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On Friday May 16, Turner Carroll Gallery (725 Canyon Road) continues to bring artists from around the world—or at least whose perspectives are wide-ranging to town. This exhibit, entitled New Gallery Artists to Watch - Asia, presents work by Wanxin Zhang, Hung Liu, Yoshiko Shimano and Youngmi Song.

Hung Liu’s pictures contrast classic Chinese imagery with often difficult subject matter and social commentary. The artist speaks of her point of view below:

“I have been painting in America since 1984, but Chinese history has always been the essence of my work. I grew up singing

Thursday, May 15, 2008
by Aline Brandauer • SantaFe.com

In the midst of many openings this fortnight, a few painting shows stand out for their boldness and comprehension of the history and practice of painting:

Linda Durham Contemporary Art – Opening Friday, May 2 from 5 to 7pm
1101 Paseo de Peralta

On May 2nd, Linda Durham Contemporary Art hosts a reception for Insideout: New Paintings by John Andolsek. (1101 Paseo de Peralta, Friday, May 2, 5 to 7pm) Andolsek, born in Germany and working as a painting conservator as well as an artist, brings a great sense of humor and respect for the painted surface to his work. In 2005, he wrote, “I...

Thursday, May 1, 2008
by Aline Brandauer • SantaFe.com

In addition to the painted delights outlined in Must-See art this go-round, I want to mention a few more treats for historically-motivated viewers.

Peyton Wright - Friday, May, 2
237 East Palace Avenue

Peyton Wright (237 East Palace Avenue, Friday, May, 2) presents The Modernists: Selections from the Estates. Peyton Wright has been diligently collecting artists’ estates for years. In this exhibition, the gallery features painting, sculpture, and works on paper from the estates of six important American Modernists - Clinton Adams (1918-2002), Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), Paul Burlin...

Thursday, May 1, 2008
by Aline Brandauer • SantaFe.com

The Nedra Matteucci Galleries, a sprawling Santa Fe art compound, is for sale for $13.5 million, signaling the end of an era for what was once an art magnet.

Matteucci has operated the business at 1075 Paseo de Peralta for 20 years. She will consolidate its contents with Morningstar Gallery at 513 Canyon Road, which she bought five years ago.

"It's getting harder and harder to fill the walls," she said. "It's something I've been planning for a long time."

Matteucci said the shaky economy had nothing to do with the decision to sell. She said she wanted to scale down now that her husband,...

Wednesday, April 23, 2008
by Kathaleen Roberts • Journal Santa Fe

Call the babysitter, bring in the cat, fill up the old wreck, and head down I-25 to a strip mall near the corner of Alameda and Coors Road to catch the fiercely comic, surprisingly poignant, and undeniably affecting solo performance of Taos native David Garver in Eric Bogosian’s take on “a crazy out there” America on the cusp of the Twenty-First Century— Wake Up and Smell the Coffee (1999)—at Greg Sorano’s The Studios (10131 Coors Road, Albuquerque), a newly designed and created black box performance space, on May 2 & 3, 2008.

David Garver does more than just bring to life a cast of fourteen...

by Jeffrey Laing • SantaFe.com

The rich Hispanic culture of Northern New Mexico will be celebrated at the 57th Annual Traditional Spanish Market, the oldest and largest exhibition and sale of traditional Spanish colonial art forms in the United States. The 2008 Market will be held on the downtown Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Saturday, July 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Featuring traditional art, music, dance, demonstrations, pageantry and food, this colorful regional festival is a rare opportunity for visitors to enjoy a taste of New Mexico’s vibrant Spanish...

Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 3:52 PM
courtesy of Spanish Market

The season is warming up literally and figuratively in Santa Fe’s art galleries. Starting in mid-April people hit the streets in anticipation of fun parties, big crowds and art for a variety of tastes.

The late Elmer Schooley painted painstaking pointillist landscapes that allow the viewer to fall into their lush and often edge-to-edge reality. On Friday, April 18, Meyer East Gallery 225 Canyon Road, (5-7pm) opens an exhibition of Schooley’s work, aptly titled A New Mexico Legend. “Skinny” Schooley layered tiny dots of intense color over large canvases that appear to scintillate and...

Thursday, April 17, 2008
by Aline Brandauer • SantaFe.com

Galen Hutchison has always been a “cheeky” kid. In fact, in his one-day movie shoot on the set of Beerfest (2006), filmed at a private home in Northeast Albuquerque, he is referred to on the call sheet as “the wise-ass party goer.” This boundless energy and confidence led him to leading roles in high school productions as widely divergent as A Christmas Carol, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream and to a comic turn as Launcelot Gobbo in The Arden Players’ production of The Merchant of Venice. Yet, while he thoroughly enjoys acting and jobs “keep chasing me down,”...

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:21 PM
by Jeffrey Laing and Galen Hutchinson (Photographer) • SantaFe.com

On Thursday February 21, 2008, at the University of New Mexico’s Popejoy Hall, The Acting Company performed what may not be the definitive production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. However, while not a theatrical experience for the ages, this interpretation of Shakespeare’s final play is a lucid, inventive, extremely well-acted, witty, and, finally, poignant experience for today. It speaks especially well to those audience members new to Shakespeare and is updated to appeal to contemporary youth. It is proof positive that the national initiative, “Shakespeare for a New Generation,”...

Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 3:16 PM
by Jeffrey Laing and Diane Gorodnitzki (Photographer) • SantaFe.com

Moving People Dance Santa Fe (MPD) is Santa Fe’s own cutting-edge dance company and school, creators of inspirational choreography and soul-stirring performances. Moving People Dance is respected for its excellence in training, and passion in performance. MPD presents the Santa Fe Dance Festival each June with local and national dance companies, to showcase the finest in Santa Fe and the world of dance. MPD offers classes for ages 8 through adult, beginner to advanced level, in ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop, salsa, swing, and flamenco.