Dancing All the Way Home

Angelia Frazier-Henson and 'Just Keep Dancing,' a quilt made by Sabrina Zarco, honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting a year ago last September. Angelia and Kathy took the quilt home last week after having it on 'hangaway' since Sabrina's show. Happy birthday, Angelia.

"Get Outside" by Sabrina Zarco

Thanks to Sabrina for traveling so far to bring us her fabulous fabric creations

and to all who came to the gallery to see them. Sometimes you just have to get outside.

"Transformation" by Sabrina Zarco

Sabrina Zarco's art quilts will be on display through Saturday.

"Thirteen Moons" by Sabrina Zarco

“Thirteen Moons,” an art quilt by Sabrina Zarco.

It’s rich in glyphic stitches.

One more week to see “Chicana Goddess in the Bosque.”

"Sol y Luna Ancestors" by Sabrina Zarco

Sabrina's ancestors are often present in her cacti. 

In life, they were tough. They didn't need much to survive. 

Guardians and Visitors by Sabrina Zarco

Ten Guardians surround five Visitors.

Embroidery on painted canvas by Sabrina Zarco.

"Chicana Goddess in the Bosque" through August 20.

"Chicana Goddess in Space" by Sabrina Zarco

a psychedelic gem

"Chicana Goddess of the Bosque" by Sabrina Zarco

Sabrina Zarco's art quilts honor ancestors and the spirits of the forest.

Come see them.

"Keep Dancing" by Sabrina Zarco

“Keep Dancing” by Sabrina Zarco.  

The quilt was the artist’s way of confronting the 

pain brought about by the Pulse massacre in Orlando. 

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'Venado con flores' by Sabrina Zarco

We have a wonderful collection of Sabrina Zarco's art quilts and mixed media creations on display at the gallery. It's called "Chicana Goddess in the Bosque: Walking With the Ancestors" and it will be up through August 20th.

Sabrina has a lot of friends in Little Rock who came out to greet her last weekend and see what she's been so hard at work on getting ready for this show. You can see it all, too. We're open Mon - Fri, 10 til 4:30, Saturday 10 til 2, and after hours or Sunday by appointment.

Thanks to Sabrina and Liliana for driving all the way from New Mexico to deliver such beauty.

Wecome Sabrina Zarco: Saturday, July 16

As I write this, Sabrina Zarco is preparing to pack up all the art quilts and mixed media paintings she’s been hard at work on for the past few months. She will be driving from her home in Pecos, New Mexico, to Little Rock, Arkansas, and on Friday she will hang her new creations on our gallery walls. We invite you to welcome Sabrina back to Arkansas by attending her opening of Chicana Goddess in the Bosque on Saturday, July 16th at 7 PM.
It was four years ago I first met Sabrina. We were setting up our very first gallery show on the theme of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. As the opening day approached, I was becoming increasingly concerned that 1.) we would not have enough art to fill the space, and 2.) what art we had was good, but it fell short on authenticity. Enter Sabrina. Her quilts were like honoring songs to her native Mexican family and community. They were about spirit and pride and justice and all that’s so full of life, death does not defeat. She constructed an altar and invited everyone to add a little something to it to honor those who had passed on. In short, Sabrina made our first show. We are so glad to have her back. (She informs us that, in light of the madness we’ve lately been experiencing, a community altar of healing may be constructed.)
Now, I messed up somewhat in scheduling the opening. I usually check to see what other art openings are happening that night and try to avoid having ours conflict with others. I forgot to do that this time and Lynn Frost informed me that Amy Eddington’s retrospective showing at Gallery 26 is happening the same night as Sabrina’s. Amy and Sabrina were friends and shared many friends between them, especially in the LGBT community, so I’d like to apologize to Lynn and Renee and everyone else for my double booking. I encourage folks to share rides in order to take in both these shows on Saturday night. If you can only attend one that night, make a point to see the other in the coming weeks, because both these women’s works are exceptional, full of joy and well worth seeing. And maybe even buying.

Lopez / Dziga / Zarco: Thiz Zummer

 Rachel Dziga and Anthony Lopez will open ‘Outsiders’ this Tuesday.  Please come.
And on July 16th we’ll welcome the return of Sabrina Zarco.

Main Altar

Sabrina Zarco's community altar is the centerpiece of "Dia de los Muertos."  Above it is "Women of Juarez."

Join us on the evening of November 1st as we celebrate the holiday and the spirit of creation.  It all  gets underway at 6pm.

"Elvis Is In the Building"

by Kelley Naylor Wise

"Entourage"

fabric art by Sabrina Zarco

Two of the outstanding pieces in "Dia de los Muertos," continuing through Nov. 11th.  Come to our open house on the night of November 1st.