ArtStreet Illumination Catalog

ILLUMINATION

by the Artists of ArtStreet

Harwood Art Center and ArtStreet of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless co-present Illumination, a collection of works by the artists of ArtStreet that center around a desire to invite you into their inner world.

ArtStreet of Albuquerque Healthcare for the Homeless is a unique gem of our city. A place where, through art-making, social barriers are broken. Its radical inclusivity produces creativity and community, truly reflective of the uniqueness of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The impact of their programming is palpable in the pieces each artist creates; artworks alive with feeling and imbued with meaning from the hands that create them. Each year, ArtStreet transforms our galleries into a place of wonder. No medium, material and message is off bounds. The diversity in work mirrors the distinctly individual vision of each artist. Together they represent a living voice of our community. Communities that face very real socio economic disparity, however, that does not impede the human need, desire and instinct to commune and create.

Illumination: the Artists of Art Street marks 27 years of collaboration between our two organizations. Organizations tethered together by location and mission. ArtStreet of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless is fueled by compassion and driven by equity, they lead boldly, create exceptional health care experiences, and raise voices to end homelessness. Their vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness.

Helen Atkins, Jordyn Bernicke & Julia Mandeville Co-Curators & Cooperative Leadership Team, Harwood Art Center

ArtStreet’s Illumination is supported, in part, by funding from the New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, NM CARES, the National Endowment for the Arts, and private and public contributions.

ILLUMINAT

Illumination is a collection of works by the artists of ArtStreet that center around a desire to invite you into their inner world. Just as a lightbulb transforms a dark room into one with color and shadow, these works will bring to light the introspective nature of art-making.

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Sepiso LaTanya-Marie Ililonga, Bunny Letter, Aerosol Paint and Oil Markers on Wood 20x28,” 2023

People who are experiencing homelessness or in transition often deal with multiple losses, trauma, and isolation and need a low-threshold, safe way to reconnect with community and access supportive services. ArtStreet’s Arts-InHealth model integrates arts programming within AHCH healthcare services, engaging people in creative therapeutic processes as approaches to change and wellness.

Arlaina Ash, Ceramics. 2x2x3”, 2023

Top to Bottom: Sepiso LaTanya-Marie Ililonga, Childish Behavior, Ceramic on Dry Erase Board, 10x12”, 2023; William Paul Siebert, Vida Lamia, Pencil on Paper, 13x17”, 2011;

(Top Left to Bottom Left:) Ana Grau Digital, I25, Digital Photography Print, 4x6”, 2018; Camille Buchanan, All Saing Eye I, 6x4”, 2024; William Paul Siebert, Mother Goose, Pen on Paper, 6x8”, 2021; Camille Buchanan, Ankh Love, Acrylic on Paper, 8x6”, 2023; (Top Right to Bottom Right:) Kurtstaferson Cohoe, Don’t Kill ‘Em, Mixed Media on Canvas, 16x20” 2023; Kurtstaferson Cohoe, Snakes on a Plane, Mixed Media on Canvas, 16x20”, 2023

Page 10: Wendy Valdez, Wendy’s Dream House, 19x26x20”, 2023; Page 11: James Sullivan, Ceramics, 2023; Lynn Friel, Happy, Acrylic on Canvas 30x36” 2020; Lynn Friel, Opposites, Acrylic on Canvas, 3’ x 6’, 2023

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

ALINA POZAS

ANA GRAU

ARLAINA ASH

CAMILLE BUCHANAN

CLINTON KEYONNIE

DAVID ANAYA

ELISE GILL

IZ ORTIZ

JAMES SULLIVAN

JOEY GOSS

JUSTINE FORMAIN

KURTSTAFERSON COHOE

LORENZO JARAMILLO

LYNN FRIEL

MARICELA RODRIGUEZ

RUDOLPH SERRANO

SEAN POITRAS

SEPISO LATANYA-MARIE ILILONGA

STEPHEN FINKENAUER

SUSAN CRANDALL

THOMAS CARNEY

WENDY VALDEZ

WILLIAM PAUL SIEBERT

Page 12: Clinton Keyonnie, Fox “Eating”, Colored Pencil on Paper, 14x16”, 2023; Clinton Keyonnie, Lion, Acrylic on Canvas Board, 13x17”, 2023; Clinton Keyonnie, The Family, Colored Pencil on Paper, 16x20”, 2020; Rudolph Serrano, Clay 1 Art for the Blind, Ceramic on canvas, 31x42”, 2023; Page 13: Camille Buchanan, Freak Out, Acrylic on Paper, 6x8”, 2024; Kurtstaferson Cohoe, Basic, Mixed Media on Canvas, 10x8”, 2023

Rudolph Serrano, Sequoia, Ceramic, 8x8x18”, 2023

Page 16: Thomas Carney, Blues Puzzle, Mixed Media on Cardstock, 10x11.5”, 2023; Lynn Friel, Some Days, Ceramic on Wood, 12x12”, 2020; Thomas Carney, Wall of No Sound, Mixed Media on Cardstock, 10x11.5”, 2023; Page 17: Lorenzo Jaramillo, Bulb, Mixed Media on Paper, 18x24”, 2023

Page 18: Lynn Friel, Ten States of Life #1-9 and An Elephant Never Forgets, ceramic, 2023; Page 19: Ana Grau, Los Lunas, Digital Photography Print, 5x7”, 2022; Arlaina Ash, The Reset, Mixed media in Shadow Box, 6.5x6.5”, 2023; Camille Buchanan, Cosmos, Acrylic on Paper, 6x8”, 2023; Ana Grau, Refraction I & Ii; Digital Photography Print, 4x12”, 2022; Camille Buchanan, Splashed, Acrylic on Paper, 6x6”, 2023

Page 20: Camille Buchanan, Essence, Acrylic on Paper, 10x11”, 2023; Thomas Carney, 2nd Choice of Memory, Mixed Media, 16.5x20, 2023

Page 22: James Sullivan, Tall Tornado Vase, Reclaimed clay, 4x26”, 2023; Page 23: Illumination, Installation, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved

Page 24: Sepiso LaTanya-Marie Ililonga, Bunny Messenger Bike, Aerosol Paint and Oil Markers on Wood, 27x29”, 2023; Page 25: Illumination, Installation, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved

Page 30: Sepiso LaTanya-Marie Ililonga, Spirit Board, Aerosol Paint on Wood 36x47” 2023;

Page 31: Illumination, Installation, Aziza Murray and Harwood Art Center, All Rights Reserved

ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS

ArtStreet’s mission is to provide caring and comprehensive health and integrated supportive services, linking people experiencing homelessness to individual and collective solutions, and to be a leader in implementing innovative service models and a catalyst for solutions to homelessness, upholding a commitment to diversity and equity.

ArtStreet is dedicated to providing marginalized communities access to the arts, by offering a safe space for artists to create art, learn skills and connect to artistic people. People who are experiencing homelessness or in transition often deal with multiple losses, trauma, and isolation and need a low-threshold, safe way to reconnect with community and access supportive services. ArtStreet’s ArtsIn- Health model integrates arts programming within AHCH healthcare services, engaging people in creative therapeutic processes as approaches to change and wellness.

Access to the arts is a social justice issue. ArtStreet makes access to the arts available to everyone, while holding space to build community connections and increase awareness of the issues of homelessness through the artmaking process. Harwood Art Center is to grateful to welcome back ArtStreet for this exhibition, marking 26 years of deep missional alignment and exhibitional partnership with Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless.

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Harwood Art Center is dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportunities to artists working in any media and from diverse creative fields. Featuring established, emerging, and youth artists, our Galleries Program engages a supportive process from concept development through installation and public opening. For more information visit: harwoodartcenter.org

JANUARY 18- FEBRUARY 24

Illumination: The Artists of ArtStreet, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless Harwood Art Center and ArtStreet of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless co-present Illumination, a collection of works by the artists of ArtStreet that center around a desire to invite you into their inner world. This marks the 27th anniversary of this annual exhibition partnership.

Reception: Saturday, February 3 | 4:30-6:30pm

MAR

MARCH 7- APRIL 13

ENCOMPASS: Embodiments of Wonder

An annual celebration that is both a reflection of and an offering to our community, Encompass features Open Studios, art making activities, installations by student artists, and five invitational exhibitions including Embodiments of Wonder commissioned installations by Adrian Martin, Adrian Pijoan, Audrey Montoya, Monika Guerra, Sallie Scheufler, and Shawn Turung and Ithacan Mythologies/Whose Home? Kirschner.

Reception: Saturday, April 13 | 4:30-7:30pm

APR

APRIL 25 - JUNE 1

Plein Air Collaborations: PALs (Plein Air Landscapers)

Demonstrates the inspirational benefits provided by the practice of plein air painting, as well as the significance of group activities to better physical and mental health and creative output.

Jordan Caldwell: A Moments Time

A Moments Time shows the everyday hidden beauty of this cold isolated developed world we live in. In situations that people would normally overlook or see as aimless, Caldwell chooses to find comfort and contentment. This exhibition appreciates small moments like leaving for school at dawn, being stuck in traffic, waiting for a bus, coming home at dusk, or walking on a rainy day.

Reception + Artist Talks: Saturday, May 18 | 4:30-6:30pm

JUN

JUNE 13- JULY 27

SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico

SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico is the annual juried exhibition, endowed awards and professional development program presented by Harwood Art Center, to support the creative and professional growth of emerging artists and to expand their visibility and viability in our community.

Zuyva Sevilla: Surface 2023 Solo Exhibition Award Winner

Reception + Artist Talks: Saturday, June 22 | 5:00-7:00pm

Harwood offers four capstone exhibitions annually:

1 ENCOMPASS A multi-generational art event

2 SURFACE Emerging Artists of New Mexico

3 RESIDENCY for Art & Social Justice

4 12x12 Our annual fundraiser; all proceeds support our free community arts education, outreach and professional development.

AUG

AUGUST 8 - SEPTEMBER 14

Southwest Black Arts Collective: (BE)LOVED

In a world marked by injustice, inequity, and pain, how do we embrace the (BE)LOVED? Centered in the experiences of the artists as people of African heritage, this exhibition explores how (BE)LOVED exists within and extends beyond the personal realm.

Lauren Dana Smith: Recall: Sculptural Myth and Memory

This exhibition asks, "Where does the earth end and my body begin? Where does your body begin and where does it end?"

Sarah Aziz: Tumbleweed Rodeo

Tumbleweed Rodeo reconstitutes tumbleweeds into an inhabitable landscape drawing and positions the question of invasive species (what came first, and what’s truly invasive?) not as disasters but as displays of the majesty of nature and life.

Reception: Saturday, August 24 | 4:30-6:30pm

SEPT

SEPTEMBER 26- NOVEMBER 2

Residency for Art & Social Justice

Harwood’s Residency for Art & Social Justice features and supports artists working at the intersections of creative expression and social justice. The ten month program includes a private studio at Harwood, artist and material honoraria, project support and public exhibitions. Resident Artist, Gael Luna: Lucha Libre Trans Queer Art Espectacular Uplifting the lives of transgender and queer athletes in New Mexico

Reception + Artist Talks: Saturday, October 19 | 4:30-6:30pm

DEC

DECEMBER 6-13

12x12: Harwood’s Annual Fundraising Exhibitions

12x12, 6x6 and The Shop at Harwood features original work by established, emerging and youth artists from New Mexico. This event includes ~200 works that remain anonymous until sold, for the flat rates of $144 (12”x12”) or $36 (6”x6”). The Shop highlights the intersections of art, design and daily living with works by notable New Mexico artists.

Exhibition Reception: Friday, December 6 | 5:30pm-7:30pm

12x12 Online Store Opens: Saturday, December 7 | 6:00pm

The Shop at Harwood is a boutique gallery currently representing the following artist for a calendar year: Kristin Anchors, Carrie Botto, Caitlin Carcerano, Jen DePaolo, Diego Medina, Linda Montagnoli, Gloria Olazabal, Emily Silva and Mark Weaver.

Shop: harwoodstore.square.site

Image Credits: (Left, Top to Bottom): Harley Kirschner, Lotus Morning on Lake Cayuga; Thomas Carney, 9.5x6.5; Zuyva Sevilla, Hyperlux 6; Gael Luna, Sky Ancestor; (Center): Audrey Montoya, ICE CREAM CONE; (Right, Top to Bottom): Alanna Airitam, Take a Look Inside; Sarah Aziz, LEMB, and CO-OPt, Tumbleweed Rodeo Drawing Workshop; Anna Escamilla, Liam's Pond Paint Around; Lauren Dana Smith, Obedience Plaster; Jordan Caldwell, Traffic Over the Rio Grande; The Shop Image Credit: Caitlin Carcerano, Asteraceae Risograph Card

ABOUT HARWOOD ART CENTER & ESCUELA DEL SOL MONTESSORI

HARWOOD ART CENTER’S GALLERIES PROGRAM is dedicated to providing exhibition, audience expansion and professional development opportunities to artists working in any media and from diverse creative fields. Our galleries program is curated and managed by our Chief Programs Officer and Associate Directors of Opportunity and Engagement. Artists are invited to exhibit during three of our annual capstone events, Encompass, Residency for Art & Social Justice & 12x12, the rest of our exhibitions are awarded to individuals and groups through a competitive application process. Most of our applications are free to apply, any collected fees allocated to replenishing Harwood’s endowed cash awards for the program. Each featured exhibition is a supportive process, we work with the artists from concept development to installation in the galleries. We have developed a hybrid offering of both in person and virtual programming. For each exhibition we create comprehensive outreach and digital materials including exhibition catalogs, virtual galleries and artist talks to support the unique visions and voices of our gallery artists.

Seeded in 1991, Harwood Art Center blooms the philosophy of our parent organization Escuela del Sol Montessori, with recognition that learning and expression offer the most resilient pathways to global citizenship, justice and peace. Harwood engages the arts as a catalyst for lifelong learning, cultural enrichment and social change, with programming for every age, background and income level. We believe that equitable access to the arts and opportunities for creative expression are integral to healthy individuals and thriving communities. In all of our work, we cultivate inclusive, reflective environments where everyone feels cared for. We nurture long-term, multi-faceted relationships with participants, building programs with and for diverse communities of Albuquerque. We integrate the arts with social justice, professional and economic growth, and education to cultivate a higher collective quality of life in New Mexico.

For 50 years, Escuela del Sol, an independent Montessori school, has nurtured selfdiscovery, social responsibility and passion for learning in our students. Each day Escuela supports students from ages 18 months to 13 years on their real-world quests to excel academically and to develop the skills they need for meaningful, happy and successful futures.

HARWOOD ART CENTER’S PHOTOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE

We are so thrilled to have established an official Photographer in Residence opportunity- a new ongoing residency at Harwood Art Center. This residency includes an annual honorarium and rent credit for a studio at Harwood. Aziza Murray, who was our inaugural Galleries & Exhibition Photographer, is now our Photographer in Residence.

We are able to present this residency and honorarium thanks to the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, New Mexico Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, and the McCune Charitable Foundation.

AZIZA MURRAY is a New Mexico based artist working primarily in photography. In 2015 she graduated with an MFA from the University of New Mexico where she also worked as a pictorial archiving fellow for the Center for Southwest Research. Since then, Aziza has worked in different capacities in the film industry in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, further piquing her interest in cinematography. Much of her work stems from a well of nostalgia for objects and moments, the materiality of photography, and her personal history—from experiencing tragic loss at an early age, to her multilayered experiences as a biracial person growing up in Washington, DC. She has shown her work in DC at Connersmith and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, in Albuquerque at the Harwood Art Center, the UNM Art Museum and the National Hispanic Cultural Center and, at MASS Gallery in Austin, TX.

azizamurray.com

azizamurray@gmail.com