This exhibit consists of new work from 2022 to the present. The two-dimensional works range from both large and small oil paintings to a variety of experimental printing techniques and works on paper. The paintings serve to showcase a recent summer visit to upstate New York and Maine, where I gathered inspiration from seeing a longtime friend and some of my extended family. The paintings are in general referencing both landscape and still life, drawing on the “classical” tradition of East Coast artist’s colonies of Maine and the Hudson River valley. These were either created from sketches done in situ, or from memory and latent impression upon my return to New Mexico. Additional works are from locations in and around Santa Fe, including scenes from my domestic life in the kitchen and garden.

— Jesse Wood

ABOUT THE ARTIST TALK 

On Friday, September 13th, HSFF will host an artist talk with Jesse Wood from 5 to 6 p.m. in the gallery. The talk is free and open to the public; however, limited space is available, so advanced registration is suggested.

ARTIST BIO

Jesse Wood is a painter and printmaker based in Santa Fe, NM. Since 1992, Wood’s art has been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and is included in collections, including Plan B (CCA), Helix Fine Art, Munson Gallery, Santa Fe Institute, and El Zaguán, located at the Historic Santa Fe Foundation. In collaboration with Tesuque Art Barn International, his work has been featured at the Brandenburgischer Kunstverein and Waaschhaus POP am Ring Festival in Potsdam, Germany.

Mr. Wood is an educator at The Institute of American Indian Arts, has served as a docent at the Randall Davey Audubon Center, and as an exhibition guide at SITE Santa Fe. He has also given professional presentations on collaborative lithography and printmaking at the New Mexico School for the Arts, The Roswell Artist in Residence Foundation, and the University of Texas, Austin.

After receiving an A.A. in General Studies at Santa Fe Community College, Wood enrolled in Tamarind Institute’s Printer Training Program in 2018-19, where he was awarded a Professional Certificate in Collaborative Printmaking. He earned his B.F.A. in Studio Arts with the Highest Honors at The Institute of American Indian Arts in 2021. Wood is pursuing a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, NM.

Contact: Anne Kelly at anne@historicsantafe.org or call 505.983.2567for more information to arrange an interview with the artist, and for unique promotional images.