Join Four Winds in Welcoming Artists Charlene Reano & Aaron Lopez. Our opening reception will be an informal Meet & Greet for guests to chat with our artists, admire their work and enjoy some holiday cheer with the Four Winds team. Friday, December 8 6pm - 8pm Saturday, December 9 11am - 5pm Some of Charlene's Santo Domingan-style inlay work. See more of...
I met Aaron Lopez Bautista when Jed, the owner of Shiprock Santa Fe and a long-time friend of mine, told me about a new artist he began to represent who creates phenomenal leather work. I was drawn to Aaron’s work the moment I saw it and I felt compelled to meet the artist. Aaron is a pleasure to know—he is kind, gentle and...
In 1973, when we decided we wanted to open a gallery, it was very important to us to go and meet some of the artists. We admired the work from the Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico, so my wife Carol, Jody and I traveled to the Southwest. Upon arriving at the Santo Domingo Pueblo, we were immediately surrounded by artists wanting to...
Four Winds Gallery invites you to meet Chickasaw jeweler Kristen Dorsey and view her latest work: The Hatchet Women Collection- Indigenous Resistance since 1736. This will be the first public launch of this collection as well as Kristen's first live demonstration of her specialized sculptural metal-working techniques. We are so excited to gain more insight into Kristen's process. We look forward to seeing...
First and foremost Chickasaw jeweler Kristen Dorsey is an artist, perfecting her method of storytelling using metal and stone as her medium. Born and raised in southern California, she currently resides in LA which has proven to be a great source of inspiration for her latest collection, Of Earth and Place. In this collection, Kristen pays homage to two places that are very...
"I draw, I sketch, the final image is pretty concrete before I show up to shoot - but I've also learned to show up with an open heart. To let the artwork have a life of its own. Sometimes, if you listen to that voice, the artwork manifests itself through you." Cara Romero is a born visual storyteller with a distinctive lens shaped...
