Four Winds Gallery

New Latin American Collection

Four Winds Gallery is very excited to have acquired a wonderful collection of Latin American artwork, including several pieces by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo.

Rufino Tamayo (1899- 1991) is considered to be the "fourth great" Mexican painter of the twentieth century. While his contemporaries were utilizing their paintings and murals in the hopes of inspiring radical political change, Tamayo wanted to create an "art for art's sake." He is known for innovating the technique of the mixograph, which combines relief painting with lithography to create a rich, three dimensional surface.

Stop by the Four Winds soon to see our new collection of paintings by Tamayo as well as other highly lauded Latin American artists.

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Special Thanks

Four Winds Gallery would like to thank everyone who came out to the opening of Born of Fire: The Life and Work of Margaret Tafoya at the beginning of the month! We were honored to have Tafoya family members Toni Roller and Nathan Youngblood showcase their work and share this longstanding and revered Santa Clara Pueblo tradition with us. We were also very excited to have author Charles King present - his comprehensive book on Margaret Tafoya's life and work enriched the exhibit even further.

To add even more to the experience, Kiowa jeweler and artist Keri Ataumbi unveiled some of her latest and most innovative designs.

Four Winds Gallery extends a special thanks to these artists and all that contributed to make this event possible.

Stop by Four Winds to catch a glimpse of more Tafoya family pottery, Charles King's Born of Fire, and new works by Keri Ataumbi!

Born of Fire: The Life and Work of Margaret Tafoya continues through January 4, 2009 at Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

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Back From Indian Market

This years 33rd Santa Fe Indian Market was a great success for our gallery. We wanted to focus on picking up new artists that reflect contemporary directions in Native American Jewelry and we succeeded. Maria Samora, Taos Pueblo, Fritz Casuse, Navajo and Pat Pruitt, Laguna Pueblo are all extremely talented artists who have received wide recognition for their skill and design.

We purchased several necklaces, earrings bracelets and a ring of Maria's. Her work has very organic and geometric forms and she uses texture and patinas to show the depth on the surface of her work. She works in both gold and silver with diamonds as accents in some pieces. Her work is quite elegant.

Fritz's work is characterized by amazing structure and engineering. His unique designs are put together with great skill that create light yet strong jewelry with beautiful textures and stones. The are like jewelry sculptures.

Pat's work is bold and modern in design yet highly wearable. He uses stainless steel which he carves, combines with stone and sandwiches with silver. It is stunning in it's minimalism and suitable for both men and women.

Please call the gallery for more information on additional work not shown here and keep checking our website for this and other new work coming soon.