Patina Gallery Announces 2010 Exhibition Schedule
Santa Fe's Patina Gallery, one of the country's premier venues for studio jewelry and contemporary craft, announces its 2010 exhibition calendar featuring new works by prominent American and European master artists.
Ivan Barnett, Patina's director, has taken great care in planning events for the coming year. With 2009, the gallery's successful 10th anniversary year behind him, Barnett is delighted to launch a second Patina decade with exhbitions of works from new artists, as well as artists who have been with the gallery from the beginning.
"People visiting Patina have come to expect a certain experience. Its the high standard of art that we show, the space itself, the service we enjoy providing....We work really hard but we also have a lot of fun. I think our friends and clients feel this and respect the gallery for it.
Patina Gallery calendar for 2010:
February 5 - February 28
From the Heart
A Group Jewelry Exhibition to benefit Benefit Adoption Means Love
The first exhibition of 2010 features work by more than twenty of Patina's studio jewelry artists. The exhibit is a benefit for Adoption Means Love, a New Mexico non-profit working on behalf of foster children. A range of styles and materials will be presented, all incorporating a shade of the color red. May 14 - June 6
New Artists for the New Decade
Now in its second decade, Patina Gallery introduces artists new to the gallery with an exhibition of works in a variety of media. Ivan Barnett and his wife Allison are commited to presenting the freshest and most exciting talent to their clients and friends. June 18 - July 11
Merete Larsen
Whispering Tones
Turned Vessels in Wood
Patina offers new works by Danish artist, Merete Larsen. Larsen creates turned vessels in wood, measuring fractions of an inch in thickness. So delicate in appearance, almost translucent, her works appear to float. New in this exhibtion are bowls and vessels to which she has applied the softest of colorations, enhancing the woods' intricate grains and spalting. July 9 - August 1
John Iversen
A Designing Nature
Studio Jewelry
In addition to his signature, nature inspired jewelry, artist John Iversen introduces completely new work in this, his second Patina exhibition. Iversen's works refelct an aesthetic that balances organic elegance with graphic strength. The classic, yet evolving nature of his works insure his place among the important jewelry artists of our time.
August 13 - September 5
Atelier Zobel
Studio Jewelry
Friends of Patina and studio jewelry will again be treated to the remarkable works of the German masters, Atelier Zobel. This will be the ninth return engagement by the Atelier and as always, it is eagerly anticipated. The jewelry of Atelier Zobel redefines metalsmithing. Through a painterly use of metals and selection of gems, the Atelier emphaticallly elevates jewelry into the realm of fine art.
October 15 - November 7
Nicholas Bernard
Clay Vases
Patina presents works in clay by Nicholas Bernard. Bernard has been with the gallery for just over a year and his voluptuous clay vessels have been enthusiastically received. His warm palette, the grainy texture of his clay and subtle surface patterning lend his vessels strength and quiet beauty.
December 3 - December 26
Ivan Barnett
Mobile Sculptures
Patina closes the year with an exhibition of mobiles by Ivan Barnett, whose career in craft spans decades and whose prominence in the world of American craft continues to grow. Barnett will return to his signature material, rusted 18 guage steel, in this first ever exhibit exclusively featuring his sought after mobiles.
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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.
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. |
