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04-19-2006, 02:40 PM
Gallery Features Local Artists
By: Magdalena Reporter
© 2006 SONewMex.com - Reprint Permission Granted
[Editor's Note. When this article was first published, the gallery opening was still in the future. On May 5 the new gallery was opened to a large crowd of roughly 300 visitors, fans and supporters. For details on the opening see our second post about this new gallery below.]
Magdalena may be a bit off the beaten path, but its growing cadre of artists is putting this small town on the map as a vibrant arts community. Now more than a dozen Magdalena artists are banding together to display and sell their works to the public in a new gallery located right on Highway 60.
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Left: Weaver Linda Giesen working at her loom
Right: Potter Lia Lynn Rosen forming a pitcher on her wheel
Set to open in early May, the Magdalena Arts Gallery will offer a wide array of arts and crafts, reflecting the members’ diverse styles, media, and artistic and cultural backgrounds. Artworks for sale, all locally produced, will include paintings, wood carvings, bronze sculptures, photography, glass and metal work, pottery, beadwork, and fiber arts such as quilts, knitting, and hand-woven rugs. Among the gallery’s award-winning artists are Gail Miller, awarded "Grand Champion" at the 2004 Taos Wool Festival for a cape she designed herself and knit using Mill Canyon wool; and Linda Giesen, who earned third place in the 2005 Taos Wool Festival’s rug competition. Vanessa Quinones earned an award at the 2004 Off Center Arts "We Art the People" folk art festival for a mixed-media glass and tin sculpture entitled "Just Folk." Visitors will also see bronze sculptures from Geraldo Kirwin, whose work appears in the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art’s permanent collection.
"The variety and number of artworks presented will be unrivaled in this market," says Harry Kroyer, a woodworker and organizer of Magdalena Arts, Inc. In addition to the regular exhibits of all members’ works, special exhibits will highlight individual artists’ works or common themes across several members’ works. Gallery receptions will bring artists and patrons together for conversation, demonstrations, and sharing of ideas.
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Left: Wood carver Harry Kroyer working on bas relief
Right: Vanessa Quinnones fusing element for glass jewelry with her torch
The Magdalena artists emphasize that this gallery is more than a place to showcase and sell their work. Customers can meet and interact with the artists, who will staff the gallery every day. Many artists will bring their works in progress to the gallery, literally bringing the art to life as customers get a glimpse into the creative process. Linda Giesen, who with Vanessa Quinones is another of Magdalena Arts’ organizers, sees the gallery as "a place where the community and arts intersect."
Bringing these diverse artists’ works together also lets patrons see varied interpretations of common themes and even common materials: several gallery artists use wool and other fiber, for example, from member Shelby Campbell’s Mill Canyon Wools. "Their yarns have such rich, luxurious texture that you rarely find with commercial yarns," says Gail Miller, a fiber artist. She fashions scarves, capes, sweaters and other garments from Mill Canyon yarns, which is processed in town and often includes fiber from locally raised sheep, alpacas, goats, and llamas.
Other fiber artists favoring Mill Canyon fibers include Linda Giesen, Anna Sanchez, and weaver Betty Campbell, who has even built her own looms. "They are modeled after the early Spanish settlers’ ‘walking loom,’" Campbell says. This style of loom has been used in New Mexico since the 1600s. They are indigenous to this area and seldom seen or heard of in other parts of the country."
Magdalena Arts members include Gallery Director Betty Campbell, a fiber artist (weaving, knitting, garment making); Diane Allen, painter (watercolors); Russ Baker, fiber artist (costumes) and pencil drawings; Nicole Beaudoin, tie-dye artist (clothing, Mandalas); Colette Boyer, fiber artist (mini art quilts and sewn objects); Shelby Campbell, Mill Canyon Wool Processing, fiber artist; Bette delGuidice, painter; Linda A. Giesen, fiber artist (weaving, garment making); Laurie T. Gregg, painter, printmaker, paper maker and bookbinder; Geraldo Kirwin, bronze sculpture; Harry Kroyer, carver and woodworker; Tom Mandeville, photographer and painter; S. Gail Miller, fiber artist (knitted garments); Vanessa Quinones, glass artist (lampworking and fused glass) and pen and ink drawings; Lia Lynn Rosen, potter and ceramic artist; and Anna Sanchez, fiber artist and beadworker.
The Magdalena Arts Gallery, located at 604 W. Highway 60 in Magdalena, will be open daily from 9:30 to 4:30. For more information, contact Gallery Director Betty Campbell at 505-854-2729 or magarts@gilanet.com (magarts@gilanet.com).
By: Magdalena Reporter
© 2006 SONewMex.com - Reprint Permission Granted
[Editor's Note. When this article was first published, the gallery opening was still in the future. On May 5 the new gallery was opened to a large crowd of roughly 300 visitors, fans and supporters. For details on the opening see our second post about this new gallery below.]
Magdalena may be a bit off the beaten path, but its growing cadre of artists is putting this small town on the map as a vibrant arts community. Now more than a dozen Magdalena artists are banding together to display and sell their works to the public in a new gallery located right on Highway 60.
http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Linda_Lea.jpg
Left: Weaver Linda Giesen working at her loom
Right: Potter Lia Lynn Rosen forming a pitcher on her wheel
Set to open in early May, the Magdalena Arts Gallery will offer a wide array of arts and crafts, reflecting the members’ diverse styles, media, and artistic and cultural backgrounds. Artworks for sale, all locally produced, will include paintings, wood carvings, bronze sculptures, photography, glass and metal work, pottery, beadwork, and fiber arts such as quilts, knitting, and hand-woven rugs. Among the gallery’s award-winning artists are Gail Miller, awarded "Grand Champion" at the 2004 Taos Wool Festival for a cape she designed herself and knit using Mill Canyon wool; and Linda Giesen, who earned third place in the 2005 Taos Wool Festival’s rug competition. Vanessa Quinones earned an award at the 2004 Off Center Arts "We Art the People" folk art festival for a mixed-media glass and tin sculpture entitled "Just Folk." Visitors will also see bronze sculptures from Geraldo Kirwin, whose work appears in the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art’s permanent collection.
"The variety and number of artworks presented will be unrivaled in this market," says Harry Kroyer, a woodworker and organizer of Magdalena Arts, Inc. In addition to the regular exhibits of all members’ works, special exhibits will highlight individual artists’ works or common themes across several members’ works. Gallery receptions will bring artists and patrons together for conversation, demonstrations, and sharing of ideas.
http://steppinoutnewmexico.com/images/Harry_Vanessa.jpg
Left: Wood carver Harry Kroyer working on bas relief
Right: Vanessa Quinnones fusing element for glass jewelry with her torch
The Magdalena artists emphasize that this gallery is more than a place to showcase and sell their work. Customers can meet and interact with the artists, who will staff the gallery every day. Many artists will bring their works in progress to the gallery, literally bringing the art to life as customers get a glimpse into the creative process. Linda Giesen, who with Vanessa Quinones is another of Magdalena Arts’ organizers, sees the gallery as "a place where the community and arts intersect."
Bringing these diverse artists’ works together also lets patrons see varied interpretations of common themes and even common materials: several gallery artists use wool and other fiber, for example, from member Shelby Campbell’s Mill Canyon Wools. "Their yarns have such rich, luxurious texture that you rarely find with commercial yarns," says Gail Miller, a fiber artist. She fashions scarves, capes, sweaters and other garments from Mill Canyon yarns, which is processed in town and often includes fiber from locally raised sheep, alpacas, goats, and llamas.
Other fiber artists favoring Mill Canyon fibers include Linda Giesen, Anna Sanchez, and weaver Betty Campbell, who has even built her own looms. "They are modeled after the early Spanish settlers’ ‘walking loom,’" Campbell says. This style of loom has been used in New Mexico since the 1600s. They are indigenous to this area and seldom seen or heard of in other parts of the country."
Magdalena Arts members include Gallery Director Betty Campbell, a fiber artist (weaving, knitting, garment making); Diane Allen, painter (watercolors); Russ Baker, fiber artist (costumes) and pencil drawings; Nicole Beaudoin, tie-dye artist (clothing, Mandalas); Colette Boyer, fiber artist (mini art quilts and sewn objects); Shelby Campbell, Mill Canyon Wool Processing, fiber artist; Bette delGuidice, painter; Linda A. Giesen, fiber artist (weaving, garment making); Laurie T. Gregg, painter, printmaker, paper maker and bookbinder; Geraldo Kirwin, bronze sculpture; Harry Kroyer, carver and woodworker; Tom Mandeville, photographer and painter; S. Gail Miller, fiber artist (knitted garments); Vanessa Quinones, glass artist (lampworking and fused glass) and pen and ink drawings; Lia Lynn Rosen, potter and ceramic artist; and Anna Sanchez, fiber artist and beadworker.
The Magdalena Arts Gallery, located at 604 W. Highway 60 in Magdalena, will be open daily from 9:30 to 4:30. For more information, contact Gallery Director Betty Campbell at 505-854-2729 or magarts@gilanet.com (magarts@gilanet.com).