Steven Kenny

Steven Kenny’s “Saguaro Dress” (courtesy Paula Turrentine Collection) has seen high visibility in the past months with reproductions in both the 51st Western Edition of “New American Paintings” as well as on the cover of the Santa Fe REPORTER for the special “Earth Day” Issue. His painting “The Millstone” can also be seen in the publication of “New American Paintings”, published by Open Studios Press.

The Open Studios Press was founded in 1993 as a vehicle for facilitating contact between artists and art enthusiasts. To date, the critically acclaimed periodical, New American Paintings, has featured the work of more than 1,800 emerging and mid-career artists from throughout the United States.


MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

Robert Gniewek

Klaudia Marr Gallery is pleased to announce that Robert Gniewek has been selected for the Salon d’Arts exhibition at the Colorado History Museum in Denver, CO.

Sponsors and Patrons can attend the gala exhibition and sale at the museum from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 26th. The following Sunday artists are invited to create demonstrations and seminars and there will be a catalogue signing from noon to 1pm. The entire event is free to the public.

Art & Antiques Magazine will be featuring a special “Market Watch” in their May edition and another story on an “Emerging Artist” selected from the Salon show. This artist will be announced by A&A’s managing editor, Patti Verbnanas, who will present the Emerging Artist Award at the gala.

This exhibition can be seen at the Museum through June 30th, 2004.

JAIME VALERO PERANDONES

The paintings “Over Your Shoulders” (courtesy Lynn and George Goldstein Collection) and “Water and Skin” by artist Jaime Valero Perandones will be on view at the exhibition “Redefining Georgia: Perspectivas en Arte Contemporáneo” from May 2 - August 22, 2004 at the Hardaway Gallery in conjunction with The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA. “Redefining Georgia: Perspectivas en Arte Contemporáneo” examines the work of several artists from Cuba and Latin America who now reside in Georgia. Representing one of the state's most rapidly growing constituencies, the exhibition includes a broad range of objects-paintings, installations, sculptures, videos and collage-by some of the most respected artists in Georgia. These diverse works powerfully express the artists' personal narratives, perspectives and experiences. Redefining Georgia: Perspectivas en Arte Contemporáneo will be the Columbus Museum's first contemporary survey of its kind.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Steve Smulka

Realist painter Steven Smulka has the great honor of being a 2004 recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Grant. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation‘s dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. The Foundation‘s mission is to aid, internationally, those individuals who have worked as professional artists over a significant period of time. The grant is considered one of the highest awards among artists, collectors and admirers alike.

Lisbeth Firmin
received the award in 2000.

JAIME VALERO PERANDONES

Jamie Valero Perandones is now the proud recipient of the XVIII BMW Painting Award. This is the highlight of Spain's most prestigious juried competition with over 700 artists participating this year. Jaime's oil painting "Lights at Night", 33 by 72 inches, is a study of light reflecting on a young woman emerged in water. The president of the jury and director of the Fine Arts Royal Academy of San Fernando, Ramón González de Amezúa, said that the piece was elected with a near unanimous vote. The jury agreed that the chromatic and compositional solution was “perfect”. They also stated that his work reflects Pre-Raphaelite influences, especially as seen in the painting “Ofelia” by Sir John Everett Millais.

This award was presented to Jaime by Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain on November 24, 2003. Jaime’s painting along with other selected artists will be on display at the awards presentation, and then moved to the Fine Arts Royal Academy of San Fernando, one of the city’s historic landmarks located in the heart of Madrid. After this exhibit, the show will travel throughout Spain and then on to other countries in Europe in 2004. Jaime’s painting will then become part of the BMW collection.


GROWING POPULARITY

DR. SEUSS

Aristides Ruiz

With the recent recognition of all things “Seuss,” including films, publications and exhibitions of drawings, Klaudia Marr Gallery would like to remind you that our artist Aristides Ruiz was chosen to be the illustrator for most Dr. Seuss books that have been published over the last few years. Ruiz has also created animation for numerous national commercials and continues to be the chosen heir of the estate of Dr. Seuss.

Aristides has generously provided original drawings from “There's No Place like Space!” “On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects”, "Wish for a Fish,” and many others for sale through Klaudia Marr Gallery. These drawings can be viewed on this website, please contact the gallery for further information.