Cabinets of Curiosities: LIT: The Work of Rose B.Simpson Published in The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Art in Review, Dec 7-13, 2018 by Michael Abatemarco Throughout her career, Santa Clara Pueblo artist Rose B. Simpson has maintained a self-reflective, personal connection that permeates all of her work. Whether she’s crafting monumental warrior figures in clay and mixed media, wall-mounted masks, dolls, … Read more
November 23 – December 29, 2018 Opening Reception, Friday, November 23, 5-7pm Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present a new body of work from Los Angeles based painter Daniel Brice, on view from November 23 through December 29 in the main gallery. Polaroid Paintings is a collection of large and small scale paintings, based … Read more
BOOK REVIEW: MOUNTAIN INTERVAL Photo Project by Renate Aller Plate 59 #1 – USA, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Nov. 2015 © Renate Aller, Mountain Interval, Radius Books by Labanya Maitra published August 20, 2018 Mountains are Earth’s way of documenting its nearly 4.5 billion years of existence. Standing tall and proud, these sentinels of life and evolution … Read more
Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo): Table of Contents August 10 – September 8, 2018 Opening Reception, Friday, August 10, 5-7pm Annual Contemporary Native American Group Show: Native Visions August 17 – September 8, 2018 Opening Reception, Friday, August 17, 5-7pm Solo Exhibition: Rose B. Simpson (Santa Clara Pueblo) Table of Contents August 10 – … Read more
MEMORY, EXPECTATION, AND THE MYSTERY OF SCALE TERRIE SULTAN We want the world because it is beautiful, its sounds and smells and textures, the sensate presence of the world as body. -James Hillman1 Renate Aller’s dynamic compositions are rich with implied narratives, and the photographs in her Mountain Interval series are the fullest expression … Read more
Renate Aller: Mountain Interval July 6 – August 4, 2018 Opening Reception and Book Signing, Friday, July 6, 5-7pm Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present a solo exhibition, Mountain Interval, of large-scale photography from Renate Aller. Presented in conjunction with her latest monograph from Radius Books Mountain Interval, the exhibition brings … Read more
Rick Bartow’s traveling exhibition, “Rick Bartow: Things You Know But Cannot Explain” is now at the Autry Museum of the American West, https://theautry.org/, through January 2019. Here is link to recent LA Times article. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-rick-bartow-autry-20180604-story.html At Chiaroscuro, Bartow works on display in Native Group show August 17 – Sept 8, 2018. New Bartow inventory posted online … Read more
Recent article in the Economist, “Retro photography is in vogue,” features Irene Kungs photography. https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2018/06/02/retro-photography-is-in-vogue
Irene Kung: Trees II June 8 – 30, 2018 Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to present Irene Kung’s Trees II; a portfolio of nine large scale photographs on view, June 8 – 30, in the main gallery. This exhibition builds on last year’s Kung Trees show, with all new images. While her chosen medium … Read more
Press Release Penny Truitt: Confluence May 4 – June 2, 2018 Artist’s Reception: Friday, May 4, 5-7 pm Santa Fe, NM– Chiaroscuro is pleased to open its 2018 schedule with Penny Truitt’s exhibition, Confluence. Opening Friday, May 4, with a public reception from 5-7pm and continuing through June 2. The exhibition brings together Truitt’s … Read more
