For almost thirty years, this gallery has been devoted to the representation of paintings, sculpture, photography and other art forms created by New Mexico-based artists. That is not all. We have worked and played to create a special spirit here, a spirit that speaks to the importance of Art and Community. We are interested in dialogue, and participation and ideas. I like to say that our mission, my mission, is the never-ending search for and rescue of Truth and Beauty. It may sound boastful or silly or not germane to the business of running a contemporary art gallery in the 21st century. Still, that's it for me. As part of this ongoing search and rescue (lo these several decades) we have exhibited the art that defines us by participating in more than forty art exhibitions here and abroad. We have made friends with curators, museum directors, artists, collectors, gallerists and others who swim, skip or tip toe through the wild and unpredictable thicket that is the Art World. As the New Year begins and as we all continue to wrestle with problems and situations and conditions that may or may not be within our control, I invite you to contact us and to consider what is on our walls, in our sculpture "gardens" and on this website. I believe we all have an opportunity to improve our lives and to elevate our spirits through the fascinating activity of looking at (exploring) art, seeing what is there, embracing and choosing what is truly valid to us, what moves us. Not time, nor money nor knowledge should keep us from finding a personal way of participating in the world of Art. I believe deeply that Art can create bridges of understanding between all sorts of groups, everywhere. I think it's important. Real art has within it the power to heal, to inspire, to comfort.

Linda Durham