Tag: Kate Petley
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Front Range Women, Abstract Line and More: Denver Art Preview
A Denver Art Preview. From a focus on women artists of the Front Range, through painting and sculpture with abstract line, the first few months of 2014 reveal a span of new art shows in Denver, worth viewing between football games, snowboarding trips and waiting in line at the marijuana shops. The Transit of Venus:…
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Ten Colorado Artists You Should Know About – They Happen to be Women from adobeairstream.com
This appeared on adobeairstream.com on International Women’s Day. Here are ten artist’s I think should be more well-known. They are all currently working in Colorado. They just happen to be women.
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Specific Environments: The Landscape as Metaphor
Specific Environments: The Landscape as Metaphor was conceived as the dynamism of visual forces, unearthing art that is actionable, and objects that ask the viewer to step away from the obvious and move toward the enigmatic, yet not arcane. The goal was to bring together artists whose works are not merely handmade copies of nature,…
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Libby Lumpkin Picks Urbane and Quirky Art for New Mexorado from adobeairstream.com
This kind of juried exhibition provides the opportunity to better know some of your scattered neighbors—to learn more about all those loners, hippies, socialites, cowpokes, scientists, and retired generals living at the end of some dirt road, some of whom are developing as artists, and a couple of whom might actually be waiting for that…
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What’s missing from Colorado’s “Best of…” lists when it comes to visual art
I’m more interested in what is unique to Colorado and not just some rehashing of the latest trends in contemporary art. Art happens everywhere in the state, not just on the Front Range.
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Gallery loses home, flaunted dystopias and a virtual exhibition
Pagosa seeks new home for arts council was published December 11, 2009 in the Durango Herald. The Pagosa Springs Town Council voted unanimously Nov. 3 to demolish this log cabin that was home to the Pagosa Springs Arts Council, leaving the organization without a home. New video and drawings flaunt dystopias from adobeairstream February 13,…
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‘Overhead’ a glimpse into Kate Petley’s wonderland
For me, this is Petley’s strongest work to date and I look forward to seeing where this new exploration takes her. She’s no longer fighting the landscape elements in her art and she’s making her process evident while still playing with light and layers and reflections.