The City of Santa Fe Arts Commission will present a series of programming in
affiliation with the current Community Gallery exhibit, “Cumulous Skies,” which
focuses on the enduring Modernist aesthetic in New Mexico. All events take place
at the Community Gallery, 201 West Marcy Street, inside the Santa Fe Community
Convention Center and are free and open to the public. For more information
call, 505-955-6705 or email rdlambert@santafenm.gov.
New Mexico
Modernists in Context, Thursday, May 23, 6-7 p.m.
Why were
artists drawn to New Mexico in the early 20th century and how does the work of
these Modernist painters compare and relate to Modernist artists who worked
exclusively in other parts of the United States or Europe? Is their work as
highly-regarded and influential on contemporary art as the Modernist painters
that worked exclusively in other regions of the United States and Europe? Join
panelists, David Clemmer, art historian, critic and writer, Cody Hartley,
Director of Curatorial Affairs of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and Joe Traugott,
Curator of 20th Century Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art for this fascinating
discussion.
New Mexico
Modernism and Cross-Cultural Influences, Thursday, June 6, 6-7
p.m.
The panel
will explore the cross influences of indigenous culture in New Mexico on the
Modernist painters who came to New Mexico in the early 20th century and the
influence of the Modernist's work on Native American, Hispanic and Anglo
artists. The panel will discuss both historical and contemporary artists. This
outstanding panel includes Kathryn M Davis, art historian, critic and writer
Carolyn Kastner, Curator at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and Victoria Rowe,
owner, Addison Rowe Fine Art which specializes in New Mexico Modernist
painting.
“Cumulous
Skies” was curated by Lawrence Fodor. Fodor moved to New Mexico in 1989 from
Santa Barbara, California. He studied painting, printmaking and art history at
Orange Coast College and completed graduate work at Otis Art Institute in Lox
Angeles. In addition to his studio practice, he worked as a master printmaker at
Grey Arrow Press in Santa Barbara and Black Mesa Studio in La Mesilla, New
Mexico, directed the contemporary department of Peyton Wright Gallery and was a
curator/consultant for Charlotte Jackson and Linda Durham Contemporary Art at
national and international art fairs. For the past ten years he has focused his
full time attention to his studio practice, which includes painting and
photography, and actively exhibits in galleries, museums and institutions
throughout the United States.
The Community
Gallery promotes, sells and exhibits the work of New Mexico artists and
artisans, with the emphasis on Santa Fe, through exhibitions, professional
training and community involvement in the arts. Community Gallery programming
provides a range of services, exhibitions and activities that engage the public
as well as support the efforts of local artists and artisans. As a result, the
gallery is a hub for viewing and exhibiting exciting artworks and brings the
community to art as well as art to the community. For more information about
the Community Gallery, visit www.SantaFeArtsCommission.org,
send an email to rdlambert@santafenm.gov or call
505-955-6705.
This exhibit
and programming is partially funded by the National Endowment for the
Arts.
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