ghost Trains Of Albuquerque by John Mulhouse |
 Three Pie Town Doors by John Mulhouse |
 tone House, Sandia Crest by Max Oelschlaeger |
 Red Yellow Spires by John Orman |
 Sanctum by Roman Pawluk |
 Moonrise Morning by Oliver Austa |
 Spare Tires by Mellany Herrera |
 West Mesa Sunset by Mellany Herrera |
| Thank you to the Albuquerque Photographers Gallery, Old Town! Founded in 2003, the Albuquerque Photographers Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting and selling contemporary fine art photography of New Mexico and the American Southwest. The four judges of our Sixth Annual Editor’s Choice Photography contest are members of the gallery. Kim Ashley is an award-winning fine art photographer who began his photography career as a combat photographer. He is the author of Photographing Albuquerque, a popular travel and photo book. Last year, he received first place honors in the albuquerqueArts photo contest. Robert Medina Cook is a New Mexico native and fine art photographer who has been featured in various publications. His award-winning and limited-edition images are found in galleries throughout the state and in the Hubbard Museum permanent collection. Rebecca Goldingis a fine art photographer who enjoys taking photos of nature, architecture and old cars. She currently works in digital, creating archival prints that range from vivid colors to black-and-white depending on the subject matter. Melissa Lea has traveled extensively across the mainland United States and Hawaii as well as various parts of Canada and Europe. A fine art and travel photographer, Melissa’s images have been published in Route 66 magazine and the American Road magazine. Albuquerque Photographers Gallery Poco a Poco Patio 328-C San Felipe Street 505.244.9195 |
July ARTSpree
Posted by Melody Mock in ArtSPREE on June 30th, 2010
Come away with me.
"Power of Seduction" by Claire Haye
A new gallery recently opened in Nob Hill showcases jewelry, sculpture, and paintings by Claire Haye. “The Power of Seduction” (limited edition bronze, 52.5″ x 20″ x 16″, $9,400) is from a series for which the artist had friends pose for portraits. As she sculpted, her subjects were transformed into mythical characters such as a butterfly woman or cat boy—or, in this instance, Pan with his flute and cloven hooves. The original Claire Works is up north in Arroyo Seco.
Claire Works II
in Nob Hill
3220 Silver Ave SE
505.255.0403
Relaxing with the negative ions.
“Katelyn, The Shower Series” by Manjari Sharma
When water falls or evaporates, negative hydrogen ions are released into the air, energizing us. That’s why we love waterfalls, sea spray, fountains and showers. Artist Manjari Sharma photographed people in the intimate space of her bathroom shower, using natural light. “I noticed that once the warm water ran over my subjects’ bodies it often relieved them of some of the awkwardness the camera brought about,” she said. This show features photographs from her “Shower Series”. This image is called “Katelyn, The Shower Series” (archival inkjet, 30” x 20″, $1,200, ed. 1/6).
Show runs from July 9 through August 20 with a reception Saturday, July 17, 6 – 8 pm.
Richard Levy Gallery
514 Central Avenue SW
505.766.9888
Hanging out, in perspective.
Hangin' Out In Lisbon, Photo by Jeanette Williams
The third annual “Photo New Mexico—A Juried Show” was selected by Albuquerque Museum Curator Andrew Connors. The photos range from regional landscapes to Saharan sand dunes to this image by Jeanette Williams called “Hanging Out, Lisbon, Portugal” (11” x 14″, inkjet print, $350 unframed). Other artists in this show include Tim Anderson, Carl Latino, Margo Geist and William Gruner.
Opens on July 2 with a reception from 5–8 pm.
Gallery talk by Connors on July 24 from 1–2 pm.
Show runs July 2 – July 31.
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central Ave SE
505.268.8952
Mapping movements.
"The Children's Safety Net" by Daniel North
Daniel North recently stopped using traditional brushes in favor of using sticks to map out time through paths and lines traveling across the surface of his paintings. Glass balls are often incorporated, creating depth and illusion. The artist has developed a pattern of creating 400 paintings in one community every two years, then moving with his wife and three children to another location and starting from scratch. Currently living in Placitas, North has a new show opening at Palette Contemporary Art & Craft.
The show, which includes “The Children’s Safety Net” (6” x 6”, enamel and glass on artist panel, $250).
Reception on July 2 from 5–8 pm runs through August 5.
Palette Contemporary Art & Craft
7400 Montgomery Blvd NE
505.855.7777
Art in the shade.
"Ignition Point" by Wendell W. Unzicker
The most enjoyable art fairs take place in grassy parks under broad shade trees, as does “Corrales Art in the Park,” a monthly event put on by the Corrales Society of Artists. This piece by Wendell W. Unzicker / , called “Ignition Point” (colored pencil, 18” x 16″, $250), will be available at this month’s fair.
Along with works by many other artists, music, food, and a youth tent with children’s activities.
July 18
10 am – 4 pm.
La Entrada Park (northwest corner of Corrales and La Entrada roads in the Village of Corrales)
Corrales Society of Artists
On the last leg of the journey.
“Skeleton Woman”
Cameron Blaisdell , a sculptural ceramicist, and Zara Southard, a functional potter, have teamed up to present “Hearts, Bones, and Uncut Flowers,” a show with a common theme of death and bones. One of Blaisdell’s pieces is “Skeleton Woman” (clay, 17” x 14” x 7″, $1,200).
At their opening on July 2, 6–8 pm, they will host a bone-making event in conjunction with One Million Bones onemillionbones.org, a project bringing attention to victims of genocide.
Runs July 2 through July 29.
Harwood Art Center
1114 7th Street NW
505.242.6367
Bony ogres.
“Forest Ogre” by Richard Maitland
“A Retrospective of Paintings, Collage and Art in Boxes”
While one might take bone shapes literally, another might reconfigure them to create another subject altogether. One such piece by Richard Maitland uses jawbones, vertebrae, and hipbones to create what might be a dreamy old man with a beard, peering out through rolling yellow eyes, surrounded by a backdrop of pine cones. “Forest Ogre” (mixed media, 32” x 17”, $1050) as seen above.
Opening on July 2 with a reception from 5 – 9 pm.
Runs through August 31.
Viola Gallery
109 Romero NW
Old Town Albuquerque
505.242.1119
—Melody Mock is an Albuquerque writer, musician, and artist.
Photo Editor’s Choice ~ Katharine Kreisher pushes the boundaries of photography
Posted by Joan Fenicle in ArtSPREE on June 25th, 2010
By Photo Editor Joan Fenicle, albuquerqueARTS
Part-time New Mexico resident Katharine Kreisher divides her time between Truth or Consequences and Schenevus, NY, where she directs the photography program at Hartwick College in Oneonta and also teaches printmaking. Recently she was named Arkell Hall Endowed Chair of the Arts, Professor of Art, at Hartwick.
Imagine my surprise to find three images from her Contemplating Peace series in our photography contest! They are unusual and obviously not what one would call “straight up” photography. Being a big fan of alternative processes, I wanted to learn more about her work and whether she considers her art “photography”. This is what she told me.
“All my images begin with photography. Over several decades of art-making, I have altered photographic images of myself and my personal environment by layering paint on the surface, by transforming them through traditional printmaking methods, or by manipulating them digitally. Current work about one’s sense of self in the world is driven by archetypal images derived from dream analysis and supported by the reinterpretation of everyday experience through meditation and disciplined yoga practice. Images explore how we experience an on-going metamorphosis as our elusive, fragile constructed identities shift throughout life, and how the contemplation of images emerging from the unconscious becomes a search for peace, both an individual peace of mind and also a universal peace.
Combining technologies that span the entire history of photography gives me access to all sorts of “magical” aspects of photographic “capture.” I experience time as both the excessively long pinhole camera exposures that yield surprising appearances and disappearances, and also the instantaneous images from digital cameras and scanners, as well as the Photoshop transformations that come later.
Whether using a handmade pinhole or digital camera, the exposed image is only the beginning of the process. She then (generously or subtly) alters the paper negative by drawing or painting on it. Then the image is scanned to her computer for further manipulation in Photoshop where the files are stacked in a tight diptych format creating tall extended-frame digital prints. This vertical extension enhances the meaning by referencing dualities and hierarchies and by suggesting either progressions or simultaneous events.
Katharine has exhibited nationally and internationally, is in numerous permanent collections, and has been published in several books and journals. In March 2010 Kreisher exhibited work in the Southern New Mexico and El Paso Juried exhibition at Preston Contemporary Art Center in Mesilla, and she plans to be resident artist at Rio Bravo Gallery in Truth or Consequences in spring 2011.
Samples of other kinds of work she has done can be found at Katharine Kreisher’s website here. Including hand-painted photographs, photo etchings and polymer gravures, as well as installations based on dreams from which she makes digital still-life photographs.
Joan Fenicle, Photo Editor of albuquerqueARTS
Savor Albuquerque: Arts, Culture, Creativity ~ 10 day festival June 4-13
New cultural event to showcase downtown arts, culture and creativity of Albuquerque
Albuquerque’s downtown district incorporates more than 100 events at 50 venues.
“Savor Albuquerque” is a celebration of arts, culture and creativity, designed to showcase the breadth of Albuquerque’s incredible artistic and cultural resources. Showcasing many of the city’s cultural institutions, the festival presents music, theater, dance, comedy, literature, humanities, film, multimedia, visual and culinary arts.
The festival’s objective is to provide all who attend with a uniquely Albuquerque experience, centered on the assets of the downtown district during this year’s inaugural event and expanding throughout the city in future years.
Festival highlights include:
- Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque (one of the largest flamenco events outside of Spain)
- 4th Annual Duke City Improv Festival
- “Arte Es Vida/Art Is Life” at the National Hispanic Cultural Center (celebration of Albuquerque’s extraordinary artists)
- “Reptilian Lounge” at the Box Theatre
- Summerfest outdoor concerts
- First Friday Arts Crawl (gallery tour and exhibit preview)
- “The Seven” at the Cell Theatre
- Chef Knock-Out Round 3 (culinary event showcasing the cuisine of the Southwest)
- Plus many more events throughout the 10 days of the festival
Coupons and special discounts are offered at many participating businesses including hotels, restaurants, galleries and attractions in the downtown area.
The festival is presented through cooperative efforts between the Downtown Action Team, Creative Albuquerque, City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Albuquerque Arts & Culture District, and a multitude of arts and cultural organizations. Thank you to Wells Fargo and Mercedes Benz of Albuquerque for their sponsorship of “Savor Albuquerque.”
For information and a complete schedule of events, visit “Savor Albuquerque”.
Call for Local Photographers: Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk ~ July 24 in Old Town ABQ
The Albuquerque Photographers Gallery (APG) has been selected to lead the Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk in Old Town, Albuquerque, on Saturday July 24.
Conceived by Scott Kelby, founder of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, the Worldwide Photo Walk is a global event in which photographers get together locally, walk around town, snap photos, display their images on the worldwide web, socialize, and vie for prizes.
Last year, over 32,000 photographers participated in 900 locations worldwide, including 50 countries. More than two million photos were taken.
This year, the members of the Albuquerque Photographers Gallery will lead a group of 50 local photographers on a two-hour walk around Old Town. After the walk, the group will meet at a local restaurant, exhibit their photos, and select the very best images to represent Albuquerque in the worldwide competition.
Last year, Ray Laskowitz won top honors in Albuquerque with his photo “Our Lady of Guadalupe.”
To participate in the Photo Walk, local photographers sign-up on the web at Worldwide Photo Walk.
Navigate to “Albuquerque-Old-Town;” then, fill out and submit the application.
The Photo Walk is limited to 50 participants.
July 24 – Saturday – 9 am to 11 am.
No-host lunch and slide show afterwards.
Albuquerque Photographers Gallery (APG)
Poco a Poco Patio
328-C San Felipe St, NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104 (Old Town)
For more information on the event, local photographers may contact:
the Albuquerque Photographers Gallery at 244-9195 or Ray Laskowitz, Executive Director, at 280-4686.
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