February 2012
Southwest Art Scene El Paso
Las Cruces
Other Southern New Mexico
Menu of this month's listings, stories and columns
Art Sundays at The Caprock — Caprock Apartments host a free art show featuring works by local artists 2 to 6 p.m. Sundays through Feb. 12 at the Caprock Club House, 6032 Caprock. More than 20 local artists will showcase one-of-a-kind items from jewelry to paintings, ceramics and other unique works of art. Information: Angelica Zuniga (Caprock General Manager), 581-5469, Ricardo Vela, 440-4145 or artbyricardovela.com.
Ballroom Marfa — 108 E. San Antonio Street in Marfa. Information: (432) 729-3700 or ballroommarfa.org.
Showing through Feb. 19: “Autobody,” showcasing the new installation, “North of South, East of West,” by emerging film and video artist Meredith Danluck, and works by Neville Wakefield, Liz Cohen, Matthew Day Jackson and Jonathan Schipper that were inspired by Danluck’s film.
Asif Kapadia’s 2010 documentary “Senna” about the life and death of legendary Brazilian motor racing champion, Ayrton Senna is featured Saturday, Feb. 11, as part of the installation’s Autobody Film Series. Call for time.
‘Celebre La Buena Vida’ — Artist submissions accepted through Feb. 15. for the 8th annual art auction benefiting La Buena Vida Adult Day Centers. The event is planned for March 29 at Camino Real Hotel. Houses may picked up Sunland Art Gallery inside Sunland Park Mall; Art Junction, 500 W. Paisano; The Art Center, 3101 E. Yandell and Lutheran Social Services (Buena Vida) 9640 Montwood. All participating artists receive a free ticket to the event. Information: Candy Mayer, 581-4971 or LSSS.org.
Chinati Foundation — Marfa, Texas. Created by artist Donald Judd, the Chinati Foundation houses one of the world’s largest collections of permanently installed contemporary art. The collection is open for guided tours throughout the year at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Admission is $10 ($5 for students, seniors). Full tour is $25 ($10 students). Information: (432) 729-4362 or chinati.org.
The collection includes Dan Flavin’s untitled Marfa project, a monumental work in colored fluorescent light that occupies six buildings.
Cre-Arte Art Academy & Studio — Artist Teresa Fernandez offers bilingual drawing and painting classes for children, teenagers and adults at her classrooms at 300 N. Resler, Suite A. Cost: $100 per month (materials included). Free lesson offered in October. Information: 845-2783 or ArtAcademyByTeresaFernandez.com.
Crossland Gallery — El Paso Art Association’s gallery is 500 W. Paisano (in the Art Junction of El Paso). Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is free. Information: 534-7377.
Showing Feb. 3-25:
• In the Bissell Gallery: EPAA Member Exhibit featuring works by Jacques Barriac, Paulina Castillon, Gerardo Chavez, Joseph Patrick Mitchell, Candy Mayer, Ed Saucedo, Diana Zampini and more.
• In the Cox Gallery: “Pearls of Ice,” works Julie Caffee-Cruz and Lori Wertz.
• In the Williams Gallery: Artists of the Month Art Nuñez and Rudi Leidelmeyer.
Opening reception is 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. One work from these exhibits will be chosen for the 2012-2013 EPAA Yearbook cover.
El Paso Art Association — The regular association meetings are 2 p.m. the second Sunday of the month January through June and September through November at the Crossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano. All meetings are free and open to the public. Information: 534-7377 or elpasoartassociation.com.
The association’s office is at the Art Junction, 500 W Paisano. Gallery and office hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; artist studios available for rent.
El Paso Artisan Gallery — Lynx Exhibits, 300 W. San Antonio. The gallery features works for sale by local painters, jewelers, crafters and photographers. Lynx hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Closed Monday. Gallery admission is free. Information: 533-4330 or lynxexhibits.com
Featured artists include Bonnie Kaber, Grace Gibson, Carolyn Parker, Brittany Girle, Raven Escobedo, Candy Mayer, Ruthye Droke, Tony Skarlatos, Ladonna Apodaca, Steve Jolly, James Paternoster and Tori Scott.
El Paso Museum of Art — One Arts Festival Plaza, downtown El Paso. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday. Closed Mondays and holidays. Admission is free for most exhibits. Admission to “Magnificent Mexico” is $10 ($5 members; free for ages 12 and younger, active duty military and their families with ID). Information: 532-1707 or elpasoartmuseum.org.
Showing Jan. 28-May 27: “Magnificent Mexico: 20th Century Modern Masterworks,” presented by CommUNITY en Acción. The program contains three masters’ exhibitions from Mexico City representing the largest gathering of Modern Mexican Masters ever in El Paso, with 92 original works of painting and drawing by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Rufino Tamayo, among 46 others.
The three exhibitions:
• “Magnitud Mexicana: Visions of Art from Mexican Collections.” Creations by different Mexican artists of the past century. Of varied theme, mood, and technique, these 40-plus works include easel paintings by the great muralists Orozco and Siqueiros, political prints by famed satirist José Guadalupe Posada and others, lyrical visions and powerful figures by painters such as María Izquierda, Rufino Tamayo and Gilberto Aceves Navarro, as well as more abstract and contemporary pieces by Mario Rangel Faz, Helen Escobedo and other masters.
• “Dibujos Divinos: 20th Century Drawings from the Museo Nacional de Arte-MUNAL, Mexico City.” The exhibition spans the 20th century from 1900 to 1945 in charcoal and watercolor. The earliest works are from around 1900, represented by a stunning watercolor portrait of a woman by Alfredo Ramos Martínez, considered by many to be the father of Mexican Modernism; and a 1909 charcoal drawing of a warrior by Saturnino Herrán, the first Mexican artist to envision the concept of a totally Mexican art and who paved the foundation for the development of the Mexican muralist movement 20 years before Los Tres Grandes - Siqueiros, Orozco and Rivera.
• “Diego Rivera and the Cubist Vision from the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City.” Emphasizing Rivera’s distinctive approach to synthetic cubism, this exhibition presents eight portrait paintings by Rivera from the first quarter of the 20th Century. These compositions of vivid colors and tactile surfaces demonstrate the artist’s engagement with themes of identity and place during the social and political upheaval in both Europe and Mexico.
Zip Tours and Focus Talks of the exhibit are 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. on selected Wednesdays.
This month’s Focus Talks are on Diego Rivera with docent Ann Gronich (Feb. 1) and museum volunteer Cindy Harrington (Feb. 22).
This month’s Zip Tours are on “Magnitud Mexicana” led by Senior Curator Patrick Shaw Cable (Feb. 8) and on “Diego Rivera” led by curator Christian Gerstheimer (Feb. 29).
A free lecture by Distinguished Professor of Art History at the University of New Mexico David L. Craven is 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the auditorium. Craven will talk on “Diego Rivera’s Cubist Paintings and their Legacy for Contemporary Art.” Space is limited.
“Magnificent Mexico Seniors’ Day “is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20; admission is free for visitors age 60 and up.
Showing through March 4: “Hal Marcus Four Seasons,” in the Rick and Ginger Francis Seminar Room. The 1995 artwork titled “Four Seasons of El Paso” by Hal Marcus is on display in honor of the El Paso artist receiving the Diabetes Person of Vision Award from the El Paso Diabetes Association on Feb. 11. The colors of this Fauve-inspired, four-panel, acrylic on canvas depict the artist’s neighborhood in four seasons from four directions at four different times of the day.
Showing through March 18: “David Taylor: Working the Line.” For the last four years Taylor has photographed along the U.S./Mexico border to document the 276 obelisks that mark the boundary between El Paso/Juarez and Tijuana/San Diego. The exhibition features about a dozen selections from Taylor’s series of hundreds, as well as one video work.
Showing through April 8 in the Roderick Gallery’s Retablo Niche: “Our Lady of Refuge of Sinners” as part of an ongoing rotation of the retablos in the collection.
Showing through August 2013: ten artworks from the last ten years by Margarita Cabrera.
An award ceremony is at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, for the “Border Innovation Prize.” The U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Cooperation and Innovation binational award is presented by Woodrow Wilson Center Mexico Institute, the North American Center for Trans-border Studies at Arizona State University and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. The public is invited, and all galleries will be open free until 8:30 p.m. for those attending the ceremony.
The monthly Reading the Easel Book Club is 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, featuring “Strapless” by Deborah Davis. Cost: $10 (free for museum members) and includes admission all museum exhibits. RSVP to reserve a seat.
The museum’s permanent collections include the Kress Collection of European works from the 14th through the 18th centuries; the American Collection of art of the 19th and 20th centuries; the Spanish Viceroyal Collection and Mexican Folk Retablos, art from the 17th through the 19th centuries; Works on Paper Collection from the 16th through the 20th centuries; Contemporary Collection, emphasizing Southwestern and Mexican artists; and the Tom Lea Gallery, featuring works by El Paso’s best-known artists and other regional artists.
Museum membership is $15 seniors, $25 individuals and $50 for families, and includes discounts at the museum Store, free admission to all exhibitions and programs, and invitations to private member events. Information: 532-1707, ext. 66 for more information.
El Paso Studio Tour call for artists — The 5th annual El Paso Artists Studio Tour is seeking artists for the tour set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14-15 Westside, Upper Valley and Downtown and April 21-22 on the Eastside, Northeast and Mission Valley. Entry deadline for artists is March 1. Information: 833-0636, casgallery@elp.rr.com or pleinairpaintersofelpaso.com.
Art lovers browse the private studios, meet the artists and shop for fine art. Admission is free and refreshments will be served at each studio. Sponsored by the Plein Air Painters of El Paso and El Paso Scene.
Encaustic International Art Studio and Gallery — 7100 Westwind, Suite 120. The gallery is the studio of El Paso encaustic artist Brigitte von Ahn. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: 833-0454, 584-4222 or brigittevonahn.com.
Escamilla Fine Art Gallery, Studio and Gift Shop — Award-winning Impressionist Alberto Escamilla’s studio is 1500 Main Street in San Elizario. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and by appointment. Information: 474-0752 or albertoescamilla.com.
Students are being accepted at both the Main Street location and the artist’s home gallery at 1457 Amstater Circle (open by appointment).
Hal Marcus Studio and Gallery — 1308 N. Oregon. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Information: 533-9090 or halmarcus.com.
The gallery is owned and operated by local artist, Hal Marcus and his wife, Gallery Director Patricia Medici. Gallery Manager is artist Kelly Foss.
Marcus’s home and studio, located across the street, is available for personal tours.
Specializing in local art, other featured artists include Daniel Padilla, Teresa Fernandez, Francisco Romero, Mauricio Mora, Mark Paulda, Willibald de Cabrera, Friar Vincent Petersen, Bill Sullivan and L.B. Porter, as well as a room dedicated solely to early El Paso art with works by Manuel Acosta, Tom Lea, Jose Cisneros, Bill Rakocy, Eugene and Fern Thurston and others.
A gift shop offers art-related gifts, books and calendars featuring art by Marcus and other local artists.
International Museum of Art — 1211 Montana. The museum is operated by the International Association for the Visual Arts in the historic Turney Home. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Admission is free. Information: 543-6747 or internationalmuseumofart.net.
The Heritage Gallery (lower level) features “The Mexican Revolution Exhibition: 1910-1920” featuring murals by Bill Rakocy and Mario Parra depicting various events from the Mexican Revolution, a collection of rare, matted photographs and Pancho Villa’s death mask.
‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ — Texas historian, art collector and Gage Hotel owner J.P. Bryan hosts an exhibit featuring more than 60 original works by early El Paso artists Tom Lea, Jose Cisneros and Carl Hertzog, and other western artists Feb. 23-March 31, at the Gage Hotel, 102 NW 1st Street in Marathon, Texas. Presented by the Gage Hotel, Tom Lea Institute and Museum of the Big Bend. Information: (432) 386-4205, 1-800-884-GAGE or gagehotel.com.
The exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in the hotel’s Ritchey Building with cash bar, dinner and presentation by Bryan. Reservations required. Cost: $65.
La Galeria de la Misíon de Senecú — The Ysleta Independent School District’s gallery is at 8455 Alameda. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. Information: 434-9711.
Local talent workshop – The Rio Bravo Watercolorists will host a workshop instructed by local artists 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 7-8, at Primos Restaurant, 6099 Montana. Cost: $100 (includes lunch); balance of $50 due on first day. Space is limited to first 12 members who schedule with the $50 deposit to Jean Holzenthaler, 1936 Preview Place, 79936. Information: 757-6517 or riobravowatercolists.com.
Tuesday’s instructors are watercolorists Barbara Brown (morning) and Julie Caffee-Cruz (afternoon).
Wednesday’s instructors are acrylic painters Keith Kochenour (morning) and Corinne Abeyta-Spinnler (afternoon).
Mauricio Mora Studio — One of El Paso’s best-known artists has returned, with a new gallery at 606 E. Mills. Hours: noon-3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: moraartist.webs.com.
Pastel Society of El Paso — The society’s monthly meeting is 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at International Museum of Art, 1211 Montana. This month’s program is the popular “Paint Around,” where each pastelist starts with her own painting and setup. Then, they move and work on each other’s work until they return to their own easel. The program is free and the open to the public. Information: 581-4971.
Artists are asked to bring a sketchbook, pencils and photo references to participate during the presentation.
Repujado workshops — El Paso artist Maria Almeida Natividad leads workshops on selected Saturdays for adults and children age 6 and older in the ancient technique of metal embossing (repujado). Sponsored by the city’s Museum and Cultural Affairs Department and Texas Commission on the Arts. Aluminum sheets and other basic materials will be supplied in a take home kit. Parents of young children requested to stay with their children during the workshop. Admission is free; but space limited to 24 participants per workshop. Advance registration required (call workshop location).
• Jan. 28 — 3 to 5 p.m. at Irving Schwartz Library, 1865 Dean Martin Drive. Theme is Valentine’s Day. Information: 857-0594.
• Feb. 18 — 3 to 5 p.m. at Ysleta Public Branch Library, 9321 Alameda. Information: 858-0905.
Rubin Center — UTEP’s Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts is next to Sun Bowl Stadium (off Dawson Drive). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday; by appointment only Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Information: 747-6151 or academics.utep.edu/visualarts.
Showing Jan. 26-March 31: 2012 Biennial UTEP Faculty Art Exhibition, curated by Denver Art Museum modern and contemporary art curator Gwen Chanzit. The exhibit showcases recent artwork by 27 distinguished faculty of the UTEP Department of Art in wide range of artistic media including ceramics, metals, sculpture, painting,
printmaking, drawing, graphic design and more. Featured artists are Sarelah Aguilar, Kim Bauer, Therese Bauer, Vincent Burke, Antonio Castro H., Clive Cochran, Susan Davidoff, Francisco Delgado, John Dunn, Adrian Esparza, Christine Foerster, Sam Garcia, Aryk Gardea, Anne Giangiulio, Manuel Guerra, Becky Hendrick, Anna Jaquez, Roya Mansourkhani, Dave McIntyre, Alexandra McGovern, Davinia Miraval, Jacob Muñoz, Willie Ray Parish, Daniel Szwaczkowski, Rachelle Thiewes, Jean R. Wilkey and Albert Wong.
Opening reception is 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, with a short concert by El Paso Pro Musica Artistic Director Zuill Bailey at 6 p.m.
A presentation by Assistant Professor of Art History Max Grossman is 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, and a presentation by Stacy Schultz, Assistant Professor of Art History Stacy Schultz is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 1 in the auditorium.
A reading by Becky Hendrick, Lecturer in Art, is 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in the auditorium followed by a panel discussion with Brenda Risch, Director of Women’s Studies and Stacy Schultz.
San Elizario Art District — Several galleries and artist studios are located 1445 to 1501 Main Street near the San Elizario Plaza on the Mission Trail. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Information: 474-1800 or 851-0093.
Galleries include Main Street Gallery, Golden Eagle Gallery, Pena Gallery and the galleries/studios of Maria Branch, Al Borrego, Alberto Escamilla and Alma Rosa Miranda.
Featured artists are Bert Saldana, Rob Mack, Rosa Maria Burgos, Warren Smart, Manuel Alvarado, Nasario Olvera, Susan Wester Petez, Bill Rakocy, Sergio Acosta, Roberto Estrada, Candy Mayer, Frank Moreno, Margarett Pence, Alberto Trevizo, Brenda Johnson Roberts, Jaime Lujan, Sam Rodriguez, Mark Yerrington, Sergio Acosta and Arturo Avalos.
Sasahara Gallery — 7100 Westwind Drive, Suite 135. Fine art paintings, jewelry, sculpture, photography, prints, cards and portraits. Owner is artist Linda Noack. Hours are 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday; other days by appointment. Information: 584-4222 or sasahara.gallery@live.com. Web: sasaharagallery.com.
Showing in February is “Dichotomy Squared”: contrasting styles in a square themed show by Mitzi Quirarte and Tina Yetter. The Second Saturday artist meet and greet is 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
“House” artists are Jose Clemente, Stephanie Conroy, Kathryn Gelinas, Manny Guerra, Winfrey Hearst, Candy Mayer, Shirley Morgan, Carmen Navar, Linda Noack, Mitzi Quirarte, Rami Scully, Reginald Watterson, Lorena Williams, T Yetter, Bob Adams, Ben Avant, Sally Backey-Avant, Gerardo Campos, Jeanne Campos and Marji Carrasco.
The “Gift Gallery” offers diverse original art including jewelry, gourds, encaustic boxes, ceramics and other art.
Sunland Art Gallery — The El Paso Art Association co-op gallery is in Sunland Park Mall, second level across from The Greenery, with 30 El Paso artists represented. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: 584-3117, 474-0053 or sunlandartgallery.com.
Artists interested in having a show at the gallery in 2012 may call Gallery Director Cil Abeyta.
Showing Feb. 2-27: “Sweetheart Special,” art with a Valentine’s Day and romance theme and small items suitable for gift giving. Opening reception is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
The gallery is seeking artists for its March show, “Figuratively Speaking III,” a popular show featuring portraits, figures or anything to do with people.
The are also openings for new artists in all media: paintings, jewelry, sculptures, woodwork, repujados, crosses, mosaics and other items.
Las Cruces/Mesilla
‘For the Love of Art month’ — February is For the Love of Arts Month in Las Cruces, celebrating the city’s various performing and visual arts. The month, sponsored by ArtForms, is highlighted by several special studio tours, exhibits and performances. Information: (575) 527-0002 or artformsn.org.
See various gallery listings for event details.
Adobe Patio Gallery and Studio — 1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. The gallery, owned and operated by artists Carolyn and Henry Bunch, features works by Carolyn Bunch, Anthony Pennock, Kelley S. Hestir, Cheryl Derrick and other local and regional artists. Information: (575) 532-9310.
‘Art Inspires’ — ‘The exhibit runs through February at the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho in Las Cruces as part of “For the Love of Art” Month, with paintings in all media and photography by Las Cruces GFWC Progress Club members. Opening reception is 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. Information: (575) 528-4000.
ArtForms Studio Tour — The Las Cruces-based ArtForms Artist Association of New Mexico presents its 2012 Studio Tour 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18-19 and Feb. 25-26, in celebration of “For the Love of Art Month.” The tour features several area artists at Las Cruces galleries and studios. Maps available at several Las Cruces locations, including some of the participating studios. Some gallery hours may vary. Information: (575) 527-0200 or artformsnm.org.
Featured both weekends:
• Studio 1490 — 1490 Via Norte. Watercolor, acrylic, and watercolor jewelry by Marie Siegrist.
• La Jardin de Las Cruces — 4010 N. Valley. Southwest crosses and metalworks, woodworking, ceramics and watercolor by David Jaquez.
• Nancy Frost Begin — 1982 Avenida de Antigua. Watercolors, woodcuts and oil paintings.
• Lynn K. Miyake — 2050 Cortabella. Sacred images in egg tempura with gold leaf.
• Rokoko Gallery — 1785 Avenida de Mercado. Mixed media and paintings by A.me and Mitch Alamga.
• Studio 1060 — 1320 Kilmer. Clay sculpture, pottery by Deborah Moore.
• Gabriella Denton — 403 Court, # B. Folk art prints and contemporary paintings.
• Studio 308 #1 — 308 N. Mesquite. Digital imaging, pigment prints and prints on plexiglass by Yanick D’hooge.
• Mesquite Art Gallery — 340 N. Mesquite. Photography, prints, pastels and paintings by Mel Stone.
• Lynn Unangst — 4020 Red Yucca Court. Handwoven garments, petit point, woven gift items and “Spirit Minders.”
• Ali Keyes Photography — 2001 Desert Springs Court.
• Western Traders — 1300 El Paseo. Beaded jewelry and artwork by Las Cruces Bead Society (Saturdays only).
Featured Feb. 25-26:
• The Village at Northrise Artists — 2880 and 2882 N. Roadrunner Parkway Hallmark and Morningside Buildings. Various media.
• Azadeh Arts — 5206 Mescalero Trail. Glass, ceramics, multi-media by Linda Reeder Sanchez.
• Cally Williams Pottery — 331 Capri Arc. Pottery, weaving, jewelry, silk painting, photography and paintings.
‘Artists of Picacho Hills’ — The group’s “For The Love of Art Month” exhibit and sale is noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Picacho Hills Country Club, 6861 Via Campestre in Las Cruces. Information: (575) 523-1740 or artistsofpicachohills.com.
Blue Gate Gallery — The gallery owned by Flo Hosa Dougherty is at 311 N. Main in Las Cruces. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 523-2950.
Cutter Gallery — 2640 El Paseo (at University), Las Cruces. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Information: (575) 541-0658. Showing in February is an Estate Art Sale.
Galeria Tepin — The Border Book Festival’s gallery is at 2220 Calle de Parian in Mesilla, N.M. (part of the Cultural Center de Mesilla). The gallery’s mission is to feature the work of multi-dimensional, multi-disciplinary and multi-genre artists. Information: (575) 523-3988 or bbf@borderbookfestival.com. Web: borderbookfestival.org.
‘It’s All About Art’ — Works by the City of Artists Promotional Association are featured Feb. 1-29 at Lundeen Inn of the Arts, 618 S. Alameda in Las Cruces. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Opening reception is 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. Information: (575) 526-3326 or lundeeninn@comcast.net.
La Mesa Station Gallery — 16205 Highway 28 in La Mesa, N.M. (north of Chope’s). Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, or by appointment. The gallery occupies an 80-year-old former gasoline station that has been restored as an art gallery, representing local area artists including paintings, photography, woodturning and weavings. Information: (575) 233-3037 or the gallery manager at (575) 644-3756.
Las Cruces Convention and Visitors’ Bureau — 211 N. Water. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Showing all February is photography by Sharlene Glock. Information: (575) 541-2444 or lascrucescvb.org.
Las Cruces Museum of Art — 491 N. Main (Downtown Mall). Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday. Information: (575) 541-2137 or las-cruces.org/museums.
Showing Feb. 3-April 12: “New Mexico: 100 Years of Art,” featuring more than 60 works in a variety of media that focuses on New Mexico artists and highlights their artwork from the last century (1912-2012).
Family Art Adventures are 10 a.m. Saturdays, for families with children age 6-12 with projects and films related to current exhibits.
The Reading Art Book Club meets at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 to discuss “My Land is the Southwest: Peter Hurd Letters and Journals” edited by Robert Metzger.
Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery — 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla, across from the Fountain Theatre. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. New works displayed every three months. Information: (575) 522-2933 or mesillavalleyfinearts.com.
Showing in February is “My Masterpiece,” works by various gallery artists. Opening reception is 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4.
Mountain Gallery and Studios — 138 W. Mountain. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Showing Feb. 2-29 as part of “For The Love of Art Month” is Las Cruces Art Association’s exhibit “Celebrating 50 Years of Art in Las Cruces,” works in various media. Grande opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Information: lascrucesarts.org.
New Mexico Watercolor Society, Southern Chapter — The society and its members are featured in several art exhibits at Las Cruces venues during February’s For the Love of Art Month events:
• Blue Gate Gallery, 311 N. Downtown Mall, hosts the society’s themed show, “For the Love of Southwest Gates & Doorways” Feb. 3-27 featuring original work by 12 members. Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, during the Downtown Ramble. Most of the artists will be in attendance. Information: (575) 523-2950.
• La Iguana Restaurant, 139 N. Main has invited NMWS-SC members to show through the end of March. Opening reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, during the Downtown Ramble. Information: (575) 523-8550.
• Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce, 760 West Picacho. Information: (575) 524-1968.
• Local watercolor and collage artist Laurel Weathersbee will demonstrate her “quilt block”” collage process 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Adobe Patio Gallery, 1765 Avenida de Mercado in Mesilla. Weathersbee, a native Midwesterner, is fascinated by the interplay of color and texture, and likes to start her collages with antique quilt block patterns. Information: (575) 532-9310 or adobepatiogallery.com.
Preston Contemporary Art Center — 1755 Avenida de Mercado (end of Calle de Mercado). Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: (575) 523-8713 or prestoncontemporaryart.com.
Showing through Feb. 17 is the gallery’s final exhibition, “The Last Picture Show,” a juried regional exhibition of the works of 64 artists from the Southern New Mexico/El Paso region. Proceeds from the show’s submission fees raised $2,475 for La Casa Domestic Violence Shelter of Las Cruces.
In conjunction with the exhibit it a screening of the 1971 Oscar winning film, ”The Last Picture Show,” at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in the Fountain Theatre, 2469 Calle de Guadalupe in Mesilla. A brief reception will follow at the gallery.
Rio Grande Theatre — 211 Downtown Mall in Las Cruces. Gallery in theatre lobby. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Information: (575) 523-6403 or riograndetheatre.com.
Showing Feb. 3-29: Paintings by Karla Perry and Penny Simpson. Perry is a muralist known for her whimsical work. Simpson, best known for her watercolors, uses dramatic lighting and super realism. Artist reception is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, as part of the Downtown Ramble.
On permanent display in the Clute/Muggenburg Gallery are memorabilia and photos from the Rio Grande Theatre’s long and illustrious reign in downtown Las Cruces.
Terrace Gallery — Thomas Branigan Library, 200 E. Picacho, Las Cruces. Open during regular library hours. Information: (575) 496-8834.
Showing Feb. 3-26: “For The Love of Lettering,” works by Southwest Calligraphy Guild. Opening reception is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
‘The Fascinating World of Fractals’ — The Mesilla Valley Fractal Artists exhibit runs throughout February at Funky Karma Incense and Tea Shop, 3207 S. Main, Las Cruces. Featured artists are Alice Ward, Jan Thune, Katja Mayfield, Liz King, Maria Kruse and Teri Van Huss. Demonstrations and “create your own” fractal events also planned. Opening reception is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Information: (575) 933-9797.
Tombaugh Gallery — First Unitarian Universalist Church of Las Cruces, 2000 S. Solano. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Information: (575) 522-7281 or uuchurchlc.org.
Showing Jan. 29-March 2: “Arcs and Echoes” by contemporary painter Jill Somoza. Somoza was born in London in 1941 and lived in Germany. These recent paintings are probably more accurately elaborate sketches of fleeting feelings, drawn in wood, vinyl, color and line. Opening is 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29.
Other So. New Mexico
An Evening with the Artist — Mimbres Region Arts Council presents artist Suk Jun Kim at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Western New Mexico University’s Parotti Hall in Silver City as part of its monthly art lecture series. Admission is free; light refreshments served. Information: (575) 538-2505.
Art Hop — MainStreet Truth or Consequences sponsors the event 6 to 9 p.m. the second Saturday of each month (Feb. 11) in the downtown gallery district. The event features the monthly art opening of new shows throughout the galleries of Truth or Consequences, including fine arts, pottery, and fabric arts. Many shops and restaurants stay open late for this monthly event, with live music in several locations. Information: (575) 740-2794 , torcmainstreet.org.
Bill Rakocy Art Show — Oils and watercolors by El Paso artist and curator Bill Rakocy will be featured through Feb. 29, at the ENMU-Ruidoso Library, 709 Mecham, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Information: (575) 257-3006. Information: enmu.ruidoso.edu.
Community Arts Party — The City of Socorro, N.M. will host its 16th annual arts event featuring hands-on workshops hosted by local artists and organizations for all ages 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, in Finley Gym, 202 McCutcheon. Wear old clothes. Admission is free. Information: (575) 835-5688 or nmtpas.org.
Fall American Photography Exhibition entries — The annual photography show runs through Feb. 12 at the Hubbard Museum of the American West, 841 Highway 70, in Ruidoso Downs, N.M. Hosted by the Lincoln County Photographic Society. The juried show features photos pertaining to the American West. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Information: (575) 378-4142 or hubbardmuseum.org.
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El Paso Area Artists & Galleries On LineReturn to top of page Adair Margo Gallery - Gallery for many nationally renowned area artists, other national contemporary artists.
El Paso Museum of Art - Our new art museum is the jewel of Downtown El Paso, with world-class exhibits
Hal Marcus Gallery: See Hal's best-known works, including El Mercado Juarez, Four Seasons of El Paso, La Familia, and his new children's book, "Aunt Alice Alligator's Animal Alphabet Album." www.halmarcus.com
Studio W - The El Paso region's foremost gallery of western and other representational Southwest art.