Two major retrospectives of women who drew inspiration from the desert are on view currently in Southern California. Agnes Martin came to New Mexico in the late 1960s and lived alone in an adobe hut on a mesa. The Los…
Category: Galleries
Deborah Martin Curates the Salton Sea, Marian Yost Rediscovered, Edan Hughes, Travels With Gary
Desert Americana, Western Abstraction, Coyote Fur and Rams’ Horns
The Cathedral City Historical Society hosts the master of desert Americana, Ron Backer, at a luncheon Thursday, November 5, 2015. Backer, a transplant from South Dakota, zones in on a neighborhood and soon unearths stories even the locals don’t know;…
Billie’s Taxi, Tribute to Edan Hughes, Adobe Dweller Frances Nugent and More
Andy’s Sea, Agnes’ ‘Hood, “Wild” Movie and More
Tribute to Fran Elliott, Natural Desert Pigments, Salton Sea Sabbatical and More
Forgotten desert artists lost a champion when Fran Elliott, of Sedona, Arizona, died on April 22, 2014. Fran and her husband Ed unearthed the stories of dozens of neglected Arizona women artists. Their collection sparked the 2012 exhibit Arizona’s Pioneering…
Joshua Trees in The OC, Agnes’ Spirit Guide, New Morongo Gallery and More
In the spirit of the early desert painters, Jim Trolinger and a band of talented friends are taking on the California deserts one by one. They’ve twice journeyed to Death Valley, and they descended on Joshua Tree in March. You…
Val Samuelson House, Ziemienski’s Sunset, Mystery Artist and More
Willard Pops Up in PS; Sonie’s Road; Helper, Utah Artists and More
This weekend (March 8 and 9th, 2014) brings a pop-up display of Stephen Willard’s desert paintings to Terry Masters’ Palm Springs gallery. Willard was best known for his work as a photographer in the Palm Springs area but he was…
Shari Elf Film, Toenjes in Quartzsite, Desertscapes Canceled and More
Shari Elf, a well known member of the Joshua Tree art community, presents a short film about Western artist Don Shreves (1918-1997). Shari is working with Shreve’s 97-year-old brother, Rollie, to document Shreves’ life and work. Paralyzed due to a…