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The figurative abstractions of painter and printmaker Stan Berning shift between refracted landscapes and the reimagined human form. "Being a painter, I was born in 1951 already an antique. After a lifetime of creating images in this post modern world I have come to champion no 'isms.' Taking to heart my eighty-year-old friend's reminder that his generation made sure everything had been done, I have proceeded to do everything in each painting," muses Stan about a recent series of oils. An…

Artist Andrea Vargas is known for her dynamic, gestural work. Whether she's capturing a dramatic New Mexican landscape, the human body, or the interaction between birds in flight, her work communicates emotion through impactful mark making. Intrigued by ecological relationships, light, and aspects of transformation, Andrea is currently focusing on plein air painting. During this exhibition tour, artist Andrea Vargas will share her new work on view at King Galleries and demonstrate her technique.

Paula Roland is a life-long artist and teacher. After many years of teaching painting and drawing, she found a niche specializing in encaustic monotype printing. Her work addresses the extremes in nature and the natural world's nexus with ecology, science, art, and spirit. Since the early 1980s, her works have examined natural phenomena and human interaction. During this online studio visit, Paula will share her work and creative space with us.

Michael Bergt has worked primarily in egg tempera for over thirty years, exploring the human figure. Michael’s paintings refer to a range of interests, including classical myths, sensuality, and the human condition. "I've always been fascinated with the figure beautifully rendered and by pattern and decoration. In my new work, I focus on these two interests," says Michael. "When you include a narrative, the dynamic becomes even greater. What is the meaning of what we're doing, how does it look,…

Artists Colin and Kristine Poole had been following their respective creative paths since childhood, when in 2008, their paths converged in Santa Fe when Colin asked Kristine to dance a Tango. Married in Greece the following year, they combined their artistic talents to develop their current style of classically inspired contemporary realism. They are devoted to their study at museums around the world, making annual pilgrimages to draw inspiration from many diverse genres, artists and periods. "In my sculpture, I…

Umbrae, Latin for shadow, but also for shade, a ghost image. Spending time hiking amongst the aspens, with their interwoven root systems and interdependent destinies, Susie Protiva finds herself ruminating on what will become shade and shadow-memory in our heating up anthropocene. Join Susie for a Virtual Artist Talk & Reception on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. Please register for the event to receive a link.

Altars of Imperfection is a series of meditative oil paintings on casted plaster altars that are informed by Chelsea Wrightson’s individual healing in the face of collective loss. Quarantine Visions is a series of graphite drawings on paper created in quarantine that imagine what the brain does with limited visual stimulus. Join Chelsea for a Virtual Artist Talk & Reception on Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public of all ages. Please…

Please join us on September 3rd, 2020 for a conversation with artist Teri Greeves, Dakota Hoska, Assistant Curator of Native Arts at the Denver Art Museum, and Jill Ahlberg Yohe, Associate Curator of Native American Art at Minneapolis Institute of Art. Centering the talk around the landmark exhibition “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists,” Greeves, Hoska, and Yohe will share their perspectives on the collaborative work that was pivotal to the exhibition’s development, which included the formation of an…

Painter Timothy Nero is fascinated by the human mind. Through his work, he investigates questions about thought and consciousness. "I have developed a visual language that continuously cycles through my work whether it is painting, drawing, or sculpture. The forms can be seen as lines of reason, gordian knots, unraveling and severed gordian knots, loosened dendrites and coils of thought advancing and receding in a brooding atmospheric almost baroque space," reveals Timothy. Join us for a virtual studio tour with…

For Episode 3 of our Tilt Podcast, SFAI Residency Director Toni Gentilli talks with 2020 Labor Residents May Maylisa Cat, Millian Pham Lien Giang, and Mimi Bai. May, Millian, and Mimi are all Asian diasporic artists working to navigate and give form to the invisible and emotional labor of assimilation, codeswitching, and cultural production and consumption in America. They discuss how their creative practices help them to heal and transform the traumatic intergenerational experiences of being estranged, exoticized, and excluded…

In her atmospheric studio in the former mining town of Madrid, New Mexico, Carla Caletti creates compelling figurative abstractions with wax, paper, and acrylic. "Art is a language I use to articulate the less rational and more mysterious realms of being human. An exploration of the inner landscape and worlds real and imagined, are inherent in my process," muses Carla. "The abstracted figures in my paintings act as a cross between superheroes and totemic beings, guardians that bridge the seen…

During this relaxed virtual gathering, slow down, turn inward, and enjoy the present moment with art. Using our powers of observation and interpretation, we’ll spend the session diving deep into one work of art. This practice is perfect for anyone who wants to connect more mindfully with art and explore its potential meanings––or for anyone who needs a break from the pandemic insanity! A sliding scale is available for this event.

Meet Taos artist Anita Rodriguez, LIVE on Facebook. Curator Nicole Dial-Kay will be hosting a series of short interviews with the artists featured in the Harwood's newest exhibition, Contemporary Art/Taos. They will explore art, stories and the experience of an artist. Meet us LIVE on the Harwood Museum of Art Facebook feed.

James Kelly and Daria Price discuss one of the greatest scams in art history—the series of fakes that the famous Knoedler Gallery, which had been selling art for 165 years, passed on to their patrons. Was it an isolated incident? Or are there more con artists than we know? Price, the director of DRIVEN TO ABSTRACTION, joins Kelly, one of the film’s key subjects and the owner of Santa Fe’s James Kelly Contemporary, in this conversation about the state of…