OSVC Current Gallery Exhibitions
Bosque; Painting the Dance
Presented by Meg Leonard
August 17, 2024- October 5, 2024
These paintings are inspired by drawing the unique gestures of the cottonwood trees, associating them as graceful dancers in a ballet of moving light and shadow. My experience deepened with rich aromas of the leaf carpet, the way the scents evolve through seasons, identifying birdsongs, listening to rustling of grasses as secretive animals forage under cover, and the distant heralding calls of migration. Stretching wings,
watchful, motionless gazes are felt from the overhead canopy.
The breeze creates currents on the river, gives the forest flickering of gold or silver, sends a leaf to soar, adds the music. I’m bathed by sublime beauty, gratitude, the connection to this world, and resets of my heart. As always, thank you for your interest. May your path be full of delight and discovery!
Roots: The Unseen World
Presented by Jane Westbrook, Logan Garcia, Derrick Montez, Jan Beck, Dawn E. Schichtel, Ruth Carraway
August 17, 2024- October 5, 2024
ARTISTS & THEIR ART
1. Jane Westbrook: An artist in assemblage, pen drawing, and watercolor. A relative newcomer to the ABQ art community, but an event creator, curator and organizer.
2. Logan Garcia and Pax Garcia: Owners of Tortuga Gallery for the last 12 years, creating, curating and facilitating hundreds of art events, including visual art, poetry, storytelling, art workshops, and music. Their art includes. Paintings of real and surreal objects (Pax) and
weaving and fiber art (Logan).
3. Derrick Montez: began his artistic career exhibiting and painting murals in Las Angeles with the international renowned East Los Street Scapers. Moved to Albuquerque and began to exhibit in Santa Fe as well as In Albuquerque. Derrick paints murals, conducts occasional drawing lessons and operates a commercial art studio here in the city. His media is: acrylic and oil paint, photo mosaics and ink drawings on paper. He has produced well over a thousand ink drawings so far.
4. Jan Beck: Raven’s Crossing Studio Jan has been an artist since she was a child. Drawing and painting have always been part of her life. She recently retired from teaching special education and art. She has a particular passion for animals and is lucky enough to live in an area of Juniper, Pinon, and Cedar trees which are home to multitudes of birds, wandering coyotes, elusive bobcats, and an occasional bear all of which become her inspiration. Her art is created using alcohol inks on pages of old National Geographics treated with Citrasolv and collaged together.
5. Dawn E. Schichtel: Dawn E. Schichtel is an illustrator, artist and designer, living and creating in New Mexico for the past 40 years. Her design studio, D.E.S.ign is located in Albuquerque. When not working on projects with clients, gallery shows or installations, you can find her creating on her land in the Southern part of this beautiful state. Prior to coming to New Mexico, her schooling, studios and clients were based in New York City and New Jersey.
6. Ruth Carraway: Ruth’s work is inspired by her relationship to Nature. Using pieces of trees found in the Forest, she works with clay to allow the Spirit of the Tree to emerge. The “Awen” or inspiration for creating the Tree spirit sculptures came to her through a dream — a dream where there were talking faces on the trees. They spoke to her of helping teach people how to honor Nature and appreciate trees. She was instructed to make art using the trees as inspiration. This Artwork has become a quest to honor the trees and to seek harmony with the earth and to share with others the message of the trees. She loves the spontaneity of working with the wood gathered from walks in the forest. In her studio, guided by the Energy of the Tree spirit, she adds polymer and paper clay to the wood. The completed sculpture is created by combining her artistic skill with the clay and the energy of the tree.
Visions of Open Space
Presented by Colleen Shackley
August 17, 2024- October 5, 2024
After moving to Albuquerque from southern California in 2007, I was immediately struck by the diversity and beauty of the landscapes and culture. This realization renewed my childhood interest in watercolor art. With inspiration from my artist father’s art, and the incredible vistas and brilliant colors found throughout New Mexico, I’ve found great joy in putting color to paper. I’m constantly in awe of the multitude of subjects that artists memorialize. I’m committed to paint what I see, with the hope that others appreciate the images found in my work.