On display August 5 – October 2, 2022
Opening Reception – Friday, August 19, 2022, 6:00PM to 8:00PM
Artists from Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern California have contributed their work to this exhibit. All accepted artists were chosen by SAQA juror Ann Morton.
The desert region of the American southwest is a highly complex ecosystem full of life and diversity. It contains unique climates and land formations, as well as many resourceful plants, animals and humans that have adapted to live here. From the valleys of the Sonoran, Mohave and Chihuahuan deserts to the high desert and brush regions of the mountains there is an endless resource for beauty and inspiration drawn upon by our selected artists.
To purchase artwork, please contact Laurene Austin by email or (602) 254-7399 x105. 30% of the proceeds from your purchase are tax-deductible and benefit the Herberger Theater’s outreach and education programs.
The art gallery is open Monday through Friday, 12PM to 4:30PM and during performances. Enter through the Box Office.
PIECES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
Timeless Beauty by Linda Anderson
Cotton fabric, cotton batting, textile paints, polyester thread (48"x36")
$3000
Tiger Whiptail Lizard by Lys Axelson
Ultrasuede, batting, cotton fabric, polyester stuffing, wire armature, glass seed beads, nylon thread, cotton and poly/cotton thread (5"x9"x24")
$2500
Catch Me If You Can by Linda Fjeldsted Blust
Cotton fabric, wire, Poly-Fil stuffing, paint, lace, yarn, beads, buttons, fabric stiffener, polymer clay, wood, assorted found objects (24"x6"x18")
Not For Sale
Handsome Mule by Julee Coffman
Commercial batik and other fabrics.; misty fuse and feather for eyelash (26"x18")
Not For Sale
Spiky by Deb Deaton
Silk top fabric, silk batting, batik backing, silk thread, oil color pencils, Tsukineko ink, Valdani cotton threads (23"x32")
Not For Sale
Melody's Bobcat by Nicole Dunn
Commercial and hand dyed cotton fabrics, Cotton and wool batting. (34.5"x43")
$2000
Gila Monster by Marion Emerson
Black whole cloth velveteen, Japanese silk, cotton, dimensional fabric paint, acrylic paint (35"x54")
$789
Quirky Quail Critter #1 by Laurie Fagen
Machine quilted commercial fabrics over gourds with wired fiber plumes, crystal, fiber clay with granite rocks, leaves, moss, silk grass and raku leaves; fiber clay on wood (15"x4.5"x6")
$300
But It Is a Dry Heat by Georgia Heller
Commercial and hand-painted cotton fabrics, acid-free inks, polyester thread (31"x26")
$1000
Look Closely, But Do Not Touch by Margit Kagerer
Cotton fabric, 80/20 batting, various threads (58"x46")
$780
Colors of the Desert by Nancy Kirk
Mixed media - tulle, cottons, weft interfacing, Fosshape, Tsukineko inks, threads (20"x22"x22")
$850
Palm Canyon by Roberta Lagomarsini
Commercial cotton fabrics; prom dress material; cotton, rayon; polyester thread, wonderunder; bamboo batting (55"x36")
$2750
Petrified Log, var. 2 by Mary Ellen Latino
Silk broadcloth, cotton, dyed fabrics, photo, Mistyfuse, foil, thread (25"x32")
$2000
Antelope Canyon II by Nelda McComb
Digitally printed photo; cotton, silk, polyester, rayon thread, commercial fabric, inks (33.25"x26.75")
$350
Agave by Linda McCurry
100% cotton, hand-dyed and over-dyed. 100% cotton prints, batting, rayon thread, cotton yarn (49.5"x20.5")
$1015
Excess by Ann Morton
Handwoven double weave cloth - cotton warp and pre-used plastic shopping bags as weft, found purse frame (72")
Not For Sale
After the Rains by Jackie Nixon-Fulton
Commercial and hand-dyed fabrics, fusible web, water soluble stabilizer, cotton batting, variety of threads, tulle, gauze (24"x18")
$1500
Sonoran Poppy Trio by Stephanie Nordlin
Recycled, marbled and new silks, beads, perle cotton, paint, stiffener (38.5"x40.5")
$1975
Complete Isolation by Kathy Piper
Cottons, silks, silk organza, cotton and polyester threads (20.5"x30.5")
$750
Enchanted Desert, Lavender Fields by Tara Ritacco
Hand painted silk background, cotton batik, lace, cross-dyed velvet, lame and tulle, wool batting, dried lavender floral buds (24"x22")
$495
Monument Valley by Carol Sebastian-Neely
Batik and commercial fabric, batting, cloth backing, threads (26"x31.5")
$1000
