Roswell Museum and Art Center Winter 2018 Magazine

JANUARY - MARCH 2018 VOLUME 66 No. 1

CLASSES - EXHIBITIONS - EVENTS - NEWS

STAFF & BOARDS Roswell Museum and Art Center 100 West 11th Street Roswell, NM 88201 (575) 624-6744 tel (575) 624-6765 fax www.roswellmuseum.org Mission The Roswell Museum and Art Center inspires discovery, creativity, and cultural understanding of the art and history of the American Southwest and beyond.

Newsletter Roswell Museum and Art Center Magazine Volume 66 No. 1. The Museum’s magazine is published quarterly and is provided as a benefit of membership.

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Staff Directory Caroline Brooks, ext. 12 c.brooks@roswell-nm.gov Executive Director Sara Woodbury, ext. 15 s.woodbury@roswell-nm.gov Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Amanda Nicholson, ext. 22 a.nicholson@roswell-nm.gov Curator of Education Amberly Meli, ext. 13 a.meli@roswell-nm.gov Registrar Candace Jordan, ext. 25 c.jordan@roswell-nm.gov Librarian Jeremy Howe, ext. 23 j.howe@roswell-nm.gov Planetarium Coordinator Aria Finch, ext. 28 Ceramics Manager Tiffany Melancon, ext. 10 t.melancon@roswell-nm.gov Guest Services Coordinator Guest Services, ext. 14 Cory Frederick Darrick Constance Museum Store Staff, ext. 17 Barbara Posuniak, Manager Elizabeth Shelhorse Lea Rohr Fraser Deborah Melancon, ext. 11 Bookkeeper Brandon Strange, ext. 27 Preparator Daniel Gomez Custodian

Board of Trustees Officers: Cymantha Liakos, Chair Bill Siders, Vice Chair Members: Anne Baker Jamie Barnes Donovan Fulkerson Peggy Krantz Priscilla Ornelas Jessica Parham Nanette Schumacher Lorrina Segovia DeAngela Velasquez Ex-Officio: Tabitha Denny, Roswell City Council Liaison Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation Board of Directors Officers: Chelsea Green, President Ron Hillman, Vice President Jacqueline Miller, Secretary Mary Alice Lysak, Treasurer Directors: Donald B. Anderson, Director Emeritus Riley Armstrong Yasine Armstrong Jim Ball Claire Chase Parker Folse Debra Franks Nola Fulkerson Ivan Hall Paul Hanna Jared Hembree Mitch Krakauskas Diane Leven Cymantha Liakos, RMAC Trustees, Chair Ryan Perry Kendra Price Brinkman Randle Sherri Toles Beth Waldrip Maria Wiggins Staff: Cindy Torrez, RMACF Director 400 N. Pennsylvania, #220 Roswell 88201 (575) 627-0918 rmacfound@qwestoffice.net Ex-Officio: Caroline Brooks, RMAC Executive Director

Cover: Clayton Merrell, Shattered Light, 2008, egg tempera and gold on wood, 24” x 24”.

Courtesy of the Artist. Merrell is included in RAiR at 50: Beyond the Gift of Time and will be teaching a Gratton Workshop on March 24-25 (see page 11).

DIRECTOR’S VIEW This past fall we celebrated the Museum’s 80th anniversary along with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program’s 50th anniversary with the opening of the exhibition RAiR at 50: Beyond the Gift of Time. We extend our gratitude to the 172 artists included in the show, many of which attended the opening festivities with their families on October 6, as well as to the RAiR Program staff and the visiting public for their support. You’ll hopefully have the opportunity to visit the exhibition many times before it closes on April 6.

Another significant milestone was the opening of the newly-renovated Robert H. Goddard Planetarium on October 14. With major support from Donald and Sally Anderson and additional donors to the RMAC Foundation, the Planetarium received a full-dome projection system along with new comfortable seats, carpet and lighting. Over 700 visitors experienced the planetarium’s stunning imagery during the grand opening and thousands of students and adults have visited since. Programming is available for all ages from Space Look and Storybook for little ones in February to specially-designed programs for schools and the general public. Visit our website or contact our Planetarium Coordinator Jeremy Howe for more information on programs for you, your family or group.

Special projects, like the planetarium renovation, would not be possible without contributions great and small to the RMAC Foundation. On February 10, back by popular demand, the Foundation will be hosting a Mystery at the Museum fundraising event. Be sure to get your tickets early for this entertaining who-dunnit evening, with proceeds to support this summer’s special exhibition, Magical and Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective.

February also marks the return of our Thursday night film series with a selection of award-winning art documentaries. Each film presents a thoughtprovoking story through the lens of humor, candor and an inspirational passion for the creative life. Add some freshly-popped popcorn and you have the makings of a perfect night out courtesy of the RMAC Foundation.

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Another RMAC Foundation-sponsored opportunity is an annual art workshop offered in memory of Lorene Johnson Gratton who was a long-time member and who greatly enjoyed taking workshops at the Museum.

The Gratton workshops provide an opportunity for local adults to learn or fine tune an art technique under the direction of a professional artist. The cost of the workshop is subsidized by an endowment fund to allow for those with a financial hardship to participate. This year we are presenting two workshops with former Roswell Artists-in-Residence Clayton Merrell from Pennsylvania and Daisy Craddock from New York. You can see both of these artists’ works in the RAiR at 50 exhibition at the Roswell Museum as well as at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. See page 7 for further details about the workshops.

This year we are piloting a great way to break up your work week with Brown Bag Lunch Talks. Each month we’ll host staff and artists for an informal presentation or discussion on an interesting topic during lunchtime.

Upcoming presentations will explore the exhibitions Pennsylvania Impressionists and Peter Hurd on Paper as well as a scientific (and light-hearted) look at why our guest services staff enforce those no-touching and no flash photography rules in the galleries.

And, mark your calendars for our second pARTy After Hours taking place at the end of March. The evening will be filled with art, music, food and drinks, for an adult-geared evening of fun at the Museum.

Thank you for your support of the Roswell Museum and Art Center. I hope to see you often at the museum in the coming months.

— Caroline Brooks, Executive Director

EVENTS

Planetarium Show Schedule The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium will present public shows on Tuesdays at 7 pm, Wednesdays at 2 and 3:30 pm and Saturdays at 2 pm. Shows include a full-dome film accompanied by a star presentation. Shows last approximately 40 minutes. Please visit our website for a complete schedule and show descriptions.

Museum Members are free.

Non-member rates are: Adults (ages 16-59) : $5 Children (ages 4-15): $3 Tots (ages 3 and under): free Roswell residents with ID, seniors (ages 60+) and active military with ID: $3

IBEX: Search for the Edge of the Solar System Tuesdays: January 2, 16 & 30 at 7 pm Wednesdays in January at 2 pm Saturdays: January 13 & 27 at 2 pm Join scientists as they investigate and map the boundary between our solar system and the rest of our galaxy using NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX).

The Dark Matter Mystery Tuesdays: January 9 & 23 at 7 pm Wednesdays in January at 3:30 pm Saturdays: January 6 & 20 at 2 pm Hunting for Dark Matter with experiments in space and deep underground is proving to be one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer.

The Hot and Energetic Universe Tuesdays: February 7 & 21 at 7 pm Wednesdays in February at 2 pm Saturdays: February 3 & 17 at 2 pm Experience the achievements of modern astronomy with the use of immersive visualizations and real images from the most advanced terrestrial and orbital observatories.

Brown Bag Lunch Talk This year, the Roswell Museum is piloting a new lunchtime lecture series on select Wednesdays once per month from noon to 1 pm. Bring a lunch and relax while taking in an informal presentation or discussion on an intriguing topic. This event is free and open to the public. Talks will take place in the auditorium.

Pennsylvania Impressionists: Wednesday, January 31, 12-1 pm | Free Join Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Sara Woodbury for a presentation on the exhibition Pennsylvania Impressionists. On loan from the James A. Michener Art Museum, this show is on view in the Founders Gallery while several works from our Hurd and Wyeth collection are in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, for the retrospective, Magical and Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd. Sara will offer an overview of Pennsylvania Impressionism while discussing specific artists and works featured in the show.

Peter Hurd on Paper: Wednesday, February 28, 12-1 pm | Free Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Sara Woodbury will present an illustrated discussion of Peter Hurd on Paper, on view in the Horgan and Graphics Galleries. Peter Hurd is renowned for his luminous egg tempera paintings, but his works on paper form another important and substantial body of work. Learn about the role that watercolor and drawing played in Hurd’s artistic practice while enjoying a selection of works featured in the exhibition.

Museum Manners 101: Wednesday, March 28, 12-1 pm | Free No flash photography! No food allowed! Don’t touch that! Have you ever wondered why there are so many rules presented to you when you walk into a museum? Join Registrar Amberly Meli as she explains common museum etiquette and the logic and science behind it.

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Edward W. Redfield (1869-1965), The Upper Delaware (detail), c. 1918, oil on canvas, 38” x 50”.

On loan from the James A. Michener Art Museum.

Gift of Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest.

Sunstruck Tuesdays: February 14 & 28 at 7 pm Wednesdays in February at 3:30 pm Saturdays: February 10 & 24 at 2 pm Witness the birth of the Sun, discover how it came to support life, learn how it threatens life as we know it, and how its energy will one day fade away.

Out There Tuesdays: March 6 & 20 at 7 pm Wednesdays in March at 2 pm Saturdays: March 3, 17 & 31 at 2 pm Using the world’s most powerful telescopes, we have, so far, catalogued over 4,000 planets outside of our solar system, all with a vast range of diversity.

Seeing Tuesdays: March 13 & 27 at 7 pm Wednesdays in March at 3:30 pm Saturdays: March 10 & 24 at 2 pm Follow the journey of a single photon as it is produced in a distant star, before travelling across the vast expanse of space to land on someone’s retina.

Cutie and the Boxer screens on February 15.

Image courtesy of POV.

Documentary Film Series Discover inspiring and thought-provoking cinema at our Documentary Film Series, featuring acclaimed art-themed documentaries. Admission is free and donations are appreciated to help with the cost of refreshments. Fresh popcorn and beverages will be available. Support for this event is generously provided by the RMAC Foundation.

Jodorowsky’s Dune: Thursday, February 1, 7 pm In 1975, Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, whose films El Topo and The Holy Mountain launched and ultimately defined the midnight movie phenomenon, began work on his most ambitious project yet: an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel Dune. Starring his own 12-year-old son Brontis alongside Orson Welles, Mick Jagger, David Carradine and Salvador Dali, featuring music by Pink Floyd and art by some of the most provocative talents of the era, including H.R. Giger and Jean “Moebius” Giraud, Jodorowsky’s Dune was poised to change cinema forever. Part thoughtful tribute, part bittersweet reminder of a missed opportunity, Jodorowsky’s Dune offers a fascinating look at a lost sci-fi legend. (2014, 90 min, directed by Frank Pavich, rated PG-13 for some violent and sexual images and drug references).

Cutie and the Boxer: Thursday, February 15, 7 pm Once a rising star in the 1970s New York art scene, 80-year-old “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara is prepping for his latest show and hoping to reinvigorate his career. His wife and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her “Cutie” illustrations, which depict their chaotic 40-year marriage. Academy Award-nominated Cutie and the Boxer captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice. (2013, 82 min, directed by Zachary Heinzerling, rated R for nude art images)

Beauty Is Embarrassing: The Wayne White Story: Thursday, March 1, 7 pm Beauty Is Embarrassing is a funny, irreverent, joyful and inspiring documentary featuring the life and current times of artist Wayne White. Raised in the mountains of Tennessee, White started his career as a cartoonist in New York City. He quickly found success as one of the creators of the TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. The film chronicles the vaulted highs and the crushing lows of a commercial artist struggling to find peace and balance between his work and his art. At its core, Beauty Is Embarrassing is a reminder that we should all follow our passion. It is those creative impulses that will lead us to where we need to go. (2013, 88 min, directed by Neil Berkeley, not rated)

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EVENT LISTING The following events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Donations are always welcome.

Planetarium Shows January – March | Tuesdays at 7 pm, Wednesdays at 2 and 3:30 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm Admission Fees | Page 4 Friday, January 19, 5:30-7 pm Roswell Artist-in-Residence Lecture and Reception with artist Conor Fagan | Page 8

Wednesday, February 28, 12-1 pm | Brown Bag Lunch Talk Peter Hurd on Paper with Sara Woodbury | Page 4 Thursday, March 1, 7 pm Documentary Film Series Beauty Is Embarrassing: The Wayne White Story | Page 5

Wednesday, January 31, 12-1 pm | Brown Bag Lunch Talk Pennsylvania Impressionists with Sara Woodbury | Page 4 Thursday, February 1, 7 pm Documentary Film Series Jodorowsky’s Dune | Page 5 Saturday, February 10, 6-9 pm RMAC Foundation Fundraiser: Mystery at the Museum $100 per person | Page 11 Thursday, February 15, 7 pm Documentary Film Series Cutie and the Boxer | Page 5 Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25 | Gratton Workshop Opportunity Working with Oil Pastels and Oil Sticks with Daisy Craddock Suggested donation | Page 7

Friday, March 16, 5:30-7 pm Roswell Artist-in-Residence Lecture and Reception with artist Julie Alpert | Page 9 Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25 | Gratton Workshop Opportunity Exploring Egg Tempera with Clayton Merrell Suggested donation | Page 7 Wednesday, March 28, 12-1 pm Brown Bag Lunch Talk Museum Manners with Amberly Meli | Page 4 Friday, March 30, 6-9 pm pARTy After Hours | Page 12

CLASSES

Children’s Classes and Workshops Kid’s Clay Instructor: Aria Finch Section I: Age: 1st grade to 8 years Tuesdays for 6 weeks January 16 – February 20, 3:30-4:30 pm $50 members; $60 non-members Section II: Age: 9 years to teen Tuesdays for 6 weeks January 16 – February 20, 4:30-5:30 pm $50 members; $60 non-members Coil and slab-build several individualized one-of-a-kind clay pieces to decorate with colorful glazes. Instruction will focus on creating textures and developing increased hand-eye coordination and confidence over time.

Supplies are included.

Space Look and Storybook Instructors: Amanda Nicholson and Jeremy Howe

Age: 2½ to 6 years To register, please mail Tuesdays for 4 weeks or drop off a completed February 6-27, 10-11 am registration form $5 per child, per session or $20 for all four with your payment to the RMAC. Forms can be picked up at the Museum or downloaded from the Museum website. For questions, contact Amanda Nicholson at 575-624-6744, ext. 22.

Scholarship Opportunities The Museum strives to provide meaningful opportunities and learning experiences that are accessible to all of the Roswell community. As such, the RMAC Foundation generously provides scholarships for children and adults, who are interested in taking classes and workshops at the Museum but may have financial need. To apply for a scholarship please contact Amanda Nicholson at a.nicholson@roswellnm.gov or at 575-6246744 ext. 22.

This program is designed for young children, ages 2½ to 6 years. Each session will explore a different theme about our Moon, Sun, constellations and planets with a video in the planetarium, a storybook about the theme and a game or hands-on activity to further reinforce concepts through play-based learning.

Supplies are included. Note: Children must be accompanied by an adult with a minimum of 1 adult per 5 students. Limit of 20 students per session.

February 6: Moon Motions Combining movement activities with a story and video, your tiny cosmonauts will learn about our Moon, what makes it shine and its phases. We will conclude with a “Moon Jump” game to get our bodies moving and brains thinking about what makes the Moon so unique.

February 13: Sun and Shadows Explore how and why the Sun moves Please note, class across the sky and how shadows are prices include a 5% made with the help of a very curious tax. Unless otherwise noted, supplies are bear. We will use the power of the Sun to included with children’s make some nature-themed shadow art classes. by making sun prints.

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February 20: Constellation Creatures The sky’s the limit when we learn about constellations! Learn about the constellations in our night sky focusing on the Big Dipper, Little Dipper, the North Star, and how their positions change based on the seasons. Children will use modeling clay and imagination to make their own constellation creature.

February 27: Planets During this session we will all become astronaut explorers as we travel through our solar system. We will get our brains thinking about the various planets in our solar system, their sizes and how they move.

Spring Break Classes Students may choose to participate in a single topic for the week or combine both to create a morning full of excitement, learning and creativity.

Interstellar Art Instructor: Veronica Luevano Section I: Age: Kindergarten to 3rd grade Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday April 3-5, 9-10:30 am $25 members; $35 non-members Section II: Age: 4th to 7th grades Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday April 3-5, 10:30 am - noon $25 members; $35 non-members Become creative cosmonauts in this multi-media class. Using various art media, methods and techniques you will create your own galactic landscape, imagine new planets and create stellar portraits. Supplies are included.

Adult and All Ages Classes and Workshops Adult Clay: Dining Experience Instructor: Aria Finch Section I: Age/Level: Adult, intermediate to advanced Tuesdays for 8 weeks January 16 – March 6, 9 am - noon $105 members; $130 non-members Section II: Age/Level: Adult, beginners to advanced Tuesdays for 8 weeks January 16 – March 6, 6-9 pm $105 members; $130 non-members Section III: Age/Skill Level: Adult, beginners to advanced Thursdays for 8 weeks January 18 – March 8, 9 am - noon $105 members; $130 non-members Continuing our dinnerware theme, students will build mugs and nesting bowls. Special attention will be focused on craftsmanship and glaze decoration.

Adult Clay: Some Assembly Required Instructor: Anna Edwards Section IV: Age/Level: Adult, beginners to advanced Thursdays for 8 weeks January 18 – March 8, 6-10 pm $105 members; $130 non-members Using throwing, hand building and application techniques, students will create sculptural works as well as large-scale functional vessels. Advanced students will design their own sculptural piece using a minimum of three shapes.

Students will be shown how to use the extruder as a creative tool.

Planetarium Adventure Instructor: Jeremy Howe

Poems and Pie Instructor: Colette LaBouff Speer

Section I: Age: 4th to 7th grades Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday April 3-5, 9-10:30 am $25 members; $35 non-members

Age/Level: 16 & up, beginners to advanced Wednesdays for 4 weeks February 7-28, 3-4:30 pm $35 members; $45 non-members

Section II: Age: Kindergarten to 3rd grade Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday April 3-5, 10:30 am - noon $25 members; $35 non-members Come experience the planetarium as never before – in fulldome! Fly to all of the planets in our solar system, see the constellations, explore distant galaxies and even visit a black hole. Supplies are included.

Let’s talk about a poem and have a slice of pie together.

Each week, read and discuss a poem provided by the instructor.

Practice creating your own poems and talk about your poems over pie. All that’s required is a desire to read poems, write poems and eat pie. Open to beginners and practicing poets alike, high-school age to adult. Pies will be provided; you may bring your own coffee. Space is limited to 10 students.

Pysanky (Ukrainian) Easter Eggs Instructor: Alexis Harris

Lorene Johnson Gratton Workshop Opportunities

Age/Level: All ages and skill levels Children under 10 must be accompanied by a registered adult.

Saturday, March 10, 10 am – 4 pm with lunch break $45 members, $55 non-members

Lorene Johnson Gratton, a long-time museum member, bequeathed funding to the RMAC Foundation for annual workshops with professional artists. The workshops are open to both paying students and those with a financial need who require a scholarship to participate.

Based on need, students may take the workshop free of charge or pay up to the suggested donation of $125. This year, in conjunction with the exhibition Roswell at 50: Beyond the Gift of Time, former Roswell Artists-in-Residence Daisy Craddock and Clayton Merrell will travel to Roswell to lead two workshops. The workshops are open to all levels. Some previous drawing and/or painting experience is helpful.

Pysanky are traditional Ukrainian Easter eggs created by alternately drawing designs on an egg with melted wax and dipping the eggs in intensely colorful dyes to create a batik effect. Traditional designs combine complex geometric patterns with plant and animal motifs that are meant to celebrate the arrival of spring and embody the wish for a bountiful growing season. In preparation for Easter, come experiment with making traditional and novel designs on eggs using this simple and ancient technique! Supplies are included.

Working with Oil Pastels and Oil Sticks with Daisy Craddock

Exploring Egg Tempera with Clayton Merrell

Artist Daisy Craddock shares her insights and enthusiasm for drawing with oil pastels and oil sticks.You’ll start with exercises for both beginners and more experienced artists to explore a range of techniques and review the fundamental drawing skills of line, color and value. Create oil pastel studies on the first day and work to achieve a finished drawing on the second day whether from life or a photo.

Learn the unique characteristics of the ancient technique of egg tempera painting and discover how expressive and easily accessible the medium can be. We’ll review historicallyauthentic methods for making traditional rabbit-skin glue gesso and egg tempera paints from dry pigments, and then practice historic and more contemporary application methods. Students will paint a small practice panel on day one and then make a finished egg tempera painting on day two.

Saturday, February 24, 9 am - 4 pm & Sunday, February 25, 1-4 pm Fee: $125 suggested donation (supplies included)

Saturday, March 24, 9 am - 4 pm & Sunday, March 25, 1-4 pm Fee: $125 suggested donation (supplies included)

FACULTY

For more information and to register contact Amanda Nicholson at 575-624-6744 x22 Alexis Harrison learned to make Pysanka eggs from her mother, who learned it from her grandmother, who brought it to the United States from the Ukraine. While this (and other) crafts have always been an important part of her life, Alexis’ background as an instructor has focused on teaching natural history and biology to high school and college students. She especially enjoys hands-on teaching in the outdoors, where she also draws inspiration for various creative projects.

Amanda Nicholson is the Curator of Education at RMAC. Amanda has over 10 years of teaching experience with students ages kindergarten through 12th grade. She has experience teaching various media including drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, as well as art history and art criticism. Amanda received her BS in art education from the State University of New York at New Paltz and an MA in museum studies from Syracuse University.

Aria Finch holds a BA from the University of Texas at El Paso, and has attended graduate school at North Texas State University and Texas Women’s University. She is a 2013 recipient of the New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. In 2009, her work was chosen for the 5th World Ceramic Biennale in South Korea. She has managed the RMAC ceramics program since 1979.

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Anna Edwards has been involved with ceramics for sixteen years. Studying with her mentor, Aria Finch, she has been involved in teaching children and adults at RMAC and has worked with the Roswell Independent School District. Anna has studied at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Potter’s Council, Santa Fe Clay, and RMAC. Clayton Merrell grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. He earned an MFA in painting and printmaking at the Yale School of Art. He has received awards and grants from the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Skowhegan, The Millay Colony for the Arts, the Vermont Studio Center, The Fulbright Program and the Center for the Arts in Society. He was a fellow at the Roswell Artist-In-Residence Program from 2004 to 2005.

In 2016 he was named Creator-of-the-Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council. He is currently professor of art at Carnegie Mellon University.

Colette LaBouff Speer is the author of Mean (University of Chicago Press, 2008) as well as other poems and essays. Her nonfiction has recently appeared in The Morning News, New Mexico Magazine, and Orange Coast Magazine. She has an MFA in poetry and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Irvine.

Daisy Craddock was born in Memphis, Tennesee, and received a BA in fine arts from Rhodes College and an MFA in painting from the University of Georgia. Public collections include Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, the Newark Museum, the Milwaukee Museum of Art and Weatherspoon Museum. Her work is exhibited nationally. Daisy lives and works in New York City.

She was a fellow with the Roswell Artist-inResidence Program in 2002.

Jeremy Howe grew up in New Mexico. He comes from a family of artists and was nurtured in his own sense of expression. His primary medium is fireworks with which he uses various techniques to capture colored smoke and oxidation trails onto paper. He holds a degree in geology from New Mexico Tech and currently educates the public about space science through the Robert H. Goddard Planetarium.

Veronica Luevano is a local self-taught artist with extensive practice and enthusiasm for multiple mediums. Her experience includes watercolor, clay, acrylic and jewelry making. She especially enjoys sharing her artistic experiences with children and lending her knowledge to help students create fun pieces that are visually enthralling.

EXHIBITIONS

Conor Fagan Roswell Artist-in-Residence E X H I B I T I O N Current Roswell Artist-in-Residence Conor Fagan paints imaginary Conor Fagan: Roswell Artistlandscapes in a naturalistic style, in-Residence creating invented worlds and January 20 environments that appear fantastical March 4, 2018 yet realistic. Drawing on his history Marshall and as a realist in all its forms and Winston Gallery techniques, he creates images that Lecture and suggest a place, thing or ecosystem, Opening but have no real identity. Often Reception: painted in bright colors and Friday, featuring abstract forms reminiscent January 19 of bubbles, hills and other objects, 5:30 pm: Lecture 6-7 pm: Reception Fagan’s paintings reference familiar shapes and forms but gives them an unsettling quality by placing them in an invented context that exists outside of the real world. As Fagan says of his own practice, “my work resides in a no-man’s land figuratively and mentally…It is as if I am attempting to create something that is, and is not, at the same time.”

Fagan earned his BFA from the Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. He has exhibited his work in Michigan, New York and Canada.

To learn more about the artist, please visit www.conorfagan.com.

Conor Fagan, Rapid Permutations, 2014, oil on canvas, 60” x 96”. Courtesy of the Artist.

Peter Hurd on Paper EXHIBITION Peter Hurd on Paper February 24 August 12, 2018 Horgan and Graphics Gallery

Peter Hurd is renowned for his luminous egg tempera paintings, but his works on paper form another important and substantial body of work. Over the course of his career, Hurd produced finished watercolor paintings, numerous studies in preparation for larger works, and informal sketches of landscapes and people. Some of his earliest surviving watercolors date from the 1920s, and beginning in the 1930s he created pen and ink wash studies for lithographs, as well as charcoal cartoons for murals.

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During his tenure as a war art correspondent in the 1940s, Hurd began painting larger, finished works with watercolor, using the medium as a portable alternative to egg tempera. After

World War II, Hurd continued creating larger watercolor paintings, and continued producing sketches and studies for later works. With their fluid, informal lines and energetic brushwork, Hurd’s works on paper offer an intimate, gestural foil to his egg tempera paintings.

Drawn from the permanent collection, Peter Hurd on Paper invites viewers to explore the Roswell Museum and Art Center’s holdings of studies and finished watercolor paintings. Scheduled to be on view during the exhibition Magical and Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective, this installation is both a continuation of that show and an independent exhibition that can be enjoyed on its own. Learn more about Hurd’s working methods while exploring a range of his works.

Peter Hurd, Study of Cumulus, n.d., watercolor on paper, 5” x 7”.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Winston, 1952.001.0010.

Julie Alpert Roswell Artist-in-Residence EXHIBITION Julie Alpert: Roswell Artistin-Residence March 17 - April 29, 2018 Marshall and Winston Gallery Lecture and Opening Reception: Friday, March 16 5:30 pm: Lecture 6-7 pm: Reception

Julie Alpert modifies and arranges craft materials and found-objects in temporary room-size compositions that become frozen records of her private performance. After it is completed, she documents and de-installs it until, as she describes it, “nothing remains but the photographs and a pile of broken and tattered materials, like the sad detritus of an epic celebration the night before.”

She also makes drawings and sculptural works on paper that help her discover new forms and color combinations for future installations. Her work is highly symbolic in nature, with recurring motifs including roses, chains, bows, drips, nonsensical text, hearts, hashtags and flying carpets. Together, these symbols form an invented language that Alpert uses to explore her complicated relationship with disappointment, decoration, nostalgia, and the trappings of femininity.

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Born and raised in Washington, DC, Alpert has lived in Seattle since 2006. She has an MFA from the University of Washington and a BA from the University of Maryland. She has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, Artist Trust, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and The Neddy Awards.

Alpert is represented by Bridge Productions in Seattle.

To learn more about the artist, please visit www.juliealpert.com.

Julie Alpert, Look-alikes, site-specific installation at SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2014, house paint, acrylic, marker, tape, paper, vinyl, cardboard, altered furniture, light box, string, 10’ x 16’ x 10’. Photo credit: David Wentworth.

STAFF NEWS

MEMBERSHIP We are pleased to acknowledge the following new and renewing members for the period of July 16 to October 31, 2017. New members are noted in bold.

FELLOW Ms. Mary Stickford PATRON Mr. Stanley Crosby ADVOCATE Ms. Jody Alpers Mr. & Mrs. Bill Benedict Mrs. Tasia Ramage ENTHUSIAST Mrs. Margaret Barbour Mrs. Nancy Fram Mrs. Michael J. Hillman Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hillman Mrs. Lorie Mitteer Mr. & Mrs. Bill Murphy Mr. Thomas Tutor HOUSEHOLD Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Austin Mr. Bob Carroll & Leslie Lawner Mrs. Beatrice Cordova Mr. & Mrs. Steve Dodson Mrs. Adelita Gilliland Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hornick Ms. Cydney Littlejohn Dr. & Mrs. Michael McGuire Mr. Mike Pettit Mr. Michael Ramsey Mr. & Mrs. Fred Yates

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FRIEND Ms. Fatima Barnes Ms. Michele H. Button Miss Konsuela Carpenter Mr. S.H. Cavin Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Esslinger Mr. Johnathan Fincher Mrs. June Fleig Mr. Isaac Hubbard Mr. Terry Kirby Ms. Chenet Link Mrs. Paula McClellan Ms. Maryl McNally Ms. Jessica Parham Mr. Ryan Price Mrs. Marlayne Ribbach Mr. Salgado & Ms. Ornelas Mrs. Gail Skeen Ms. Catherine Smith Ms. Sheena Thorpe Ms. Chloe Winters EDUCATOR Ms. Cate Erbaugh Ms. Julie Murphy SENIOR Mr. Michael Aakhus Mrs. Crystal Allison Ms. Mary Bellicini Ms. Debra Belyeu-Haeny Mrs. Brenda Bonham

Ms. Alana Codding Mr. Jud Cooper Ms. Melanie Deason Ms. Geri Dosalua Ms. Aime Green Mrs. Mary Hubbard Ms. Loretta Johnston Mr. J.F. Joyce II Ms. Roberta McCaw Mr. Al Potter Ms. RuDell Quinn Mrs. Paula Reed Ms. Beverley Still Mrs. Linda Vandewart Mr. James Waldrip STUDENT Miss Paikea Marrnet Ms. Lauren SchmitzCampbell Miss Brielle Pogan

Curator of Education Amanda Nicholson has been honored as the state’s Museum Art Educator of the Year by the New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA). The NMAEA also recognized Roswell High School art teacher Jessica Parham, who also serves on the RMAC Board of Trustees, as High School Art Educator of the Year during the organization’s statewide conference in Roswell. The conference took place November 3-5 and was hosted by the Roswell Museum and Art Center and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Registrar Amberly Meli and Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Sara Woodbury attended the New Mexico Association of Museum’s annual conference in Los Alamos, New Mexico, in November where Sara presented a talk as part of a session exploring recent exhibitions, collections movements, and other curatorial activities in southeastern New Mexico.

Her talk, “Strength in Numbers: Co-Curating with Your Co-Workers,” provided an overview of last year’s show, Collecting Roswell: The Donors of RMAC, which she co-curated with other RMAC staff, including Planetarium Coordinator Jeremy Howe and Preparator Brandon Strange. The objective of her presentation was to not only highlight the exhibition, but also provide suggestions for other museums interested in co-curation.

In January Sara Woodbury will travel to the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to participate in the opening activities for Magical and Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective.

This exhibition explores the rich and diverse careers of Hurd and Wyeth, and is co-curated by the Roswell and Michener Museums.

Museum Attendant Tiffany Melancon, who has worked at the Roswell Museum since August 2014, has been promoted to a newly-created position titled Guest Services Coordinator. In her new role, Tiffany will help take care of the needs of members and visitors—from ensuring a welcoming visitor experience, to coordinating facility rentals, memberships and class registrations. As she settles in to her position Tiffany “looks forward to continuing to meet members at events and around the Museum.”

Amanda Nicholson and Jessica Parham were honored with awards by the New Mexico Art Education Association.

Roswell Museum and Art Center

FOUNDATION NEWS This year the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation is thankful to help provide the funding for a large collaborative exhibition that celebrates the artwork of two local beloved artists, Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd.

Peter Hurd and Henriette Wyeth were important contributors to the arts of both the Philadelphia region and the Southwest.

During the past year Kirsten M. Jensen, Senior Curator of Exhibitions at the James A. Michener Art Museum and Sara Woodbury, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at the Roswell Museum and Art Center have collaborated to bring both museums the exhibition Magical and Real: Henriette Wyeth and Peter Hurd, A Retrospective. The exhibition will open at the Museum on June 15 and run through September 16.

The RMAC staff have been busy planning accompanying programming to enrich the exhibition experience. This large collaborative exhibition is made possible from donations to the RMAC Foundation’s Annual Appeal and monies raised at our Annual Fundraiser.

Please consider donating to the RMAC Foundation by sending a donation to the Foundation office or by purchasing a ticket to join us for a night of mystery and fun at the Roswell Museum and Art Center on February 10.

RMAC has continued to evolve because of individual gifts partnering with tax dollars. Without the support of people like you exhibitions of this size are not possible. Thank you for your valued and continued support.

MUSEUM STORE The exhibition, RAiR at 50: Beyond a Gift of Time, continues through April 6, 2018. During the exhibition, stop in the Museum Store to view and purchase art, catalogues, jewelry and cards by some of your favorite former and current artists-in-residence.

Rebecca Davis and Roger Asay, Painted Plum Sphere.

This exhibition is important for a number of reasons. It will reinsert Hurd and Wyeth into the larger dialogue of American Art in the 20th century and it will broaden the awareness of the entire scope of their work in the regions with which they are most closely associated. The exhibition will contain loans of their artwork from more than 20 museums, galleries, and private collections. It will be accompanied by a richly-illustrated scholarly catalogue, with essays by Jensen and Woodbury, chronologies for both artists, and an illustrated and annotated checklist.

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RMAC Foundation’s Mystery at the Museum Saturday, February 10, 6-9 pm $100 per person

Attend an incredibly fun evening of suspense and intrigue, while contributing to the Foundation’s funding for Museum programming.

For more information and to purchase tickets please contact the RMAC Foundation office at (575) 624-0918 or rmacfound@ qwestoffice.net.

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SAVE THE DATE pARTy After Hours Friday, March 30, 6-9 pm | Free

Seize the night and choose your own art adventure! Experience art, music, food and drinks as the museum transforms into a hot spot of activity and entertainment during pARTy After Hours. pARTy After Hours is a pilot series of after hours events geared for adults that aim to expand access to the Museum and present art as an integral part of our lives. For more information or to get involved, please contact Caroline Brooks at c.brooks@roswell-nm.gov.

Ryder Richards, Burn (detail) 2015, graphite and lamp black on paper, 38” x 50”. Courtesy of the Artist. Work is currently on display as part of RAiR at 50: Beyond the Gift of Time.