A SEA in the Desert Gallery: March 2018

March 31, 2018

Familiar Faces and the Sought-After ReddOt - Paul Hillman

Please join us for an opening reception for artist Paul Hillman's works on paper:

Familiar Faces and the Sought-After ReddOt

on Friday, April 13th, 2018 at A SEA Gallery from 5 - 7 pm. The show will continue through May 21st.

March 13, 2018

Adam's Rib is Broken?

New egg tempera painting by Monika Steinhoff

Just returned from 3 weeks in Europe [Germany and a quick trip to Innsbruck in Austria, where I drew the beautiful Alps, very high and colorful .]
I visited with Europian artist, Friedrick Geier two times who lives outside of MUNICH in Feldenfurstbruck ("Bruck" being a small (by European standards) river, also from the Latin root: "brook" - an idyllic village, perfect for an artist studio. His new work is even more vibrant in color and I will bring some pieces back when we visit him again May 2018.

Spring Update

March 7 -- 2018 is well underway! A SEA has had a slow winter, which is normal for the gallery during the colder months. Our current show, comprised of works by Carol Hoy and Laila Ionescu, will be ongoing through April. We are planning a proposed new show for sometime in April, which will feature the work of Paul Hillman. Hillman is an Emmy, Peabody, and Dupont Award-winning art director and designer with over 40 years of experience in broadcast television, print media, and illustration. His work is primarily figurative, and his portraits are created with traditional drawing tools and paper as a medium. Hillman's work also includes a series of prints called the reddOt series; his proposed show at A SEA Gallery will include several of these prints.

The following images are from Paul Hillman's reddOt series:

sunsetdOt

birddOt

meditationdOt

balancedOt

March 2018 Two new shows are planned for the Spring: in April works on paper by Paul Hillman [see images below] and in June by Hans Harland-Hue a wonderful artist finishing his architectural degree, whose drawings with their delicate details take time to view.

About our Gallery

A Sea Gallery has gone through several stages over a 10 year period. A Sea stands for "Association of Socially Engaged Artists" which began about 2002 with meetings of artist discussing the state of art in Santa Fe as well as politics of the United States and the world at this time. Most of the artists either were or had been political activists, against war, corporate exploitation, empire, etc. and committed to honoring the earth. Over the years since that time I have thought a lot about the artists roll as mirror to a society, addressing social ills and aspirations. It seemed the Santa Fe ‘art scene’ had become increasingly commercial: ‘successful artists’ making a recognizable product for wealthy private collectors or corporations. Much of the art shown was about prestige and investment. The art I was drawn to in major art centers in the USA and in Europe was deeper and more challenging than that. While Santa Fe may have more art galleries than the current economy can support I felt there is room for one more: a gallery of challenging work supported by the artists themselves- a Collective (rather than a cooperative) as the structure is evolving. It’s aesthetic philosophy: Art is shown because of its merit rather than salability. It has an owner (Monika Steinhoff) but no profits are taken out of the gallery. Artists participate in paying expenses, gallery sitting and decisions about running the gallery. Proceeds from sales are between 50 and 70% to the artist, depending on artist involvement. The gallery is small and can have up to 10 members. It has existed at its present location in the Railyard since July 1st 2011.