WINTER GROUP SHOW 2024

November 15 - December 21

featuring all NKollectiv artists

Opening Reception, Saturday November 16, 2-5pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk November 24, open 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, December 6 - open until at least 9pm

Closing Reception, Saturday December 21, 2-5pm

CONTAINED

October 18 - November 10

An Exhibition by Krista Lavonas

Opening Reception, Friday October 18, 5:30-8:30pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk October 27, open 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, November 1 - open until at least 9pm

RAW MATERIALS

September 20 - October 13

An Exhibition by Julia Martin

Opening Reception, Friday September 20, 5:30-8:30pm

Artist Talk, Sunday September 22, 2:00pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk September 29, 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, October 4 - open until at least 9pm

Summer Group Show

August 16 - September 15

Opening Reception, Friday August 16, 6-9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk August 25, 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, Sept 6 - open until at least 9pm

THEM

July 19 - August 11

Exhibition featuring Elissa Quist

Opening Reception, Friday July 19, 6-9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk - July 28 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, Aug 2 - open until at least 9pm

Hot & Cold

June 21 - July 14

Exhibition featuring Nicole Korbe and James Garnett

Opening Reception, Friday June 21, 6-9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk - Jun 30 11 - 4pm

First Friday Art Walk, July 5 - open until at least 9pm

Apis Opus

May 17 - June 16

Second annual encaustic-themed exhibition featuring the work of 16 Colorado encaustic artists.

Featuring:

Linda Armacost, Kelly Austin-Rolo, Mary Lynn Baird, Anne Clark, Melody Epperson, Victoria Eubanks, Kathy Fisher, Alane Holsteen, Ashton Lacy Jones, Gigia Kolouch, Nicole Korbe, Lois Lupica, Shannon Mello, Michele Messenger, Beth Wadsworth and Jennifer Wilson

Opening Reception, Friday May 17, 6-9pm

First Friday Art Walk, June 7 - open until at least 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe Art Walk - May 26, 11 - 4pm

The Nature of Things

Featuring work by Craig Demmon and mixed media artist Catherine Mulligan Opening April 19, on view through May 12

ReAwakening

Spring Group Show featuring all NKollectiv artists and debuting work from new artist Elissa Quist. We are also continuing the month of printmaking with guest printmakers Timothea Biermann and Zelga Miller.

March 15 - April 14

PRAIRIE

February 16 - March 10

Featuring Carol Till’s Prairie inspired layered nature prints. Also introducing Julia Martin

PAST EXHIBITS

ReMix!

January 19 - February 11

NKollectiv Artists: Kelly Austin-Rolo, Rita Bhasin, Craig Demmon, Steve Girard, Naomi Gagnon, Nicole Korbe, Krista Lavonas, Michele Messenger, Jerry Severns, Carol Till - PLUS guest artist SA Bennett

Winter Group Show

NKollectiv Artists: Kelly Austin-Rolo, Rita Bhasin, Craig Demmon, Steve Girard, Naomi Gagnon, Nicole Korbe, Krista Lavonas, Michele Messenger, Carolyn Miller, Jerry Severns, Carol Till

November 17 - January 14

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, November 17, 5:30 - 8:30pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, November 28, 11am - 3pm

First Friday Art Walk, December 1 and January 5, 2024, 5 - 9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

Joy of Expressionism

Carolyn Miller

October 20 - November 12

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, October 20, 6 - 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, October 29, 11am - 3pm (gallery open until 4pm)

First Friday Art Walk, November 3, 5 - 9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

Renew and Regenerate

Kelly Austin-Rolo

September 15 - October 15

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, September 22, 6 - 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, September 24, 11 - 3pm (gallery open until 4pm)

First Friday Art Walk, October 6, 5 - 9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

What Does Your Garden Grow?

Rita Bhasin and Kathy Friesz

August 18 - September 10

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, August 18, 6 - 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, August 27, 11 - 3pm (gallery open until 4pm)

First Friday Art Walk, September 1, 5 - 9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

Summer Group Show

July 21 - August 13

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, July 21, 6 - 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, July 30, 11 - 3pm (gallery open until 4pm)

First Friday Art Walk, August 4, 5 - 9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

ABSTRACT Invitational

June 16 - July 16

Events:

Opening Reception Friday, June 16, 6 - 9pm

Sundays on Santa Fe, June 25 11 - 3pm (gallery open until 4pm)

First Friday Art Walk, July 7, 5 - 9pm

Closing Weekend Reception, Friday July 14, 6-9pm

Regular business hours Wed - Sunday or by appointment

Wed, Thurs, Sat noon - 5pm

Fridays noon - 8 (9pm event nights)

Sunday 11 - 4pm

APIS OPUS: an encaustic invitational

May 19 - June 11

Opening Reception Friday, May 19 6 - 9pm

EXTRA SPECTRAL: MAGENTA AND FRIENDS

April 21 - May 14

Artists’ Reception Friday, April 21 5:30 - 9pm

more info here

ANYTHING GOES!

March 15 - April 16

Artists’ Reception Friday, March 24 5:30 - 9pm

Biota

January 18 - March 11

“Biota” is defined as plants and animals that live in one particular type of natural environment.

For the purposes of this show artists could be inspired by flora and fauna of a backyard, a continent, a planet, or even those of imagination. 

Transitions

November 18 - January 15

All-member show based on each artist’s interpretation of the word Transition:

the process or a time of changing from one state or condition to another

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Kelly Austin - Rolo

“Your life is a story of transition. You are always leaving one chapter behind while moving on to the next.” – Anonymous

My painting process requires the continuous process of layering, building, and selective scraping back. My process is established on movement forward while excavating back and into the past.

To explore something new by the unearthing of my first layers and mark making is an unpredictable and transitional pivot point in each work of art. Every piece I work on is built from my first intuitive marks made with wax or graphite on wood.

My art is the exploration of the medium, the pigments, the surface, my experiences past and present…..what I see and feel.

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Rita Bhasin

The Lotus symbolizes enlightenment, rebirth and strength because they rise from the mud without stains. Just as we lift ourselves from the quagmire of politics, war, etc and live life as strong, loving and open minded beings.

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Carolyn Miller

"Describing life with colors, shapes, lines, values and design."

Krista Lavonas

All pieces in this collection are set with either fossils or slag glass formed from metal refining and etched with drawings, maps, or photos related to their origins.

These items are available for purchase here.

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Nicole Korbe

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”          ― Robert Jordan

A triangle is the symbol for change. The earth and its atmosphere have undergone multiple transitions since its earliest inception. The flora and fauna that call Earth home (including humans) are now experiencing rapid and significant transitions to our ecosystems, at least partially accelerated by our own activities.

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A transition in encaustic painting entails heat. Heat to melt wax in order to make it workable and then more heat to melt the many layers together. Transitioning from hard to soft to hard again. It’s a very physical representation for a transition.

A personal transition was involved in my Transitions piece, “Piers.” One of the many encaustic techniques is making a mono type on a heated palette by melting pigmented wax on the palette, laying a piece of paper on it, and pulling a print. This is a process that I didn’t take to at first. I didn’t see the value, never saw or made a decent print, just meh. This was also during the time I was assisting in teaching encaustic and every time we did this, I silently (well, possibly not so silently; apparently there are ‘people’ who were aware of my disdain) grumbled about this dumb thing. And. Then. I found my way of doing it. Choirs sang, the light turned golden, chocolate bits rained down upon my head. I figured it out. This was the first piece I made with my new-found love: encaustic mono types. I have since made many, many encaustic mono types to put under wax, but none mean as much to me as “Piers.” My personal, transitional love.

Carol Till

From Terrestrial to Aerial
Butterflies and moths hatch from eggs into inconspicuous terrestrial insects. In larval form they are generally hidden on plants or in the soil. As they grow they moult repeatedly until they form cocoons (pupate). In the cocoon, they completely rearrange themselves into delicate winged insects. Few transitions are as dramatic and mysterious as this.

I paired the butterflies with mushrooms because (aside from being a nice landing pad) mushrooms seem to pop up unexpectedly. Finding a mushroom, like seeing a butterfly, is always a delightful surprise.

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Naomi Gagnon

i am the moon, cycling

about the fertility of my own creativity

light...to dark...variable.

it was not my intention

to release and rest.

i am imperfect;

a composition of nature-

my art, run aground

my humanity, mending.

wane.

and then,

induction and intention.

a spark of radiance

deep, and dirty

back to illumination;

transitioning my purpose.

wax.