Chiaroscuro Gallery

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art presents new abstract landscape photographs by Gunnar Plake titled The Space Between.  The show consists of nine large scale photographs made over the past two years in and around the Grand Canyon. The exhibition runs from October 24 through November 22, with the public opening reception, Friday, October 24 from 5 to … Read more

Santa Fe – Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art announces two solo exhibitions running concurrently September 19 – October 18, 2008, Emmi Whitehorse’s Recommence and Flo Perkins’ Parts and Pieces. The opening reception is Friday, September 19 from 5 to 7pm.   Chiaroscuro follows up a major Native American group show with a solo exhibition of work by … Read more

“Sweating the Big Stuff” by Paul Weideman for The New Mexican Friday, August 22, 2008 Rick Bartow, a member of the Wiyot tribe and an artist who is represented in Without Limits: Contemporary Indian Market Exhibition at Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, experiences little joy in his successes — his life story has more than the usual … Read more

“Modern Natives”By Kim Russo A woman at an exhibition of Norman Akers’ paintings told him that his work wasn’t Indian enough. “I’ve never been on a buffalo hunt, what do you want?” he remembers replying. His curt response points to the complicated question of what makes something authentically Native, a question that can make us … Read more

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art presents its annual Contemporary Indian Market Exhibition, Without Limits from August 15 – September 13, 2008. Opening reception is Friday, August 22, 5-7pm.   Without Limits showcases the work of eleven Native artists who challenge preconceptions about Native art and identity whether seen through their own personal lens or through the lens … Read more

Irene Kung, Project 06/03  July 18 – August 9, 2008  Opening reception, Friday, July 18th from 5-7pm  Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art announces a major exhibition of new works by European photographer Irene Kung from July 18 – August 9 titled Project 06/03. The opening reception is Friday, July 18 from 5 to 7pm.  Project 06/03 consists … Read more

Albuquerque Journal Venue North Friday, June 20, 2008Familiar ApproachBy Hollis Walker Of the Journal     The current exhibit at Chiaroscuro features three contemporary women artists who are kin by more than blood. But for starters, Nora Naranjo-Morse is the mother of Eliza Naranjo-Morse and great-aunt of Rose B. Simpson. The latter also is the daughter … Read more

Gallery Update: 6/19/08 In the last few weeks Chiaroscuro has received a substantial amount of new inventory as the yearly cycle brings us to the top of our 2008 season from July – October. We have added, or in the process of photographing and adding, many new works to the website. Chiaroscuro presents two curated … Read more

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art announces two solo shows running concurrently June 13 – July 12, 2008. Trio: Nora Naranjo-Morse, Rose B. Simpson, Eliza Naranjo-Morse and Light Sculpture: Pasha Rafat. The opening reception for both exhibitions is Friday, June 13 from 5 to 7pm. Trio:  Nora Naranjo-Morse, Rose B. Simpson, and Eliza Naranjo-Morse“Trio” is an opportunity to explore … Read more

Michael Abatemarco * Pasatiempo/The Santa Fe New Mexican * 5/9/2008 This just in from the invisible place  In an unusual process that has an affinity with photography, Jay Tracy creates abstractions that represent what he calls “nonretinal realities.” Like someone taking snapshots of things the eyes cannot perceive, he treats us to a view of places within … Read more