CHS in her studio, 2016
My artwork explores the rhythms, tensions and harmonies of the natural world, reflecting my sensory perception of patterns, energies, atmospheres and relationships.
I invite the viewer to experience with me the interplay of color and movement, form and texture in my interpretations of nature. I work with the idea of above and below, seen and unseen, with multiple layering in my paintings.
I was born in Tucson, Arizona, and have lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, since the mid-1970s. The Southwestern landscape permeates my awareness of color and shape. The cycling of the New Mexico seasons, flights of birds, native flora, the Río Grande and other rivers and arroyos, continually visit my paintings.
Travel always intensifies my appreciation of the many forms and feelings in the world of nature. Long visits to Brittany/France allowed its rocks, coastal sand and patterns of the sea to become part of my work. Asian aesthetics in crafts and painting continue to be a great influence.
My chosen mediums are acrylic on canvas, and acrylic with graphite on gessoed paper. I work with negative space by adding and subtracting shapes while building the surface to create an overall glow.
The Keller Prize 2024, Grand Prize Winner
Selected Public Collections
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico
Capitol Art Foundation 2016 “Red Racer”, State Capitol Permanent Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College Foundation 2016 “Nomads”, SF Community College Permanent Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe Community College Foundation 2019 “Four Seasons” SF Community College On Loan Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
City of Phoenix commission 2009 “Crops of Arizona”, Sheraton Downtown, Phoenix, Arizona
New Mexico Arts 2007 Acclaimed Artists Series Purchase: Youth and Family Services Counseling Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Arts 2005 Purchase Initiative: Agnes Kastner Head Senior Center, Hobbs, New Mexico; Sandoval County Health Commons Building, Bernalillo, New Mexico
Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Luz Club House, Rancho Santa Fe, California
Silver Lake Club House, Sun City, Arizona
Lovelace Health Centers, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Graham Collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
La Familia Medical Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Prudential Bank Securities, Seattle, Washington
Numerous private collections, both national and international
Solo Exhibitions
Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Tangent/Trajectory, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2020
Muse Gallery Hilton Head, Sand Patterns, Bluffton, South Carolina 2018
Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Three Women, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2018
Cerulean Gallery, Amarillo, Texas 2018
Callisto, Bretagne Series: Economics of Happiness Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2017
Muse Gallery Columbus, Currents, Columbus, Ohio 2017
Santa Fe Community College Visual Arts Gallery, Nature at Play, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2016
Axle Gallery, Energetic Representations of the Natural World, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2015
Artamo Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2014
Soprafina Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2014
Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma 2012
Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2001 through 2008
Shidoni Arts, Tesuque, New Mexico 2004
Handsel Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2002
Caren Petersen A Muse Gallery, Columbus, Ohio 2000
Atelier de la Main d’Or, Paris, France 1998
Anthony Sobin Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1997
Graham Galleries (C.A.F.E), Albuquerque, New Mexico 1991, 1992-1993, 1994
The Artists’ Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1988, 1989, 1991
Ohori’s, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1987, 1988, 1989
Davis Gallery, Tucson, Arizona 1987
Banquest First National Bank, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1987
Rancho Linda Vista Gallery, Oracle, Arizona 1981, 1985
Tucson Museum of Art School, Tucson, Arizona 1975
Selected Publications
NM Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts:Artist Spotlight December 2020
https://newmexicowomeninthearts.org/blog/december-2020-artist-spotlight
in conjunction with the exhibition “Tangent/ Trajectory” at Santa Fe Community CollegeVisual Arts Gallery
Video interview on YouTube, 2020. Produced by the Film Department of the Santa Fe Community College, in their series of interviews of artists in the SFCC permanent collection. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1YfAeS3_8o)
Vasari 21. (Vasari21.com) Newsletters February 24, 2020; August 27, 2018; May 21, 2018
Studio Visit Magazine. Open Studios Press. Volume 23, 2014; Volume 22, 2013; Volume 14, 2011
Albuquerque Journal. The Sunday Journal, September 2, 2007
American Art Collector. Volume 3, Book 2, January 2007
Phoenix Home & Garden. August 2006
Albuquerque Journal. Arts Review, June 11, 2006
Catalog: Originals. Harwood Museum, Taos, New Mexico 2001
Catalog: The Ray Graham Collection. Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2000
Catalog: Caren Petersen Gallery. Columbus, Ohio 2000
Performance de Santa Fe 1999-2000. Guide to Museums, Galleries and Performing Arts in Santa Fe.
Rancho Linda Vista: Thirty Years of Art & Living 1968-1998. Oracle, Arizona
Santa Fe New Mexican: Pasatiempo. June 13, 1997. “Chalk One Up”
Crosswinds. June 1995. “An Inspired Garden at Eidolon Gallery”
Santa Fe New Mexican: Pasatiempo. May, 1995. “It’s Not Your Average Garden Variety Show”
Albuquerque Journal: Rio. October 20, 1994. “C.A.F.E Hosts 3 Dramatic, Different Exhibits”
C.A.F.E 1994 Calendar. September/October. Amaryllis, Pastel on Paper.
THE Magazine. November 1992. “C.A.F.E Gallery”
Santa Fe New Mexican: Pasatiempo. January 25, 1985. “Workshop Artists Rub Shoulders to Produce Collaborative Prints”
Group Exhibitions
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico, Decades: the 90s, 2024
Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico, Here and Now, Surrounding Brilliance, 2024
Taos Abstract Artist Collective (TAAC), Taos, New Mexico, Spring 2023, Fall 2024
Callisto, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Freedom, 2022
Dab Art Co., Ventura, California, Art in the Time of Corona, online exhibition, 2020
Santa Fe Convention Center Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Happy Little Clouds: Skyscapes of New Mexico, 2019
Santa Fe Convention Center Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Spectacle: Artwork inspired by Santa Fe Opera’s 2017 season
Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma: Covfefe, 2017; Absolute Abstractions 2016; Jingle & Mingle, 2014—2019; Femme Fatale (Women Artists), 2014; Fall Group Show, 2012, Social Distancing, 2020, Holiday show, 2021, and others.
Soprafina Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, Beach, 2015 & 2016; Summer Selections 2017.2018, 2019 and others
Water Street Gallery, Douglas, Michigan, Acoustic, 2015; Take Ten: New Artists, 2014
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Collectors’ Reserve, 2013
Santa Fe Convention Center Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Viva Flora: Treasured Plants of New Mexico, Invitational, 2013
Caren Petersen Muse Gallery, Columbus, Ohio: Birds and Bees, 2012; Group Show, 2011; Ten-Year Anniversary, 2008; Summer Salon, 2009; Papel × Papier × Paper, 2001; Artists of the West, 2000; Mirror Mirror, 1999, and many others
Contemporary Forum Auction, Phoenix Art Museum, 2011
Santa Fe Convention Center Gallery, Horizon Line: Exhibit of Landscape Artists, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2011
New Mexico Committee of Women in the Arts & Center for Contemporary Arts: 18 Days, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2011
GF Contemporary, Slant: Art of a Different Inclination, Juried, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2010
Santa Fe Convention Center Gallery, Meander: Works Inspired by the Santa Fe River, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2010
Arthaus66 Gallery, Shifting Topographies, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2009
Dahl Arts Center, The Ray Graham Collection: Abstract Realism, Rapid City, South Dakota, 2009
Rancho Linda Vista, 40 Year Reunion, Invitational, Oracle, Arizona 2008; 30 Year Reunion, Invitational, Oracle, Arizona 1998
Coleman Gallery Contemporary Art, Albuquerque, New Mexico: 3-person show, 2008; Relatives, 4-person show, 2007; Gallery Artists, 2004, 2005, 2006; Graphic, 2004; Spectrum, 2002; BIG, 2004; Striking Abstractions, 2001; 3-person Invitational, 2000
Davis Dominguez Gallery, Tucson, Arizona: 40th Anniversary of Rancho Linda Vista, 2008; 30th Anniversary Gallery Retrospective, 2006; The Tucson Collection, Invitational, 1994, 1995, 1996
Art Santa Fe, CGCA, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2005
Handsel Gallery, New Gallery Opening of Gallery Artists, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2002
Segreto Contemporary Art, Journeys, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2002
Harwood Museum, Originals, Juried, sponsored by New Mexico Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Taos, New Mexico 2001
Albuquerque Museum, The Ray Graham Collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2000
D/C Harris Gallery, Gallery Artists, Tucson, Arizona 2000
Western N.M. University, Eros/Thanatos, Juried, Silver City, New Mexico 2000
Sacred Arts Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1998
Joyce Robins Gallery, A Show with Heart, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1998
SITE Santa Fe, Monothon 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003
Richard Levy Gallery, Smallest Show on Earth, Invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1997
Santa Fe Children’s Museum, Chalk It Up, Invitational, Outdoor Art Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1997
Cline-LewAllen Gallery, Art with Heart, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1996, 1997
Los Alamos Art Center, Biennial Fine Arts, Juried, Los Alamos, New Mexico 1997
Flights of Fancy, Juried, Los Alamos Art Center, Los Alamos, New Mexico 1997
Karan Ruhlen Gallery, 101 Cups, 101 Artists, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1996, 1997
Graham Galleries (C.A.F.E), Albuquerque, New Mexico: Retrospect, 1995; Reviews and Previews, 1993, 1994; Goddess Invitational, 1992
Eidolon Gallery, The Inspired Garden, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1995
Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Shrine Show, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
Baker Gallery, Loveland, Colorado 1992
Fenix Gallery, Drawings, Invitational, Taos, NM 1990-1991
The Spirit in Art, Invitational, Taos, New Mexico 1986
Women in the Arts, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1985, 1986
Davis Gallery, Gallery Artists, Tucson, Arizona 1985, 1986
Kron-Rech Gallery, Gallery Artists, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1984
Armory for the Arts, Images and Process, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1984
Weyrich Gallery Invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1984
Highland Gallery Invitational, Six From Santa Fe, Atlanta, Georgia 1982
Santa Fe Festival of the Arts, Works on Paper, Invitational, Sweeney Convention Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1982
Scharf Gallery, For Women Only, Invitational, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1982
Mariposa Gallery, Collaboration, Invitational, Albuquerque, New Mexico 1978, 1981, 1998
Fine Arts Museum, Watercolor in New Mexico, Cash Award, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1977
Rancho Linda Vista Traveling Exhibit, NEA Grant, Tucson, Arizona 1975
Tucson Museum of Art School, Faculty Shows, Tucson, Arizona 1971-1976