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June 2009
Upcoming Events
New Paintings by Randall LaGro
June 1 - 22
Artist’s reception Friday, June 5, 5-7pm
Come celebrate new works by Taos based painter, Randall LaGro
at the Blue Rain Gallery. LaGro’s process driven paintings in oil and mixed media challenge the viewer to look deeper. This newest body of work has all the richness and depth that one comes to expect of LaGro’s style, yet the subject matter is bolder and the palette more vivid. Come see for yourself and meet the artist on Friday, June 5th 5 – 7pm.
Tammy Garcia: Effigies In Glass
A Collaboration with Shelley Muzylowski Allen
June 8 - 22
Artist’s reception Friday, June 12 , 5-7pm
Effigies in Glass is one of the most exciting new shows of the summer! Acclaimed potter and sculptor, Tammy Garcia, joins forces with Seattle-based glass artist Shelley Muzylowski Allen to create a series of glass effigies, fetishes, and vessels in glass. These sensational glass sculptures are the highest expression of innovation and refinement in Garcia’s body of contemporary sculpture that seeks to redefine notions of contemporary Native American art. Please call the gallery for further information regarding the sale of these exciting new works.
Blue Rain Gallery and the
New Glass Art Movement of the Southwest
June 8 - 22
Artist’s reception Friday, June 12, 5-7pm
Glass demonstrations by participating artists Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, 1-4pm.
Feast your eyes on the best and brightest talent in glass art working today in a dynamic group show at Blue Rain Gallery that highlights the artwork of Preston Singletary, Shelley Muzylowski Allen, Nancy Callan, and Dante Marioni to name only a few. The variety of forms, influences, and techniques present in these works further solidify glass’s reputation as an ever-changing, exciting medium. Whether you are new to glass or an avid collector, this show is sure to impress.
Featured Artists
Rik Allen
Blue Rain Gallery is elated to announce the work of glass artist and sculptor, Rik Allen. Allen’s artwork, comprised mainly of metal and glass, explores interplanetary forms and references the artist’s curiosity in science.
Click here to learn more about Rik Allen
In the Media
Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows
Blue Rain Gallery is proud to announce Preston Singletary’s first mid-career survey at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. This exhibition, which contains works borrowed from major museums and private collections across the United States, illustrates Singletary’s artistic evolution over the past two decades and culminates in a dynamic new body of work created during his 2008 Visiting Artist Residency at the Museum of Glass.
Ongoing Events
Visions Beyond Clay: The Artwork of Tammy Garcia
May 23 - Oct. 4, 2009
Tammy Garcia's one-woman show at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning, New York will feature 22 of Garcia’s groundbreaking glass and bronze sculptures that go beyond her impressive talents in clay.