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Welcome to Amapola Gallery In Old Town Who We Are Amapola began as a partnership of a handful of artists, hoping to give newcomers to the art world a hand up. Since this small beginning in January 1980, the membership has morphed into a gallery by and for primarily seasoned professionals, with two dozen, then 30, 40 plus and now 40, members, New Mexicans all. Our 40 members artwork is in a variety of mediums. It includes Printmaking, Jewelry, Paper Cutouts, Acrylics, Woodwork, Ceramics, Pottery, Macrame, Quilts, Watercolor, Oils, Clothing Textiles, Glass, Gourd Art, Photography, Ink Art, Mosaics, Serigraphs, and Mixed Media. We are currently in our fourth, and best, location. Our aim is still, as always, to support and promote our members and the Albuquerque art community, and to provide an exciting art experience for our many visitors. What We Believe Artists need a space to dream, to create, to inspire and to be inspired. At Amapola Gallery, we understand this well, which is why we provide this space for our Artists. to showcase their work. Artistic expression is allowed in this magical Artist Gallery. All are welcome to come view and purchase these creations, so please stop by today!

Mark McAllaster Mark is a craftsman that has been working with wood for over 40 years. He enjoys most being able to create pieces that enhance and emphasize the grain, color, and natural characteristics in each piece he makes. Working with the rustic qualities of many of the native woods in the southwestern area of New Mexico as well as other exotic woods is what he really enjoys. Adding a little “splash of color” with some native turquoise inlay has become a characteristic of many of his turned wooden bowls. See more of his work on his website at www.marks-woodworking.com

Katherine Gauntt I am dedicated to the process of rendering the beauty of nature and the human form on a 2-dimensional surface, but I also love the potentially unpredictable nature of watercolor, and how its most beautiful effects occur by accident, or at least without much manipulation and control. Watercolor can have such luminosity and glow that it lends itself well to figure and flower paintings, as well as the dramatic skies for which our Southwest is famous.

Carol Sparks Carol Sparks has been a professional artist for more than thirty years. In 1979 Carol took several paintings to a new gallery in Old Town in hopes the owner would like to show her work. Happily, her work was accepted into the gallery and all her paintings were sold on the opening night! Carol is a native of Albuquerque. She has resided in the north valley most of her life not far from where her grandfather had a dairy in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Carol is a self-taught artist. She learned by reading art instruction books and trying her hand. Watercolor has always been her medium of choice because of its unique ability to capture light through color. She works in the traditional transparent method because she feels it is the best way to capture the light.

Pam Troutman Pam has art in her blood. Her grandmother was an artist and Pam’s college degree is in Studio Art from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Pam started beading before 2000, making functional jewelry (lanyards for badges and phones) as well as unique necklace designs. She has learned from national instructors in polymer clay, metal work, bead weaving, and bead embroidery. Her bead creations have won awards in several venues in Virginia and New Mexico. Pam retired to Rio Rancho, NM in June 2017 and came to Amapola Gallery in March 2018 after four years at Art ala Carte in Occoquan, VA. Many of her pieces feature repurposed vintage items .www.starartjewelry.etsy.com

Patricia Martinez Apt Woodturning Brenda Bowman Jewelry Lynda Burch Stamp Media Ann Tidrow Connely Paintings and Pottery Sara Carley Paper Cut Outs Tom Cassidy Watercolor Leonard Curley Fine Art Photograhy Cristina Diaz-Arntzen Punch Quilt Marge Farmer-Page Macrame & Quilts KD Fullerton Ceramic Wall Sculptures Katherine Gauntt Watercolor, Oil, & Acrylics Amy Jane Johnson Clothing Textiles, Pottery Elzbieta Kalata Paper Cutouts Barbara Lewis Gourd Art Carol Lutz Fused Glass Delfie Martinez Glass Art Mark McAllaster Woodwork Kelly McIntyre Ink Art Michele McMillian Sterling Jewelry Mary Ellen Merrigan Jewelry Christopher Miller Painter Claudia Mitchell Oil Painting Sandra Moench Pottery Rebecca Olesen Acrylic Painting Kristin Parrott Ink, Mixed Media, Montage, Carvings

Joyce Scott JOYANCE is the studio name of Joyce Scott of Albuquerque. While on a business trip in Hong Kong, she purchased a necklace that fell apart back home in Switzerland. The repair cost was exorbitant, so she taught herself to string it properly. She now selects and strings a variety of elegant crystals and beads.

KD Fullerton Clay speaks to me. It has since I first touched it in a beginning ceramics class in 1961. Many classes, workshops, shows and galleries later it is still my friend, waiting for me to indulge my imagination. I bring to the clay my love for my New Mexico homeland, my admiration for its rock art, and ancient potters. My addition of fired-in metal pieces has added a dimension to my work and allowed me to take liberties (flights of fancy) with the clay I was unable to before.

Kelly McIntyre Kelly McIntyre colors white paper with flowing-colored inks. Over this she applies meticulous designs from nature, drawn in India ink. Kelly is Albuquerque born and bred, from a family of artists, ceramists, watercolorists and oil painters. She admires the strong design qualities of insects. The results are meditative pieces, both centering and relaxing.

Tom Cassidy Tom Cassidy is a watercolor artist who paints with a focus on landscapes and streetscape paintings. His interest in art, drawing and painting began at a very young age, but he chose to pursue a career in architecture. In architecture he found he could combine his interest in art with a rewarding professional career. Working in the field of architecture, Tom used his drawing skills as a creative means to express ideas and designs.

Lynda Burch All my adult life I have admired luscious, juicy paintings and vowed I would learn to do this art form. I began in 1994, loving the way the colors mix together on the paper in unexpected patterns. The mystery offers excitement as you listen to the art unfold on its own, letting go of your control and experiencing spontaneous expressions on the paper. I am now using acrylic in this way. I like using color in a big vibrant way creating moods to set the tone of the work. Free, bold and strong are words often used to describe my art. I am constantly turned on by new challenges and love experimental methods using layering techniques. Collage has become a major thrust in my work when I discovered old stamps, maps, wine labels, sheet music and more.

December - February at Amapola Gallery Each month at Amapola Gallery we showcase two of our member artists. They have an expanded display area and provide exciting new work to share with you. December brings our annual All-Member show, expanded displays by all forty of our local artists. You’ll see a dizzying array of holiday must-haves to please you and your giftee throughout the year and the years to come. Especially timely is our enormous selection of holiday cards, many also individually hand made. This holiday time experience Amapola Gallery. We are open daily from 10 to 5, except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Amapola Gallery on The Plaza in Old Town at 205 Romero, NW. (505) 242-4311 Amapola-gallery.com Amapola Gallery Artist Wins at New Mexico State Fair Ray Upson had numerous wins for wood carving at the State Fair.