Harwood

February 4 - 24, 2011

Derrick Montez, Oscar Lozoya, Augustine Romero

Derrick Montez’s paintings incorporate two dimensional ying yang symbols into three dimensional settings to explore the concept of emotional/psychic balance.

Oscar Lozoya (Cuentos)’s work is inspired by the images conjured up by a variety of cuentos, or tales, ranging from bedtime stories to classic literature. For example, stories of La Llorona and El Cucui are used to warn children about being good. Curanderas, or healers, do in fact exist, but their powers are often expanded upon in the telling of tales.

Several years ago Augustine Romero read an article in USA Today that described a female Mexican Gray Wolf hit and killed by a car near Flagstaff while searching for a mate. He imagined her entrails scattered on the highway. This new series of sculptures, constructed of wood and bicycle tire tubes, loosely references the plight of the Mexican Gray Wolf.

 

Elaine Roy, "Beyond the Surface"

Her abstract paintings are ventures into the unknown, searching for beauty in the mystery and the undefined. The work is mixed media using encaustic, oil, pigments, textiles, paper and wood. The illusion of depth and unexpected relationships are revealed through the superimposition of layers and attention to the surface and beyond. Elaine Roy creates imaginary environments in the abstract that are based on emotional rather than physical spaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Artstreet, "Sock Monkey Show… The Extended Version"

ArtStreet, a program of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless, is a community-based project and collective open studio space where art is used as the connection for community-building for those without and those with homes.

Open Studio Hours - Thurs: 11-5; Fri: 11-4:30; 3rd Sat of each month 1-5 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

Artists ’Round Town, "Intimate Portraits of the Natural World"

Sometimes artists are the first to stop and notice the small thing, to take time to contemplate and record the details. We would like to share these moments with our community and hope to encourage the secret of noticing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 10 AM to 4PM. Gallery receptions occur on the First Friday of each month (6-8 pm), in coordination with Albuquerque's city-wide Artscrawl.  We also hold evening Gallery Hours on the 3rd Friday of each month (6-8 pm).