The LAST PICTURE SHOW
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND ART OF REG LOVING
(1943 - 2025)
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
A CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND ART OF Reg Loving
MARCH 28, 2025 - MAY 18, 2025
New Concept Gallery
New Concept Gallery is sad to announce that our good friend, New Mexico artist Reg Loving, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025, after a long illness. It was something that we had all been expecting for quite a while: enough so, in fact, that it had become a running joke between Reg and our gallery director, as each year for the the past several years we have hung Reg’s “last” show. In his final months, Loving had expressed that he knew he would live on through his art, and it is our desire to honor that sentiment through this show. The Last Picture Show is a celebration of Reg Loving and his art.
Reg Loving was a vital member of the New Mexico art community since the mid-1970s. His work is widely held by museums, public institutions and private collectors alike. Whether he was portraying iconic New Mexican churches, creating highly stylized southwestern landscapes or thought-provoking abstracts, Loving’s distinctive style and bold use of color are the common
threads woven throughout his body of work. The incredible variety of his work evolved from Loving’s constant exploration and re-discovery of his identity as an artist. To the highest degree possible, The Last Picture Show showcases the broad spectrum of Loving’s visual expressions over the course of his artistic career.
As you explore the show, You will notice that some of the works have the notation Legacy Piece. These varied artworks are pieces that Reg always held back in his private collection, representing what he often viewed as a sampling of the most meaningful and significant works that he created over his long artistic career. Many of these works have never been shown in a commercial gallery before.
Obituary
Reginald (Reg, Reggie) Loving, Jr., 81, passed away February 9, 2025 at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.
Loving was born in Madisonville, Kentucky August 2, 1943 to Anna S. Loving and Reginald Williams Loving, Sr. A wellknown artist in New Mexico and other Southwestern states, Reg’s paintings have been exhibited in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, New York, California, Denver, and Dallas among other venues. His most recent art shows have been in New Concept Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Sumner & Dene Gallery in Albuquerque,
Loving’s award-winning work is in many large corporate collections around the United States and in numerous public collections including the Albuquerque Museum, the Santa Fe Museum of Fine Arts, the Capital Arts Foundation in the State Capitol Building in Santa Fe, and the Los Angeles International Airport.
Loving graduated from Western Kentucky University in
Bowling Green, KY with Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting. He was a social worker in Kentucky before becoming a photographer. He also studied and taught at the Center for Photographic Studies in Louisville, KY before moving to Santa Fe in the early 1970s. He soon switched from photography to painting because as he often said, “New Mexico is visually such a painterly place. The landscape is inspiring!”
C.J. Pressma, a photographer and multi-media artist in Louisville and the founder of the former Center for Photographic Studies recently wrote, “My memories of Reg go back many years to the Center for Photographic Studies days. I recall his love of trains, his house in Santa Fe, his move to Albuquerque and the great artist/painter he was! His legacy will be remembered.”
Predeceased by his parents, Loving is survived by his sister Jessica Loving, her husband, Sheryl Snyder, and nephews Seth and Peter Schikler, all of whom live in Louisville, KY.
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
EAST ALARY #5
Reg Loving
Acrylic & Marble Dust & Collage on Canvas
32” x 34” SOLD Legacy Piece
EAST ALARY #2
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
50” x 60”
$5,800
UNTITLED (With ANUBIS)
Reg Loving Acrylic & Collage on Wood Panel
30” x 24”
$3,200 Legacy Piece
FIELDS IN TUSCANY #2
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
24” x 36”
$3,650
EL VALLE #2
Reg Loving Acrylic on Panel
22” x 28”
$2,800
ARBOLEDA
SERIES #1
Reg Loving Acrylic & Marble Dust & Gel on Wood Panel
12” x 16”
SOLD
LLANO NARANJADO #1
Reg Loving Acrylic on Wood Panel
20” x 24”
$2,400
TINTIC I
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
60” x 48”
$5,800
MESAS VII
Reg Loving Acrylic on Paper 18” x 25”, framed to 25” x 31” SOLD
CHURCH AT LLANO, NM #2
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
10” x 10”
$900
CHURCH AT LAS TRAMPAS, N.M.
Reg Loving Acrylic on Bristol Board 14” x 11”, framed to 19.75” x 16.75”
$1,100
TWILIGHT MESAIGLESIA EN EL BORDE
DEL MUNDO
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 20”
$1,800
CHURCH AT CORDOVA
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 20”
$1,800
ROAD TO THE MOUNTAINS - WEST OF CHAMA
Reg Loving Acrylic on Paper 11” x 16”, framed to 17.75” x 21.75”
SOLD
PLAZA ENTRADAVERTIGO STARE
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
30” x 36”
$3,800
WOMAN BATHING BY THE RIVER
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
50” x 50”
$5,300
CYPRESS TREE
LANDSCAPE WITH APPROACHING FOG BANK
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
36” x 24”
SOLD
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PASTORAL
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
30” x 30”
$3,650
SHADOWSCHAMISAL, N.M.
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 20”
$1,800
RANCHOS de TAOS II
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
12” x 16”
$1,600
RANCHOS de TAOS
CHURCH WITH LAVENDER SKY
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Wood Panel
12” x 12” SOLD
RANCHOS de TAOS CHURCH LOOKING EAST
Reg Loving Acrylic on Panel
12” x 16”
$1,500
RANCHOS de TAOS
CHURCH - SHADOWS
Reg Loving Varnished Acrylic on Wood Panel
8” x 10”
$700
RANCHOS de TAOS CHURCH LOOKING NORTHEAST
Reg Loving Varnished Acrylic on Wood Panel
10” x 8” SOLD
RANCHOS de TAOS
CHURCH VIEWED FROM THE NORTHWEST
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
18” x 24” SOLD
PUSH-PULL OF THE PICTURE PLANE
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
24” x 30” SOLD Legacy Piece
SELF PORTRAITTHE ARTIST PRESIDING OVER THE KOOKABUNGA
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
36” x 36”
$4,000 Legacy Piece
DOG AND TRACTION ENGINE
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
18” x 24”
$2,100
GHOST RIDER #5
Reg Loving Acrylic on Fabric Paper
23” x 35”, framed to 30” x 40.5”
SOLD Legacy Piece - 1985
ANUBIS - MESA PRIETA
Reg Loving Acrylic on Canvas
36” x 48”
Not For Sale Legacy Piece - on loan from private collection
PALO DURO
Reg Loving
Acrylic on Canvas
16” x 12”
SOLD
FIELD WITH CYPRESS
TREES
Reg Loving
Acrylic & Alkyd Beeswax on Board
16” x 12”
$1,500
LIXIVIATION WORKS #12
Reg Loving Linocut Print on Paper #7/50
20” x 24”, framed to 31” x 34.5”
SOLD
Legacy Piece - Circa 1981
Prices are valid until 12/31/2025
