Patina Gallery




Below is the Patina Gallery exhibition overview for 2008. CLICK ON SHOW TO VIEW April 4 – May 4 Michael Bauermeister Characterized by powerful forms and large scale, Bauermeister’s signature wood sculptures are often columnar, broad at the top and tapering to the base, and can range in height from two to more than eight feet. Other works include wall pieces and sculptural works exploring negative and positive space. Bauermeister lives in rural Missouri. His sculptures are found in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. May 2 – June 1 Patrick Shia Crabb Califronia artist Patrick Shia Crabb has been working with clay for more than twenty-five years and draws upon designs from prehistoric Japanese, African and Native American vessels. His work is found in the collections of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, International Ceramics Museum in Florence, Italy and the Yingee International Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. Best known of Crabb’s works are his shard vessel. He builds them from stoneware, low-fires and cuts them apart, then glazes and fires the sections. Crabb reconstructs the vessel using the variously colored shards. June 6 – July 6 Charon Kransen Internationally respected curator and critic, New York based Charon Kransen travels the world to find the most innovative artists working in the field of contemporary studio jewelry. His collection consists of jewelry and accessories by renowned and emerging artists.The focus is on the artists' personal vision and an innovative approach, characterized by the use of a wide spectrum of materials from paper to precious. July 11 – August 10 Michael Zobel Curates an Exhibition of 10 European Jewelry Artists Renowned German jewelry artist Michael Zobel curates an exhibition of works by European jewelry artists. In addition to ten dazzling signature works of his own, Zobel will exhibit the works of nine others. This is a first of its kind event for Zobel, an artist of inestimable talent whose career spans more than 40 years. His work is in the collection of the Rosegartenmuseum in Constance, Germany. August 15 – September 14 Enric Majoral Spanish jewelry artist Enric Majoral exhibits his high carat gold and silver works with Patina this August during Santa Fe’s famed Indian Market. Majoral’s distinctly contemporary work with its burnished surfaces and reduced, geometric forms accented with chunks of coral is redolent of the Mediterranean. August 29 – September 28 Polly Whitcomb New Mexico clay artist, Polly Whitcomb, creates masterful found object collages using weathered scrap found in the arroyos near her home in the southern part of the state. Old road signs, LP’s, rusted farm implements and vehicle headlight lenses, and other “stuff” are incorporated with her own clay forms into wall pieces of arresting character. November 6 – 9 SOFA Chicago Patina exhibits for a second time at SOFA Chicago. The gallery will once again recreate its signature ambiance and present its high standard of design with a selection of museum quality fine craft and design by artists from around the world. December 5 – January 4, 2009 Todd Reed Todd Reed is a self-taught jewelry artist whose career continues to soar. His signature works incorporate cube-shaped raw diamonds, with 18 and 22k gold and silver. Reed's jewelry has won many prestigious awards including the 2006 Smithsonian Craft Show, Silver Award and in 2007, the First Place Award for gold jewelry from Niche magazine. He lives in Colorado. Patina Gallery maintains one of Santa Fe’s most active commercial gallery show calendars, featuring the works of well established contemporary studio jewelers and artists working in wood, clay, metal and textiles. The Gallery, situated in the Palace Avenue cluster of Galleries and Museums, will celebrate its 10th Anniversary in 2009. Artists Ivan and Allison Barnett’s fresh curatorial aesthetic has guided Patina Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, since they created it in 1999. It is now an international destination for connoisseurs and collectors in quest of soul stirring works in contemporary studio jewelry, fiber and sculptural objects in metal, clay and wood by leading American and European artists. Works by many Patina artists reside in the permanent collections of significant American and International museums.