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Among the personal artifacts that will appear in our upcoming retrospective for Janet Lippincott (1918-2007), there’s a scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings. The folio of yellowed papers chronicles a tipping point in the New Mexico artist’s career—and the many wonders that came after—but it’s not the whole story. For the first half of Lippincott’s life, success was obscured behind…
Among its many virtues Santa Fe has always been a refuge for dreamers, eccentrics and artists. Some of these magnificent souls bring with them an unmistakable effervescence, a radiant and slightly skewed take on the world that reminds us of what a life of complete freedom, with both its rewards and its costs, looks like. If there were a poster child for Santa Fe artistic eccentricity it would…
The fiery creation of a fabricated steel sculpture! Check it out here.
Wild Horse Love by Roch Hart of nmjeeptours on Flickr.
Did you know our artist Roch Hart also takes gorgeous photos?
“It is rather exciting to write by moonlight.” -Dodie Smith
The same goes for painting, it seems!
Alfred Morang, Moonlight on the Acequia Madre Road, Oil on Panel.
Lovely little landscapes by enigmatic Santa Fe artist Arthur Haddock (1895-1980).
At the gallery this Saturday.
Thomas Macaione, Untitled (Snow Scene), Oil on Canvas.
Teaching notes by Santa Fe artist Alfred Morang.
Santa Fe’s Summer of Color officially began on Memorial Day, and we’re busy preparing our contribution to the city-wide cultural celebration...
The Artist’s Toolkit!
Tommy Macaione’s paint palette. See it at our upcoming show.
We’re one of three galleries mentioned in Santa Fe Reporter’s Summer of Color preview! Check it out:
The Artist’s Toolkit: New Mexico Artists at Work. In this unusual exhibit, Matthews Gallery (669 Canyon Road, 992-2882) gives art lovers rare access to treasured Santa Fe art-ifacts from private collections, including Tommy Macaione’s paint palette, John McHugh’s brushes, Alfred Morang’s notes on color and Hilaire Hiler’s color wheel. (Opening reception 5-7 pm Friday, June 5, through June 10.)
We're in the Exhibitionism section of Pasatiempo this week! Here's an excerpt...
"The gallery honors women artists of New Mexico with an exhibit that includes works by Native artists who influenced San Ildefonso potter Maria Martinez (her work is included), as well as 20th-century artists Dorothy Morang, Beatrice Mandelman, and Doris Cross and contemporary artists Alice Webb, Heidi Loewen, and Barbara Brock, among others."
From spring in New Mexico to winter in Paris! Browse diverse new offerings in our mid-month e-newsletter.
Dorothy Morang, Summer Storm c. 1942, Watercolor.
“The Southwest gave me a whole new language, new vistas to paint,” said Henriette Wyeth, who moved to Taos, New Mexico in 1939. At the beginning of the 20th century, the isolated Santa Fe and Taos art colonies offered a fresh start for women artists who had struggled to find recognition back East. The Southwestern art community became a vanguard for women seeking a voice—a “new language.” Matthews Gallery’s May 8-31 exhibition NEW LANGUAGE, NEW VISTAS: Women Artists of New Mexico will tell the story of these bold artistic pioneers and their battle to reach new heights in American art.
