Mateo Romero
Vigorous, muscular, and bold, Mateo Romero's incorporation of photographs into paintings of Native Americans capture the merest sliver of time and motion. While many of his paintings depict Native Americans in traditional ceremonial dress, he also addresses contemporary social themes such as violence, gambling, and alcoholism.

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Arthur Lopez
Arthur Lopez was moving from Los Angeles to New York when he stopped to visit family in Santa Fe. It was this visit that rekindled his interest in bultos. "I carved my first one with a hunting knife and a razor blade," he recalls.

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Stacey Neff
"Glass blowing uses heat & gravity and happens in real time, like music." Dancing to the beat of the distant drums, Neff envisions a broader use of glass in art and she's making it happen--one hot moment at a time.

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Geoffrey Gorman
A fiftieth birthday trek through India and the Himalayas rekindled Geoffrey Gorman lifelong connection with the natural world. His creative process? "I just went into the back yard and picked up some sticks and rags and wire and began putting them together."

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Rose Simpson
With energy, fierce talent, and utter fearlessness, Simpson pursues art in many forms--sculpture, photography, music, fashion, poetry, and video to name just a few. "I'm afraid of being pigeon holed," she explains. "As soon as someone says I'm one thing, I do something else."

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Diego Romero
His black and white images--part classic Greek, part comic book, part Native American, and entirely contemporary--are narratives on culture, characters, and the quirks of everyday life.

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