Ellsworth Gallery

02/13/2021

“Crucified Snake with Four Loko and Frybread,” 2020. Acrylic House Paint on Canvas.

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#nativeart #santafeart #newmexicoart #ellsworthgallery #chazjohn #fourloko #frybread #manifestdestiny #dreams #acrylicpainting

02/13/2021

“Crucified Snake with Four Loko and Frybread,” 2020. Acrylic House Paint on Canvas.

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#nativeart #santafeart #newmexicoart #ellsworthgallery #chazjohn #fourloko #frybread #manifestdestiny #dreams #acrylicpainting

01/23/2021

“Andrew Jackson’s Dumbass Leg,” 2020. Wood a Carving on a BBQ Grill.

Haven’t seen this beauty yet? No worries, my friend, we are extending “Manifest Destiny’s Child” until March 28th! We are open Saturdays 10 - 6.

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#santafeart #santafeartist #andrewjackson #newmexico #landback #nativeart #foundobjects #sculpture #installationart #acrylicpainting #manifestdestiny #charcoaldrawing #chazjohn #ellsworthgallery

01/16/2021

The recent video profile on @chaz.john.art current exhibition “Manifest Destiny’s Child,” is now up at our website! Link in bio

Directed and Edited by West West

Cinematography by @kwantification

Music by @josephrunningcrane

#santafeart #newmexicoart #tewa #tewaland #indigenousland #nativeart #chazjohnart #ellsworthgallery #exhibition #videoprofile #artisttalk #dreams #acrylicpainting #manifestdestiny #christophercolumbus

01/15/2021

This illuminating, hilarious, provocative video feature is out and I recommend giving yourself a solid few minutes to watch it. We the gallery can try to say all we want about this exhibition but it will always pale in comparison to Chaz John’s insights himself.

Head over to his page @chaz.john.art to watch

And even better we are open tomorrow 10-6. Stop by while this footage is still lingering in your mind

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#chazjohn #ellsworthgallery #santafe #tewa #stolenland #nativeart #artopening #acrylicpainting #charcoaldrawing #foundobjects #manifestdestiny #videoprofile #artistalk

01/09/2021

We are open until 6 PM today! Stop on by, why don’t you 😏

Pictured:

“Peacock with Rotting Fruit,” 2020. Soft Pastel and Charcoal on Colored Construction Paper

“Capsicum the State’s Sponsored Plant (Leafblower Cornucopia),” 2020. Leaf blower, Wood, Chili, and Strap.

@chaz.john.art

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#chazjohn #santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #ellsworthgallery #nativeart #indegenousart #manifestdestiny #redchili

01/04/2021

This past weekend we had the crew in the gallery shooting more footage for the upcoming Manifest Destiny’s Child video feature which will be out soon! Keep your eyes peeled, we couldn’t be more excited for this complimentary piece to the exhibition.

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#santafeart #newmexicoart #chazjohn #manifestdestiny #nativeart #meowwolf #video #acrylicpainting #foundobjectart #charcoaldrawing #ellsworthgallery #artexibition

12/07/2020

It’s up!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

After a series of delays, our new exhibition “Manifest Destiny’s Child” featuring works by Chaz John (@chaz.john.art) is finally up on our walls!

Attend our virtual artist talk and walkthrough this Saturday, December 12th, at 1 PM to hear all about the exhibition first hand from Chaz John himself. Head over to our website for the link!

We will be holding private, preview appointments from 12/13-12/18 for you all to see these incredible works in person before the exhibition opens to the general public. Head over to our website to book one now!

#santafe #santafeart #newmexico #chazjohn #ellsworthgallery #manifestdestiny #nativeart #aveylicpainting #sculpture #installation #artopening #artisttalk

12/04/2020

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Due to the end of the two week shutdown, we are sitting at the edge of our seats in anticipation of Manifest Destiny’s Child FINALLY going up on our walls this weekend.

We will be kicking things off Saturday, December 12th at 1 PM with an exciting virtual artist talk and exhibition walkthrough with artist Chaz John (@chaz.john.art ). We hope to see all of you there!!! The invite link can be found at our website. We will also broadcast the event live via Instagram.

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Preview private appointments can be booked to see the exhibition before we open it to the general public! Be one of the select few to see these incredible paintings, drawings, sculptures, and yes, installations before anybody else! These appointments can also be booked via our website (link in bio). They run from 12/13-12/18.

We can’t wait to finally share this dynamic and profound exhibition; a world Chaz John has truly poured his heart into.

See you soon! Time is finally on our side...

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“John Wayne’s Clock Tar’d and Feather’d,” 2020. Clock, Tar and Feathers.

#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #exhibition #artopening #artisttalk #nativeart #indegenousart #johnwayne #foundobjectart #acrylicpainting #charcoaldrawing

11/26/2020

We are celebrating “Manifest Destiny’s Child” today, how about you ???

@chaz.john.art

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#santafeart #newmexicoart #chazjohn #manifestdestiny #indigenouspeoplesday #nativeart #acrylicpainting #turkey #thanksgiving #artopening

11/19/2020

Ellsworth Gallery regrets to announce the postponement of our new exhibition Manifest Destiny's Child featuring works by artist Chaz John. With the state-wide shut down, we believed we would still be able to hang the show, and hold a virtual reception with us recording a live video inside the gallery. Yet, upon further notice from state health officials and the Santa Fe police department, we have been advised to respect the new mandate and limit personnel inside our doors 100% or face a steep fine.

We apologize for not recognizing this sooner and giving you all the expectation we would still be able to pull this off under the current restrictions. We plan on going forward with opening the exhibit when the shutdown has ceased, whether that be November 30th or after if extended. Stay tuned for a revised opening reception date.

Until then, keep your eye out for more information and pieces of content related to the exhibition. There are exciting things in the works, along with a special video profile that we can't wait to share with you all.

Stay safe!
Ellsworth Gallery

#santafeart #newmexicoart #shutdown #covid_19 #chazjohn #artopening #manifestdestiny

11/17/2020

🚨🚨🚨 (IMPORTANT UPDATE BELOW) ⬇️⬇️

Due to the new state-mandated shutdown issued by Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham, Ellsworth Gallery is moving our highly anticipated opening reception for our new exhibition Manifest Destiny's Child online. The reception will now take place Saturday, November 21 instead of Friday, November 20. The event will take place from 3-4 PM. (Again this Saturday, the 21st)

We are exited to host the reception on Zoom and Instagram with artist Chaz John as he walks us through the exhibition, giving you an intimate look into the work and the ideas behind the pieces. As it is always important to us to give our audience a way to communicate with the artist, John will be available for comments and questions which you will be able to ask via Zoom and Instagram chat.

Head to our website for the zoom link or attend here via Instagram.

Once we are allowed to do so, we will open back our doors during regular business hours, giving you the opportunity to see this incredible exhibition first-hand. Until then, we hope you join us virtually, for what we expect to be a fascinating event.

Following the reception we will be available by appointment.

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@chaz.john.art

#santafeart #santafeartist #newmexico #covid_19 #artopening #virtualopening #virtualevent #chazjohn #nativeart #manifestdestiny #acrylicpainting #art #christophercolumbus #indigenouspeoplesday #indigenousart #america

11/09/2020

“Colombian Exposition 1893,” 2020. Acrylic House Paint on Canvas.

Inspired by the world’s fair held in Chicago in 1893 which celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival into the “ new world” this dazzling @chaz.john.art painting will be up and ready to view in less than 2 weeks, along with the rest of the “Manifest Destiny’s Child” exhibition!

This centerpiece painting perfectly encapsulates the layers of historical trauma, absurdity, symbolism, and yes, even humor that are spread across this whole body of work.

We are thrilled we get to share it all with you so soon!

To attend the special opening reception (with the artist present) head over to our website to book a slot. Otherwise after November 20th we will be open for regular business hours Saturdays and Sundays for the remainder of the show. We’ll see you soon!

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#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #nativeart #artopening #christophercolumbus #nationalindigenouspeoplesday #worldsfair #acrylicpainting #acryliconcanvas #dreams #dreamsymbols #manifestdestiny #americanhistory

10/24/2020

“Hawk With an Arrow in it (Apollo),” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas. Chaz John

This is one of the first works @chaz.john.art showed us for his new show “Manifest Destiny’s Child” and we immediately knew this show was going to be BIG. All of us are lucky that there are only a few more weeks before we get to see it in full.

Reserve a spot for the opening reception (11/20/20) over at our website to be one of the limited people who will get to attend (per Governor’s orders).

#chazjohn #santafe #santafeart #newmexico #newmexicoart #nativeart #manifestdestiny #acrylicpainting #housepaint #hawk #arrow #dreams

10/21/2020

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Ellsworth Gallery is thrilled to announce our next exhibition “Manifest Destiny’s Child,” by artist Chaz John!!! (@chaz.john.art )

I know we have been quiet as of late but this show is well worth the wait.

Join us for the opening reception on November 20, 2020. To attend, book by appointment over at our website (link in bio).

In Manifest Destiny’s Child, Chaz John uses a vibrant collection of images both real and imagined to explore the modern myth of the American frontier. The result is a poetic narrative of cultural iconography, raw dream images, and a personal quilt of archetypal patterns that make up the collective American psyche.

Largely conceived and created during the time of Covid-19, the paintings in the exhibition are composed of house paint, as art stores had their doors closed while Sherwin-Williams kept theirs open. Colors and shapes plop, droop, and slump in a mystifying fashion, while tones vary between the rouse of a carnival and the gloom of a nightmare. Other works include found object sculptures and drawings on construction paper.

“I want the paintings and sculptures to look like they’re trying to remember a dream; falling apart and coming together; That’s really it…and although like a dream the relationship between the subject and narrative isn’t always apparent, the work evokes complex emotional depth, humor and an aura of mystery that invites the viewer to embrace a collection of humanity’s archetypal narratives that continue to live in us. “-Chaz John

Keep your eye out for more info and work from the show to come

Photo of artist Chaz John taken by JC Gonzo (@jcgonzo )

“A Dying Deer and its Flaming Star,” 2020. Acrylic on Canvas.

10/01/2020

Kent Monkman at the Metropolitain Museum of Art!

09/03/2020

At the Nari Ward exhibit! Amazing!

08/08/2020

🚨Two new additions to our current exhibition “THE HAZY WORLD // ŁID BICHAHAŁEEŁ”🚨

“N’jaa t’oongiss...” Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 10”, 2020 (left)

“...a’doo n’diitsa’goo.” Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 10”, 2020 (right)

@_gregballenger_

#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #galupnm #nativeart #navajonation #obelisk #statue

07/25/2020

“Ionic Ain’t Iconic,” 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, by @_gregballenger_

On view here as part of his current exhibition “THE HAZY WORLD // ŁID BICHAHAŁEEŁ”

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#santafeart #santafe #newmexico #gallupnm #ellsworthgallery #navajonation #acryliconcanvas #thehazyworld

07/17/2020

“Lungs for Light,” 2020

This massive painting (5 x 10 feet) is a personal favorite of current @_gregballenger_ show “THE HAZY WORLD // ŁID BICHAHAŁEEŁ”

Climate change and decades of environmental pollution on native Navajo land is central to this incredible exhibition. Yes, these paintings are beautiful, light in palette, and pleasant to look at-but under the surface there are difficult, unnerving yet important images and musings for us all to consider and sit with.

Those lungs though 😱

#nativeland #newmexicoart #santafeart #gallupnm #navajonation #climatechange #acrylicpainting #coal

07/11/2020

Last week we added this lovely painting to Greg Ballenger’s exhibit “THE HAZY WORLD // ŁID BICHAHAŁEEŁ”

Titled “Ouroboros,” 2020, Ballenger took the ancient symbol of a snake eating its own tail and re-worked it into the cyclical narrative of ants leaving and returning home in search of sustenance.

Ballenger states “These days, I find myself looking at the non-human beings around me and listening to what lessons they have to share. In the midst of our cycles, may we learn to be as consistently resilient as the ants around us that work together, every day, for the well-being of their colony/community.”

Come by and check it out!!’

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#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #gallupnm #navajonation #nativeart #acrylicpainting #ants #ouroboros @ Ellsworth Gallery

07/02/2020

We are just one day away from our re-opening! Come join us tomorrow from 2-6PM, 10AM-6PM Saturday, and 10AM-2PM Sunday!

Greg Ballenger's extraordinary exhibit "The Hazy World // ŁID BICHAHAŁEEŁ" is on display, along with works by Doug Coffin and our extensive antique Samurai Collection.

Note: We are required by law to ask every visitor to enter wearing a mask and to observe social distancing.

Thanks, see you this weekend!

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Ellsworth Gallery is thrilled to announce its re-opening! Starting July 3rd join us at 215 E Palace Ave Santa Fe, NM during our new modified hours.

FRIDAY: 2-6PM
SATURDAY: 10AM-6PM
SUNDAY: 10AM-2PM

Come by to see Greg Ballenger's extraordinary exhibition The Hazy World // Łid Bichahałeeł which we originally opened in March shortly before we unfortunately had to close due to COVID-19.

In this show Ballenger explores his indigenous ancestry by turning towards the singular architecture of the Navajo reservations he grew up close to in Gallup, NM. In awe of the ingenuity and persistence of these structures, these paintings commemorate the survival of this community as climate change and an encroaching industrialization continue to threaten their land.

Along with The Hazy World // Łid Bichahałeeł, our Samurai antiques collection and Doug Coffin's show Full Circle will continue to be on view. For health safety precautions, we will close off the rear hallway and gallery, along with the upstairs. We are required by law to ask ever visitor to wear a mask and observe social distancing to keep our staff and community safe.

We can't wait to have our doors back open, we hope to see you there!

Pictured: “Loom Structure I,” 2020

#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #gallupnm #ellsworthgallery #covid19 #artopening #nativeart #acrylicpainting @ Ellsworth Gallery

06/26/2020

Ellsworth Gallery is thrilled to announce its re-opening! Starting July 3rd join us at 215 E Palace Ave Santa Fe, NM during our new modified hours.

FRIDAY: 2-6PM
SATURDAY: 10AM-6PM
SUNDAY: 10AM-2PM

Come by to see Greg Ballenger's extraordinary exhibition The Hazy World // Łid Bichahałeeł which we originally opened in March shortly before we unfortunately had to close due to COVID-19.

In this show Ballenger explores his indigenous ancestry by turning towards the singular architecture of the Navajo reservations he grew up close to in Gallup, NM. In awe of the ingenuity and persistence of these structures, these paintings commemorate the survival of this community as climate change and an encroaching industrialization continue to threaten their land.

Along with The Hazy World // Łid Bichahałeeł, our Samurai antiques collection and Doug Coffin's show Full Circle will continue to be on view. For health safety precautions, we will close off the rear hallway and gallery, along with the upstairs. We are required by law to ask ever visitor to wear a mask and observe social distancing to keep our staff and community safe.

We can't wait to have our doors back open, we hope to see you there!

Pictured: “Loom Structure I,” 2020

#santafe #santafeart #newmexicoart #gallupnm #ellsworthgallery #covid19 #artopening #nativeart #acrylicpainting @ Ellsworth Gallery

04/22/2020

Please join us in supporting our vulnerable communities in these times of need. Ellsworth Gallery is supporting Kitchen Angels, the Native American Relief Fund, Santa Fe Feeds First Responders and The Bail Project.

04/13/2020

Please join Ellsworth Gallery in supporting this great initiative, which eases life for Santa Fe's frontline heroes while also supporting our fine restaurants and their employees in this time of need!
https://www.santafefeedsfirstresponders.org/donate

04/03/2020

Am I right? 😣

Hope you are all holdin’ up and staying safe at home!

Pictured: “Purehell (Because You Are Afraid Of Everything),” 2017, Gena Fowler

03/27/2020

*🚨email [email protected] with questions/comments you have for Greg Ballenger!*

One of the biggest disappointments of coronavirus is that we had to cancel Greg Ballenger’s artist talk...so we have decided to produce one virtually! 🖥

Sitting at home in need of a distraction from COVID-19? Email us at [email protected] with comments and or questions you have for Greg and he will respond via a video we will put on our YouTube channel!

#santafe #santafeart #newmexico #newmexicoart #nativeart #gallupnm #artisttalk #covid_19 #acrylicpainting #virtual