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JON ERIC RIIS
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The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia has acquired "INSECT ICON"by Jon Eric Riis. The tapestry celebrates the colorful and detailed magnificence of various insects. Typical of some of Riis' work, it is overwhelmingly beautiful and with surprising subject matter. The viewer stops and is forced to think deeper about the narrative. The insects, woven of metallic and silk thread, are seen swarming on a field of freshwater pearls. If you are in Atlanta, this piece is currently on exhibit with new acquistions for 2009. Don't miss it! |
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"INSECT ICON"
Silk and metallic thread, pearls
56" x 43"
Jon Eric Riis
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"INSECT ICON" Detail
Silk and metallic thread, pearls
56" x 43"
Jon Eric Riis
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Click on images for Jon's Web Site |
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LESLEY RICHMOND
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This exquisite piece by Lesley Richmond has become a part of the permanent collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. Lesley’s work is in many important collections in Canada, where she lives, but this is her first American museum. This past year she has been very busy with commissions, most notably a very large 3 part piece for a Penthouse in Tulsa representing seasonal changes. |
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"TREE SCAPE"
Cotton/silk fabric, heat reactive base, metal patinas
Lesley Richmond |
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Lesley also has the honor of having a teapot purchased for the distinguished Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection, begun by Gloria and Sonny Kamm to assure that the public would have access to their astounishing teapot collection, containing over 6,000 objects. Many of the objects were made especially by artists for the Kamm collection. Lesley became enchanted by the idea of her usual imagery becoming a teapot and after much experimenting, created this unique teapot |
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"TEAPOT"
Cotton/silk fabric, heat reactive base, metal patinas
Lesley Richmond |
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Click on images for Lesley's Web Site
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Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection
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The prestigious Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection also recently acquired three fabulous artworks by Gallery artists Kate Anderson and Polly Adams Sutton.
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"WARHOL-HARING TEAPOT/MICKEY MOUSE"
Knotted waxed linen, stainless steel
9" x 13 1/2" x 2"
Kate Anderson |
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"JIM DINE TEAPOT/SAW"
Knotted waxed linen, stainless steel
10 3/4" x 13" x 2"
Kate Anderson
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"DRAGONWELL GREEN TEAPOT"
Cedar bark, cane, wire
7 1/2" x 10" x 6 1/2"
Polly Adams Sutton
Click on images for each artist's Web Site |
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JANE KENYON & CAROL SHINN
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PFAFF AWARDS
RECIPIENTS
We are thrilled to announce that 2 of our artists have won 2 of the 3 awards at the PFAFF Art Embroidery Challenge 2009, presented in October at the Alexandra Palace, London. The Challenge is truly a global competition judged by an international jury. The works submitted are primarily created on a home sewing machine using freehand embroidery. Out of thousands of entries, 100 are chosen for exhibition, and for the jurors to name awards.
Jane Kenyon won the Grand Prize for her artwork "TWILIGHT" and Carol Shinn the Fine Arts Prize. Two other artists from the gallery, Cindy Hickok and Barbara Lee Smith, are included in this extraordinary exhibition which begins in London and travels to France, Holland and Germany. | |
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"HOTEL STILL LIFE"
Carol Shinn
Freestyle machine stitching on fabric
12 3/4” x 18 1/4"
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"REFLECTION 3"
Carol Shinn with "REFLECTION 3"
Freestyle machine stitching on fabric
16 1/2" x 13"
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"FOR BETTER OR WORSE"
Cindy Hickok
Freehand machine embroidery
19” x 14”
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"WESTERLY"
Barbara Lee Smith
Synthetic fabric: painted, printed, collaged,
fused and stitched
66” x 49” |
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Click on images for each artist's web site
GEOFFREY GORMAN
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Geoffrey Gorman recently installed one of his larger, suspended, flying birds with a wingspan of 81" in the visitor’s area of the Grants, NM, Animal Shelter. The installation was part of New Mexico's "Art in Public Places Program," which acquires outstanding artworks for the State of New Mexico's art collection. After a first screening by a state arts panel, the final selections are made by locations across the state. This is an extremely competitive program given the large number of artists that call the Southwest States home and would like this kind of public visibility.
"DICATYLUS"
Wood, cloth, metal, found objects
18 1/2" x 26" x 9" |
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"NILOTICA"
Wood, cloth, metal, found objects
11" x 81" x 49"
Geoffrey Gorman (right) viewing the artwork installation at the New Mexico Animal Shelter in Grants, NM
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Click on images for Geoffrey's Web Site
GUGGER PETTER
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Gugger Petter with Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersenat the Danish Embassy in Washington DC |
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Ambassador Petersen with his wife Birgitte (right) and Gugger Petter
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The Danish Embassy celebrated it's annual Christmas party, December 1 and 2, entitled "Cool Creative Christmas." Over 500 Washington Celebrities attended the party with food prepared by renowned Danish chef Trina Hahnemann and creative decorations provided by the Danish Design School in Copenhagen and Corcoran College of Art + Design in Washington, DC. Adding to the visual extravaganza at the party was a portrait of Barack Obama by Danish artist Gugger Petter, who lives in the United States and is one of our star artists. The portrait was commissioned by an art collector for the Obama campaign headquarters in Chicago during the Presidential election. Petter attended the party both nights, as a guest of the Danish Ambassador. The portrait was on display at the Danish Ambassadors residence through December.
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Click on images for Gugger's Web Site
New Artists in the Gallery
ROBERTO (BOB) CARDINALE
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"MISSION SAN GERONIMO DE TAOS"
Painted pine
15" x 12 3/8" x 14"
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Bob with one of his sculptures
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Born in Pueblo, Colo., Bob has a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy earned while a Benedictine monk, an MA in Art from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Doctorate in Art Education from Arizona State University. He has been a professor of art at the University of Northern Colorado, Ohio State University, University of Arizona, and Boston University (where he was Director of the Program in Artisanry). He has been president of the San Antonio Art Institute and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, and currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Bob Cardinale builds small churches, missions and synagogues out of wood. The finished sculptures are handsome, semi-rustic earth-toned structures.
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It was natural for Bob to choose to build places of worship. For five years he was a practicing Benedictine monk and from this evolved his interest in religious architecture. All of his sculptures are tributes to spiritual places, "the intense, physical manifestation of a community's beliefs.
Although Bob spends many long hours researching these historical buildings, his houses of worship are not meant to be built exactly to scale, rather they are scuptural interpretations. The weathered effect is achieved by a great deal of carving, scraping, staining and painting. Using artistic license, Bob chooses unusual colors as well when he creates these beautiful works of art.
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Employee Pick
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by Richard Boyle
Communications Director
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My artwork pick this month is Bill Fisher’s “UNTITLED" 2008-16, cold wax, oil paint, and oil stick on a 60" x 60" panel. Bill does exceptional layered luminous paintings using various shapes and calligraphy to create extremely expressive abstract imagery. The painting on the left depicts layers of mixed media that creates a complex and unique narrative based upon various life experiences. It also evokes the spirit of the Southwest with homage to Native Americans, especially Navajo design and their relationship with nature. He says, "The painting process affords me the opportunity to respond to various combinations of patterns, shapes, and forms on very intuitive gut level. My intention is to express, in abstract terms, the physical, psychological, and spirtiual nature of the human condition." |
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"UNTITLED" 2008-16
Cold wax, oil paint, and stick on panel
60" x 60"
Bill Fisher |
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Click on image for Bill's Web Site
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Our Own Geoffrey Gorman in the News |
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Geoffrey Gorman, one of our most popular and talented artists, was featured on the front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper on Monday, December 28, 2009. The article discusses the plight of artists not only in Santa Fe, but throughout the country during the economic recession.
Because of the current economic reality and it's effect on our artists, we are even more dedicated to encouraging and supporting our gallery artists. We intend to assist them in all ways possible to continue on their chosen path and bring you new and meaningful works produced by talented and passionate artists. I think we all know that ART usually choses the person rather than the person chosing art. The sacrifices are significant even in good times and it is the passion and the drive to express themselves visually that sustain them.
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Click on image for link to New Mexican Article |
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