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Red House Gallery shows work of 2 locals
Arts & Entertainment Editor
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Nate Schnell’s drawing “Bird” is one of 10 works the artist will display at the Red House Gallery’s “In and Out of Line” show, which opens Saturday in Bayfield.
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Dakotah Andreatta will show 12 pieces at this weekend’s Bayfield opening, but “And I Still Feel Nothing” won’t be among them. The painting on wood fetched the top silent auction bid at April’s Durango Youth Coalition art walk and is no longer in the artist’s collection.
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“In and Out of Line: The Work of Two Emerging Artists,” featuring the art of Nate Schnell and Dakotah Andreatta. The opening will be held from 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the Red House Gallery, 118 W. Mill St. in Bayfield. There is no charge for admission.
"Nate and Dakotah's work jumped out at me because I've always been a big fan of lowbrow or pop art, and I thought I'd never see it again out here in the Southwest. It's sort of a coastal or city thing," said Morlan, who owns the Red House Gallery in Bayfield.
Morlan will showcase the men's work through the end of June at "In and Out of Line: The Work of Two Emerging Artists," a show that opens Saturday.
The artists themselves could hardly be more different. The prolific 18-year old Andreatta graduated from Durango High School last month and hopes to go to art school in Denver next fall.
Schnell, 28, just moved to Durango in January from Austin, Texas, and works for a graphic design company with no plans for a professional career in art.
"I still sell in Austin, but it's not a lifestyle for me right now, and I'm more of a nine-to-fiver - I draw purely for pleasure. It's exciting to show there in Bayfield, and I'm pumped about it, for sure, and if people enjoy what I do, I'll be happy to share it with people," Schnell said.
Andreatta, who works on wood, canvas, cardboard, newsprint and anything else that can hold the paint, said he's grateful for the chance Morlan's giving him. Rarely do artists of his age have the opportunity for an almost-exclusive showing, and the privilege is not lost on him.
"It's different. It's kind of weird having so much focus put on your own work versus something like the art walk where it's everyone collaboratively," he said. "I'm a little nervous, but I've put enough work into it, and it's been fun, so that helps take down the anxiety."
He's also glad to share the space with Schnell, although the two haven't met.
"I was really psyched she picked us - I looked at Nate's work at the show, and I really dig that style, and it's great she chose him, too," Andreatta said.
ted@durangoherald.com
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