Poets and Artists Magazine Issue #30 (viewable here) pp.18-21
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Aether Magazine, Fall/Winter 2011
by Rachel Haggerty Aether Magazine Issue 1, Fall/Winter 2011, pp. 16-19 view article Immediately engaging, the work of Fatima Ronquillo reminds us of another time, one that may or may not exist. Painted in a similar manner to that of the European masters and using much of the same language as Early American Colonial art and…
American Arts Quarterly, Spring 2011
Exhibition Review American Arts Quarterly Spring 2011, pp. 52-55 View PDF Fatima Ronquillo’s small, colorful idealized portraits, on view May 20-June 24, 2011, at Meyer East Gallery in Santa Fe, build on a very personal approach to tradition. Born in the Philippines, she emigrated as a child to San Antonio, Texas, and now maintains a…
Southwest Art, May 2011
Art Events Southwest Southwest Art May 2011, p 22 “Her small intimate paintings of mysterious personages, often set against pastoral and idyllic landscapes, are accented with an underlying sense of drama and playfulness.”
Pasatiempo, May 2011
Exhibitionism Pasatiempo, Santa Fe New Mexican May 20-26, 2011, p 58
Pasatiempo, October 2010
The Eyes Have It: Fatima Ronquillo’s Windows to the Soul by Michael Abatemarco Pasatiempo, Santa Fe New Mexican October 22-28, 2010 The paintings of Fatima Ronquillo, whose solo exhibition Wondrous Journey opened at Meyer East Gallery on Oct. 15, blend past and present, young and old in beguiling works that may invite the viewer to…
Santa Fean, Oct/Nov 2010
by Devon Jackson Art Previews Santa Fean October/November 2010, p 52 You either love this sort of cheeky classical style or you loathe it. Botero fans and appreciators of an appreciator of Titian and Rubens and their contemporaries, will dig it (as I do). Why? Because Ronquillo, a self-taught Filipino immigrant now living in Santa…
15 Bytes, September 2010
by Geoff Wichert Mirror, Mirror: Artists Reflect on Today's Figure 15 Bytes September 2010 Fatima Ronquillo’s quirky, instantly engaging fantasy portraits are small enough to stand on a table, and one was so displayed near the entrance of the Meyer Gallery when we called. It was fascinating to watch visitors respond to it. Ronquillo is…
Tokyo Blues, May 2010
Exhibition Review by Roberto Carlos Ainslie Tokyo Blues May 16, 2010 These small pieces are notable for the technical skill they display as well as the delicacy of the full-faced subjects they depict. As Ronquillo suggests, there is the sense that the viewer is stepping into a moment in which s/he was not expected. The…
Escape into Life, December 2009
Artist Watch feature Escape into Life December 30, 2009
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