"These jewel-like paintings intuitively fuse different aesthetic traditions, folk art and old master, with natural grace and an uncanny quality that may be a species of magic." —American Arts Quarterly
I am very excited to announce my upcoming debut book Spellbound. It is a retrospective to be published by the wonderful Unicorn Publishing Group. In addition to producing beautiful books, they are a delight to work with. Press Release from Unicorn: Unicorn acquires Santa Fe artist Fatima Ronquillo’s Spellbound Unicorn, the visual art imprint of…
I am very pleased and honored to announce my participation in a group show of wonderful artists at the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico. "GenNext: Future So Bright" opens this Friday, May 4 and runs through November 25, 2018. Please come and celebrate the opening fiesta this Friday from 5:30…
The Meyer Gallery in Park City, Utah presents a solo exhibition of paintings inspired by classical mythologies in Ovid's Metapmorhoses. Please celebrate with us on opening night this Friday, February 23, 5-7pm.
Thank you very much to Chiara Manzoni and RedMilk Magazine, the fashion and culture magazine based in Milan, Italy for a wonderful interview. Interview by Chiara Manzoni in RedMilkMagazine on February 1, 2018 JEWELRY OR PAINTINGS? DISCOVER THE WORLD OF FATIMA IN THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW. What is the relationship that you create with your works? I always wish…
New work available at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe... "Venus Triumphant" 24x18 inches, oil on panel
“There is a mad enchantment that possess the heart and mind when confronted by the possibilities glimpsed through visions of beauty and love…” Santa Fe artist Fatima Ronquillo has created a body of work that is inspired by a feeling of intoxicating adoration. Her cherub-like subjects participate in situations of blind love set during springtime’s…
"Cupbearer with Ornate Hawk Eagle" 30x24 inches, oil on canvas. Now available at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe for my upcoming "Mad Enchantment" solo show opening on September 15, 2017. Falconers have started appearing in my paintings ever since I read Helen Macdonald's novel H is for Hawk. I was struck by the bond developed by the…
There is a mad enchantment that possesses the heart and mind when confronted by the possibilities glimpsed through visions of beauty and love. "Allegory of Spring" is the first of the paintings for my upcoming solo exhibition "Mad Enchantment" at Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe. The opening reception is on September 15, from 5-7 pm and…
Now available at the Meyer Gallery in Park City.... "Athena with Little Owl" 14x11 inches, oil on panel "Boy with Hedgehog and Cherries" 12x9 inches, oil on panel "Young Huntress" 10 x 8 inches, oil on panel
I am so pleased to share this interview by Anne and Julien of Hey! Modern Art and Pop Culture, a bilingual French-English art magazine based in Paris. Thank you to the Hey! team for including me in their Issue no. 28. Please click here to view the PDF file. "I borrow a lot from the history of…
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