“Artists,” says Jan Mapes, “are scientists at heart. We want to see an object, like a tree, and break it down further and further into its parts, and then put those parts back together visually while asking ourselves questions like, ‘What feelings does that tree...
Teal Blake was born to the paintbrush as a horseman might be born in the saddle. He grew up in Montana, the son of photographer Tona Freeman Blake and cowboy and artist Buckeye Blake, long respected for his distinctive blend of traditional and contemporary Western...
The Western art world has much to celebrate, and here at WA&A, we’re excited to join in on the festivities. This fall, the Santa Fe Indian Market observes its 100th anniversary. As the world’s largest intertribal art market, the event brings together more than a thousand...
Edwina Hawley Milner’s life is a story that’s come full circle, from artist to philanthropist and, at age 84, a practicing artist once more. Milner was born in Oklahoma and was to be named for her grandfather Edwin when Milner’s parents thought their baby would...
Behind the bar at Rancho Sabino Grande is a mural. At first glance, it resembles a Works Progress Administration piece from the 1930s, its smooth, flattened representational images and themes echoing a regional history in a specific landscape. It’s a great conversation piece, says interior...
Settling and unsettling, the paintings of Phil Epp fill the canvas with a wide-open vastness. His perspective on the Western landscape rattles the framework of convention and yet perfectly portrays life on the plains. A slit of torrential downpour, visible from miles away. Animation-like clouds...
The Body Electric, Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibition at SITE Santa Fe, is a deep dive into the artist’s oeuvre from his more than 20-year career. Including painting, sculpture, beadwork, live performance, and a commissioned mural for the institution’s front lobby and main galleries, the exhibition highlights...
Booth PLZ 55 Santa Fe Indian Market means many things for Montana-based Blackfoot beader Jackie Larson Bread. First, she is one of the only artists in the market’s history to win the prestigious Best of Show award twice, in 2013 and 2019. [caption id="attachment_25150" align="aligncenter" width="172"] Blackfeet...
While Navajo painter Tony Abeyta isn’t participating in the Santa Fe Indian Market this year, he’s been a force in the contemporary art world since his career began in the late 1980s. This year, he won’t have a booth on the plaza, but running concurrent...
Booth PLZ 29A From her studio on New Mexico’s Jemez Pueblo, Kathleen Wall contemplates her more than 30-year career creating and constructing her vision of Pueblo pottery. Wall’s work — a perennial favorite at the Santa Fe Indian Market — typically depicts a single smiling Pueblo...