Harwood Art Center: Encompass Catalog 2021 by Harwood Art Center

ENCoMPASS nourishment & interconnectness in a time of distance

ENCOMPASS: a multigenerational art event

Harwood Art Center March 8 - April 15, 2021 www.harwoodartcenter.org

COVER: Viola Arduini, I Give You What I See, And It Is Not The Same (Gypsophila) (detail), UV Photography, 21”×32”, 2021

Bridging all of our programs, Encompass expresses the breadth of experience and

expression that is unique to the Harwood’s creative community. Encompass 2021 features outdoor installations, an indoor exhibition, the debut of our Open Studios Shop which exclusively represents our studio artists, and Root & Bloom: A (re)Generative Retreat for New Mexico’s Creatives. Encompass is both a reflection of, and an offering to our community. This year’s cohort of Encompass Artists were invited together for their fiercely poignant visual voices. With them, we reflect on nourishment and interconnection in a time of distance.

In Caitlin Carcerano’s diptych mural The Ties that Bind, we are reminded that our identities

reflect and influence one another. Despite distance, isolation, and barriers we remain connected and dependent on each other. Ade Cruz further emphasizes connection in their mural by evoking the “wisdom of mutualism, reciprocity and interdependent relationships within the natural world.” Their work parallels the cyclic and symbiotic rhythm of ecology to that of community. Their delicate rendering of a mutualistic relationship prompts us to consider our place in a larger natural and social ecosystem.

Viola Arduini investigates these relationships further, pairing visual poetry with scientific

data. The Chimera Manifesto, Arduini’s immersive exhibition, brings the natural world into the gallery and allows for the strict structure of human understanding, and distance from nature, to dissolve. Escuela Del Sol Montessori students reverse this marriage of the distinctly human with the distinctly natural in The Living Room, an outdoor installation. They bring the intimate spaces that we have been confined to this year into the public sphere. Their use of psychedelic colors, and literal living sculpture, allows us to confront the confusing, and ultimately bizarre experience, this paradigm shift of a year has been - all while in the “comfort” of our dometic settings.

Lynnette Haozous’ mural Reclaiming Sovereignty stresses that disruption is not new, but

has been a constant for many communities who have been affected by, or serving as dissenting voices to, colonialism, imperialism and white supremacy. Her work captures a historic moment of this past year. A moment that has been in motion through generations, and catalyzed by the Three Sisters Collective, whose mission is to reclaim, rematriate, and reindigenize. This collaboration between artists and social activists reminds us that disruption in our systems is not only sometimes necessary, it is often justice.

The artists of Encompass represent a nourishing and generative creative ecosystem. Each

offers a unique expression of identity and experience, especially in a context of drastic change. Together they encompass the fullness of the Collective, woven of individual visions, supporting one another in vibrancy, beauty, and truth. Helen Atkins, Jordyn Bernicke & Julia Mandeville Co-Curators & Cooperative Leadership Team, Harwood Art Center

THE CHIMERA MANIFESTO By Viola Arduini

The Covid-19 pandemic has unveiled some of the deep, bare roots of interconnectedness between organisms. As humans, we are reminded of our porosity; we are made of membranes that can be passed through. We are made of molecules that speak the same language across species of any type and size. We are made of the memories of who came before us, and all their contaminations. How many among our ancestors were microbes? How many birds were my great grandmothers when we acknowledge the shared flu virus genetics? During this time, I started dreaming of chimeras as violence and kinship. The chimera, a mythological body that puts together different parts of diverse species, allows for new hybrids, intersections and contacts, rather than separation and categorization. The Chimera Manifesto is an expanding project that pivots between scientific data, fabulative imagining and poetic writing on hybridization to rethink and connect with the more-than-human.

Viola Arduini, Chimera Manifesto (Piede), Digital Photography, 2020 Viola Arduini, Chimera Manifesto (Yucca), Digital Photography, 2020 4

Helen Atkins, Five, stoneware, 4.5” x 17” x 3”, 2020

The Chimera Manifesto dreams as violence and kinship. The chimera, a mythological body that puts together different species, allows for new hybrids, intersections and contact points. The exhibition brings together scientific data, fabulative imagining and poetic writing on hybridization to rethink and connect with the more-than-human.

“My practice investigates the relationships formed by humans, nature, and technology. Exploring liminal spaces between disciplines, media, and languages, I create installations that incorporate visual, sculptural, and time-based art. While in dialogue with biology and computer science – this research narrates stories that question the current ecological crisis. I foster engagement through embodied storytelling: the body becomes a tool through which stories and ideas are activated, a space for generating different views of extinction and cohabitation.” - Viola Arduini

Viola Arduini, I Give You What I See, And It Is Not The Same (Gypsophila), UV Photography, 21”×32”, 2021 Viola Arduini, I Give You What I See, And It Is Not The Same (Lilies), UV Photography, 21”×32”, 2021 Viola Arduini, Chimera Manifesto (A Blue Bird Is A Miniaturized Sky / An Endless Array Of Diffused Rays Of Light), 21”×21”, 2020

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Viola Arduini is an Italian, interdisciplinary artist currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In her work, she investigates the relationships formed by humans, nature, and technology. Arduini received a Bachelor of Arts from NABA New Academy of Fine Arts, Milano, Italy in 2010 and a Master of Arts in Documentary Photography from University of South Wales, Newport, UK in 2015. She recently received a Master of Fine Arts in Art & Ecology from the University of New Mexico. She has exhibited in solo shows and her work has been included in group exhibitions in the US and Europe, including Santa Fe Art Institute (NM), Ffotogallery in Cardiff (UK), and Centrale Fotografia (IT). She has received numerous grants and scholarships, such as the Maryann Evans Scholarship for Graduate Students in Art Studio. Arduini is currently Education and Outreach Coordinator for 516 ARTS in Albuquerque, NM. www.violaarduini.com 11

OUTDOOR COMISSIONED INSTALLATIONS

Helen Atkins and Will Geusz, Large Intestine lll, stoneware, 12.5” x 3” x 2” 2020 Helen Atkins and Will Geusz, Small Intestine ll, stoneware, 8” x 4” x 1.5” 2020

NECTAR KIN ade cruz (they/them) is a sober, queer, non-binary chicanx working artist/cultural worker. They are currently living, loving and creating on Tiwa Pueblo land, aka Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ade’s primary focus is painting, digital illustration and murals. Alongside their artwork, Ade has been a teaching artist for 4 years, collaborating with local schools and organizations. They have worked with various national organizations and local businesses, some include Bold Futures, Forward Together, Self Serve Sexuality Resource Center, HEAL+ NM and National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum. More recently, Ade was selected for a mural at the South Broadway Cultural Center with the City of Albuquerque’s Mural Love project. As an artist/cultural worker, they strongly value being of service as a community member and have consistently been of service using their artistic and visionary skills to uplift and support their community.

“I am passionate about painting, digital illustration and murals. I use bright vibrant colors, in combination with symbolic imagery, contrasting between abstract and realism to alchemize my lived experience. As a non binary queer person coming from a lineage of migration, community organizing, artists, healers, workers, my work digs into various themes that are shaped by the depth of my life journey, the gradient colors of my communities, textures of my physical surroundings, and relationships to animals, ancestors, the cosmos and natural world. My work aims to reflect the beauty and complexities of my cultura, sexuality, gender, spirituality, and nature. As a growing/expanding painter, muralist, art educator and youth worker, I am committed to using art and creativity to connect, serve, educate, activate, disrupt, build community, re-member pasts and envision future possibilities together.” - Ade Cruz Ade Cruz, Nectar Kin, paint on panel, 2021, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved 15

THE TIES THAT BIND “The Ties that Bind is a reimagining of a painting completed at the end of 2019. As 2020 unfolded and separation from others became a fact of life, this painting became ever-present in my mind. The opportunity to do a mural at Harwood offered the perfect chance to rework this painting as a site-specific installation. The two women on my two panels will be looking at each other from across the space between the stairwells. Even though they are separated by distance, they’ll be connected by their long, looping hair; similar, mirrored images across physical space. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of the ties that bind us to one another, in spite of distance, is more relevant than ever.” Caitlin Carcerano

caitlin carcerano (she/her) is a figurative, illustrative oil painter. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, she graduated from the University of New Mexico summa cum laude in 2017 with a BFA in Art Studio, Painting and Drawing. Caitlin continues to live and work in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she maintains a studio at the Harwood Art Center. Her work has been shown at 516 Arts, the Harwood Art Center, and AC2 Gallery in Albuquerque, and internationally at Art Dubai 2019. Caitlin Carcerano (she/ her) is a figurative, illustrative oil painter. Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, she graduated from the University of New Mexico summa cum laude in 2017 with a BFA in Art Studio, Painting and Drawing. Caitlin continues to live and work in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she maintains a studio at the Harwood Art Center. Her work has been shown at 516 Arts, the Harwood Art Center, and AC2 Gallery in Albuquerque, and internationally at Art Dubai 2019. 17

RECLAIMING SOVEREIGNTY lynnette haozous is Chiricahua Apache (of the San Carlos Apache Tribe), Diné, and Taos Pueblo. Haozous is a multi-medium artist, advocate and teacher, blending art and advocacy to bring attention to the current social conditions and injustices of Indigenous People. Mediums include acrylics, watercolors, and spray paint. Haozous has also taught at OffCenter Community Arts Project and at Working Classroom Inc. both in Albuquerque, NM. Haozous’ mural works can be found at Nativo Lodge Room 519, Hotel Chaco, OT Circus Gallery and Emerson Elementary School, all in Albuquerque, NM.

Reclaiming Sovereignty, mixed media on vinyl, 6’x10’, Lynnette Haozous in collaboration with Three Sisters Collective and Robert I. Mesa Reclaiming Sovereignty, mixed media on vinyl, 6’x10’, Lynnette Haozous in collaboration with Three Sisters Collective and Robert I. Mesa 2021, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved 18

“I approached Three Sisters Collective about collaborating on creating an installation regarding work around local Indigenous rights, issues, and sovereignty, and asked for a photo of the collective’s recent work surrounding the movement to remove racist colonial monuments from O’ga P’ogeh , (aka Santa Fe, NM). Three Sisters Collective provided a recent photo, (with permission from the photographer, Robert Mesa), taken during a celebratory rally following the removal of the top of the Santa Fe Plaza Obelisk, in which the Collective among other community members and Indigenous organizers, are shown reclaiming the plaza space. Depicting not only a moment of reclaiming space and sovereignty, it also captures an act of re-matriation, and resilience. This installation honors the continued work around reclaiming Indigenous rights and sovereignty, honors Indigenous matriarchs, and the original People of these lands.” -Lynnette Haozous “Three Sisters Collective (3SC) is a grassroots Indigenous women led organization established in the Spring of 2017 with a vision to ‘Reclaim, Rematriate and Create’ in O’ga P’ogeh, Santa Fe, New Mexico, unceded Tewa territory. This image was taken in June of 2020, after the collective worked directly with the city of Santa Fe’s mayor, Alan Webber, to initiate the process of removing racist monuments from the downtown area. 3SC helped organize a rally in June 2020 with other community organizations at the Santa Fe Plaza. All of the people that gathered and the Voices that were amplified that day spoke on various issues that impacted Indigenous, Black, Immigrant and Queer communities. We were reminded that day how strong we are when we do this work together. It was a celebration of this community effort to move forward with the healing from this destructive era of colonization. To this day the mayor and city’s public declaration to remove the Kit Carson obelisk and remainder of downtown Soldier’s Monument obelisk has not been fulfilled. The work continues!” -@ThreeSistersCollective

LIVING ROOM

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Escuela Del Sol Montessori Students, Living Room, mixed media installation, 2021 20

Living Room is an installation designed by the Jr. High students of Escuela del Sol, and incorporates their work, along with creations from the rest of the school. After having spent the majority of the school year isolated in their own homes, the Jr. High wanted to bring an interior space outside where anyone could visit. However the seemingly everyday becomes strange in this room that is actually alive. The couch has been planted with wine cap mushrooms spawn, tiny mushrooms emerge from the Zoom room on the laptop, paper mache mushrooms cover the astroturf rug, a succulent grows out of the coffee cup, and the bookshelf/zine library is seeded with chia. Some parts of this installation will be taken down at the end of the school year, but the students plan to cultivate their mushroom couch as long as it is fruitful. 21

ENCOMPASS: A MULTI-G SELF-GUIDED INTERAC

Poet’s Plaza Mayor’s Art Institute, Cassandra Reid (lead artist) Handmade Ceramic Tile, Cast Concrete Commissioned by Harwood Art Center & City of Albuquerque Public Art Program, 2005 Made possible by City of Albuquerque mountain rd nw Public Art Program

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Abacus Lance Ryan McGoldrick Wood, Metal, Mixed Media Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2015 Made possible by McCune Charitable Foundation, The FUNd at Albuquerque Community Foundation

The Roving Table Women in Design New Mexico, Katya Crawford (lead artist) Wood, Paint, Steel Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2016 Made possible by Women & Creativity

Expanding Sequences Joana Keane Lopez Mirror, Adobe Brick & Aliz Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2018 Made possible by New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

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GENERATIONAL ART EVENT CTIVE WALKING ART TOUR

La Joya 25th Anniversary Mural Reyes Padilla & Natalie Voelker Paint & Panel Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2017 Made possible by The FUNd at Albuquerque Community Foundation, New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

The Ties That Bind Caitlin Carcerano Painted Mural on Coroplast Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2021 Made possible by Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

Reclaiming Sovereignty Lynnette Haozous Painted Mural on Vinyl Photograph of Three Sisters Collective Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2021 Made possible by Urban Enhancement Trust Fund

Nectar Kin Ade Cruz Painted Mural on Panel Commissioned by Harwood Art Center, 2021 Made possible by New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts

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OPEN STUDIOS

harwood studio artists Harwood Art Center is proud to provide affordable working spaces to artists who live and work in the greater Albuquerque area -- and currently host 38 of Albuquerque’s most talented creatives! Our artist studios are available for rent on a month-to-month basis to individuals 18 years and older, all studios are maintained by a shared campus facilities team located in our beautiful 100 year old historic building. The much adored Open Studios Nights at Harwood usually brings our community the opportunity to connect with and directly support our artists. As we cannot gather in person, we have launched our new Harwood Open Studios Shop. This shop features works exclusively by our studio artists available for purchase March-November. The shop will rotate works quarterly, allowing for artists to participate at multiple junctions, suiting their availability. The vision is that this program may evolve to live in a physical space at the Harwood as well as online. 2021 will be a piloting of the Open Studios Shop virtually and we are excited to see how this venture grows!

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MB Ramos, Oxbow Necklace, sterling silver, 2021, forged oval 3” x wide 2.5” long, neck collar 15.5” Lea Anderson, Primordia, latex/acrylic on lasercut baltic birch, 2020, 18” x 24”x2” Natalie Voelker, Spooning Bananas, acrylic and oil on paper on cradled panel, 2020, 8x10 in (.75 in deep)

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participating artists include: Lea Anderson • www.leaandersonart.com Helen Atkins • www.helenatkins.com

Jordyn Bernicke • www.platesagainstpatriarchy.com Caitlin Carcerano • www.caitlincarcerano.com Page 26-27 clockwise: Helen Atkins, Stomach Vessel, collaboration with William Geusz, stoneware, 8.5”x 4.25”x 2.5”, 2020; Molly Zimmer, Loving Iris, mixed media, 2020, 7.5” x 5.5”; Chelsea Wrightson, sweet • poisonous • bitter • wholesome, watercolor, acrylic, colored pencil on wood panel, 2019, 10” x 8”; Jean Kondek, Jemez River Spring Flush, oil on linen panel, 16”x20”, Richard Saavedra, Primogenesis, 15”x12”, print on paper; Candy Nartonis, RTH-13, ink on tyvek 49” x 30”, Jordyn Bernicke, Peach Dish, hand painted underglaze on porcelain, 2018, 5”x1.5”; Page 28 clockwise: Zahra Marwan, The Poet’s Life in Chapters, watercolor and ink on paper, January 2021, 7.5” x 9.5”; Caitlin Carcerano, In Phases, oil on canvas, December 2020, 18”x20”; Carol Sanchez, Corazón Sagrado, mezzotint, 2019, 12” x 13” (framed); Page 29 left to right: Marianne Hall, Big Hug, stitched collage, rice paper, walnut ink, sumi ink, encaustic, wax resist, linen thread, beads, 2020, artwork 4”x4” (9”x9” framed); Alison Green, Ease, encaustic/mixedmedia,12”x12”, 2020

Alison Green • www.alisongreenartist.com

Marianne Hall • www.mariannehallartist.com Jean Kondek • www.jeankondek.com

Zahra Marwan • www.zahramarwan.com Candy Nartonis • www.cnartonis.com MB Ramos • www.mbramos.com

Richard Saavedra • www.richardscreativearts.com Carol Sanchez • www.carolcsanchez.com

Natalie Voelker • www.natalievoelker.com

Chelsea Wrightson • www.chelseawrightson.com Molly Zimmer • www.molly-zimmer.com

HArWood ArT CENTEr 2021 eXHIbITioN cALeNdA

Harwood Art Center is dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportun artists working in any media and from diverse creative fields. Featuring established, emerging, and youth artists, our G Program engages a supportive process from concept development through installation and public opening. In 2021, w a hybrid model that bridges in-person and virtual platforms. For each exhibition, Harwood creates comprehensive outr and digital materials including exhibition catalogs, virtual galleries and artist talks to amplify the unique visions and voi our artists. For more information, or to learn how to apply, please visit harwoodartcenter.org

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MARCH 8 - APRIL 15 ENCOMPASS: A Multi-Generational Art Event Featuring four outdoor installations, one indoor gallery exhibition and online Open Studios shop and galleries. Our featured artists are Lynnette Haozous, Ade Cruz, Caitlin Carcerano, Viola Arduini, Escuela Del Sol Montessori students and Harwood studio artists. Harwood’s annual Encompass is both a reflection of and an offering to our community. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, March 25 | 5:30pm

APRIL 26 - JUNE 3 Until The Mud Settles: Katherine Hunt Contrasting the methodic repetition of line and geometry with naturally occurring irregularities in fiber, Until the Mud Settles examines the duality between the obligation to some semblance of order and the presence of ubiquitous chance. Catastrophic Molt: Madelin Coit This installation of light, polycarbonate, paper, and mesh is meant to embody the transformation that occurs when we replace old ideas with new ones, and is deeply informed by Coit’s experience in the Antarctic. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, May 13 | 5:30pm

JUNE 14 - JULY 29 SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico Harwood Art Center’s annual juried exhibition, professional development and endowed cash awards program honors emerging artists currently living and working in New Mexico.

SEPTEMBER 27 - NOVEMBER 4 Residency for Art & Social Justice Harwood’s Residency for Art & Social Justice is dedicated to feature and support artists working at the intersections of creative expression and social justice. For the occasion of Harwood’s 30th Anniversary, we are offering and formally establishing our first official seven month residency program. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, October 14 | 5:30pm

DECEMBER 2

Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, July 8 | 5:30pm

12x12 Fundraising Exhibitions Harwood’s annual fundraising exhibitions featuring established, emerging and youth artists from New Mexico. This event includes 150 works that remain anonymous until sold – for the flat rates of $144 (12”x12”) or $36 (6”x6”), printed exhibition catalogs ($36) and an Artwork Preview before the original works go on sale.

AUGUST 9 - SEPTEMBER 16

Exhibition Runs: December 2 – March 2022

Nate Lemuel Solo Exhibition Winner of our 2020 SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico.

Don’t Think Twice: Apolo Gomez A series of photographic works about the empathic voids brought about by queerness and the societal bonds that form from it. Night Unraveling: Zahra Marwan A short, sequential, visual narrative of gentle man interrupted by two angry, constantly fighting men who live near him. Running free with their institutionalized misogyny, the series questions masculine traits and being excessively self-impressed. Virtual Artist Talks: Thursday, August 26 | 5:30pm

Harwood staff curate four exhibitions annually, ENCOMPASS: A Multi-Generational Art Event, SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico, and BRIDGE: Art & Social Justice. 12x12 is our annual fundraiser; all proceeds support our free community arts education, outreach and professional development. (Top to Bottom; Left to Right): Viola Arduini, Chimera Manifesto (Hybrid Hummingbirds), digital photography, 2020; Apolo Gomez, Poolside with Luke, print, 2020; Madelin Coit, 11.21.16, steel and plastic mesh, 2016; Zahra Marwan, Long Way Home, Watercolor and Ink, October 2019; Katherine Hunt, Tetra no. I, Fiber, Acrylic, Glue, Masonite, Charcoal, Soot, Resin, 2020; Nate Lemeul, Ryan, photography, 2020;

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ABOUT HARWOOD ART CENTER & ESCUELA DEL SOL MONTESSORI HARWOOD ART CENTER’S GALLERIES are dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportunities to artists. Harwood Staff curate four exhibitions annually; the remaining months are awarded to individuals and groups through a competitive application process. Harwood, the outreach program of Escuela del Sol Montessori, is a creative center for community and the arts. We believe that equitable access to the arts and opportunities for creative expression are integral to inspired, passionate individuals and to healthy, vibrant communities. Participating at a grassroots level, we recognize and engage the arts as a catalyst for lifelong learning, social change and community development. We provide art education for all ages; community outreach projects and events; teaching and apprenticeship opportunities; and studios, exhibitions and professional development programs for both emerging and established artists. For 50 years, Escuela del Sol, an independent Montessori school, has nurtured self-discovery, social responsibility and passion for learning in our students. Each day Escuela supports students from ages 18 months to 13 years on their real-world quests to excel academically and to develop the skills they need for meaningful, happy and successful futures. Harwood and Escuela are dedicated to instilling a passion for lifelong learning, creative expression and positive impact on our world.

HARWOOD ART CENTER’S OFFICIAL GALLERY & EXHIBITION PHOTOGRAPHER We are so thrilled to have an official harwood photographer for our galleries program this year! We are able to resource artists paid contracts thanks to the Urban Enhcnacement Trustfund, New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the McCune Foundation.

Aziza Murray is a New Mexico based artist working primarily in photography. In 2015 she graduated with an MFA from the University of New Mexico where she also worked as a pictorial archiving fellow for the Center for Southwest Research. Since then, Aziza has worked in different capacities in the film industry in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, further piquing her interest in cinematography. Much of her work stems from a well of nostalgia for objects and moments, the materiality of photography, and her personal history—from experiencing tragic loss at an early age, to her multilayered experiences as a biracial person growing up in Washington, DC. She has shown her work in DC at Connersmith and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Albuquerque at the Harwood Art Center, the UNM Art Museum and the National Hispanic Cultural Center and, at MASS Gallery in Austin, TX. azizamurray.com azizamurray@gmail.com

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