Visual Arts - The Durango Herald

Navajo artist to open mixed media exhibit at The Farm Bistro

Navajo artist Venaya Yazzie hopes to use an art exhibit at The Farm Bistro in Cortez to educate viewers on Native American beliefs. Yazzie, a graduate of the Institute of Amer...

DATE: Mar 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Studio & to open jewelry exhibit with a ‘WOW!”

Studio & will open WOW! Jewelry Exhibit with an opening reception tonight at the gallery, 1027 Main Ave. The show features pieces by artists Amina Bettayeb, Crystal Hartman, Carol...

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Who is artist behind Obama’s official portrait?

Larger-than-life paintings Kehinde Wiley’s trademark

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Artist Rosemary Meza-DesPlas takes over Durango Arts Center

Solo show features mixed-media drawings, wall installation

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

LA art museum unveils wide-ranging tribute to Jasper Johns

LOS ANGELES – Jasper Johns has said it was a young man’s decision to paint a picture of an American flag that launched one of the most heralded pop-art careers of modern times. Se...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Claude Steelman offers photos on variety of formats

Editor’s note: “Art Seen” is a monthly series profiling Durango’s art galleries. By Katie Chicklinski-Cahill Herald Arts & Entertainment editor Wildshots, photograp...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Experts try to save O’Keeffe paintings from damage

Art conservationists plan to use advanced 3-D imaging technology to detect buildup

DATE: Jan 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Italy: Modigliani art exhibit found to be full of fakes

ROME – Consumer advocates in Italy are demanding refunds after an expert ruled that almost all the paintings featured in a Genoa art exhibition devoted to Amedeo Modigliani were fakes. ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Durango’s Diane West Jewelry & Art specializes in custom jewelry

Editor’s note: This article is part of our monthly series profiling Durango’s art galleries.Since 2011, a downtown Durango gallery has been helping couples tie the knot with custom-desig...

DATE: Jan 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Meow Wolf expanding to Denver

SANTA FE – Creators of a popular immersive art entertainment project in Santa Fe on Thursday announced a push into a major metropolitan market with plans for an interactive exhibit and music...

DATE: Jan 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

Art show, sale at Smiley Building supports San Juan Citizens Alliance

Group of artists selling its work in support of San Juan Citizens Alliance

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

A whale’s tale: Longest painting in North America restored

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A museum has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public. The quarter-mile-long panorama tour...

DATE: Nov 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts