Local
art is the pulse check of our community.
We support local
artists and are happy to show vibrant work at our cafes for
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Selection
Our shows generally last for three months. To submit your work for consideration:
*Email 15-20 images, including dimensions and medium, artist statement
and resume/bio to: art@flyingstarcafe.com or art@satcoffee.com
We
currently show work at:
Flying Star on 8th & Silver. Satellite Coffee in
Nob Hill. Satellite Coffee on Central & Harvard. Satellite
in Uptown. Satellite on Montgomery & Wyoming. Satellite on
Alameda.
Our
Local Artist Partners
Once your work is selected, a Flying Star Café/Satellite Coffee representative
will contact you to make arrangements. We reserve the right to choose work
based only on our preference or taste. Content of art must be generally acceptable
for all ages of the public. We do not sell artist work or ask for a commission.
All sales transactions are to be handled through the artist and purchaser.
Flying Star Café/Satellite Coffee proudly promotes our local artist
partners on our website, in addition to our stores.
Installation
Artists must bring the pieces ready to hang; framed and wired including any
preparation that is necessary. Pieces must hang securely so please bring
them properly prepared. Artists also provide copies of any artist information
to make available to our customers and labels that include title, artist
name, contact information, and price. A representative of Flying Star/Satellite
accompanies artists to hang selected pieces. Shows rotate every three months.
We cannot be responsible for theft or damage while art is on display. Artists
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About
Bill Amundson:
Bill
Amundson is a Denver based artist who works in the "Suburban
Regionalist" mode, a style devoted to capturing and
celebrating the true American scene rather than the idealized
version so often pictured in the art of our time. His work
reflects an interest in the contemporary landscape, particularly
as reflected through such distinct American staples as the
subdivision, the chain restaurant, retail franchises, interstate
travel, SUV's and the ubiquitous cell phone. His work has
been described in various publications as "ironic, compulsive,
sweet, irreverent, whimsical, fanatical, hysterical and banal," which
leads one to question the veracity of the publishing world.
In
describing his life's work, Mr. Amundson says; "I'm
a small town Midwestern guy with no cultural upbringing
who's spent too much time in the suburbs. I think that
pretty much explains it."
For
more info visit: www.Amundart.com
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Flying
Star Bernalillo
Joy Conway
and the
Sandoval Community Arts Organization
Artist
Statement:
This
was a fun and rewarding project for me, as well
as being educational. Most of my work is done
with private homeowners or business owners, and
involves making their imagined designs come to
life, or me
creating a design out of...again...imagination.
The Flying Star Bernalillo project involved over
30 hours
of research, to insure that we had dates, chronological
order and historical details such as clothing style
and design portrayed accurately. Also, most of
my commercial work is with an eye toward the future
and sales. I found this project especially compelling
because we were honoring the past events that had
taken place around a new business site. It makes
me look at Bernalillo with new awe and appreciation. Finally,
the best part about this project were the people
involved, every last one a volunteer. We had
both "real" artists and those who had no
artistic experience work on the mural. It lends a
sense of whimsy and beautiful "not-perfect" results
so when many hands are involved and so many different
styles come together. Everyone had a positive attitude,
even though there was an intense deadline, and I
made several friends of the special women who helped
out. It was especially rewarding to me to realize
that we had people of Mexican, Indian, Irish, Polish,
Russian, English etc., descent working side by side
to get the job done, with respect and cooperation.
Who says we haven't come a long way?
The Flying Star and Satellite restaurants have been
my favorite since moving to the Albuquerque area
eight years ago. I was thrilled to be a part of this
project, and hope to work with the Sandoval Community
Arts again!
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Flying Star Downtown
Jacqui Lewnes
Works
Featured: "Tiger," "Josh and Tyler's Weenie
Dog," "Jackson,""Douglas," and "Bridgette
Has Two Daddies"
Artist
Bio:
Place of Birth: Annapolis, Maryland
Date of Birth: 1966
Education: Maryland Institute, College of Fine Arts, Cum
Laude Bachelor of Fine Art, Baltimore, MD 1995
Anne Arundel Community College, Sererna Park, MD 1992
Solo
Exhibitions:
2008: Of Land and Sea, New Grounds Gallery, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
2006: Raining Cats and Dogs, New Grounds Gallery
Uptown Satellite Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
1996:
Emma’s Silver-Tone Cafe, Albuquerque, NM
1994:
Paul’s Homewood Cafe, Annapolis, MD
Group Exhibitions:
2005:
Maryland Institute College of Art, 15 x 15 Alumni ExhibitionART
Santa Fe
1995: Cocoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1995: Maryland Institute, College of Fine Art, Baltimore,
MD
1992: Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland
Major collections:
Albuquerque Museum
Museo de la Estampa, Mexico City
Western University, Silver City, NM
UNM Law School, Albuquerque, NM
UNM Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
Roland Park Country School, Baltimore, MD
University of Texas at Austin
Richland College, Dallas, TX
University of North Carolina at Fayetteville
Artist Statement:
I have loved animals since babyhood. One of the earliest
pictures of me is at age two, screaming happily at a turtle.
My mom used to refer to our dogs, Tinker and Gypsy, as
my sisters and I treated them as such. I understand animals
far better than people sometimes--they are more perfect
beings to me. Animals give unconditional love and humor,
with no head games, and I appreciate all their small bits
of wisdom.
In my twenties I had a dog friend named Lady, who was
old when we met, and when she died I was surprised at how
I grieved the loss. She started to show up in my art and
I was soon depicting more and more dogs, and cats as well.
Of Land and Sea gives me a chance to expand beyond cats
and dogs to a wider array of animals, whether found in
the wild, in the backyard, in a tank or on a plate.
Monotype
printmaking allows me to be intriguingly expressive.
I am able to work quickly, painterly and abstractly,
while
the fluidity of the medium gives an active look to my animal
imagery. My work begins with a gestural drawing based on
an individual animal subject. I then develop the monotype
by working subtractively, covering the plate with a layer
of ink and then removing it in selected areas. I typically
use three colors to create an image, printed in three separate
passes on the press. Positive and negative spaces are created
in the first two passes, while the third uses shadow to
ground the animal in the composition. In a final pass,
the complete animal emerges as I work additively to apply
the "key", a thick black outline of the image.
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O.K.
Harris
Works
Featured:
FS Corrales: "Sunnytime"
FS Rio Grande: "Falling Leaves"
Website:
www.artisok.com
Artist Bio:
A
native New Mexican, O.K. Harris has lived in
Albuquerque most of his life. He has a large
studio in the North Valley, where he grew up.
his father and mother were both artists and
always told O.K. to dream big, live every day
and live every dream. His grandfather, Karl
Hauert, was a master welder and was Harris'
inspiration from an early age to create with
metal.
Harris'
imagination and appreciation of New Mexico's
vastly diverse cultural and physical environment
is readily apparent in his sculpture. A graduate
of the School of Fine Arts at the University
of New Mexico, Harris' artistic career not
only has incorporated numerous media in his
own art, but also has involved many aspects
of the arts from being an artistic director
of a national magazine to being an illustrator
for a subcontractor, owner of his own gallery
and local art personality, who donates his
sculptures to further the cause of scores of
charitable organizations. Today, all of these
varied artistic experiences and the continual
pursuit of his own distinctive sculptural style
have combined to make him a high profile artist
who lives his art daily and shares it with
many.
The
art of O.K. Harris is a direct reflection of
his warm, humorous and playful personality.
The sheer physical and emotional appeal of
his animated sculptures transcends age, cultural,
and social boundaries. His art reminds the
viewer of the simple joys of youth. Ownership
of his art provides daily visits with a fountain
of youth that is O.K. Harris.
Harris'
unique sculptures are made of steel. Depending
upon the client's personal preferences, Harris
uses paint on all or just parts of his sculptures.
He may also leave his art completely natural,
which develops it's own rigorous patina that
relates to the Southwest's particular climate
and aesthetics. Harris invites the viewer to
not only look at, but touch, his art with their
eyes, hands, and hearts.
His thorough comprehension of form and gesture adds life to the many
creatures he sculpts. His steel sculpture is identifiable by the heavy
textures he adds to the real-life, three-dimensional shapes of his birds,
lizards, sea creatures, and many other animals; real and imagined. The
scale of the sculpture can range from a small snail that can be held
in one hand to dragons and mermaids that weigh tons and impose their
presence in his studio.
Currently,
O.K. Harris exhibits his art at his own gallery,
Art is Ok Gallery, in Albuquerque, New Mexico
and in numerous other galleries and collections
from North Carolina to Sheridan, Oregon.
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