Opening: Daniel McCoy: Scenes Along the Rio Grande

Daniel McCoy: Scenes Along the Rio Grande
On view: August 1–September 1, 2025
Opening reception: Friday, August 1, 5:00–7:00 pm

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, artist Daniel McCoy is known for his offbeat style in which pop art, cartoons, sign painting and murals intersect in a world of zany characters referencing the culture of Northern New Mexico, where he now lives and works. These days, McCoy’s life runs along the Rio Grande—from his work at the Poeh Cultural Center in Pojoaque to visiting friends and family who live along its course, the river forms the connecting thread. This has given the artist an intimate familiarity with the river throughout all of its ebbs, flows, and changing aspects.

“You can look in any direction during any time of the day, and the light changes,” McCoy says. “Shadows get longer and take on this lavender quality and it’s just never ending.”

This show will feature large-scale landscapes interspersed with smaller flatstyle pieces, marking a return to the flatstyle art McCoy was introduced to when he was first starting out as an artist in Tahlequah, Oklahoma under the guidance of Cherokee artist Mary Adair. Flatstyle painting is a type of Native art developed in the early 20th century, characterized by an emphasis on form and shape with minimal perspective and shading.