Albuquerque Gallery News

Gallery News for July 1, 2008

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Gallery News
Member galleries were honored in the Downtown Action Team's 4th Annual Look Awards Saturday night. Sumner & Dene was credited with best downtown web site. FHAB Gallery, 516 Arts and Sumner & Dene were nominated for best downtown gallery with 516 Arts taking the honors. Congratulations to all. It's nice to see people recognized for what they do in the community.

The Agency and FHAB Concepts are making a special offer to artists to have your artwork photographed with high resolution digital/film for only $50 on Thursday, July 3rd. 2D and 3D sculpture up to 2'x2'x2' welcome. No jewelry or glass framed pieces. One artist per shoot. You receive your images on disc or film instantly. Email contact@the-agency.org to schedule your time. Based on first contact - first served in half hour increments.

Gallery News for June 20, 2008

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Downtown in the Galeria you will find our newest gallery member, Park Fine Art. Owner Young-sook Park was born in Seoul, Korea. She studied painting in Seoul and Paris and loves the urban landscape and the cultural richness and history of her new adopted city, Albuquerque. Her recent "pause" series seeks the depth of New Mexican history and Native American lives. She will be joining in the August Downtown Artscrawl but don't wait until then to get acquainted with this great contemporary art gallery.
Park Fine Art
The Galeria, 20 First Plaza NW #27
(505) 764-1900
www.parkfineart.com
www.youngsookpark.com

Gallery News for June 6, 2008

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New Old Town Gallery Desert Intarsia joins us for First Friday and the Old Town Artscrawl. Itis named for a style of gemstone cutting using small stones to make pictures of geometric forms. Owner/artist Brian Maggard will show you his line of jewelry. Other artists include Gary Few from Embudo (batik paintings) and Fiona Clark (Farmington artist of the year in 2007) with her functional art pottery.Desert Intarsia Gallery306 San Felipe NW(505) 362-2884http://www.desertintarsia.com/

Gallery News for May 16, 2008

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Peter Eller Gallery has lost its lease and is having a liquidation sale - no reasonable offer refused. The sale opens this Friday and Saturday, 10am to 3pm and continues by appointment through the end of the month. This is a chance to acquire something very special for your collection.
Peter Eller Gallery
206 Dartmouth NE
(505) 268-7437
www.peterellerart.com

Albuquerque has been named the #7 Arts Destination among large cities in the US. We are now in the big league with cities like NYC and Chicago. Thanks everyone for continuing to tell the world that Albuquerque is a great art cityl

The Art in Film series sponsored by AABA and albuquerqueARTS Magazine has been a big success. Thank you for supporting these unusual films about art. We are currently regrouping and figuring out selections for an on-going offering. Look for us to be back in July. In the meantime, check out the offerings at the Guild.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

Gallery News for May 2, 2008

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FHAB Gallery has moved to The Agency in Downtown Albuquerque and will be showing off the new venue at a First Friday opening featuring the work of owner Nick Harmon and guest artist, local abstract expressionist Carol Estes. The Agency is Albuquerque's newest venue for art openings, performances, independent film showings and media installations.
FHAB Agency
111 Fourth St. SW
(505) 400-9313
www.frescoharmony.com

Harwood Art Center will hold its May exhibit openings on the 9th. They are also proud to be part of a new book - A Bigger Boat: The Unlikely Success of the Albuquerque Poetry Slam Scene. Remember the National Poetry Slam in 2005? What have those organizing folks been doing since then? Well, we’ve been working on a book about it. About NPS 2005 and so much more, that is. Mikaela Renz-Whitmore, Don McIver, Danny Solis and Susan McAllister have spent the last eighteen months gathering poetry and stories about the history of the Albuquerque Poetry Slam Community, about organizing and winning NPS 2005, about our poetry community headed into the future. The result is A Bigger Boat: The Unlikely Success of the Albuquerque Poetry Slam Scene, published by UNM Press and slated for release in April 2008.
Harwood Art Center
1114 7th St. NW
(505) 242-6367
www.harwoodartcenter.org

In honor of Mother's Day, the May opening at Arts Alliance Gallery will be on May 9th featuring the Fiber Arts Guild. This is a juried group show limited to members of current co-sponsors of the AFAC activities. Fiber art of all techniques displayed plus a special display of original Baby Bonnets in honor of Mother's Day.
Arts Alliance Gallery
1100 San Mateo Blvd. NE, Suite 10
(505) 268-1920
www.abqarts.org

Albuquerque has been named the #7 Arts Destination among large cities in the US. We are now in the big league with cities like NYC and Chicago. Thanks everyone for continuing to tell the world that Albuquerque is a great art city.

Next in the Art in Film series sponsored by AABA and albuquerqueARTS Magazine is Bomb It through April 29 at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30. A lively, engaging, documentary, Bomb It is about the worldwide phenomena of street art, graffiti, mural, and tagging that not only speaks and is spoken to by practitioners and fans of the form but also it's vehement critics and haters. Some of the work is refined and subtle and some of it is outrageously direct and purposely crude. Working Classroom has joined us in sponsoring this controversial film.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

Gallery News for April 18, 2008

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There will be a special art and music presentation at MoRo Gallery on Mountain Road Thursday night with Bekah Wiggins, a musician and film actress now living in New Mexico. Showing at the gallery in April are paintings by Angus Macpherson and Sarah Hartshorne plus guest artist Lee McVey's pastels, sculpture by Jill Cooper and jewelry by David Pritchard.
MoRo Gallery
806 Mountain Rd. NW
(505) 242-6272
www.moroart.com

In connection with Alchemy: Collage & Assemblage which opened April 12th concurrently with Snap Crackle Pow!, enjoy Poetry & The Absurd: Dada writing workshop, Saturday from 10am to noon. The workshop will be taught by Erika Sanchez and is open to teens and adults. Fee is $10. Register by calling 242-1445 or email rhiannon@516arts.org.
516 ARTS
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445
www.516arts.org

Next in the Art in Film series sponsored by AABA and albuquerqueARTS Magazine will be Bomb It on April 26-29 at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30. A lively, engaging, documentary, Bomb It is about the worldwide phenomena of street art, graffiti, mural, and tagging that not only speaks and is spoken to by practitioners and fans of the form but also it's vehement critics and haters. Some of the work is refined and subtle and some of it is outrageously direct and purposely crude. Working Classroom has joined us in sponsoring this controversial film.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

Pick up the April issue of Southwest Art magazine and read about Angus Macpherson, owner of MoRo Gallery on Mountain Road.

Coming in September is AABA's Local Treasures celebration of the art and artists of the Albuquerque area. Information is now on our web site and in the calendar. www.artscrawlabq.org/html/local-treasures.html

April 4, 2008 Gallery News

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516 ARTS opens Alchemy: Collage & Assemblage on Saturday, April 12, 6-8pm, running concurrently with Snap Crackle Pow?, an exhibition of drawings curated by Kathryn M. Davis. Both exhibitions explore the vocabulary of popular culture. Alchemy is curated by Suzanne Sbarge and featured artists are Ann Dunbar, Tony Fitzpatrick, Ingrid Freidenbergs, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Andrew Ginzel, Beba Krimmer, Michael Pajon, Holly Roberts, Brooke Steiger, Leonard Stokes, Maritta Tapanainen, Andrea Volkoff-Senutovitch and Miriam Wosk. As always, there is a long calendar of related events. Check their web site for details.
516 ARTS
516 Central SW
(505) 242-1445
www.516arts.org

Weems Gallery opens in their new location on Montgomery (Louisiana Plaza) on April 1st. I can't even remember how long they have been at Eubank and Candelaria, but it's been at least 25 years. The new space is larger and being close to two galleries on Montgomery (Palette and Nob Hill cooperative in Mossman Center) should be mutually beneficial. Be sure to stop by and say hello.
Weems Gallery
7200-D Montgomery NE
(505) 293-6133
www.weemsgallery.com

Fernando Delgado's Compositions opens at Artspace 116 Downtown on Friday, April 11th and runs through May 9th. This series of photographs and sculpture is a meditation on light, form and space. Born in Cuba, Fernando now lives north of Albuquerque in Placitas.
Artspace 116
116 Central SE - 2nd Floor
(505) 245-4200
www.artspace116.org

March 20, 2008 Gallery News

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Margaret Moses Gallery in Old Town (formerly Nizhoni Moses) invites you to their Grand Opening Friday, March 21.
Margaret Moses Gallery
326 San Felipe NW
(505) 615-7424
www.margaretmoses.com/index.htm

Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine co-sponsored Rape of Europa, the first in a series of Art in Film events at the Guild Theater, March 14-21. By popular demand, the film will show again March 24-27 at 1pm. Thanks for your support.Next in the series will be Bomb It on April 26-29 at 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 A lively, engaging, documentary, Bomb It is about the worldwide phenomena of street art, graffiti, mural, and tagging that not only speaks and is spoken to by practitioners and fans of the form but also it's vehement critics and haters. Some of the work is refined and subtle and some of it is outrageously direct and purposely crude. Working Classroom has joined us in sponsoring this controversial film.
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE
(505) 255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

March 7, 2008 Gallery News

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Dancers of Africa at N4th Gallery
Dancers of Africa, a photography exhibit for Global DanceFest 2008 will feature international photographer Antoine Tempé’s striking portraits of African and African American contemporary dancers. Opening Reception on Friday, March 14, 6-8pm
N4th Gallery
4904 4th NW
(505) 344-4542
www.vsartsnm.org

Opening March 8th, International Women's Day, will be an invitational exhibition of 50 local and national artists on the theme of Giving Shelter. This is in conjunction with The Cradle Project, a fund-raising art installation for orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa. The vision of The Cradle Project is to utilize the symbolism of empty cradles to represent the lost potential of these orphans. Giving Shelter explores the theme of sale shelter, refuge and sacred space. Curator Deborah Gavel says "We are interested in creatively coming together as an artistic community to bring awareness to a global concern through art". There are also many special programs throughout the month.
516 Arts
516 Central Avenue SW
(505) 242-1445
www.516arts.org

Arts and culture are big business in our metropolitan region, and could get even bigger. Learn how and why at a presentation of the recently released study on the Economic Importance of the Arts & Cultural Industries in Albuquerque & Bernalillo County. Christopher Mead, Dean of Fine Arts at UNM, and Dr. Jeffrey Mitchell, primary author of the report by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at UNM, will introduce and explain the key findings of this report.Thursday, March 13, 5:30-6:30
KiMo Theater
Central and 5th St. NW

February 15, 2008 Gallery News

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Vernal Violation by Laura Wacha at Matrix Fine Art
Matrix Fine Art is hosting a gallery talk by Laura Wacha on Saturday, Feb. 23. Good Intentions: Paintings by Laura Wacha is the current exhibit at Matrix through March 1. Wacha will talk about her intense and slightly surreal images which are inspired by comic books, graffiti and by being the mother of two young children. The Albuquerque Journal's art critic Wesley Pulkka describes Good Intentions as Wacha's best show yet!
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central SE, Suite 100A
(505) 268-8952
www.matrixfineart.com

Albuquerque Art Business Association and albuquerqueARTS Magazine are co-sponsoring the first in a series of Art in Film events at the Guild Theater in Albuquerque. You are invited to view Rape of Europa which will screen March 14-21 at 2:15, 4:45 and 7:15. The Rape of Europa tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Third Reich and the Second World War. In a journey through seven countries, the film takes the audience into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe. The Rape of Europa begins and ends with the story of artist Gustav Klimt’s famed Gold Portrait, stolen from Viennese Jews in 1938 and now the most expensive painting ever sold. Today, more than sixty years later, the legacy of this tragic history continues to play out as families of looted collectors recover major works of art, conservators repair battle damage, and nations fight over the fate of ill-gotten spoils of war.
View the trailer at http://www.therapeofeuropa.com/videosTheStory.aspx
The Guild Cinema
3405 Central NE(505) 255-1848
www.guildcinema.com

Gallery News for January 29, 2008

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Lilies, Wheels and Clouds opens with a reception Saturday, Feb. 2, 11am-5pm at Coleman Gallery. The artists exhibiting are Andrew Speer, Scott Krichau and Page Coleman. The artists will be present from 4-5pm. Andrew Speer's big oil paintings take you on a visual journey thru layers of disparate objects that seem to float. Speers is a real painter's painter. Scott Krichau's whimsical, painted steel sculptures try to roll on their tiny wheels. They beg the viewer to give them a great, big hug. Page Coleman's new 10" square acrylic paintings are unique abstractions of clouds that look like anything from donuts to big eyes. This show will be a lot of fun! The exhibit continues through March 29.
Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art
4115 Silver SE
(505) 232-0224
http://www.colemancontemporary.com/

A Splash Ink art show will take place at Arts Alliance Gallery from Friday, Feb.1st. through the 25th. 1100 San Mateo Blvd, ABQ. Opening First Friday evening, the reception will include famous painter Master Fei-Pai Yeh from China demonstrating ink painting of celestial horses, followed by local artist Ming Franz's demonstration of splash Ink painting method.
Arts Alliance Gallery
1100 San Mateo NE
(505) 268-1920
www.abqarts.org/gallery

Pick up the all new gallery brochure - Albuquerque's ART is HOT - now in galleries, hotels, and available through our web site. This is a great reference including locations, descriptions and web addresses for all 40 member galleries.
www.ArtscrawlABQ.org

Gallery News for January 11, 2008

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If you're looking for a unique, one-of-a-kind Valentine, head to the Arts Alliance Gallery for its 3rd Annual For the Love of Art show and silent auction. From Jan. 11 through Jan. 25, the gallery will feature Valentine-themed art created by invited artists and friends of the Arts Alliance. The silent auction runs for the duration of the exhibit with proceeds benefiting the Arts Alliance. Items are valued at no more than $214.08 (2/14/08). The public is invited to place bids anytime during the two week exhibit and to attend the closing reception on Friday, Jan. 25, 5-8pm. Final bids will be taken at 7:15pm and successful bidders can claim their art that evening.
Arts Alliance Gallery
1100 San Mateo NE (at Lomas)
Hours 9am-5pm Mon-Fri(505)
268-1920
http://www.abqarts.org/

In conjunction with Pop Art Now: Paintings by David Koch, Stacy Hawkinson, Johnny Taylor and Sculpture by Ed Haddaway, David Koch will talk about his artwork and his video Cry-Baby in a gallery talk Saturday, Jan. 19, 1pm. The show runs until January 26.
Matrix Fine Art
3812 Central SE, #100A
(505) 268-8952
http://www.matrixfineart.com/

Ask an Indian at Sumner and Dene Gallery downtown is an event designed to answer questions from the general public that they may have about indigenous peoples of America (Native Americans). There are many false representations of who we are and how we are depicted in history. The evening is presented by ANATV - All Native Alliance-Teaching Voices, Inc. in coordination with UCLA and Bellermine University in Kentucky. There will be blog access available during the event and questions from the audience other than those present will be answered. Panelists including working professionals in the areas of eduction, law enforcement, policy development, legislative affairs and health. The event will be Tuesday, January 15, 6-9pm.
Sumner and Dene
517 Central NW
(505) 842-1400
www.sumnerdene.com
www.anatvco.org

Gallery News Archives

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Here are posts from previous news items that are still timely.

Last Chance to Vote
Visit American Style Magazine at www.americanstyle.com to vote for Albuquerque as your favorite arts destination. Albuquerque has been named #2 among mid-sized cities for the past three years but in 2008 we are grouped with the large cities.
HURRY! Voting for this year's poll ends January 31st.
You may be the lucky voter chosen at random to receive a $500 airline travel gift certificate.

Our 2008 calendar is on line and now contains not only Artscrawl dates but show listings for many of our member galleries. Take a look at http://www.artscrawlabq.org/events_schedule.html

Pick up the all new gallery brochure - Albuquerque's ART is HOT - now in galleries and available through our web site. This is a great reference including locations, descriptions and web addresses for all 40 member galleries.
http://www.artscrawlabq.org/

We have new gallery members who will be participating in future Artscrawl events.

Shiprock Trading Company
413 Romero Street NW
(505) 242-4080
www.shiprocktrading.com
Southwest American Art Gallery
2104 Charlevoix St. NW
(505) 242-3373
www.southwestamericanart.com
Dreamscape Gallery on Fifth
1325 5th St. NW
(505) 242-1311
www.dreamscapesonfifth.com