A SEA in the Desert Gallery

November 23, 2015

November 23 - We returned from Europe Nov. 13th [Friday - but we were lucky in that we left Paris on the 12th!] We all abhor the violence that kills innocent people and must also face our responsibility in it's origins. I personally feel more bombing is not going to stop terrorism; to me bombing people, buildings, animals and the earth is terrorism also. My own art has addressed this for over 30 years,and so have many great artists, like Goya and Picasso. We spent wonderful hours at the Picassso , the Louve and Dorsee Museums. We also visited the house where Van Gogh died and the cemetery where his body lies. I cried.

Visiting Friedrich Geier's studio [and home] was a very special high point and purpose of the trip. I had met and spoken with him in Basel, Switzerland in the Spring of 2013, and have shown 5 of his 'Drawings since February of this year, to great enthusiasm for the unusual, stunningly original and beautiful works. I was awed at viewing over 20 works and being able to select with him a dozen new pieces which are now showing since November 21, in A SEA Gallery. Every viewer is dee

Meadow Depths

Greeen Mantle

Glances & Expressions

ply moved and impressed.

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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.