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High School Seniors
April 16 – 24, 2010

Artwork in a variety of media completed by Las Cruces area high school students.

Reception will be held Friday, April 16, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

 
City Scape, Tom McFarland, Acrylic, India ink, collage on canvas, 4’x4’
 
     
     

NMSU BFA Exhibit
May 7 – 15, 2010

Senior BFA exhibit featuring student work from New Mexico State University.

Reception will be held Friday, May 7, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

   
     
     

The Large and Small Show
Eric McKinley and Jess Reinhard
June 4 – August 21, 2010

Las Cruces, New Mexico artists Eric McKinley and Jess Reinhard present a collection of drawings and prints of contrasting scale. The works, mural sized and miniature, utilize personal symbolism to create a humorous and poignant look at the artists’ lives.

Reception will be held Friday, June 4, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

 

 

 

Untitled, Jess Reinhard, hand painted etching, 6 x 4" and The Classroom, Eric McKinley, 7 x 9', 2009

     
     

Barocco en la Frontera;
Baroque on the Border

Rigoberto A. Gonzales
June 4 – August 21, 2010

Rigoberto A. Gonzalez, a resident of Roswell, New Mexico, exhibits large-scale, Baroque-inspired paintings that examine contemporary politics of the United States/Mexico border region.

Reception will be held Friday, June 4, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

 

 

 

Para Que Aprendan A Respetar ( So That They Learn to  be Respectful), Rigoberto A. Gonzales, oil on linen, 18 x 24"

     
     

Metalsmithing the “Poetic Object”
Kathleen Carricaburu
June 4 – August 21, 2010

Kathleen Carricaburu, a MFA candidate in the New Mexico State University art/metals program, presents jewelry and fine metal sculpture as “poetic objects.” The collection includes her recent “Reliquary” series.

Reception will be held Friday, June 4, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

  Reliquary for Tears - Kathleen Carricaburu
     
     

Down Every Side Street:
New Directions in Southwestern Art

Ghost Town Arts Collective
September 3 - November 20, 2010

Paintings, photographs, sculptures and mixed media images are presented by artists from the Ghost Town Arts Collective, based in Sherman and Denison, Texas.

Reception will be held Friday, September 3, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

  Horseman’s Supply, from the series Texasville, Diane McGurren, silver gelatin print, 20 x 16”
     

 

   

Joel Smith: Abstracts
September 3 - November 20, 2010

Painter Joel Smith shows a collection of dynamic abstract works in oil on linen.

Reception will be held Friday, September 3, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

  Engage, Joel Smith, oil on canvas, 50 x 40”
     
     

ArtToones: Narrative Sculpture
September 3 - November 20, 2010

A show of ceramic and bronze sculptures with whimsical narratives, crafted by artist ArtToones of Tucson, Arizona.

Reception will be held Friday, September 3, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

  Lip Service (detail), ArtToones, Bronze
     
     

Shreddings
Abraham Gelbart
September 3 - November 20, 2010

Don't leave home without your shreddings.  Data is important.  An exhibition of Santa Fe artist Abraham Gelbart’s paintings and sculpture that represents images of shreddings and ways of dealing with identity theft.

Reception will be held Friday, September 3, 2010,
5 – 7 pm

  Zoo Bank Credit, Abraham Gelbart, Mixed Media, 2008

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City of Las Cruces Museums, P.O. Box 20000, Las Cruces, NM 88004 • Physical Address: 151 North Church Street

 

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