Exhibition Opening - Freedom and Constraint

Viewers enjoy Freedom and Constraint

On First Friday, August 7, 2015, Matrix Fine Art hosted a reception for our latest exhibition, Freedom and Constraint: Fused Glass by Lisa Chernoff & Paintings by Rachel Popowcer and Raul Dorn. 

The dynamic mix of media really enlivened both the space and our visitors!

Lisa Chernoff’s fused glass pieces evoke a soothing tension between the bold use of color along with the cold density of the glass itself. She captures intricate subtleties within the layers of glass and which are reinforced by the shadows projected on the wall. 

Lisa Chernoff poses with her work

A shot of Lisa's work (right), looking into the smaller gallery

Lisa Chernoff's fused glass works are a feast for the eye! Painterly and ephemeral.

Rachel Popowcer carefully builds up her paintings with layers of color and personal symbols such as hummingbirds, lines, and the female form. 

Rachel Popowcer poses with her work

Rachel Popowcer's work offers a vibrant, textured experience

Work by Rachel Popowcer (right) and Lisa Chernoff (left)

Rachel Popowcer 

Raul Dorn’s pieces “have no prescribed footwork - only impulse, no finger on the map - just direction. His work has become increasingly less cerebral and calibrated, gaining contact with the turbulence of painting from the gut.”

Raul Dorn poses with a few of his pieces

Raul Dorn's works on paper

Raul Dorn (left)

Our artists each demonstrate levels of constraint and freedom in their approach to mark-making, subject matter and execution.

More shots from the exhibition opening:

Did you miss the reception? Don't worry! The show runs through August 29, 2015. There's still time to see the work in person.

First Friday August 2013, "Excavations", paintings by Raul Dorn andMarilyn Dillard.

At Matrix Fine Art we started the month of August off with a reception showing off paintings by Raul Dorn and Marilyn Dillard, who are both friendly and talented!

Inside New Grounds artists Mary Sundstrom and Kathe Noe pose with a friend between them.

Former intern and now New Grounds artist Ryan Harris came to see the show with his lovely girlfriend Taylor.

Gallery Assistant Tanya Landin Smiles with Matrix and New Grounds artist Phil Peterson.

New Grounds artist Jaqui Lewnes and Tayna stand and smile for the camera in front of a piece by Marilyn Dillard.

Jaqui and our always fabulous Director Regina Held pose in front of work by Raul Dorn in Matrix.

Artists Raul Dorn and Marilyn Dillard.

New Grounds artist Pamela Wesolek prepares for the evening demonstration.

Do not forget to drop by and see us on the next First Friday!

Blog by Kaitlin Reese, Intern.

Photos by Kaitlin Reese and Jeff Simpson

Raul Dorn’s paintings energize Matrix Fine Art

Matrix Fine Art is excited to introduce this outstanding Las Cruces artist to the Albuquerque area! Raul Dorn’s vibrant, yet slightly whimsical, abstract paintings often start with collaged sewing patterns. The resulting images sometime retain the arrows and track marks, but Dorn’s use of semi-organic shapes and bold lines transform them into pathways that lead to a deeper and more metaphysical realm.






Dorn’s February reception was well attended and we continue to receive rave reviews of his work.



Even Raul’s son Lowell gave us “thumbs up!” How cool is that!




One of Raul’s friends volunteered to play his guitar and it made this First Friday reception extra special.



Gallery assistant Tanya Landin takes care of last minute details just before the reception.





In the words of the artist:
“Less is becoming more in the recent oil on canvas work of the studio, as the gift of silence and void become more precious. Painting has become a journey, a diary, a place to fly, a place to give order to my meandering thoughts, a place to comprehend the source of truth that lies beyond, behind, and below all surfaces.”

Don’t miss this fabulous show! It runs until February 27.

Images by Bruce Childs