2015 Texas Book Festival Poster

I am very honored that my painting "The Naturalist" has been chosen for the official Twentieth Anniversary Texas Book Festival poster. The festival is on the weekend of October 17 and 18 at the Texas State Capitol in Austin and benefits Texas public libraries. I am thrilled to have been chosen because the public libraries have…

American Art Collector, March 2015

  American Art Collector Issue 113, March 2015 Upcoming Show Preview, "Fatima Ronquillo: Possession" pp. 100-101 View PDF file AACMarch2015   Diana goddess of the hunt and the moon, spoke to animals and turned Actaeon into a stag so he would be devoured by his own hunting dogs. Huntress peers out from Fatima Ronquillo's painting, demure with…

Solo Exhibition: “Possession”

I am pleased to announce "Possession" ―an exhibit of new works at the Wally Workman Gallery in Austin, Texas. The show runs from March 7-28 with an opening reception on Saturday, March 7th, 6-8 pm. There is also a Preview Happy Hour on Thursday, March 5th, 5-8pm. "Possession" is a body of work wherein figures are…

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…

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…