The first works for my August 30 solo exhibition at Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe are now available. Meet Goldie, Cherubina and Victor...
Goldie, Cherubina and Victor
Author: fatimaronquillo
A Muse For Life
This is a long overdue post... and showers of apologies and congratulations are in order for Kristina and Jovita at Decor-Art Blog. They just launched their online lifestyle magazine, A Muse for Life Spring 2013. They were wonderful enough to include a feature on my work. Do check out the blog and their magazine, as they…
Beautiful/Decay, April 2013
Fatima Ronquillo's Contemporary Portraits Evoke Old World Charm by Diandra Mintz Beautiful Decay April 10, 2013 A self-taught painter, Fatima Ronquillo layers her portraits with the traditional symbols and charms of classic-style portraiture — objects that meant different things in different times and have to be studied to be completely understood. Ronquillo’s subjects similarly face…
Opening night: Private Revolution
Fatima Ronquillo's new paintings come across as Wes Anderson directing the ghost of José Gil de Castro in rendering a series of children's portraits influenced by Edward Gorey. But you don't have to grok our transcultural meaning to appreciate the sublime, enigmatic beauty of these oil-on-panel wonders.... ~ The Austin Chronicle, April 5, 2013 Returning…
American Art Collector, April 2013
American Art Collector Issue 90, April 2013 pages 122-123 The Collector Says... "The paintings of Fatima Ronquillo caught my eye as I was perusing the website of Wally Workman Gallery several years ago. I was completely taken by what I discovered. The classic portraits executed with such a refined hand spoke to my love of…
Mixed Media Works
I have been working on larger scale mixed media works in acrylic and watercolor on Ampersand aquabord.
April 6 thru 27: “Private Revolution”
I am very pleased to announce my upcoming solo exhibit at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas―"Private Revolution" opening Saturday, April 6 with a reception from 6 to 8 pm. The show runs through April 27th. This new series of work is a celebration of the various private revolutions that my imagined personages launch:…
Rebels
Here are rebellious little Mozartian pages now available at Wally Workman. These will be part of my upcoming "Private Revolution" show at the gallery (April 9 thru 28). I am quite excited with this new body of work featuring petite revolutionaries. All of the oils (13 total are now available for pre-sale) but there are…
Heroes and Captives
For my upcoming April show at Wally Workman in Austin, here are the first releases now available for pre-sale. The show is entitled "Private Revolution" and here are some tiny heroes, heroines and captives. And a brand new child full of great expectations...
Exhibition Announcement: “Complexity”
First, I want to wish everyone a beautiful winter season and a new year full of blessings. I am kicking off the new year with a two-person show "Complexity" at Meyer Gallery in Park City with the wonderful assemblage sculptor Heather Campbell. The opening reception is on January 4, 2013, 6-8pm. "Lady with Tulip and Cupid" above…
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