William Lumpkins, “Mescalero Indian Dance,”

ca. 1930, oil on canvas, 40 x 44”

William Lumpkins (1909-2000)

June, 2023

Bill Lumpkins was born in 1909 on the Rabbit Ears Ranch in Clayton, New Mexico. His early education came from a tutor who instilled a lasting interest in Zen Buddhism in the young artist. His education moved him to Roswell, NM in 1924.

It was in Roswell where Bill met his friend and contemporary, Peter Hurd, and the two young artists spent much time sketching together, with Hurd coaching Lumpkins in his early efforts.

In early 1930, Lumpkins saw a group of watercolors by John Marin which were being hung for a show in Taos. Shortly after, Lumpkins completed his first abstract work, a small watercolor called "Dancing Trees." He viewed it as a milestone.

Lumpkins moved to Santa Fe in 1935, where he met Raymond Jonson. It was through Jonson that Lumpkins became involved in 1938 with the Transcendental Painting Group. Lumpkins was a key figure in the Santa Fe art community, and helped found the Santa Fe Art Institute in 1985.

Addison Rowe Gallery

229 E. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501

(505) 982-1533

addart@addisonrowe.com

addisonrowe.art

By appointment only

Linda Vallejo, “Electric Oak: Spring Equinox,”

2008, oil on canvas, 24 x 24”

SCWCA Presents “Ancestral Connections”

Juried by Chelo Montoya

June 24 - July 29, 2023

Opening Reception:

Saturday, June 24, 3-6 pm

Curator’s Talk at 4 pm

Chelo Montoya: “Each artwork provides a field of entry — a family tree as an iconic grounding force that reminds us of roots yet points to the sky and the spiritual, assemblage works tell stories of past mementos and narrative portraits honor generations and cultural practices of ancestors. The presence of fiber in so many artworks speaks to multiple threads of connection amongst the women artists in this illuminating exhibition” Chelo Montoya is chair of the California Arts Council. 

Founded in 1976, the mission of the Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art is to create community through art, education and social activism.

Avenue 50 Studio

131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042

www.avenue50studio.org

Monday-Thursday, 1-5pm; Saturday

and Sunday, 1-5pm; closed Friday

Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art (SCWCA)

Creating community through art,

education & social activism

socalwomenscaucus@gmail.com

scwca.org or scwcaexhibitions.org

Michelle Muldrow, “Amusement,” 2023, casein,

gouache and graphite on Colin clay panel, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2”

Michelle Muldrow, “The Winds Began to Shift”

June 17 - July 22, 2023

Artist Reception:

Saturday, June 17, 4-6pm

This group of work continues on Michelle Muldrow’s varied and resolute approach to dissecting the American landscape in all its complexity. Muldrow’s own search for personal narrative derived from the experience of growing up on military bases throughout the United States, and an attempt to better understand the experience of “home.” From post-industrial ruin, dead malls & fluorescent-lit consumer landscapes in prior series', Muldrow presents here the majestic scenic beauty of the Pacific Northwest, a delicate and revealing excavation of history, myth, nature and place amidst climate and social crisis.  

Koplin Del Rio Gallery

6107 13th Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98108

(206) 999-0849

info@koplindelrio.com

koplindelrio.com

instagram.com/koplindelrio/

artsy.net/partner/koplin-del-rio

Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm, and by appointment

(left) JIM JENKINS, “Vortex Encounter,” birch, drone propellers, compass, formica, aluminum, steel, motors, 36 x 11 x 14” (right) KYONG BOON OH, “Unknown Path 3,” stainless steel, aluminum wire, 40 x 70 x 15”

JIM JENKINS: Currents / Press Release

in the Upstairs Gallery

KYONG BOON OH: Unknown Path / Press Release

On view through July 8, 2023

Kinetic sculptor, Jim Jenkins’ most recent works are inspired by the state of the world, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the destabilization of the economy. He sculpts inanimate objects from metal, wood, and plastics and brings them to life with motors and counter-weights, carefully orchestrating the movement of each object. The mechanisms in Jenkins’ work are based on simple technology, while the finished forms are created using complex sculptural techniques.

Methodically and repetitiously, Kyong Boon Oh weaves together threads of wire to create forms that are intertwined in complexity and order. Using various types of metal wire, Oh constructs abstract sculptures that are suspended from the ceiling. She creates each piece one step at a time, seeking order but expecting chaos and dissonance. Many threads of wire inevitably tangle with one another and dictate her next move. Oh says, “my art is like mapping a brand new pathway that is unknown to me. This path exists somewhere between chaos and order and is guided by my intuition.” She views a single thread of wire as a physical pathway for the mind and uses the repetitive action of weaving wire to symbolize the continuity of time.

Lois Lambert Gallery

Bergamot Station Arts Center

2525 Michigan Ave., E3, Santa Monica, CA 90404

(310) 829.6990

info@loislambertgallery.com

www.loislambertgallery.com

www.ourgallerystore.com

Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-6pm

Yulia Gasio:

"Donbas Ukraine 2014 till the Present”

June 24 - August 20, 2023

Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art

2320 West Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622

(773) 227-5522

info@uima-chicago.org

uima-chicago.org

Wednesday.-Sunday, 12-4pm

Oud, origin: 3000 BC, design unknown, luthier unknown.

Courtesy of The National GUITAR Museum

"Medieval to Metal"

June 24 - September 17, 2023

Admission: $7, ages 13+

Free admission during public events & free admission days

The Medieval to Metal: The Art & Evolution of the Guitar exhibition will be on view in the Main Gallery of the Loveland Museum. This touring exhibition celebrates the artistic development of the guitar. Developed by The National GUITAR Museum (NGM), it features 40 objects, ranging from the intricately inlaid Moorish oud and six-foot long Renaissance theorbo on to the modern Italian design of the Eko and transparent acrylic body of California's BC Rich guitars. Spanning centuries of design and craftsmanship, the exhibition takes visitors through the history of an object that is one of the most recognizable items on the planet.

Loveland Museum

503 N. Lincoln Ave., Loveland, Colorado 80537

(970) 962-2410

mikayla.adair@cityofloveland.org

www.thelovelandmuseum.org

instagram/lovelandmuseum

twitter/lovelandmuseum

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 10am-5pm; Thursday, 10-7pm; Saturday, 10am-4pm; Sunday, 12-4pm

CONTACT INFORMATION:

231 Cedar Heights Dr.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

(213) 482-4724