It is with great excitement that Betsie Miller-Kusz and Donna Caulton plan a new direction for Creation Migration. Two of our founding members, Belinda Edwards and Harriette Tsosie, have retired from the collaboration (see right sidebar, "retired founding members"). While open to the inclusion of new artists to the group, a thoughtful process is involved in making that happen. To have a group come together and coalesce in the magical way that this one did requires time and incubation. For now the structure has changed and the planning process has also taken on new life.
We are very excited to have been invited by Taos Arts Council to produce the closing exhibition of the year long celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Taos Society of Artists. Opening November 13th, at Taos Town Hall, is what promises to be a thoroughly engaging exhibit, "Under a Common Sky", the first in a series of exhibits that feature the diverse works of multiple New Mexico artists.
The focus of this exhibit, in keeping with the anniversary celebration, is to recognize the works of artists who have gathered here under the magical skies that surround us, invite us here, and hold us in the Northern New Mexico mountains. Some of the artists have spent their entire lifetimes here, but most have migrated from other places. Many work in tradition manners, others add new slants to traditional art languages, and still others bring entirely new ways of working. Without doubt, all are influenced by the skies above and the land that holds us side by side with the native peoples of the region. It is a place like no other.
Fifteen artists join this upcoming exhibit. The small selection of pieces shown here are examples of the works of some of the exhibition artists. They are not the exhibition pieces, but provide an idea of the diversity we will be displaying. The final pieces will include each individual artists' interpretation of the theme, "Under a Common Sky",
EXHIBITION ARTISTS (alphabetical order):
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| Chevrons, Nick Beason, monoprint |
Nick
Beason, Llano de San Juan, prints
Esteban
Bojorquez, Santa Fe, assemblages
Trish
Booth, Truchas, paintings
Donna
Caulton, Chamisal, paintings
Mary
Cost, Santa Fe, tapestry
Jim
Forcier-Call, Jemez Valley, mixed media
Lorrie
Garcia, Rio Lucio, retablos
Ralph
Greene, Albuquerque, paintings
Theodore
Greer, Jemez Valley, photographs
Betsie
Miller-Kusz, Jemez Valley, paintings
Michael
Miro, Taos, glass
Jean
Nichols, Llano de San Juan, mixed media
Kimberly
Pollis, Chamisal, tinwork
Lise
Poulsen, Llano de San Juan, felt
Harriette
Tsosie, Albuquerque, encaustic
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| Distant Rain, Mary Cost, tapestry |
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| Retablo, Lorrie Garcia |
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| Oil on Canvas, Ralph Greene |
Opening event:
Taos Town Hall, November 13, 2015
5-7PM
Exhibit runs through Feb 5, 2016
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| Twilight, Trish Booth, oil on canvas |
