Polly Barton: Dialogues with the Beast

Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present a solo exhibition for Santa Fe based textile artist Polly Barton titled, Dialogues with the Beast, from July 5 – August 3, 2024, with opening public reception with the artist, Friday July 5 from 5-7pm. As a contemporary artist working with textile the exhibition brings together her … Read more

YARROTT BENZ: RECENT WORK

Yarrott Benz: Recent Work May 31– June 29, 2024 Opening Reception with the Artist, Friday, May 31, 5-7pm Blue Lariat, 2024, Acrylic on wood, 46 x 16 x 4 inches Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to debut a new artist to the gallery for our 2024 season opener. Yarrott Benz, Recent Work, opening reception, … Read more

Yarrott Benz: Recent Work Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to debut a new artist to the gallery for our 2024 season opener. Yarrott Benz, Recent Work, opening reception, Friday, May 31, with the show continuing through June 29, 2024. Recent Work is a collection of abstract sculptural pieces made from found wood, painted with … Read more

Renate Aller; “Commensalism”

Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present a solo exhibition for Renate Aller, titled Commensalism. The exhibition opens Friday, September 15, with a public reception with the Artist; from 5-7pm. Commensalism is on view from September 15 – October 28, 2023, in the main downstairs galleries at 558 Canyon Road. Throughout Renate Aller’s career, her photographic … Read more

MIKAYLA PATTON IS A 2023 RECIPIENT OF THE JOAN MITCHELL FELLOWSHIP

2023 RECIPIENTS OF JOAN MITCHELL FELLOWSHIPS WILL RECEIVE $60,000 INUNRESTRICTED GRANT FUNDS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES New York, NY—August 22, 2023—The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced today the 15recipients of its 2023 Joan Mitchell Fellowships, which award $60,000 in unrestricted funds toartists from across the United States. This year’s artists reflect a diverse array of practices:from … Read more

Mikayla Patton Statement for “On the Back Roads” August 2023

This new body of work, On the Back Road, is an intimate exploration of personal narratives filled with curiosity, imbued with Indigenous intimacies and transformed materials. The work started with a humble source of paper scraps gathered by my mother and shipped to me from Pine Ridge. The discarded fragments repurposed into a medium carries … Read more

MARGEAUX:

The Weight of Things July 7 – August 5, 2023 Opening Reception with the artist, Friday, July 7, 5-7pm Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present guest artist MARGEAUX‘s solo exhibition, The Weight of Things. This site specific installation features drawings and sculptures inspired by “hanging stones” which the artist first discovered on walks … Read more

In Her New Show, Indigenous Artist Rose B. Simpson Paves Her Own Path

By Christian Allaire February 23, 2023 for Vogue Link to article with photos: https://www.vogue.com/article/rose-b-simpson-artist . Text only below. Indigenous artist Rose B. Simpson has grown up around clay her entire life. Raised on the Santa Clara Pueblo reservation in New Mexico, Simpson was exposed to the material from a young age: Her mother, Roxanne Swentzell, … Read more

Leaving Fingerprints Behind

Artist Rose B. Simpson enters her vulnerability era with bi-coastal shows and upcoming PBS doc appearance By Alex De Vore, Published in The Santa Fe Reporter, March 08, 2023 https://www.sfreporter.com/arts/2023/03/08/leaving-fingerprints-behind/ Within a sea of notable Native and New Mexican creators, Santa Clara Pueblo multimedia artist Rose B. Simpson has made a name for herself through … Read more