Exhibitions and Events
Art-o-mat® Artist
Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are over 200 active machines in various locations throughout the country. There are around 300 contributing artists from 5 different countries currently involved in the Art-o-mat® project.
The 8th House - End of the Year Exhibit
The 8th House is closing the year with gratitude, beauty, and community. Their End of Year Art Show & Holiday Sale runs November 1 - December 21. It will feature original works and prints from these incredible artists: Barbara Shewnack, Maewyn Padilla, Joe Coventry, Lori Colt, Yolanda Howren Jones, Rosario Glezmir, Bailey Constas, Barb Elrica, Amanda Lawson, and me- Leslie Pino Durant.
Plus, The 8th House’s entire collection of antiques, vintage, and fine art is 20% off.
Opening Reception - Friday, November 14, 5 - 7 PM
Drinks, treats, and all the artful conversation you can handle!
Smallish - Amazing Artwork on the Smaller Side
I am excited to announce that three of my pieces have been chosen for The Groove Artspace’s October exhibit, Smallish: Amazing Artwork on the Smaller Side. This show is a juried, curated exhibition celebrating amazing artwork on the smaller side. From miniature paintings to compact sculptures, this show highlights the power of small-scale creativity.
All works must be 18" x 18" or smaller and priced at $400 or less.
Important Dates and Times:
Opening Reception: Oct. 3, 5-9pm - with food and vendors and live music.
Closing Reception: Oct. 25. 2-4pm - closing reception/meet the artists with cookies and coffee
The 8th House, Antiques, Vintage and Art - September Featured Artist
September Featured Artist
Another Exceptional Women’s Art Show: Expect the Unexpected
Hard-hitting unconventionality and vibrant imaginings are the point of this extraordinary show featuring seven local New Mexico women artists.
Creative friends working in various mediums, something electrifying emerges as each artist brings forth the unique and unusual from her repertoire.
A soul advising bird stands guard, looming glass-sharded landscapes extend an invitation, found object creations elicit questions and curiosity, all the while coyotes beckon.
Paintings and three-dimensional forms, recycled art pieces and more will be displayed in this unexpected show.
Artists in the show include Leslie Pino Durant, Rosario Glezmir, Amanda Lawson, Vivienne Riggio, Susan Roden, Yolanda Howren Jones, and Lori Colt.
Bold and Bright
Join us on June 14th from 4:30 PM to 7 PM for a vibrant celebration of creativity! 🌈
Dive into a world of bold colors and artistic expression with over 15 incredible local artists showcasing their amazing work. 🎉🖌️
Explore our interactive creative stations where you can unleash your inner artist, groove to some fantastic music, and indulge in delicious food! 🎶🍽️
Bring your friends and family for a night filled with inspiration, fun, and community spirit! Don’t miss out on this colorful experience! 💖✨
OffCenter Arts - Little House Auction
Every year, dozens of artists create fantastic mini masterpieces for OffCenter Arts to auction at our annual Little House Auction!
The auction highlights the diverse creativity of Albuquerque’s many artists and raises important funds for OffCenter’s free programs.
Fun-A-Day
Join us in celebrating the art of daily practice! Fun-A-Day artists create art every day for the month of January, and the resulting pieces are shared with the public in a huge group art show.
Opening Reception:
Friday, April 4, 6pm-9pm
Closing Reception:
Friday, May 2, 6pm-9pm
Spring Reflection
As the season of renewal and transformation, spring brings a sense of hope, growth, and new beginnings. It is a time when nature awakens, colors return, and the air is filled with the promise of possibilities.
Lovers
Celebrating love of all kinds: romantic, platonic, spiritual, political, natural, unusual, hysterical, imaginary!
Love is under attack in all its forms, especially in these trying times. We need to see and be seen, love and be loved.
Small Works
Two mixed media pieces were accepted into a juried New Mexico Art League show. The show, “Small Works,” is a festive and fun annual exhibit of works by New Mexico artists of all subject matter and mediums, all in an excellent small package. Perfect for gift-giving for the holidays! The show's opening will be on December 5 and run until January 11, 2025. The opening reception will be held on December 14 from 4 - 6 PM. The exhibition is open to the public, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM. The New Mexico Art League Gallery is at 3409 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you can’t make the show in person, the show is also online HERE.
Rejects
Special Show at Remarque's Tortuga Gallery
As artists, we are rejected all the time. We submit our best work to a show or call for entry, only to have it summarily dismissed. REJECTED is a show where one of my pieces of art- the one you can’t believe anyone would reject will be shown.
Opening Reception: Friday, September 20, 2024 from 5- 8 PM
It will be open to the public Saturday the 21st, Friday and Saturday the 27th and 28 and Saturday October 5th, from 12-4 pm.
VIBRANT
All are invited to join us for our September show, VIBRANT, featuring amazing guest artists from all over the country!
The show will be up for the entire month of September.
Outside of the Box
“Outside of the Box" is a juried show at the New Mexico Art League that celebrates imagery that doesn't fit into a specific category. My piece, "Holy Radiance," was chosen for this show. If you're in the Albuquerque area, here are the show details. I would love to see you there at the Artist's Reception!
Show Runs: August 29-September 28,2024
Artists Reception: September 14, 2024, 4 PM - 6 PM
Go Sports Gallery Show
Experience the passion and creativity of our artists as they bring the world of sports to life through their unique perspectives and artistic expressions. Don’t miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world where art and sports collide in a spectacular dispose of talent and inspiration.
Rituals for Now Art Exhibit
Fourteenfifteen Gallery
June 14 -July 5, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, June 14, 6 - 10 pm
Of all the unpleasant aspects of modern life: the international atrocities, the climate change fallout, the post-information age, the irreality wars of American politics, the late-Capitalism scrounging for basic subsistence and shelter… is it easy to get lost in the enumeration of problems at hand. First and foremost is the constant apprehension that you are being swept along in a direction that is in no way any of your choosing.
This is not the first time the world has had to contend with this feeling. Our predecessors had rites and ceremonies which they used to fight this sensation of powerlessness. These rituals were there to help them generate - by word, by gesture, by dance, by method of dress, by song, by marking - a life that they could peacefully reside within, or at minimum one not overtly hostile towards them.
Some of these rituals we grew up with, either because they are practiced in our own families or because we have lived alongside others who use them. There is a beauty and art in them and in their utilization. They are tools of imaginative force and energy and there is method and craft in their wielding that is clearly felt but difficult to pinpoint.
And for many of us, what was passed down is still functional and the premise of any need of alteration of the rituals of the past would be abhorrent. But looking at the world in its present state, where we exist with baseline underlying anxieties at all times, it’s hard not to wonder if preliminary trials of new methods might not be due. As TS Elliot said, “Last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice.”
Our America: A Tapestry of Cultural Diversity
Our America: “A Tapestry of Cultural Diversity”
June 8 ~ July 18
Reception: June 21 – 5:00 ~ 6:30 pm
2022 COMMUNITY GALLERY NIGHT / Hub City Art Collective / Belen, NM
Belen, NM is the place to be for this eclectic group of talented artists.
