October 26, 2012
through
January 26, 2013

Panel Discussions:

“Collecting Art: Artists and
Collectors Come Together”
Moderated by Kirk Ellis
November 28, 6 PM to 8PM

“How Do Museum Curators Develop Collections?”
Moderated by Kirk Ellis
December 5, 6 PM to 8 PM

City of Santa Fe Arts Commission Community Gallery
201 West Marcy Street

Gallery Hours:
10 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday through Friday
9:30 AM to 4 PM, Saturday

New Mexico's abundant natural beauty has attracted and inspired artists for decades.  From the distinctive architecture to the flowing landscapes that blend into the wide open sky that creates the stage for her diverse tri-cultural people that make up the majority of our area. New Mexico is rich in culture and traditions from the Native American People to the religious artwork brought by the Spanish 400 years ago and the academic influences of the Anglo settlers. These riches are all still fostered today. It is these things that have inspired artists to incorporate this into their work and distinguishes New Mexico art from any other in the world. The show focuses on how an artist’s work is influenced by New Mexico’s People, Places, Culture & Traditions. From Fine to Folk art it is these common threads that make up the diverse group of artistic talents selected for the show. From emerging to the established artist, this unique New Mexico essence is clearly demonstrated in the influence of New Mexico artists and has helped propel them to the top of their genres.


With much exhilaration I invite you all to view and enjoy this groundbreaking exhibition because you are also one of the many “The Fine Folk of New Mexico.”
                                                                                                                             -Arthur López

With the globalization of much of our culture, is it important, even appropriate, to address specific places? If art made in New Mexico used to be readily identifiable, is that true in any sense now?  In the early twenty-first century, many visual artists working in the Santa Fe area continue to wrestle—fortunately, in my view—with the artistic angels of regionalism.  As this exhibition shows us, place remains as one of the vital ingredients in the crucible of American creativity, floating alongside formal invention, legacies from the past, complex identity questions and dizzying new technologies.

                                                                                                             -Sharyn R. Udall, Ph.D.

Download the full essay, “Place, Time and Identity”

Page Allen, represented by The Owings Gallery
Nocona Burgess, represented by Legends Santa Fe
Robert Cardinale, represented by Jane Sauer Gallery
Arlene Sisneros Sena
Melissa Cody
Susan Contreras, represented by Parks Gallery
Erin Currier
David Escudero, represented by InArt Santa Fe
Victor Goler
Geoffrey Gorman, represented by Jane Sauer Gallery
Teri Greeves, represented by Jane Sauer Gallery
Nicholas Herrera, represented by Legends Santa Fe
David Michael Kennedy, represented by Legends Santa Fe
Saige LaFountain
Arthur López, represented by Manitou Galleries
Christine McHorse, represented by Clark+DelVecchio
Delilah Montoya
Paul Pletka
Elias Rivera, represented by Riva Yares Gallery
Ron Archuleta Rodriguez, represented by The Rainbow Man
Diego Romero, represented by Robert Nichols Gallery
Ford Ruthling, represented by The Owings Gallery
Rose Simpson, represented by Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art
Luis Tapia
Philip Vigil

Download the complete
"The Fine Folk of New Mexico"
Gallery Guide.