Penumbra

Once agan Matrix Fine Art was votes the number one gallery in the city by Albuquerque's Local IQ Smart List!
We opened the show Penumbra on the first Friday. It was currated by local artist Archer Dourghety and showcases fantastic work by pop-surrelists from across the country and internationally.

A video of the show made by friends of Archer can be viewed by clicking the link below.

PENUMBRA

1x15 at Matrix Fine Art

Last Friday Matrix Fine Art celebrated the opening of the photography show 1X15 during the Nob Hill Shop and Stroll. 15 different photographers took a variety of images of one model, Nyika Allen.

Photographer Tim Anderson stands in Matrix and jokingly gives me a hard time!

There was a great crowd that evening who were very excited to see the wonderful photos on display!

Tim discusses one of his images with a guest.

Director Regina Held stands in Matrix with one of the photographers.

Model Nyika Allen (in pink) visits with guests.

Photographer Tony Giancola and Tim Anderson.

Be sure not to miss out on all the fun and art and join us for the next First Friday!

 

Photos and Blog by Kaitlin Reese, New Grounds Intern.

Katrina Lasko in upcoming juried show!

Judy Chicago and Through the Flower invite you
to the opening of Subversive Stitching: Feminist Artists with a Needle on January 23rd from 2-4 pm at Through the Flower Gallery and the Belen Hotel Gallery in Belen, New Mexico.

Judy Chicago and Laura Addison, Curator of Contemporary Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art, juried a selection of works from over forty artists. They chose fifteen artists to be a part of the group exhibition. Shirley Klinghoffer won the completion and will receive a cash prize and a solo exhibition to be held in 2011.

Shirley Klinghoffer, Santa Fe - Winner
Sarah Hewitt, Santa Fe - Honorable Mention
Stephanie Lerma, Albuquerque - Honorable Mention

Marina Brownlow, Santa Fe
Jan Marie Du Bois, Santa Fe
Georjeanna Feltha, Las Cruces
Pamela Frankel Fiedler, Santa Fe
Katrina Lasko, Placitas
Thelma Mathias, Santa Fe
Nancy Ziegler Nodelman, Santa Fe
Margaret Lisa Page, Albuquerque
Jack Slentz, Santa Fe
Marilyn Stablein, Albuquerque
Cecilia Stanford, Silver City
Joslyn Werner, Santa Fe


Make A Day Of It In Belen!
The Rail Runner arrives in Belen at 1:42 PM and Through the Flower is a short walk from the train station. For more information about the Rail Runner please visit their website www.nmrailrunner.com. From the station cross over the train tracks via Reinken Avenue going west and cross Reinken at 2nd Street which takes you in to the historic rail yard district of Belen. Through the Flower is on the corner of 2nd and Becker.




There is so much to see in Belen.
Learn more about The Hub City at www.belen-nm.gov.

• Through the Flower and the Belen Hotel Gallery will be open from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
• Visit the Historic Harvey House Museum, just a half block away from Through the Flower. They are open Saturday 12:30 to 3:30.
• Have lunch or dinner at Pete's Cafe, around the corner from Through the Flower.
• The Belen Art League, up the street, is open from 12:00 to 4:00.

Red Dot Art Fair Miami

Matrix Fine Art is going to be at the Red Dot Art Fair Miami. Director, Regina Held is going to be exhibiting works by: Kuzana Ogg, Sally Condon, Raul Dorn, Sarah Hartshorne, Marilyn Dillard, Susan Reid, and Laura Robbins. The fair runs from Dec. 3rd to 6th. It is located at: 3011 NE 1st Ave. at NW 31st Street, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida. Please visit their website: www.reddotfair.com for more information.

Deborah Donelson shows in Chicago!

Deborah has extended her art to show in Chicago, Illinois. For the month of November her exhibition, "Wild at Heart" will be on display. The opening reception is Friday, November 6th from 6 - 9 PM. Congratulations Deborah!

"Albuquerque Now" includes some Matrix artists!

Through January 3, 2010

Albuquerque Now is a pair of exhibitions, comprised of two distinct installations of recent works created by artists in Albuquerque. A wide variety of media and styles will be featured, from traditional Native American and Hispanic Folk Art to cutting edge conceptual pieces, and the artists represented range in age from the mid-twenties to over eighty.

Among the artists to be included in Albuquerque Now | Fall :
Jane Abrams, Garo Antreasian, Cynthia Cook, Ann Dunbar, Betty Hahn,
Aaron Karp, Stephanie Lerma, Orlando Leyba, Reg Loving, Santiago Pérez,
Bart Prince, Alan Radebaugh, Holly Roberts, Peter White

From Matrix Fine Art: Laura Wacha, Frank McCulloch, Leo Neufeld, and Elizabeth Fritzsche!
Please visit: http://www.albuquerquemuseum.com/pages/las_noticias.html for more information

Leo Neufeld landscapes now available at Matrix Fine Art

Chamisa in the Fall, Sandias, NM
Oil on Board
8.5 x 13"

Leo Neufeld has established himself as Albuquerque’s premier portrait artist. He is equally known for his lush New Mexico landscapes, all of which he paints on site – they literally become “portraits” of a place. We are excited to exhibit a nice selection of Neufeld’s landscapes starting in September – and at very affordable prices!

Marilyn Dillard and Harriette Lawler open land art show at Matrix Fine Art!

Marilyn Dillard
It is always amazing to see artists create paintings that are twice their size! Dillards pieces are earthy, not only for their palette, but also because she buries the canvas in the ground for several months before she paints on them. This new body of abstract work ranges from subtle to bold. We still wonder how this artist who barely reaches four feet in height manages these huge canvases of hers!


Lawler finished the last pieces of her show with a serious leg injury. It slowed her down a little, but it did not stop her from finishing these intricate metal sculptures. For those of you who like metal work you have to come and see Lawler's work, they are amazing. Most of her pieces are cut out of a single sheet of copper which she then bends into their final shapes. The resulting work is elegant, spiritual, and often quite fun.


The crowd kept streaming in all evening long for this beautiful and elegant show. Anise took care of our visitors, and gallery owner Regina Held and her assistant Tanya Landin had a lot of fun hosting this event. They also wrote and submitted this blog.


If you missed the reception, remember that the show runs until August 29!

Kuzana Ogg was juried into the Axis Gallery in Sacramento

Kuzana Ogg made it into the 4th Annual Juried Exhibition at Axis Gallery in Sacramento. The juror is Janet Bishop, Curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Janet recieved over 1,000 entries and only 39 images were chosen. Congratulations Kuzana! If you live near Sacramento or are planning a trip there in the month of August, go see the show!

Please visit: www.axisgallery.org for more information.

Earth Narratives - Paintings by Marilyn Dillard and Sculpture by Harriette Lawler

Marilyn Dillard
Early Storm
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
20 x 20"


Harriette Lawler
Ribbon Dance through a Rusted Steel Heart
Steel and Copper
35 x 30 x 15"



Marilyn Dillard’s work not only focuses on the visual qualities of rock and dirt, she buries her canvases for several months in the ground to stain them before she applies paint, collage and stitching to create her subtly hued abstract paintings. Harriette Lawler’s sculptures are about the changing mental, spiritual, or emotional landscapes that we traverse on this earth. Her intricate pieces are often cut out of a single sheet of steel or copper. Between these two emerging artists the idea of “land” is explored from the inside and the outside, and from its physical manifestations to the memories we retain of a specific place or journey.


Exhibition dates: August 7 – 29
(Early Bird Preview: August 4 - 7)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: August 7, 5 – 8:00 PM

Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 9 – 6; Tuesday 10 - 4, Closed Monday

Contact person: Regina Held, 268-8952
Cost of event: Free

Location: 3812 Central Ave. SE - 2.5 blocks east of Carlisle between Solano and Aliso, next to New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery.

Art Journey: New Mexico

Art Journey: New Mexico is being released in November 2009 by the Collector's Guide. Congratulations to Stacy Hawkinson and Frank McCulloch for making it into the book!

Realism is alive and well in Albuquerque!

During very well attended reception several clients and artists discussed with me the “state” of realism. Are artists going back to it? Is there a renewed interest in it? In my humble, but firm opinion, both of it is the case. Not only do I seem to come across realistic painting quite often, whether in galleries, art fairs, or art magazines, I am also impressed by the high standard of craftsmanship practiced by realist artists. Maybe we have seen so much digital art that artists want to practice using a brush again, or maybe it is the very availability of digital media that allows artists to create a fully worked out “sketch” before moving on to the canvas. Whatever the reason, I am delighted to be able to represent so many talented and hard-working realist artists who live and work right here in New Mexico.

Patricia Malcolm employs the ancient and extremely time consuming medium of egg tempera to create her highly detailed animal images which go beyond portraits; they usually represent attributes such as “strength” or “humility.”


Rodney Wood also uses animal imagery in his work, but his pieces exhibit a surrealistic and sometimes supernatural bend in addition to showing his great sense of humor.

Matthew Lutz is an emerging artist whose larger than life flower clusters are beyond real, they are super-real with a nod to pop art.

Sarah Hartshorne is a new artist at Matrix Fine Art. Although she covers a large variety of subjects, her still lives are some of our favorites. They also made everybody very hungry!

Once again, this was a very busy reception; the gallery had a continuous stream of visitors all evening long. Thank you everybody for coming out to see the show!

Anise, our trusted server, is getting cuter and cuter.

Gallery assistant Tanya Landin and director Regina Held wrote and submitted this blog. And no, those are not giant strawberry earrings, just an unfortunate placement of Tanya’s head in front of Sarah’ strawberry still life……


Jeff Simpson, who is a New Grounds artist, volunteered his time to take pictures during the reception. Thank you Jeff, great job! (We’ll overlook the strawberry earrings this time….).



Regina Held, director, Matrix Fine Art

New Grounds and Matrix Artists’ swept up a huge amount of purchase awards from the CABQ 1% for the Arts Program.

We want to give a round of applause to the artists’ whose work was chosen by the city. Artists’ represented by Matrix Fine Art include Sally Condon, Harriette Lawler, Katrina Lasko and Iva Morris. Chosen from New Grounds Print Workshop and Gallery were pieces by Diane Alire and Dan Noyes.
The City of Albuquerque's Public Art Program, one of the oldest in the country, began in 1978, with the passage of the Art in Municipal Places Ordinance. This bold initiative set aside 1% of City construction funds derived from the general obligation bond program and certain revenue bonds for the purchase or commission of works of art. (Read more about it at http://www.cabq.gov/publicart/about-1-for-art).

Contemporary Realism – Paintings by Rodney Wood, Leo Neufeld, Patricia Malcolm, Matthew Lutz, Mark Beck and Sarah Hartshorne

Sarah Harthshorne
Blackberries
30 x 40"
Acrylic on Canvas


Although the beginning of the 21st century exhibits a pluralism of styles an increasing number of artists are returning to realism. This particular show features several aspects of realism with three artists, Leo Neufeld, Mark Beck and Sarah Hartshorne, working traditionally in a realist style defined as “the accurate and apparently objective description of the ordinary, observable world (Wikipedia).” Quite different from these, Patricia Malcolm’s egg tempera paintings explore a more symbolist approach while Rodney Wood and Matthew Lutz work in a distinctly hyper-realist style. In addition, these six outstanding painters cover a wide variety of subject matters from the figure to still-lives, botany and landscapes.

Exhibition dates: June 5 – 27, 2009
(Early Bird Preview: June 2 - 5)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: June 5, 5 – 8:00 PM

New Vision - Paintings by Frank McCulloch and Terra Cotta by Sara D'Alessandro

Nube de Lluvia

Oil on Canvas

24 x 30"

McCulloch is one of Albuquerque’s most well-known landscape artists. He recently was awarded the title “Local Treasure” by the Albuquerque Art Business Association. He describes his lush oil paintings as "landscapes of the mind," and they never fail to enchant. D'Alessandro has had a long career as sculptor. Originally from New York, she finds inspiration in the raw New Mexico landscape. Her organic clay shapes bring the outdoors inside, but they are also very comfortable in a garden setting.

Exhibition dates: March 6 – 28
(Early Bird Preview: March 3 to 6)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: March 6, 5 – 8:00 PM

Gallery Talk by Sara D'Alessandro: The Quddity of Clay, Saturday, March 21, 1-2 PM

Gallery hours: Tuesday 10 - 4, Wednesday - Sunday, 9 - 6

Contact person: Regina Held, 268-8952
Cost of event: Free

Herself

Terra Cotta Sculpture

39 x 19 x 19"

Conservation Calendar Features Local Artists including Leo Neufeld

The Water Authority has enlisted local landscape artists to help inspire its customers to save water and replace turf with xeriscaping. The result is “Desert Vistas,” the Water Authority’s Water Conservation & Xeriscape Calendar.The calendar features oil and pastel paintings depicting plant life andlandscapes typical of –and unique to –New Mexico. Artists featured in the calendar are Barbara Clark, Barbara Coleman, Sarah Hartshorne, Phil Hulebak, Patricia Ann Massingill, Leo Neufeld and Deborah Christensen Secor. All agreed to donate use of their artwork for the calendar.The “Desert Vistas” calendar will be available free at Albuquerque area libraries and community centers. It is also being distributed to neighborhood associations and other organizations.

LUSH - Abstract Paintings by Sally Condon, Kuzana Ogg, & Susan Reid

Sally Condon
Inside Out
20 x 20"
Oil and Collage on Panel

LUSH features three accomplished woman artists whose abstract paintings are very detailed and layered. Condon uses wax to embed organic materials and found images into her architectural compositions, Ogg’s paintings are inspired by the silky texture and shimmer of her grandmother’s saris, and Reid composes her pieces out of hundreds and hundreds of individual dots. Each of these artists fuses a unique vision with exceptional painterly skills.

Exhibition dates: February 6 – 28
(Early Bird Preview: February 3 to 6)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: February 6, 5 – 8:00 PM

Gallery hours: Tuesday 10 - 4, Wednesday - Sunday, 9 - 6

Contact person: Regina Held, 268-8952
Cost of event: Free

Location: 3812 Central Ave. SE - 2.5 blocks east of Carlisle between Solano and Aliso, next to New Grounds Print Workshop & Gallery.

Website: For a preview of the exhibition, visit our webpage at http://matrixfineart.com/

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Deborah Donelson wins cover image on Art Calendar Magazine, the business magazine for visual artists!

Check out Deborah's article and cover image at http://www.artcalendar.com/home.asp!

This is a great achievement, Deborah, and we are all proud of you!

Art Calendar is the industry’s foremost business magazine for visual artists. Founded in 1986, Art Calendar acts as a beacon to guide artists on their journey toward making a living with their art.

Written by knowledgeable industry pros and successful working artists, Art Calendar offers artists practical business advice on subjects such as art marketing, art law, portfolio development, exhibition presentation, communication skills and sales techniques, as well as advanced technical applications of photography, computer and Web tools. It also offers the most extensive and recent listings of Calls to Artists, including galleries reviewing portfolios, juried competitions, grants, fellowships, festivals, publishing opportunities and residencies.Best described as “The Artist’s Guide to Making It,” Art Calendar is the only subscription-driven, business-oriented magazine published specifically for visual artists.

There are no “how-to-paint” articles — Art Calendar readers have already found their voice and established their own unique style. Art Calendar enables professional artists to make a living doing what they love, providing them with fresh and innovative ideas, along with the all of the necessary tools to sell their work and further their careers. Offering professional artists more than any other art publication, Art Calendar has established itself as the ultimate resource for visual artists.

This is the painting that made it on the cover. Baby Blue, Acrylic on Canvas, 10 x 10"

And here she is...

Deborah Donelson opens solo show with a packed house

There is no doubt that Deborah Donelson has a large number of fans in Albuquerque. Matrix was filled with a constant stream of visitors during the November First Friday reception and they could not get enough of Donelson’s work. If you love figurative work and you are not the timid kind, check out her work on the Matrix Fine Art website: Deborah Donelson.

See Kahn’s review of her show at Duke City Fix! http://www.dukecityfix.com/profiles/blogs/trackstracesvestiges-1

UNDER 500 – Holiday Show by Gallery Artists

Iva Morris
Charlie's Orchard
Pastel
9 x 12"

This Holiday Show features fun, fabulous and affordable art by gallery artists. From jewel-like encaustics by Kuzana Ogg to lush, fabulous pastels by Iva Morris and textured paintings by Marilyn Dillard, there is something for everybody with prices starting as low as $ 100.


Exhibition dates: December 5 - 27
(Early Bird Preview: December 2 - 5)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: December 5, 5 – 8:00 PM

Gallery hours: Tuesday 10 - 4, Wednesday - Sunday, 9 - 6

Contact person: Regina Held, 268-8952
Cost of event: Free