November Visual Artists
35th Anniversary Season 2021—2022
The Placitas Artists Series is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
This project is made possible in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs,
Visual Artists Reception
November 14, 2021 at 2 p.m.
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Carol Allen - Jewelry
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After growing up in Philadelphia and living and working abroad,
Maria has made New Mexico her home since moving here 25+
years ago. Her formal education in teaching and art education led
to her finding inspiration in photography. Inspired by southwestern
landscapes, her faith informs her art and creative expression,
realistic and abstract, capturing the beauty of God’s creation in
nature, telling a story of the beauty which surrounds us.
Her passion for photography has led her to involvement in the
photography community in New Mexico. She is currently serving as
President of the Enchanted Lens Camera Club, teaches, and
mentors artists and photographers.
Maria says: “Inspired by the beauty of Southwestern landscapes,
my faith informs my art, creative expression, and interpretation,
capturing the beauty of God's creation in nature.”
Allen’s fascination with photography started at age 11 and
progressed through college into a career in advertising and
corporate marketing. He rekindled his personal photographic art
pursuits in 2010, upon meeting his wife Cindy, and soon had his
work exhibited in solo and group shows at Houston’s Williams
Tower Gallery, the Art Car Museum, and Lawndale Art Center;
Oklahoma City’s Artspace Untitled; and the Amarillo Museum of
Art. In May this year, Allen and Cindy, along with partners, opened
Land of Enchantment Photography Art Gallery in a former art
school in Albuquerque’s Old Town, where many examples of his
work are displayed.
Allen says: “The abstract, impressionist and expressionist art
movements have informed what and how I photograph. My work
shown here mostly reflects what I’ve found engaging and
representative of the area around our Placitas Heights home.”
Meg resided in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Georgia, before moving to
Placitas. She received degrees in art and nursing from Miami
University of Ohio, studied classic European decorative arts, and
integrated careers of hospital nursing, studio painting, and
providing custom painted surfaces to interior designers. She has
been represented by several galleries, was an Arts Ambassador to
Japan, created the top-selling Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta Poster and was awarded Artist Residencies from the National
Park Service.
Meg says: “My intention is to record awe-inspiring moments of rare
color combinations, radiant light, mysterious darkness, and a
spectrum of excitement in the atmosphere. “
Landscape artist Christopher Miller grew up appreciating the vast,
colorful vistas of New Mexico. That love of the landscape combined
with a love of French and American Impressionist and post-
Impressionist art led to his current pursuit of painting the New
Mexico landscape.
He has shown his work at the New Mexico Art League, New Mexico
State Fair, Wilder Nightingale Fine Art Gallery and Millicent Rogers
Museum in Taos, the Sumner Dene Gallery in Albuquerque, the
Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe and the New Mexico Cancer Center.
www.christophermillerart.com; millerfineart@yahoo.com;
505-306-6243
Christopher says: “The Southwest landscape provides inspiration
for my paintings. I paint to evoke feelings of awe and joy and desires
to enjoy its beauty.”
Carol took classes at Iowa State University, in Flat Pattern Design,
Draping, and Tailoring. Carol entered the Iowa “Make It Yourself
with Wool Contest” in the adult division and won first place for an
outfit she created. While living in Rochester, MN Carol taught an
adult tailoring education class. Moving to Iowa, Carol joined the
Spencer Arts Council and became president of the Arts on Grand
guild. When she and her husband relocated to Nebraska, Carol
became an active member and president of MONA guild,
volunteered at Ten Thousand Villages, and knit colorful, socks for
friends and family.
Carol Says: “After enrolling in a wire wrapping course in
Minneapolis I tumble, polish and wire wrap one of a kind unusual
finds, creating necklaces to compliment the pendants. “Creativity is
contagious, Pass it on!” Albert Einstein
