virginia asman • illuminage studio

July 1 – August 31, 2016

Meet the Artists: July 10, 11:45 am

Artists’ Reception: July 22, 5:00-7:30 pm

Four years ago, in less than 12 months, I roamed three continents, traveling first to Italy, then to Australia and New Zealand, and finally to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. The photos I took on these journeys inspired three art series:

Omaggio Al Mio Gatto in which my late cat “Ia”  traveled to Italy in spirit with me;

Location, Location where I dropped some street musicians into far more picturesque—but still local—settings; and

What’s Up? of which “Hung Up” gathers together the many clotheslines seen around the canals of Venice.

Seven of these digital works now join the work of 5 other Santa Fe artists in Journeys—a summer group show.
Art on Barcelona
107 W Barcelona St
Santa Fe NM.

Central to the beauty of the southwest is that unique plant—the cactus!
While we do not have the dramatic saguaro growing in the high altitude of Santa Fe, we do have three very beautiful species: prickly pear, cholla and hedgehog—which grow wild right in my downtown neighborhood.

Gallery35’s final exhibit of 2015-2016, The Spring Collection, features my interpretation of these very three cacti—artfully abstracted and color-enhanced!

I will be visiting “back east” in June and will be attending the Closing Reception of this exhibit. If you are in the the area, please stop by!

The Spring Collection
Closing Reception
June 11th 6-8pm
Gallery35
30 E 35th Street
NYC 10016

April 1 – May 13, 2016
Art on Barcelona – 107 W Barcelona St in Santa Fe, NM

The ‘land of enchantment’—and ALL of the southwest—had been beckoning to me for a very long time, inspiring numerous artworks depicting the beauty I encountered on my many visits to Sedona, AZ and Silver City, NM as well as tours of the many majestic canyons of the region.

So enchanted was I with Santa Fe that I signed a lease for an apartment on the second day of my visit in May 2014—and moved here 3 months later!

I work well under pressure, and the bare walls of my new Santa Fe home—humongous to me after 20 years of cramped NYC studio apartments—propelled an artistic frenzy: in less than two years not only have I decorated my own space, but I have more than enough ‘Santa Fe art’ available for this solo show at Art on Barcelona!

A touch of the southwest has again arrived in New York City’s Gallery35! For the gallery’s 2015/2016 seasonal “Collection” series, I am joining 12 other artists in celebrating winter by exhibiting two of my earlier equine works—Heads or Tails and The Mane Thing.

The exhibit—The Winter Collection—opened on January 10th and runs thru March 20th. An Artists’ Reception will be held on February 6th from 6-8pm; a Closing Event will take place on March 20th from 12:30-2pm. If you are in the area, please stop by.

October 4-November 20, 2015
Artists’ Reception: October 17, 6-8pm

I am one of 14 artists exhibiting in this eclectic show where I will be showing 4 new works. l-r: Burro Banquet, Artsy Duo, Filly Feast and Artsy Trio inspired by roadside and ranch animals and the annual Folk Art Festival—all in Santa Fe.

If you are in or near NYC, stop by at Gallery35, 30 E 35th St. Open during receptions and by appointment: gallery35ny@gmail.com.

I am excited to be able to show—in one place— most of the art I have created since moving out west at the Santa Fe Studio Tour. I will be joining 3 other artists presenting our work in a gallery setting during the last two weekends in June.

Pictured above are details of my latest series: Time Warped Welcome: 5 pieces featuring characters from the past each standing at the distinctive—time warped— adobe wall gates so ubiquitous throughout Santa Fe.

These—along with 11 more of my New Mexico-inspired “photo renderings”— will be on exhibit at Studio 20, 1219 Luisa Street, Santa Fe, NM. on the weekends of June 20-21 and June 27-28!