Georgia O’Keeffe made her home in New Mexico before anyone could even place it correctly on the map. Some of her work is currently being displayed on the East Coast for the enjoyment of big city folks. On view until January 2010, the Whitney Museum of American Art is now featuring abstract works by Georgia O’Keeffe. The exhibition contains over 130 paintings, drawings, watercolors, and sculptures by O’Keeffe, including selections taken from Alfred Stieglitz’s photographic portrait series of the artist. “Abstraction” will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, which follows O’Keeffe’s celebrated career and life.

White Rose (1927)

It is a fact: the view is better from a sitting, comfortable position….particularly after a couple of hours of admiring the fabulous artwork displayed in Self Evident.


The Saturday reception took place without a glitch. The guests enjoyed some snacks while they visited with two of our artists, Carol Sanchez and Ali Gallo, who were kindly in attendance. Everyone raved about the work…Carol’s handmade boxes consisting of mezzotints and copper plates, were all sold within the first hour…They are indeed very collectable items…and there are more to come during our First Friday reception…


Ali’s sculptures looked impeccable and perfectly complemented Carol’s prints. The show was extremely coherent and, although succinct, it came together flawlessly…


The biggest surprise of the night were Paige William’s panels…As it often happens with abstract art, they elicited a strong reaction…and I believe that they left quite a lingering impression in some of the guests…In their simplicity, Paige’s paintings are very intriguing and beautiful…We are curious to see how they will be received during First Friday, since the crowd consists of very different people from what we had last night…


All in all, the space looked beautiful with the new additions and changes… It’s coming into its own…


For those in Albuquerque, don’t miss the article on the Abq Arts beautifully written by Jim Belshaw. It offers a preview on our April show and introduces the gallery to those looking for a true contemporary space in Albuquerque. On Wednesday, pick up an Alibi and learn more about ArtHaus66 Contemporary Gallery by checking out the article on local businesses…ArtHaus66 is prominently featured as one of the local places to keep on your radar at all times…and we won’t disagree with that!

The evening started out a bit slow and picked up after 6:00 pm…It seems to be a natural progression for most openings…People need to get home and have a bite before they head out…

In the end, the evening went very well. A lively crowd who thoroughly enjoyed the art work and asked a ton of questions about the artists…Frances Melhop’s photographs of faeries attracted a lot of attention…Guests were also very intrigued by Castelo’s technique…

Everyone agreed that the work was, not surprisingly, very unsusual for Albuquerque…A nice and interesting sneak peek at what’s being done elsewhere…

Sculptor Augustine Romero was in attendance and sold one of his unique, recycled sculptures titled Deathcart... Very appropriate for the upcoming Dia de los Muertos holiday…

We would like to say thank you to Sally Fox who gave us an impromptu jazz recital…Her voice was beautiful and the acoustics surprisingly good…

Congratulations to Jennifer Weiss, winner of the gorgeous giclee print by Joie Villeneuve titled “New York” from the Birds Series…Jennifer had the winning ticket in our raffle…Who can beat walking away from an evening of art and good food with a $75 print for only $1?

We will be raffling another work of art on November 7th…Don’t miss it!

If you missed the opening for this show, there will be another opportunity on November 7th for First Friday…As always, 5 to 9 pm…

Thank you all!