Don’t Look – Paintings and Sculpture by Katrina Lasko

Balance Hurt

30 x 24" 48 x 36 x 12"

Oil on Canvas plaster, branches and paint, app

Lasko’s newest figurative paintings and sculptures are emotionally charged, beautifully crafted, and very personal. They address our tendency to practice disengagement and our general feeling of helplessness when confronted with today’s terror and sadness filled world.


Exhibition dates: May 1 - 30
(Early Bird Preview: April 28 – May 1)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: May 1, 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.


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Pop Art Revisited - Paintings by David Koch and Stacy Hawkinson

David Koch, Fine, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 18"

Koch's deliberate and well painted acrylic canvases give us something to think about in this series which investigates four-letter words. Hawkinson's layered mixed media pieces lightheartedly point fingers at everything and nothing in particular. This is a fun yet thoughtful and very contemporary exhibition.

Exhibition dates: April 3 – 25
(Early Bird Preview: March 31 to April 3)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: April 3, 5 – 8:00 PM

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

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

Gallery Owner, Rgina Held and her dance partner, Al Marshall are participating in a Tango Performance!

Regina and Al will be performing Tango at the South Broadway Cultural Center, 1025 Broadway SE. They have been practicing in the gallery and at Double Time Dance Studio for the last two months. Many thanks to John Henry and his wife, Adrienne for making Tango dancers out of them in less than 2 months! Tickets are free with a suggested $5 donation. Come out to see them perform this Saturday, March 28th at 8 PM!

John Henry

Double Time Dance Studio

112 Morningside SE

505-268-1123

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“The Quiddity of Clay” by Sara D’Alessandro

I really enjoy gallery talks when I am able to attend them. Since I work here it makes it convenient to go to the talks that are scheduled. Sara D’ Alessandro talked about what she liked about working with clay. She loves the plasticity of clay versus other media; e.g. marble, steel, wood, etc. Plasticity is the ability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation (Wikipedia). She enjoys that clay can be molded and holds its shape. Sara likes putting layers of texture on clay to give the piece history. Clay has been around for thousands of years and she likes to record history in her sculptures.

Sara uses slab and coil techniques to create her pieces. She is influenced by nature and does not have any 90 degree angles in her work. She recently started forming sculptures out of solid pieces of clay that weigh over 1,000 pounds, then hollowing them out to fire. The terra cotta that she uses for her pieces are low fired and under glazed. Sara is not a fan of shiny glazes. Her pieces are meant to be viewed in an outdoor setting and a shiny glaze would not be ideal in sunlight. The terra cotta sculptures will last more than a lifetime outdoors as long as they do not sit in a pool of water, they are raised off the ground and water does not drip on them constantly.

If you missed the show it is still on view through Saturday, March 28!

Tanya Landin

Gallery and Workshop Assistant

March Reception Re-Cap

Frank McCulloch and Sara D’Alessandro at Matrix Fine Art

Matrix brought together paintings by an Albuquerque legend, Frank McCulloch, and large scale terracotta sculpture by Sara D’Alessandro for a perfect match of landscapes and earth inspired work.



For our March 6 reception, the gallery was packed all evening! Frank’s legs are not anymore what they used to be so we provided him with a comfortable chair and he held court all night. Here he is with Harriette Yale Russell and her husband, and with Al Marshall. Frank knows just about everybody in town!

He still found time to pose with the gallery staff, director Regina Held and her assistant, Tanya Landin. If you do not know Frank McCulloch you should know that he is the absolute nicest guy you will ever meet!



Did anybody notice our freshly painted red doors?



Thank you to everybody who helped with the reception, especially Anice who is the best server

in town and Bruce Childs who took these pictures.

March Reception Re-Cap

Frank McCulloch and Sara D’Alessandro at Matrix Fine Art

1, 2, 3 and 4

Matrix brought together paintings by an Albuquerque legend, Frank McCulloch, and large scale terracotta sculpture by Sara D’Alessandro for a perfect match of landscapes and earth inspired work.

5 and 6

For our March 6 reception, the gallery was packed all evening! Frank’s legs are not anymore what they used to be so we provided him with a comfortable chair and he held court all night. Here he is with Harriette Yale Russell and her husband, and with Al Marshall. Frank knows just about everybody in town!

7 and 8

He still found time to pose with the gallery staff, director Regina Held and her assistant, Tanya Landin. If you do not know Frank McCulloch you should know that he is the absolute nicest guy you will ever meet!

9

Did anybody notice our freshly painted red doors?

10

Thank you to everybody who helped with the reception, especially Anice who is the best server in town and Bruce Childs who took these pictures.

Sara D'Alessandro gives a Gallery Talk

A World View
Indoor/Outdoor Terra Cotta Sculpture
27 x 36 x 13"

Come join us on Saturday, March 21st for a talk given by Sara D'Alessandro. "The Quiddity of Clay" will give you background information on the artist and the techniques she uses to make her terra cotta sculptures.





MATRIX Fine Art


3812 Central Ave SE, Suite 100


Albuquerque, NM 87108


director@matrixfineart.com


505-268-8952


http://www.matrixfineart.com/

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"

Harriette Lawler co-curated "Corrections"

SOMArts Cultural Center will be presenting “Corrections”, an international installation from March 5-April 16th in the SOMArts Main Gallery. The exhibition will visually explore problems in contemporary society which require “corrections”, and the public will be invited to interact with the exhibit by placing “corrections” in a paper shredder as part of the installation. Participating artists come from Columbia, Austria, Belgium, the UK, Germany, Switzerland, South Africa, Israel, Sweden, Canada, and the USA, including eight from the Bay Area. Curated by Harriette Lawler and Frank Ettenberg, this show has been juried through the internet and represents a global look at the difference artists can make through their imagery.In addition, the World Café, an international networking organization, will be holding a continuing conversation event in the Main Gallery on Saturday March 21, from 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

“Corrections”

March 5-April 16, 2009

SOMArts Main GALLERY

934 Brannan St.

San Francisco 94103

415.552.2131. ext 7 http://www.somarts.org/

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, March 5, 6-8 pm

CLOSING RECEPTION: Thursday, April 16, 6-8 pm

WORLD CAFÉ: Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m.

GALLERY HOURS: TUESDAY-FRIDAY 2-7 p.m.SATURDAY 1-5 p.m

SOMArts Cultural Center (south of Market Art Resources, Technology and Services) maintains one of four cultural facilities owned by the City of San Francisco and operated by nonprofit arts organizations to provide cultural and arts programs with support from the Hotel Tax Fund and the Community Arts & Education program of the San Francisco Arts Commission. SOMArts serves approximately 450,000 people with its year-round schedule of community arts classes, theatrical performances, gallery exhibitions and technical services’ support of festivals and parades throughout the city. SOMArts also provides affordable event space for local nonprofit organizations to present showcases, fundraisers and exhibitions. For more information about upcoming events, space rentals and technical services, visit http://www.somarts.org/ or call 415.863.14134

Piercing the Fold: Transformation

Steel, aluminum

49"h x 60"w x 12"d

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/

Newsletter: Sign-up at http://www.artscrawlabq.org/ to receive the free bi-monthly newsletter covering art events in Albuquerque. This newsletter is published by the Albuquerque Art Business Organization - the Artscrawl people. Stay updated with current events and shows!

Drawing and Preliminary Sketches Reception

The Drawing and Preparatory Sketches show gives people a chance to see how some artists plan out their art before it becomes completed.

At the opening Matthew Lutz came and had a chance to discuss the drawing he has on display. The drawing is set up on an easel with drawing utensils. It looks like he comes in to the gallery to work on it!

Many people enjoyed the show.

Jorge Tristani, a New Grounds artist, brought his friends and looks like he is having a great time.

Here are two ladies having fun talking about the art.

These First Friday receptions are a great time for artists’ to get together in a casual setting and discuss their art. Here is Matthew Lutz and Bruce Childs, a new member at New Grounds, talking together.

The show will be up through Friday, January 30th. Come and visit us!

Holiday Sale ReCap

The Holiday Sale by Matrix Artists’ reception drew in a smaller crowd than expected. Those who came to the show enjoyed seeing the diverse art that was hanging in the gallery. The sale gave us a chance to see art that has been tucked away and only pulled out once a year! Katrina Lasko brought in some figurative pieces that were unlike any of her work that I’d seen before.

This young boy chose this piece as his favorite.

This man really enjoyed the mosaics by Laura Robbins who is a new artist here at Matrix. We are happy to have some of her pieces here.

Mary Zaremba came to volunteer at the reception and did a fantastic job greeting people as they came in.

Mary also had a chance to talk with Elizabeth Fritzsche about her newest porcelain pieces that she brought into the gallery. We loved the porcelain so much we decided to display it after the holiday sale. They are still here if anyone didn’t have a chance to make it in December.

Iva Morris brought in some new pastels and here are people enjoying them. Mary Zaremba is standing near her photographs as well.

Karin Brandi and Marilyn Dillard.

Look at Judith Rauchfuss’ beautiful masks!

Happy Holidays and see you next year for the 2009 Under 500 Affordable Art Sale!

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

November Show

Listening

Acrylic on Panel

10 x 10"

Deborah Donelson's figurative paintings will be on display until Nov. 29th. Come by the gallery to see these colorful and emotional paintings

Iva Morris exhibition in Santa Fe

October 24th- November 10th, Iva Morris' show Pas De Deux will be on display in Santa Fe at Hunter Kirkland Contemporary. Opening reception is Friday Oct. 24th from 5 to 8 pm. Visit www.hunterkirklandcontemporary.com for more information.

Elizabeth Frizsche at artspace116

Elizabeth Frizsche is going to have her porcelain displayed at artspace116 from October 3rd thru November 14. The gallery is located at 116 Central Ave. SW Suite 201, Albuquerque, NM 87102. The gallery hours are Monday - Friday from 9a-5p. The website is www.artspace116.org for a preview of her work.

Pathos and Eros - Paintings by Rodney Wood and Masks by Judith Rauchfuss

Wood’s figurative paintings are created with layered glazes reminiscent of Vermeer and Rembrandt. His work is influenced by his interest in mythology, religion and symbolism, resulting in powerful images that are at once frightening and beautiful. Judith Rauchfuss creates unique masks in the old Venician style of the Comedia del Arte.

Exhibition dates: October 3 – November 1
(Early Bird Preview: September 30 – October 3)

First Friday Artscrawl Reception: October 3, 5 – 8:00 PM