LENA BARTULA STUDIO is located in
San Miguel, and is open by appointment only. Colonia Guadalupe, at Carlos del Castillo 12A. Works are available on this site as well as through the galleries listed below. Email me if you need more information, or if you're headed this way and want to make contact.
studio: 121.0621
iusacel in San Miguel: 415.103.3028
U.S. postal service: 5802 BobBullock Loop Ste C1 #84-66A Laredo, TX 78041
See, I told you I wasn't giving up exhibiting! Eva Axelsson at Diseno de Pozos is including my in an exhibition which opens on July 2 in Pozos. It will be almost a retrospective in a way, since I'm not making new art for it, and have lots to choose from that spans many years of painting. It's a 2 person show I'm honored to share with Agnes Olive, a mixed media artist here in San Miguel. Continues until the end of August.
On January 1, 2011, I began an art sabbatical. Well, maybe that's not it exactly. I am taking a sabbatical from making art. With the cancellation of the show at Bellas Artes, the downturn in the economy, and the increased interest and workload in the Mariposas project, it was just time to take a break. For now, I have committed to focusing on the project, www.mariposassanmiguel.com The energy and the magic seem to be in working with these wonderful women around San Miguel, as you'll see if you click on the link above.
The river is flowing whether I am with it or not, so I'm going with it.
However, I am not on sabbatical from sellng art, teaching or exhibiting, and I look forward to staying in touch with artists, art lovers, collectors and curators. Who knows what might come of a change like this? I've been making art for 35 years now, so IT'S ALL NEW. But IT'S ALL GOOD. I have sold off most of my "studio" and art collection, so as to begin fresh with lots of space for the Mariposas products. Sale to the public began on April 14. And yes, I can ship from Mexico, so please have a look at the work on this site and email me if I can send you a new piece of art for your collection.
VOX POPULI
Exposicion Individual Bellas Artes / El Nigromante Inauguracion: 14 enero, 19:00 hrs. 14 enero - 6 marzo, 2011 THIS EXHIBITION HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING. IT HAS NOW BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 2013. STAY TUNED!
My painting, "Sword Trees Remind Me of Kali" graces the cover of this classical c.d. by various artists at North/South Recordings in New York.
"Included in this album are five vibrant works by living American composers, recorded for the first time. Without a doubt, the listener will be pleasantly surprised by the diversity and inventiveness found in this anthology."
July offers three opportunities to see my work in three different venues. What a busy month!
Thursday, July 8: book-signing / release party / exhibition for "ARTE EN SAN MIGUEL II" by Al Tirado. GALERIA PERGOLA, in the Instituto Allende, 6 - 8 pm
Saturday, July 10: Cocktail brunch reception for '3 person colectivo' GALERIA CASA DIANA, Recreo 42, 12 - 3 pm
Thursday, July 22: welcome reception for new gallery member (me) MAGENTA GALLERY, Hidalgo 29, 6 - 8 pm
You're all invited, and I look forward to seeing you at one or more of these grand celebrations!
Finally, the finished version of the catalog from last year's exhibition, MENSAJES GUARDADOS, is available for sale, and we are all so proud of it. Your copy can be purchased at Galeria 6 in Mineral de Pozos, or from me at Lena Bartula Studio in San Miguel. Or by mail, if you email me here. Very comprehensive, full color photos, 39 pages, poetry, bilingual introduction by Collette Sell, commentary by Marcelo Leos. Design by Denis Duncan.
