Artists of the Month & New Artists

Artists of the Month: June 2021

Kurt Van Wagner

Kurt Van Wagner, a photographer, is a native of California and has been a MVFA Gallery member for fourteen years. Kurt’s photographs capture the local scenes of New Mexico as well as tasteful figurative nudes and his world travels. Kurt traveled to Myanmar (Burma) in 2017 and photographically captured the beautiful country and its charming people. His featured work in the gallery for June is “Reflections of Myanmar” which he has dedicated to the people of Myanmar and their recent struggles for their freedom.

Mary Zawacki

Mary moved to Las Cruces in 2011. She paints primarily with oils and pastels. She has a career as an advertising art director and graphic designer, working over 20 years in Los Angeles for advertising agencies specializing in the movie industry. Mary grew up in the Detroit area and graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Ms. Zawacki became seriously interested in fine art when she studied pastel painting at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles.

New Gallery Artist

Rhoda Winters

Drawing in class helped Rhoda remember what the teachers said. The Organ Mountains are in most of her earliest childhood memories. She perceived life to be an overwhelming tangle of confusion, and yet she sensed that there is an organized structure that extends from the galaxies, through life in all its variety, all the way down to the structures of the individual atoms. She explores the wonder of the moment, the beauty of life and the structure of the natural world. She begins by painting or sketching (on location) to catch the real heights, proportions and perspective. She also takes photographs to capture the details. Then she rediscovers the joy and wonder of that place and moment in time.

In addition, the gallery artists offer art in many media, which include:
original paintings, photography, jewelry, ceramics, fabric collage,
stained glass and gourds, as well as affordable note cards and prints.
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