YENNY COCQ SCULPTURE

The love that lifelong artist Yenny Cocq pours into her creations has touched collectors all over the world. Through bronze sculptures and stunning elegant jewelry, Yenny expresses ever-evolving connections to family through love. She shares, “Love forms my creations—from my heart through my hands and work—to the embodiment of my sculpture.” Yenny has been internationally recognized for her pieces and has a huge fan base in Europe, where she once had a gallery in Copenhagen. Today, Santa Fe is her home. Yenny states, “It’s important to be connected to my local customers and community. People are always invited and encouraged to visit my Santa Fe studio.” Over the years her work has morphed and as she notes, “Although it’s become larger and wider, the essence of family connections remains the same. It begins with a single figure and then, as times change and relationships grow, perhaps the individual piece gets coupled, or a pet is added, or perhaps children. My work is meant to reflect the nature of people’s families and love.”

Tim Wiford’s passion for art, enthusiasm for starting companies, and love for selling inspired the creation of the Wiford Gallery. Everything came together as an experiment to test an economic model based on giving expression to meaningful service; in this case giving heart, mind, soul, and strength to the placement of beauty in the world. “I have always believed that art is an emissary to a better world,” he says.

The formula has succeeded because the Canyon Road gallery, founded more than 20 years ago, is still strong today. The artists represented—currently there are five—have all done something of extraordinary value that sets them apart in the art world.

More than 40 years ago, Lyman Whitaker was the originator of Wind Sculptures™ and Wind Forests™, and is probably the most prominent kinetic artist in the world today. Tim Church has created his own genre called vibrant toning on copper. Trained as a scientist and researcher, he has devoted nearly 20 years of time and effort into researching his unique artistic process, working with acids, bases, and temperatures pushing materials to their limits, creating beautiful art from science. Jeremiah Welsh is the finest low-relief sculptor of his generation and can work in any format, style, or size. Rod Hubble is an exceptional painter who has mastered his genre and inspired people for more than 50 years. Finally, Ryan Steffen’s atmospheric stone sculpture infinity fountains contribute beauty and context to any space, inside or outside.