By Patti Levey It is a fragile moment in history. We are experiencing the most charged presidential election in recent times. Police are killing – and being killed. Socio-economic and racial inequality continue to create a culture of haves and have-nots. War refugees are at the center of a humanitarian crisis. In the face of all this, the time to celebrate peace, justice, and creativity couldn’t be more pressing. Please join us on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 4 – 7 p.m. for a very special closing event for our current...
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Long before ISIS was the acronym of a brutal terrorist organization, the word identified a powerful and compassionate Egyptian goddess who w as attributed with spreading wisdom, technology, and the arts – in addition to values and traditions that are present with us today. Santa Fe artists Patti Levey and Andrea Vargas have created an installation that celebrates Isis the goddess and all that she has stood for over time. The opening reception will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, from 4 – 7 p.m. at Art.i.fact’s art space, the ART.i.factory....
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Hauntingly beautiful nude photographs are contrasted by intricately hand-knit copper and brass body parts in the ART.i.factory’s new exhibition, “Body of Work,” which celebrates its opening reception on Saturday, March 12, from 4-7 p.m. Photographer Patti Levey and multimedia artist Laura Stanziola come together for the first time, giving viewers a unique opportunity to experience the interplay of anatomy through these two Santa Fe artists’ work. Levey’s photographs are a bridge between worlds connecting the physical and the spiritual. “For me, making self-portraits is both a political statement and a...
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