Exhibitionism

A PEEK AT WHAT’S SHOWING AROUND TOWN

Monica Welsh, Circles and Diamonds with Red Line (2019), gouache on paper

La Sala de Galisteo Arts Center, 5637 State Rd. 41, Galisteo, lasaladegalisteo.org In paintings that evolved from her previous work in collage, artist Monica Welsh creates a dynamic interplay of color, line, and form, enlivened by a contrasting use of vibrant and muted tones. Her work is marked by elegant simplicity and a Modernist aesthetic. Welsh focuses on the placement, proximity, overlay, repetition, and arrangement of shapes, striving for a sense of wholeness, balance, and movement. Her compositions are often suggestive of forms in nature but are essentially abstract. “I think of the shapes I use as forming an alphabet which creates a kind of language or sense of language; or shapes are analogous to musical notes which in a composition create a rhythm, phrase or sound,” she said in a statement. A pop-up exhibition of her work, Monica Welsh: Painting on Paper, is on view from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23.

Shawn Smith, Glitched Griffon Vulture (2015), plywood, ink, acrylic paint

Turner Carroll Gallery, 725 Canyon Road, 505-986-9800, turnercarrollgallery.com In the exhibition Glitched, Turner Carroll presents work by two artists who explore the intersection of culture, technology, and the environment in their respective mediums. In layered applications of paint, printmaking, and collage, artist Nina Tichava creates abstract compositions that are richly textured and patterned in a multitude of colors and forms that often reference nature and the environment. Shawn Smith (work at right) takes the basic materials of paint and wood and crafts them into pixelated representations of animals and other forms. Smith is inspired by the fact that images of nature seen on television or online are, essentially, abstract digital representations — pixelated light. Both artists are alumni of the California College of the Arts. Glitched is currently on view and remains up through July 10.

Polly Barton, Garden Breeze (Pink) (2019), pastel on paper, metallic monofilament

Chiaroscuro Contemporary Art, 558 Canyon Road, 505-992-0711, chiaroscurosantafe.com In a career spanning more than 30 years, artist Polly Barton has taken the ancient weaving technique of ikat tying and dyeing into new boundaries of contemporary art. Ikat is common to many world cultures today but is most prevalent in Japan, Indonesia, and India, and it’s among the world’s oldest forms of decorative textile. Barton’s new work includes ikat weavings and stitched metallic color-field compositions rendered in lush and inviting pastels. Her work is featured, along with new pieces by gallery artists John Garrett and Gayle Crites, in Chiaroscuro’s June Group Show. The exhibition is currently on view and remains up through June 29.

Suzanne Donazetti, Twilight in Turquoise (2019), woven copper

Mark White Fine Art, 414 Canyon Road, 505-982-2073, markwhitefineart.com Artist Suzanne Donazetti employs a variety of techniques to achieve a lustrous, shimmering effect in her woven copper paintings. She applies metallic leaf, transparent inks, liquid acrylics, and powdered pigments to copper and weaves slivers of the material into tapestries of rich color and abstract imagery. The finish and warp and weft of the weaving combine to create a refractive effect, and her compositions have a gentle rolling quality. Sunlight and Shadows, a show of new works, is currently on exhibit and remains on view through Monday, June 24.

Joseph Lorusso, Cat Napping (2019), oil

McLarry Fine Art, 225 Canyon Road, 505-988-1161, mclarryfineart.com Italian American artist Joseph Lorusso was inspired by the masterworks of Italian art he saw on childhood trips with his family to Italy, and their influence can be seen in his art to this day. Originally a watercolorist, he taught himself oil painting by studying the works he encountered at the Chicago Art Institute in his native city, such as those by Édouard Manet and JeanÉdouard Vuillard. Lorusso’s candid portraits and narrative domestic scenes are painted in warm tones and muted colors. They resonate with an old-world style and capture a sense of intimacy and quietude. Places in the Heart, a solo exhibition of his work, opens with a 5 p.m. reception on Friday, June 21. The show is on view through July 4.