Things To Do In Madrid, NM

Color and Light

"color & light" is a gallery filled with the work of 38 artists whose works reflect the magic of life. The artists in the gallery are all living in New Mexico (except for one). Paintings, pottery, jewelry, The Best Selection of Cards, New Mexico Made Soap, prints, collage, and photography are included in this whimsical mix.

You are invited to see the Hand Painted Photographs of Marilyn Conway (Mountainair, NM). Marilyn captures New Mexico in a Black and White Photograph, Sepia tones the photograph and, in selected areas of the image, Hand Paints with Photographic Oil Paints. Another world is created in Marilyn's PinHole Camera Photographs of serene Still Life pieces. Original Hand Painted Photographs, Giclee Prints, Smaller $38. prints and cards are available so you can take home a piece of New Mexico to fit your wall and wallet !

Norma Kwestel (Albuquerque, NM) transforms Acrylic on Canvas into a luminous statement of New Mexico. Houses on a hill from Madrid, NM, the Rio Grande Gorge, Chili Harvests, creatures of earth and sky pair up together along a New Mexico dusty road and we are at once transported into a sun-drenched world. Prints and cards of Norma's paintings are also available ($38. and $3.)

Peggy Engel's Assemblages are more than the sophisticated placement of "found objects". Peggy's Assemblages are brilliantly fashioned stories of the history of "junk". As Peggy says in her Artist's Statement, "So much lovely Junque, so little time." Vintage photographs are paired with small Apothecary Bottles with a dash of Peggy's own Hand Painted Tiles to create a very special world of magic. For the Dress-Up in all of us, Peggy has created small Assemblage Pins ($18. each). Peggy Engel lives in Albuquerque, NM.

Susan M. Kelly's new series of Mixed Media and Collage melds the mystery of the East with the contemporary design of the grid. Lush colors of deep gold, intense turquoise, and vibrant reds are intertwined with text. Various luminous paints enhance these pieces to create miniature dreamlike worlds.
Susan lives and works in Madrid, NM.

The Crystalline Glaze Pottery of Sunny Bueck (Albuquerque, NM), is functional art at its very finest. This is a centuries' old technique, originating in China. Sunny begins with a Porcelain Hand-thrown vase or bowl. Then, using the Crystalline Glaze on the vessel, she places the glazed piece in the kiln at a very high temperature to set the piece. The temperature is dropped several hundred degrees to the narrow range of temperatures where crystals can form. The crystals then "grow". As results are impossible to repeat, no two pieces are ever the same. As Sunny states in her Artist's Statement: "Crystalline glaze is a marriage of science and art". Sunny's Crystalline Glaze pieces range from $55. on up, depending on the size of the piece.

These are a few of the artists in "color & light". The name "color & light" was chosen because "this is why I moved here to New Mexico", (states Suzy Kelly, owner). "There is a magic and special quality of light to simply BEING in New Mexico. The wide open spaces, the intense warmth of light that brings out all the colors of the rainbow, and the earth, this exquisite earth that is always around us - all of this has captured my heart !

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Spirit in Art - A cooperative gallery offering the art of the four partners. Ceramic sculpture, painting, pottery, lamps and art on metal are shown. Open 10-5pm (closed Tuesday)

Metallo Gallery - Newly-expanded Metallo Gallery features fine art, handmade jewelry and sculpture. The gallery is located in the heart of picturesque Madrid, New Mexico Open 10-5pm

Crystal Dragon - Looking for the best in HANDCRAFTED jewelry accompanied by dedicated and courteous customer service. Please consider- The Crystal Dragon. Peace! The Northernmost gallery in town -located between the ballpark and the Old Boarding House. Open everyday 9-5:30pm.

Seppanen and Daughters - Fine rugs and tapestries

Mostly Madrid - Featuring local & native art & jewelry, hand-stitched leather & medicine bags and objects of spirit.

Conley Studio Pottery - Lisa's Conley's pottery as well as works from a number of regional artists are offered. On the East side of Hwy 14 near the middle of town. Open mostly every day 10- 5 pm. Please call for appointment, if necessary.

Gifted Hands - Painting, crafts, and jewelry much of the works are made by native americans and other local artists. Open 10-6pm

Gypsy Gem - Rare, native and collectable jewelry, pottery, iron, wood and more. Open 10-6pm

Michael Austin Wright - Design and fabrication in furniture, black smith items, construction/house design, sculpture, fine art, installation work & custom pieces.

Treasure Box Gallery - xhibiting collectible art and fine craft handmade by local artists. On display, you'll find weaving, painting, pottery, art on metal, gourd art, stained glass, jewelry and more. Hours: 10am to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday In Gypsy Plaza around the corner from the Mineshaft Tavern