A SEA in the Desert Gallery

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.

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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.