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July 2009
Upcoming Events
A Range of Expression: New Works by Arthur Lopez
July 1 - 15, 2009
Artist Reception: Friday, July 3, 5 - 7pm
Come celebrate new works by santero, Arthur Lopez. Leaving his career in graphic design over 15 years ago to pursue carving full-time, Lopez has become one of the most celebrated santeros working in Northern New Mexico today. Lopez creates bultos and retablos that honor the lives of the saints through fine carving, pigment, and non-traditional imagery that often blend humor, devotion, and social query.
›› view the Art Lopez Brochure
New Paintings by Benjamin McPherson
July 1 - 15, 2009
Artist Reception: Friday, July 3, 5 - 7pm
Benjamin McPherson uses his canvas to create a dialogue between religion and the contemporary world. His command of painterly technique is unparalleled in today’s post modern expression. Blue Rain Gallery is proud to present the newest works by this young master.
New Paintings by Jim Vogel
July 20 - 31, 2009
Artist Reception: Friday, July 24 5- 7pm
Vogel’s newest painterly narrations sing the hymns of northern New Mexico. His captivating portrayals illuminate the industrious nature of people and present a sentiment that is often lost in the hustle of the modern world.
New Work by Gustavo Victor Goler
July 20 - 31, 2009
Artist Reception: Friday, July 24 5- 7pm
Carved with respect to traditional techniques and materials, Victor Goler creates arresting and elegant depictions of the saints. His award winning bultos and retablos have earned him a loyal collectorship and made him one of Blue Rain Gallery’s most sought after artists.
Featured Artists
Nancy Youngblood
Blue Rain Gallery is elated to announce an upcoming pottery show with famed Santa Clara Pueblo potter, Nancy Youngblood. For over three decades, Nancy Youngblood has been stunning collectors with her immaculate designs and superior technical skill. She has never been limited by the idea of tradition. From swirled rib melon jars to boxes embellished with carved nautilus shells and scallop shell forms, there has been few limits to her creativity.
Nancy Youngblood’s pottery will be on sale at the Blue Rain Gallery Friday, August 21, 2009 at 10am. Preview begins at 8am. Please call the gallery for further information, as this will be a sell-out show!
Major Successes
It is no surprise to collectors that Tammy Garcia’s newest show in glass was a major success! In just two weeks of its release, all but a few pieces have sold. This collaboration, with glass artist, Shelley Muzylowski Allen marks another point of evolution in Tammy’s creativity and artistic scope. It’s not too late to collect a piece of history.
Click here to see remaining works from the show
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Arthur Lopez
In the Media
The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM will be adding 5 related wall hanging pieces of Deborah Rael-Buckley’s ceramic sculpture titled, Miracle of Science to their permanent collection. This is very exciting news…congratulations, Deborah!
Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire, and Shadows
July 11, 2009 – September 19, 2010 at the Museum of Glass
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.