ArtSantaFeJudgesChooseFavoritePieces,AnnounceAwardsfor26WorksofArt

Thefour-day,curatedcontemporaryartshow,ownedandproducedbyRedwoodMediaGroup,kickedoffit’sopeninglastnightwithaVIPreception.SantaFeSelectsjudges,chosenfortheirimpactontheartanddesign

communityinSantaFe,walkedthroughtheshowfloor,selectingatotalof26pieces.Chosenexhibitorsandartistswilldisplayaplaqueintheirboothtoindicatethejudges’selections

FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:SantaFe,NM(July14,2018)–Art Santa Fe, the 18 year-old, four-day curatedcontemporaryarttakingplaceattheSantaFeConventionCenter and centered around the theme [ALLURE]—theundeniable power of contemporary and modern art tocaptivate, seduce, and charmall those who are inspiredbythework—announcedtodaytheselectionsofitsSantaFe Selects Judges. The Santa Fe Selects Judges werechosen for their impact and influence in the art anddesign scene in the City Different, and included ArtsCommissioner Alex Hanna, SITE Santa Fe Curator IreneHofmann, Executive Director of Creative Santa Fe CyndiConn, artist and past Governor of Pojoaque Pueblo,George Rivera and Principal Partner of HVL Interiors,SteffanyHollingsworth.A number of the pieceswere chosen bymore than onejudge;thesearedenotedwithanasterisk.Thenumberofasterisksreflectsthenumberoftimesitwaschosen.Thelist of awardedartbelow is listed innoparticularorder,startingwith the artist, title of thework, booth numberandreasonforselection.AFlickralbumofallwinners’ imagescanbe foundhere:https://flic.kr/s/aHskEuSktu

JulieBrookman**PortholesJenToughGallery

Booth408Transportive,lovetheformat

JulieBrookmanPortholesJenToughGalleryBooth408Beautifuloceanscapescontainedinanintimatecircle;one,three,five?Allofthem!

MaxColeGreekCrossXXIICharlotteJacksonFineArtBooth208Sophisticated,elegant,extremelywellexecuted

GianoCurrieInterstellarThoughtsContemporaryArtProjectsUSABooth205Thisphotoonmetalcapturesconstantmovement

CarolDaltonClassicMythsJenToughGalleryBooth408Oldbookstakingonanewlife,lendingtheirstoriestonewmeanings

StephenDinseCloudArrivingTapestryStephenDinseStudioBooth517Useofmedium,palette,sophisticatedprimitivism

DavidDisko***Mt.TaylorFlyover2018DavidDiskoArtBooth106Afreshapproachtomaps,perspectivesandthelandscape

DavidDiskoDeepCanyon#7DavidDiskoArtBooth106Dimensionality,palette,representational,topographic,shadow

DavidDiskoIndiscriminateSection1,ValdesCaldera

DavidDiskoArtBooth106Beautiful,layeredhand-cutpaintedboardthatreflectsasectionofaNMlandscape;intriguingfrommanyangles.

DamienJonesArisingLightDamienJonesArtBoothL13This7foottallceramicsculptureIsdoneintwopieces.Itisanincrediblecompositionwithamazingstamppatterns.Thequartzaddstothepiece—overallthepieceseemsreligiousorspiritual

LuisKaiulaniWhiteFlatLineContemporaryArtProjectsUSABooth205Simple,elegant,minimal

DavidKrovbiltExilefromEden,2018DavidKrovbiltFineArtBoothL21Eyepoppingfantasyandexquisitetechnique

JanetLippincottJL115,2001MatthewsGalleryBooth100Reminiscentofearlymodernism,thisdelightfulwatercolor,althoughsmall,isfilledwithsemi-realisticwonders

HeidiLoewenUnOeufisEnoughHeidiLoewenFineArtPre-FunctionAreaThisisaverypowerfulstatementaboutguns.Theceramicpartofitisbeautifultotheeye,yetthestatementgetsyouthinkingaboutdeath

GedionNyahongoLifeCelebrationGedionGalleriesBooth105Thisstonesculptureishandcarvedanditisgranite.Thefemalefigureisdancingrightoutofthestone.

JennyPhillipsThreadline12,2017

JenToughGalleryBooth408Subtle,elegantexplorationsoflineandsurface

RakhmonPortraitofJahangirEmperorRakhmonBoothL6Althoughacontemporarypiece,thisexquisiteportraitisevocativeofadistantpast.Wonderfultohavesuchbeautycomefromsofaraway

AugusteRodinAPencheArtLinkInternationalBooth505Thisisagreatoriginalwatercolor.Thenudeiscapturedwithjustafinelineandbrush-strokesandisverydynamic

ShoshanaRucker**OldGarageArtWorksGalleryBooth414Moodyimagesofdecayandthepassageoftime

ShoshanaRuckerOldGarageArtWorksGalleryBooth414Linesandgrid,Hopper-esque

ErikSalinVeuveClicquotJerrycanEuropeanDesign&ArtBooth407Greatpopculturereference,fun,wellmade,entirebodyofworkshowsskill,knowledgeofarthistoryandhumor

SamirSammounLondonSamirSammounFineArtBooth107Modernimpressionismatitsbest!

HuntSlonemViolettaArtLinkInternational

Booth505Gorgeouscolor,greattexture,lovetheuseofpaint

HeinerThielUntitled-WVZ111/15/607CharlotteJacksonFineArtBooth308Sectionofasphere—thissmallcurvedaluminumpiecechangescolorindifferentlight;industrial,yetapproachable

NhatTranKlapitiAura,2018TheNhatTranCollectionBooth201Daring,dark,beautiful,skilled

RobertWilhelmDoubleLoopRobertWilhelmFineArtBooth512Dimensions,materialsandthemixofthetwoarestunning

Images in this release from top tobottom:DavidDiskoandhiswife, JenTough representing JulieBrookmanandArtWorksGallery representing Shoshana Ruckman. Disko’s pieces were chosen by three judges, Brookman’s by two judges andRuckman’sbytwojudges.TheawardsweregivenoutbyRedwoodMediaGroup’sRickBarnett.

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