A SEA in the Desert Gallery: Spring Update

March 13, 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

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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.