Glass Alliance - New Mexico

Mary Shaffer at Zane Bennett, friday May 25th

Jerry Silverstein — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:43:47 +0000

May 25th…Mary Shaffer at Zane Bennett

Mary Shaffer will be exhibiting new works titled The Colored Line Friday May 25 through June 22, 2012. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 25 from 5:00-7:00pm. Furthermore, Zane Bennett Gallery will also be featuring the glass art of both Michael Petry and Matthew Szosz throughout the month of April. For further information, please contact: Meg Hachmann, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art:megh@zanebennettgallery.com, (505) 982-8111 ,

ABOUT – MARY SHAFFER

Mary Shaffer’s fascination with light is the most enduring of all her concerns. She first began making glass sculpture in the early 1970s in order to capture the look of light coming through paned windows or the wavy surface of curtains. The Light-Catcher series conveys the appearance of undulating light. The glass sculptures are supported by solid metal symbols on which glass panels balance, often on edge and away from the wall. Light is caught in the bowl of the glass and moves through it, creating patterns on the wall. At times the physical matter almost disappears, leaving only the cast shadows. Shaffer says, “I like the essence of things.”

Mary Shaffer is recognized as one of the founding artists of the American Studio Glass Movement. She studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design in the 1960s. In the 1970s, she developed a unique technique adapted from the auto industry, which she calls “mid-air slumping.” It allows her to use gravity to soften plate glass into a form, which she often combines with metal tools. Her sculptures range in scale from small objects to room-size installations and public works. She creates pieces from slumped glass, bronze, found objects, stone, light, fire, fiber-optics, sound, and performance. Her work has been exhibited throughout the globe and has received many honors. Her works can found in such esteemed collections as The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.), Museum of Decorative Arts (Lausanne), Stadt Museum (Berlin), U.S. Chancellery (La Paz), and Rhode Island School of Design Museum (Providence).

About Mary Shaffer was quoted from : http://www.artnet.com/galleries/exhibitions.asp?gid=424436590&cid=262222

Debora Moore at Jane Sauer Gallery, May 19th

Jerry Silverstein — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:38:12 +0000

Meet Maestro Debora Moore

Debora Moore states that, “Nature has not only been an inspiration and wonder, but a constant source of reference for my work. I study color and form in nature and reinterpret it in my own designs. Within each work I combine an exploration of new techniques and my ongoing passion for orchids and other botanical studies. . . The delicacy and inherent properties of glass have helped me cultivate an organic approach to sculpture. The materials ability to transmit and reflect light as well as its variations from transparency to opacity lends itself perfectly to create a surreal state, one pausing between real and fiction.”

She has instructed at Pilchuck, Pratt, and Tacoma’s Hilltop Artist in Residence Program. In 1998, she was accepted as a member in the African American Design Archive at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution in New York. Her work was also included in the prestigious “Artistry of Orchids” exhibition held in 2000 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. IN 2005, Debora was an Artist in Residence at the Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA., and at Abate Zanetti in Murano, Italy.

On Saturday, May 19th, Glass Alliance New Mexico members are welcome to learn from and visit with Debora at Jane Sauer Gallery, located at 652 Canyon Road in Santa Fe NM. Starting at 10:30am, Jane Sauer will be hosting a talk and powerpoint presentation given by Debora, and a reception will follow with refreshments. To attend this event, please RSVP to Jerry Silverstein via E-mail, or call him at (505) 988-9503 .

Jane Sauer Gallery

Jerry Silverstein — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:45:23 +0000

You are invited

to a brunch for Debora Moore

Sunday, May 20

11 am at

1379 Cerro Gordo Road

It will be informal and a chance for all of us to talk in a small group

505-577-6751 if you get lost

Please RSVP jsauer@jsauergallery.com

Ira Lujan is going to Pilchuck

Jerry Silverstein — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:38:58 +0000

Congrats Ira!!! Ira Lujan, noted Indian Market award winning glass artist from Taos Pueblo, has been chosen to be part of this year’s Pilchuck Pole Turners. He will be traveling to Pilchuck for 3 weeks in May working as part of a glass blowing team from all over the country to create the centerpieces for this year’s Pilchuck auction which will also celebrate 50 years of glass art. In order to defray some of his expenses, he is offering select pieces of his art at a 40% reduction through the end of June. He can be reached via email at irabansa@yahoo.com and will send images of available work upon request. Congratulations Ira!

Debora Moore at Jane Sauer Gallery

Jerry Silverstein — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:44:33 +0000

May 19th, 2012
SAVE THE DATE!
Meet The Maestro: Debora Moore for a talk and PowerPoint at the Jane Sauer Gallery at 10:30AM. Please contact Jerry Silverstein for more information.

Shel Neymark at Form & Function

Jerry Silverstein — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:43:06 +0000

Shel Neymark at Form + Function

Form and Function is located at 1512 Pacheco St. #A101 Santa Fe, NM 87505. Call them at (505) 820-7872 for directions.

Mary Shaffer will be at Zane Bennett May 25th 2012

Jerry Silverstein — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:40:42 +0000

Upcoming Events at Zane Bennett Gallery
Mary Shaffer will be exhibiting new works titled The Colored Line Friday May 25 through June 22, 2012. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 25 from 5:00-7:00pm. Furthermore, Zane Bennett Gallery will also be featuring the glass art of both Michael Petry and Matthew Szosz throughout the month of April. For further information, please contact: Karen Rogers, Special Projects Coordinator, Zane Bennett Contemporary Art: (505) 982-8111, x1008; krogers@zanebennettgallery.com

Alex Fekete at Zane Bennett

Jerry Silverstein — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:37:25 +0000

Saturday, April 14th
LAST CHANCE TO RSVP: Meet Maestro Alex Fekete
Don’t forget to RSVP to the Alex Fekete show this Saturday, April 14th. Glass Alliance-New Mexico members are welcome to learn from and visit with Alex at Zane Bennett Gallery, located at 435 South Guadalupe in Santa Fe NM. *CORRECTION* Zane Bennett will be hosting a presentation given by Alex at 2pm, and a reception will follow from 3pm-4pm. To attend this event, please RSVP to Jerry Silverstein via E-mail, or call him at (505) 988-9503.

Alex Fekete
Fekete’s work has been exhibited at SOFA Chicago and SOFA New York, Crafts America and CraftBoston shows, the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, and K-Gallery in Bratislava, Slovakia. His work has also been featured in New Glass Review, American Style, as well as in the book, “Art Glass Today.” Fekete has received numerous awards including the Best Sculpture Award by The Ohio Designer Craftsmen, the Award of Excellence by The Mitchel Museum, IL, and the Excellence in Glass Award by The Philadelphia Museum of Art craft show. **A special thank you to Steve and Roddie Harris, and the Los Alamos National Bank, for their generous support of Alex Fekete and the Glass Alliance- New Mexico Maestro Program.**

David Camp — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:03:28 +0000

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