Celebrating 22 years in Taos

September Suzanne Betz " Oppositions and Paradoxes"

New works by the artist September 7th - October 1 Reception Saturday, September 7th from 5-7pm

Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Celebrates 22 years October

Peggy Immel October 5 - October 31,Reception Saturday, October 5th from 5-7pm

OWN YOUR OWN TAOS ART GALLERY!

Artists included. No rent. No taxes. Extremely low overhead. Sound impossible? You just have to think small. "I wanted to build a dollhouse," creator Ann Cole said, "last winter when things were slow I bought a dollhouse kit. It had two large rooms and I realized it would make a perfect art gallery." "Taos being the wonderful art community that it is, many of my friends are artists. So I invited them to participate." Ann's neighbor, Rob Nightingale of Wilder-Nightingale gallery asked his artists to participate as well, and they both received enthusiastic responses. Twenty artists have produced nearly thirty pieces including sculpture, glass, photography and paintings. Together they decorate the smallest and most unusual gallery Taos has ever seen. On July 27, 2013 from 5-7pm, the smallest gallery will have a grand opening at Wilder-Nightingale, which will also be showing larger pieces from the 20 small gallery artists. The public is invited to attend.

"A Floral Journey" with PJ Garoutte. This Saturday, May 25th from 5-7pm. Join us.

New works in by Kemper Coley, Ruth Valerio and Michelle Chrisman Go to www.wnightingale.com to see more. Enjoy!

Four works by RC Gorman now available at the gallery.

See the rest at: www.wnightingale.com

Derby Dames: The Taos Whiplashes and Hearts and Stars

Two fun and exiting upcoming events at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art. Derby Dames: The Taos Whiplashes. Photographic Portraits by Robbie Steinbach. November 17 - December 1. Meet Robbie and some of the Dames on Saturday, November 17th from 5-7pm

Then its the 7th annual "Hearts and Stars" 2012 Miniature Show and Silent Auction. Support two great local organizations: The Shared Table and The Taos Men's Shelter. Reception: Saturday, November 24, 2012. 5-6pm $ 20 Early Bird. 6-8pm $ 10. General Admission. Raffle Tickets for an iPad Mini. $ 10 each or $ 20 for 3 tickets. Here a submission from Coni Grant that will be in the show. "Sangre Spring" Oil, 4x6.

Saturdays till 7

Wilder Nightingale Fine Art and other local businesses will be staying open until 7pm on Saturdays thru October. Enjoy Kit Carson Road and Taos. Contact Rob at 575-758-3255 or info@wnightingale.com for more details.

Congratulations to gallery artist Michelle Chrisman for being chosen as the poster artist for Taos Fall Arts 2012. http://www.wnightingale.com/artists/6

16th National Juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale hosted by Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Gallery

SOLD three works on line so far. It will be a great show!

May 5th through May 24th, 2012 Opening Reception May 5th, 2012 Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Gallery 119 Kit Carson Road #A, Taos, NM 87571-6091 575-758-3255

New winter works by Stephen Day

More work can be seen at http://www.wnightingale.com/artists/11

Come visit the new room dedicated to Rory Wagner ( 1950-2010 ) View more of his work at http://www.wnightingale.com/artists/101

Stolen artwork from Taos Home. Reward!!!

20 th Annivesary

This Saturday, New works by Dienke Nauta and welcoming sculptors Chris Branchal and Lynne McCarthy. 5-7 pm. It is all in the Taos News Tempo.
AND a WOW. The gallery, impromptu, was video taped for an online commercial/ promo today. :) Kemper Coley and Tom Noble happened to be in town and the will be featured. Look for that in the next month. I will also let you know. It will be on YouTube/ The Collectors Guide, Southwest Art , etc.

20th Anniversary Celebration

Join Wilder Nightingale Fine Art in celebrating 20 years of assisting collectors in acquiring art and promoting art in Taos, New Mexico.
Featuring Kemper Coley, Marvin Moon and Valerie Graves.
Saturday, October 1st from 5-7pm

Peggy Immel "New Works New Mexico"

Wilder Nightingale Fine Art presents "Peggy Immel, New Works New Mexico"
August 20 - September 10
Reception Saturday, September 20th from 5-7pm

"Her paintings have a "mood". She captures the ever changing mood of Taos and Northern NM. Which is what Taos and northern NM is all about. The monsoons approaching, the sun filled shadows gracing the Mable Dodge Luhan House, to the vast caverns of the Rio Grande Gorge. She gets it, she loves it and it shows"

Remembering Rory...

Remembering Rory…
A retrospective of the works of award winning artist Rory Wagner
Reception
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
5-7 pm
Grand Bohemian Gallery at
El Monte Sagrado Resort
317 Kit Carson Rd
Taos, NM 87571

Recognized as a Taos Icon and recipient of the 2006 New Mexico Governor’s Award, the late Rory Wagner will be honored for his contribution to the arts at a reception on Thursday, August 18th from 5-7 pm in the Grand Bohemian Gallery at the prestigious El Monte Sagrado Resort.

According to Rob Nightingale curator of the show, and owner of Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Gallery which has represented Wagner’s work for 20 years, the date chosen for the reception is significant because it is the Thursday before Santa Fe’s Annual Indian Market. Significant, as world renowned Navajo artist and fellow Taoseño, R.C. Gorman, traditionally had a show on this date. Rory was a protégé of R.C’s who he met in Taos in the 1970’s and became life-long friends with. In 1991 Gorman commissioned Wagner to paint “Aunt Mary” for his personal collection.

As committed to his art as his mentor, Rory was known to destroy a canvas if it did not satisfy his intense scrutiny and standards. Often labeled as an eccentric and a recluse, particularly in the last decade of his life when he suffered from poor health, he withdrew from the social scene he once enjoyed. “He just holed up in his studio and would paint.” (Nightingale)

Uncompromising in his work he produced between six and twelve canvases a year. Each canvas was said to “glow” with Rory’s passion and his unique style.

As a self-taught painter he was drawn to the works of the Dutch master of portraiture Vermeer whose style Rory captured but made his own: painting rich, realistically rendered figures. The countless hours he spent researching the smallest details, his meticulous attention to these details, the authenticity of the glint in the eyes, the tiniest detail in the clothing and beadwork, the care he took in building each image – each vital in its own place in order to produce the intense, historically correct images that hold our gaze, our almost disbelief that it is a painting and not a photograph.
This level of perfection is unquestionably why Rory’s works are in public, private and corporate collections all over the world.

Rory Wagner is missed by all who knew him and he has left a void in the art world but his art will continue to intrigue and to entertain today and for all time,” reflects Rob Nightingale.

Remembering Rory… A retrospective of the works of award winning artist Rory Wagner is open to the public August 1 – September 30th, 2011 and will feature the remaining seven of Rory Wagner’s final works complemented by fine art prints of some of his earlier works.

For more information contact:

Rob Nightingale
575-758-3255
info@wnightingale.com
www.wnightingale.com

Grand Bohemian Gallery at El Monte Sagrado Resort
575-737-9840
www.elmontesagrado.com.

Rare Carlos Hall and Rory Wagner Retrospective

Just arrived in the gallery, this rare original oil by Carlos Hall ( 1928- 1997 ). "Taos Rider, Taos Mountain" 48 x 48, $ 17,500.

Stay tuned for more news on an upcoming retrospective and sale of works by Rory Wagner. This event will take place at El Monte Sagrado in August 2011.


Rory Wagner, "Favorite Things # 5, The Crow Nation" 40 x 50, Acrylic on Canvas.

2011 Peoples Choice

Thank You all for your patronage!
Also this weekend, "New Beginnings" by Paula Jones
Meet the artist Saturday, May 28th from 5-7pm

Kit Carson Road Summer Art Walk