Featuring Glass Artists: Ira Lujan, Russell Frye, and Adrian Wall

Opening Reception: Friday February 2, 2024, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Located at Sawmill District at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Our featured glass artists use hand-blown and fused glass to create pieces inspired by historic examples from Southwest pottery, petroglyphs, and ancient Egyptian wares. Stop by for complementary wine, drinks, and snacks and to meet the artists.

Russell Frye graduated of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2015 and is currently working at Prairie Dog Glass Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He grew up south of Gallup, NM, on the Ramah-Navajo reservation. His mother is a traditional potter from Tesuque Pueblo and his father is an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. He studied at the University of New Mexico branch in Taos, as well as Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Frye joined the IAIA in fall 2011, where he began an internship with the New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for working with glass as a medium. He believes that glass is an amazing material that captivates and can be used in many ways. His own work utilizes glass blowing, glass fusing, and embossing, along with other techniques. He is also known for his metal work, especially his bronze pieces, which explore the shapes and designs from pottery in the Southwest in new materials.

Ira Lujan (Taos/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) learned glass blowing in Taos, New Mexico while apprenticing with glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) in 2000. He also studied with noted glass artist Preston Singletary (Tlingit) at the Pilchuck Glass School in Snohomish County, Washington. He learned that it is possible to incorporate Native American subjects and influences with ancient techniques of glass blowing.

Adrian Wall

Holiday Cheer

Opening Reception: Friday December 1, 2023, 5pm - 7pm

Located at Sawmill District at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque, New Mexico

As 2023 closes, Gallery Hózhó celebrates this winter season with our Holiday Cheer show featuring paintings, prints, and sculptures by a number of artists in the gallery. Toast the artists at the opening reception on Friday, December 1, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Holiday Cheer features the work of Chelsea A. Benally, Avis Charley, Bryson Goodrunner, Bob Haozous, Duhon James, Kurt Lomawaima, David A. Naranjo, Darby Raymond-Overstreet, A. Thompson, Vicente Telles, and Peterson Yazzie.

Chelsea Benally Born in 1992 in Crystal, New Mexico, Chelsea Benally earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with an emphasis in photography and painting. Their studio is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, continuing to explore the roles of women in contemporary culture. Benally serves as assistant director at Gallery Hózhó in Hotel Chaco.

Avis Charley (Spirit Lake Dakota/ Diné) is a visual artist born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She earned her BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico (2018). She is a ledger artist and painter who creates figurative drawings and paintings exploring the evolving Native American identity from pre-reservation period to the present day, from ancestral homelands to city life.

Bryson Meyers comes from a small reservation in northcentral Montana called Rocky Boy. He moved in with his grandfather and began learning his ways of pow wow and ceremonial life living with his grandfather taught him the ways, language and symbols of the Cree.

Bryson focused on his education and became more independent. He developed a strong focus on pow wow and learning the knowledge of tribes further to the north. He is expanding his knowledge of digital art and printmaking, learning more of what he can do with his art Bryson recently got his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design the IAIA (Institute of American Indian Art)

Bob Haozous (Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache) tackles ideas about Native identity, cultural appropriation, and the responsibility of artists to address uncomfortable truths about contemporary life in his monumental sculpture, prints, illustrations, and paintings. He received his BFA at the California College of Arts and Crafts, where he learned to work in many media. Bob has major works in front of many southwestern public institutions, including the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Albuquerque Museum, the Heard, the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, and the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture.

Duhon James, I am Water’s Edgeclan, born for the Bitter Water Clan, from Ganado, AZ. In Spring 2014, I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Kurt Lomawaima Currently residing on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, Kurt has been honing his skills as an artist in various mediums for several years. His time attending the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe has encouraged Kurt’s confidence of applying his natural talents to whichever art form embraces his ideas.Having grown up in the village of Mishungnovi on Second Mesa, Kurt’s art reflects his Hopi upbringing with specks of Western abstract mannerisms. Utilizing acrylic and airbrush techniques, he enjoys a contrast of bright and natural colors to explore the depths of Hopi lifeways and beliefs.

David Naranjo from the Pueblos of Santa Clara, San Juan, and Cochiti reinterprets historic pottery in two dimensions, expressing cultural symbolism through hardline abstraction. Since receiving his BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts, he incorporates elements from Tewa patterns and designs as paintings and scarves, often executed in tactile materials such as silk and micaceous paint. For Naranjo, “Symbols and iconography depicted on pottery and embroidery are not only for ornate decorative purposes, but carry great symbolic significance and serve as visual representations of the landscape, natural world, and, if used properly, for prayer.”

Darby Raymond-Overstreet is an award winning digital artist and printmaker. Born in Tuba City Arizona, and raised in Flagstaff Arizona, she is a proud member of the Navajo Nation. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Studio Art and graduated with Honors from Dartmouth College in 2016. She currently resides in Chimayó, NM and through her work she studies, works with and creates Navajo/Diné pattern designs that materialize through portraits, landscapes, and abstract forms. Her work is heavily inspired by and derived from Traditional Diné/Navajo textiles, with particular interestin pieces woven in the late1800's-1950's

Noted santero and retablo carver Vicente Telles (he/him) offers a contemporary approach to traditional Hispanic arts. Using the natural pigments created from clays and minerals on homemade gesso on boards he shapes himself, the artist brings a historic practice into the present day. His interpretations of Catholic and cultural iconography show his social commentary about issues such as immigration and the border.

A. Thompson (ATA) lives and works in Lukachukai, Arizona. Born and raised on the Navajo Nation, the youngest of four siblings, Thompson left the reservation at the age of 17. Her degree is in Health Care Administration but she discovered painting in 2010. Since then, Thompson has studied abstract art on her own, favoring work by Picasso, Kandinsky, Banksy, Matisse, and Voka. She says, “I am just an individual with a sponge, a bucket of water, a syringe, a spoon, a spray bottle, with bad eyesight. . . . I choose to show what is on my mind and in my heart.”

Peterson Yazzie is a Contemporary Navajo artist, illustrator, and educator from Greasewood Springs, Arizona.

The Navajo culture and personal experiences are the foundation of Yazzie’s work. Yazzie’s painting literally starts with a splash of paint sparked by an idea, the rest is completed with intuition and experimentation. Yazzie also carves what he has coined as “Yei wall sculptures”. The wall sculptures are carved from wood, painted, and adorned with natural exotic (legal) feathers.

Yazzie has won numerous awards from prestigious art shows such as Heard Museum, Santa Fe Indian Market, Arizona State Museum, Museum of Northern Arizona, and The Autry Museum of the American West among others. Yazzie also illustrated the children’s book titled “The Hogan that great grandfather built” with Salina Bookshelf of Flagstaff, AZ. Yazzie has been awarded art fellowships from Vermont Studio Center, SWAIA, Wheelwright Museum (Goodman Fellowship), and the Heard Museum.

Peterson received an Associate of Fine Arts (2002) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (2004) from the Institute of American Indian Arts, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Peterson furthered his education by earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2008. Peterson is currently a full-time art faculty at Northland Pioneer College in Holbrook, Arizona since Fall 2011.

Fryes & Friends

Opening Reception: Friday August 4th, 2023, 5pm - 7pm

Located at Sawmill District in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jacob Thomas Frye is a fourth-generation potter and painter from Tesuque Pueblo. Frye’s passion for art and learning beginning at five years old when he worked alongside his parents, both of whom are artists. He learned traditional Tesque ceramics from mother and other media from his father, an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. Frye’s work reflects his inspirations, including Sikyatki-style by the Hopi potter Nampeyo, Matte black-on-polished black by Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo, and painting by his great-grandfather Thomas Vigil “Pan Yo Pin,” who used in watercolor.

Kelly Frye’s paintings and sculptures explore themes of healing from trauma. “The soul and spirit of my work springs from my curious nature. This curiosity has led me to many adventures throughout my life. Self-discovery through the arts allows me to express a contemporary voice of my Indigenous world. I find limitless possibilities of expression in a combination of historical and personal narratives. These experiences have allowed me to explore different mediums, culminating in a passion for sculpture with casting metals, welded steel, and clay.

Russell Frye is alumni from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2015, currently working at Prarie Dog Glass Studio in Santa Fe, N.M. He believes that, glass is an amazing material. It captivates you, draws you in, and can be used for a boundless number of applications. Light, color, and form come together to create a symphony for the eyes. Its awesome!

Russell grew up south of Gallup, NM, on the Ramah-Navajo reservation. His mother is a traditional potter from Tesuque Pueblo and his father is an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. He studied at the University of New Mexico branch in Taos, as well as Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Frye joined the IAIA in fall 2011.

 While at IAIA in 2012, he began an internship with the New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for working with glass as a medium.

Currently residing on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, Kurt Lomawaima been honing his skills as an artist in various mediums for several years. His time attending the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe has encouraged Kurt’s confidence of applying his natural talents to whichever art form embraces his ideas.

Having grown up in the village of Mishungnovi on Second Mesa, Kurt’s art reflects his Hopi upbringing with specks of Western abstract mannerisms. Utilizing acrylic and airbrush techniques, he enjoys a contrast of bright and natural colors to explore the depths of Hopi lifeways and beliefs.

Duhon James is from Water’s Edge clan, born for the Bitter Water Clan, and was born in Ganado, Arizona. He graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in studio art.

Book Party: Boderra Joe, Poet and Photographer

Saturday, July 15, 2023, 5pm - 7pm

Located in Sawmill District in Albuquerque, New Meixco

Gallery Hozho is happy to be hosting a book party for Boderra Joe in the gallery at Hotel Chaco. Join us and help Boderra Joe celebrate her newly published poetry book, Desert Teeth (Abalone Mountain Press, 2022). This collection of poems gives the insight of a Dine’ person’s point of view of recognizing grief, family, identity and love all the while finding the beauty in it.

Boderra Joe is a Diné poet, journalist, and photographer. She is the author of Desert Teeth (Abalone Mountain Press, 2022). She is the recipient of fellowships from Willapa Bay AiR, the Indigenous Nations Poets (In-Na-Po), and the Bosque Redondo Memorial. She holds an MFA and BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She is Bit’ahnii (Folded Arms Clan), born for Tabááha (Water’s Edge Clan) and is from Bááhazł’ah (Twin Lakes), New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation.

Join Gallery Hozho for a charity event on Saturday, May 6, from 4 pm - 7 pm for the KBR Foundation, a non-profit providing funds for extracurricular activities for kids in the foster care system. There will be wine and appetizers and sweets, plus music courtesy of our DJ, Russell Frye. The silent auction includes goods and services from Hotel Chaco, the Sawmill Market, Howdy Cakes, Betty's Bath and Day Spa, and others.

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For more information contact Suzanne Newman Fricke: suzanne@galleryhozho.com

Julia Lambright

Opening reception: Friday, April 7th, 2023, 5pm - 8pm

Located at Sawmill District in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join us at Gallery Hózhó as we welcome back Julia Lambright! The opening reception will be on Friday, April 7th, 2023 from 5pm to 8pm. Stop by and meet the artist, in the gallery, as she showcases and discusses her new body of works. Lambright is known for her unique style of painting with egg tempera combined with her knowledge of iconographic canons, formulas, and techniques of 17th century icon painting. She is influenced by the icon’s visual aesthetics and its technical construction, Lambright integrates and transforms its principles into a contemporary form of art making.

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For more information contact Suzanne Newman Fricke: suzanne@galleryhozho.com

Jacob T. Frye & David Naranjo

Opening Reception: Friday, February 3, 2023, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Located in Sawmill District in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gallery Hozho at Hotel Chaco invites you to an opening for new works by Jacob T. Frye (Tesuque Pueblo) and David Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) at Gallery Hózhó Friday, February 3, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Join us to meet the artists and celebrate. We look forward to seeing you there!

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jacob Thomas Frye is a fourth-generation potter and painter. He learned ceramics from mother, a traditional pottery from Tesuque Pueblo, and painting from his father, an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. Frye’s work reflects his inspirations, including Sikyatki-style by the Hopi potter Nampeyo, Matte black-on-polished black pottery by Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo. His great-grandfather Thomas Vigil (Pan Yo Pin) painted in watercolor paintings in the 1900s.

David Naranjo from Santa Clara, San Juan, and Cochiti Pueblos received his BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In his paintings, he reinterprets historic Tewa pottery in two dimensions, expressing cultural symbolism through hardline abstraction. For Naranjo, “Symbols and iconography depicted on pottery and embroidery are not only for ornate decorative purposes, but carry great symbolic significance and serve as visual representations of the landscape, natural world, and, if used properly, for prayer.”

For more information contact Suzanne Fricke: suzanne@galleryhozho.com

VIBRANT!

Chelsea A. Benally, Omar Ganzo, Deborah Sipple, Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose, and Vicente Telles

Opening reception: Friday, December 2, 2022 from 5pm - 8pm

Located at Sawmill District in Albuquerque, New Mexico

It may be grey and dark outside but Gallery Hózhó will be bright! To end the year, Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco will end 2022 with VIBRANT!, featuring the works of Chelsea A. Benally, Omar Ganzo, Deborah Sipple, Adrian Standing Elk Pinnecoose, and Vicente Telles. Join the artists in the gallery for their opening reception on December 2nd, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Vibrant! will be in the gallery through January 29th, 2023

Taking Flight: Terran Last Gun, Ira Lujan, and Bryce Risley

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 1, 2022, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Near Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join Gallery Hózhó for the opening of Taking Flight, Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Meet the artist, Terran Last Gunn, Ira Lujan, and Brice Risley!

Ira Lujan will give a glass-blowing demonstration outside of Gallery Hozho.

Landings: All About Place

Opening Reception, Friday, August 5th, 2022, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Near Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco will feature works by Jacob Frye, Linda Lomahaftewa, David Naranjo, Margarita Paz-Pedro, and Alex Peña. Join the artists in the gallery on Friday, August 5, 2022, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. The show considered the importance of land in New Mexico as a force to shape culture in the Southwest. With our large vistas and dramatic skyline, the landscape is a constant source of inspiration to artists in the state. Combining painting, prints, and ceramics, the works in this show reflect the long history of the area.

Duet: Jason Garcia and Vicente Telles

Opening Reception, Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00pm

Near Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco for the opening of Jason Garcia and Vicente Telles’ show from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Help us welcome Jason Garcia and the return of Vicente Telles!

Working together, noted Santero artist Vicente Telles and graphic novel artist Jay Garcia from Santa Clara Pueblo meld their unique aesthetics and ideas in this new series of work.

Hotel Chaco’s very own in house wine bar Crafted, New Mexico Tasting Room, will have a winter mulled wine drink served in a cozy mug next door.

Ira Lujan and Ryan Singer

Opening House, Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 3:00 to 5:00pm

Near Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco will feature new works by Ira Lujan and Ryan Singer. Join the artists in the gallery on Saturday, October 2, 2021, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Ira Lujan (Taos/ Ohkay Owingeh) learned glass blowing in Taos, New Mexico, while apprenticing with glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) in 2000. He creates three-dimensional sculptures from blown glass, blending bright color and light.

Ira Lujan will be giving a glass blowing demonstration outside the entryway of Gallery Hózhó same day.

Diné (Navajo) painter Ryan Singer uses the toys, movies, and tv shows of his childhood to relate narratives from his cultural heritage. We are excited to be celebrating these two artists and are appreciative of the opportunity to be showcasing their works. Stop by Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco, located near Old Town across from the Sawmill Market.

Terran Last Gun and Deborah Sipple

Opening Reception, Saturday, September 18, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Near Old Town in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco for the opening of Terran Last Gun and Deborah Sipple’s show, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Stop by and take in the experience of their works in person!

Last Gun, a Piikani (Blackfeet) citizen, is a visual artist who primarily works with printmaking and the technique of serigraphy to produce fine original prints. Last Gun’s work considers nature, the cosmos, cultural narratives, and recollections in geometric forms, depicted in vibrant color harmonies.

Sipple, a mixed media abstract artist, studied drawing, painting, and sculpture. When the processes began to affect her health, she turned to color pencils as a less toxic alternative. Sipple’s intuitive process leads to drawings with depth, movement, light, and color. Layering many different tones, the pencils look almost like watercolor, with abstract forms that are almost sculptural to form brightly colored dreamscapes.

Gallery Hozho is happy to welcome Virgil Ortiz to our pop-up space at Inn and Spa at Loretto Friday, August 20, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm to celebrate the installation of Foreseer and The Revolt Runners. Join us for a bubbly toast (water and wine)!

The Holy Wretch: Works by George C de Baca at Gallery Hózhó in Hotel Chaco

Opening Saturday, July 17, 2021 from noon to 6PM

Near Old Town area in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco for the opening of George C de Baca’s exhibition The Holy Wretch on Saturday, July 17, 2021, from noon to 6:00 PM. C de Baca, whose family has been in the state since the sixteenth century, lived in northern New Mexico while he was young then moved to Missouri to complete his MFA. The artist returned to Albuquerque where he set up his studio to explore his inner conflicts and his ambivalence towards the cultural history of the Spanish in the state in his dense, bright oil paintings and fired ceramics.

Wish You Are Here: Showcasing new works at Gallery Hózhó in Hotel Chaco

Visit Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco on June 12, 2021, from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm for our open house to celebrate the opening of Wish You Are Here: New Works by Julia Lambright. Born and raised in Russia, Lambright combines the old-world techniques found in historic icon paintings, including the use of egg-tempera paint and gilding with gold leaf, with a contemporary psychological complexity. With layered colors and images, her dense, vibrant dreamscapes explore the nature of memory. Join us for a Zoom conversation between the artist and Gallery Hózhó’s director, Suzanne Fricke, at 4:00 pm MT.

Suzanne Fricke is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting!

Topic: Zoom conversation with Julia Lambright and Gallery Hozho
Time: Jun 12, 2021, 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Join Dr. Suzanne Lopez, noted artist and psychologist, and create your own nicho using personal mementos. Bring any object that sparks the memory of a specific place or person, including toys, coins, models, fabric, cork, photos, pictures, etc. We will provide a box, paint, and a few items for decorating — feel free to bring anything specific that you wish. You can order a boxed lunch from LVL5 which will be delivered to the gallery or bring your own.

To reserve your space, click here.

From Place To Place: Showcasing new works at Gallery Hózhó in Hotel Chaco

Join Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco for From Place To Place featuring new works by Alex Peña. An enrolled member of the Comanche Nation in Oklahoma, his drawings, paintings, and prints explore cultural knowledge, interpersonal relationships, and the idea of beauty considered through different aesthetic expressions to suggest place and emotion. In his work, Peña uses a variety of lines, both mechanical and straight as well as calligraphic and curved, playing with color, width, repetition, or directionality. He relies heavily on process, allowing the media to dictate, refine, or enhance his statement. We are excited to be showcasing works by Alex Peña opening April 17, 2021, in the gallery and online, including a Zoom conversation between the artist and Gallery Hózhó’s Director, Suzanne Fricke, at 4:00 pm MT.

Topic: Conversation with From Place To Place featured artist with Alex Peña

Time: Apr 17, 2021, 04:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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A Sense Of Home: Artwork at Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco

Opening March 20, 2021, to celebrate talented, local artist

(Albuquerque N.M. Mar. 20, 2021) From Noon - 6pm

Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco will celebrate the opening of A Sense Of Home with pieces by Omar Gonzo, Suzanne Lopez, and Vicente Telles. Join in a Zoom conversation with Omar Gonzo, Suzanne Lopez and Vicente Telles at 4:00pm mountain time (US and Canada), hosted by Gallery Hózhó’s director, Suzanne Fricke. The link to the zoom meeting is posted below. You can join with using the meeting ID and passcode. Save the date!

Meeting ID: 836 4224 0994
Passcode: 919358

9 Loves:  New Works at Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco

Opening February 6, 2021, to celebrate the season of love in beauty

(Albuquerque, NM – Feb. 6, 2021) – From 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

Gallery Hózhó at Hotel Chaco will celebrate the opening of 9 Loves with pieces by nine of artists including Omar Ganzo, Linda Lomahaftewa, Ira Lujan, Rhett Lynch, Daniel McCoy, Darby Overstreet, Alex Peña, Debora Sipple, and Aaron Thompson. Why celebrate Valentine’s days with flowers or chocolate when you can treat them to a piece of art? 9 Loves includes paintings, prints, drawings, and jewelry.

These works will be in the gallery until April 9, 2021.