Note from the Director
by Patricia Cream
Spring is in the air! I love seeing the longer days of sunlight, and with spring comes the quarterly gallery rehang. Once every quarter, all the artists bring in their new paintings, jewelry, fused glass, and ceramics for new wall and floor displays. It is an exciting time to see what the artists have been working on for the past three months. With the COVID-19 numbers down and Bernalillo County in the yellow zone, we are hoping to see more of our valued customers. The Gallery ABQ is now open Tuesday–Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
March brings a new Salon Show: Virginia Primozic, Paper Artist. She lives in Gallup, NM. The element that unifies her work is the non-traditional medium of paper. Except for some occasional under painting, the paper supplies all the color. Virginia selects subjects that are meaningful to her or impress her with intensity and depth of color, communicating truth, goodness, and beauty. The artist reception will be on March 5th, 5:00–8:00 p.m.
January’s show and sales for “In Memoriam, the Nature Photography of Jeremy Stein” were successful, and we continued to display his prints through February. The Gallery ABQ partnered with the New Mexico BioPark Society (NMBPS) to showcase Jeremy’s photography, with 75% of sales going to help the Society. Our total donation to the NMBPS was $1,325.00 through February. We will be giving the check to the NMBPS in March. We have not set a date for this ceremony.
We are excited to announce that Risa Taylor and I are showing our artwork at the New Mexico Cancer Center, Gallery with a Cause. The Spring show is called “The Art of Quarantine” February 22 through May 21, 2021. Also, we can look forward to Jeff Warren and Greg Lujan participating in the summer show.
The Gallery ABQ has earned the NM Safe Certification, and we are following the NM guidelines for the COVID Safe Practices. Masks and social distancing are required.