Exhibitionism

A PEEK AT WHAT’S SHOWING AROUND TOWN

Nicholas King: Red, White & Borg 2009, p o raph

7 Arts Gallery, 125 Lincoln Ave., 505-437-110 Nicholas King presents eight years of phot graphs documenting participants in the Burning Man festival that takes place every year in the Ne ada desert. King’s portraits of “Burners,” as festi al goers are known, are eclectic, intimate vie s f an extraordinary group of people who come to the festival to make ephemeral works of art and gathe in a spirit of joyous camaraderie. The photos re included in King’s recent book Burners, pu lished by Laughing Coyote Press in 2017. The show Burning Man: Up Close and Personal opens Friday, M ch 2, with a 4 p.m. reception and book signing.

Jamie Chase: Red Sky 2018, acrylic on canvas

City of Mud, 1114 Hickox St., 505-954-1705 City of Mud’s Artists Spotlight series continues through May and highlights two artists per month with each iteration. In March, the gallery presents works by sculptor and mixed-media artist Bill Skrips, whose art reflects an interest in folk and outsider art forms and is often rendered using a combination of found objects, painted wood, and metal; and Jamie Chase, who explores figuration and abstraction, often in reductive compositions that express the essence of his subjects. The exhibit opens on Saturday, March 3, with a 3 p.m. reception.

Katya Crawford: Refuge 2018, hybrid drawing

Harwood Art Center, 1114 7th St. NW, Albuquerque, 505-242-6367 Encompass, the Harwood’s largest event of the year, opens on Saturday, March 3, at 5 p.m. with a series of exhibitions, open studios, hands-on art projects, music, food trucks, and the unveiling of a new outdoor sculpture. The exhibitions include Katya Crawford and Mira Woodson’s Reverie; Regrowth, presented by students of Escuela del Sol Montessori elementary school; the group exhibition Collected; and Connected, representing 25 years of Harwood’s outreach program’s engagement with art and community. Thirty-five artists participate in the open studios. Joanna Keane Lopez’s large-scale outdoor sculpture, Expanding Sequence ,isa site-specific commissioned work. The events on Saturday are free. The exhibits are on view through March.

Julie Nocent-Vigil: Prairie Night II (detail) 2018, joomchi stitch print

Night Sky Gallery, 826 Canyon Road Night Sky, formerly Red Dot Gallery, continues to showcase the works of students in the visual arts programs at Santa Fe Community College. Ink + Press = Print! presents works by 11 artists in the advanced projects course in SFCC’s printmaking department. The prints were created using a variety of techniques and presses, including an 80-year-old Charles Brand press, Vandercook letterpresses, and more. The show is on view through Saturday, March 3, and wraps with a closing reception on Friday, March 2, at 5 p.m. For information, call curator Patricia Pearce at 505-670-2727.

Roger Hayden Johnson: Sings The Blues 2018, oil on canvas

Manitou Galleries, 123 W. Palace Ave., 505-986-0440 Water is the theme of Manitou’s latest group exhibition High Desert Oasis, particularly as it relates to ecosystems across the Southwest, where arroyos, streams, rivers, and lakes serve to sustain flora and fauna. The show features works by painters and sculptors including Roger Hayden Johnson, whose waterscapes are rendered in vibrant colors and capture serene moments of nature. The opening reception is Friday, March 2, at 5 p.m.