Exterior of Addison Rowe Gallery

Victoria Addison

Victoria Addison
Owner Addison Rowe Gallery
As a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based gallery, there is always a strong focus on artworks by important historic artists who painted scenes of the southwest. Of particular interest are those artists from New York, Chicago and California who had strong careers there. There is ongoing demand for works that depict classic Southwestern landscapes, desert vistas, Native American imagery and early modernist interpretations of the region. These historical artworks maintain their value due to their iconic status and connection to the cultural identity of the American Southwest.

However, the market is also becoming more diversified, with growing interest in contemporary work. There’s a rising demand for work by living artists who either draw inspiration from the same subjects or reinterpret the Southwest’s historical significance in new, innovative ways. This shift is beginning to reshape the market, reflecting a broader global interest in rethinking the representation of the American West.

There has been a strong shift in interest in collection works by Native American and women artists. There were several Native American artists represented at this year’s Venice Biennale—Jeffrey Gibson, Emmi Whitehorse and Kay Walkingstick. This focus in the market also includes historic artists such as Fritz Scholder and John Nieto with their large-scale painting of Native American portraits.

Over the years, Addison Rowe Gallery has maintained a focus of representing woman artists in gallery exhibitions. The most recent exhibition, Transcendental and Beyond, highlighted 100 years of notable women artists, including many from the post-World War II era connected with the abstract expressionists. The exhibition also included a few contemporary female artists who express their inner spirit and the natural, spiritual elements in their work. One of my favorites was Mimi Chen Ting, a Chinese American artist who was from California, and also painted in Taos, New Mexico. Her work imbues the lyric movement of her dance experiences and uses a complex palette of densely painted bright colors that highlight her connection to the natural world. She creates a surface of abstracted energy and dreamscapes.—

Addison Rowe Gallery
229 E. Marcy Street Santa Fe, NM 87501
www.addisonrowe.com

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