Albuquerque Abstract Artists Alliance

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Join 4A's Informal Abstract Critique Group

1-3p, Nov. 14
Juan Tabo Library
Meeting Room
3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE,
Albuquerque

• For adults
• No actual painting, just discussion

What to bring:
• 2-3 In-progress works, new techniques, or materials you wish to discuss
• Portable easels are helpful

Our FORAY exhibit closes today, so stop by for our Closing Reception and help us celebrate a great first show, 4-6 p.m., at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque, NM.

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Join us for the 4A's Closing Reception, featuring the artists behind our FORAY Exhibit, 4-6 p.m., this Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque, NM.

If you can't make it, our exhibit hours are 11a to 3p today and tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 1.

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We're in the final days of our FORAY exhibit. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 1.

• CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2.

• LOCATION:
FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

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HOURS: 11a-3p Wed-Sun, thru Nov. 2
CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6p Sun., Nov. 2

FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque

Artwork: Jan Tras, Catalina Salinas, Gail Sacharczuk, Dana Millen, Karen Macek, Nicole Kurland, Nancy JonesFrancis, Ginna Heiden, Larry Guy, Benita Grunseth, Carolyn Grady, Marca Dickie

Help us close out 4A's FORAY Exhibit with a bang. Meet the artists 4-6 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque, NM.

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03 Check out Jan’s work at ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE’s FORAY Exhibition running through Sun., Nov. 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708

EXHIBIT HOURS: 11a to 3p, Wednesdays through Sundays, through November 2

CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6p, Sun., Nov. 2

FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

02 Jan has studied painting at the New York Art Students’ League and with several New Mexico artists. She paints traditional subjects in oil and now abstracts in acrylic. 

Joy and dance are exemplified in her work.

01 Jan Tras has been a professional dancer, actress, and model before settling in ABQ 48 years ago and becoming a mental health counselor.

04 Check out Catalina’s work at ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE’s FORAY Exhibition running through Sun., Nov. 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708.

EXHIBIT HOURS: 11a to 3p, Wednesdays through Sundays, through November 2

CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6p, Sun., Nov. 2

FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque

03 You can find Catalina’s art at facebook.com/catalinasalinas.art/.

02 Her artwork creates optical illusions, and the composition orientation allows the observer to keep looking deeper, discovering textures and shapes like we do once we discover the beauty of design in nature. Her paintings are exhibited in Bolivia, Mexico, and the United States.

Catalina Salinas Gamarra is an oil painter who exhibits internationally and is a full member of the Amapola Gallery and The Groove Art Space in Old Town Albuquerque. She grew fond of the indigenous cultures that surrounded her birthplace of La Paz, Bolivia. Continued ...
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Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video!

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05 Check out Gail’s work at ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE’s FORAY Exhibition running through Sun., Nov. 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708.

EXHIBIT HOURS: 11a to 3p, Wednesdays through Sundays, through November 2

CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6p, Sun., Nov. 2

FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque

04 In October 2021, retirement brought her to the Land of Enchantment, embracing this vibrant, creative community as the inspiration for her life as a full-time artist.

03 Traveling the world for business and pleasure, she found New Mexico a frequent destination, drawn in by its spectacular beauty and earthy soulfulness.

02 With that came a fulfilling career as an apparel designer and developer in the active wear industry, with a strong emphasis on color, shapes, and texture.

Gail Sacharczuk has been creating art since she could hold a crayon and has always aspired to make creativity her career. Having won two scholarships to attend Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, PA, she pursued painting as a college major before pivoting to fashion design. Continued...

Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video!

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#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708

09 Come see Dana’s work at ALBUQUERQUE ABSTRACT ARTISTS ALLIANCE’s FORAY Exhibit through Nov 2, 2025,
at FUSION | 708.

• EXHIBIT HOURS: 11a to 3p, Wednesdays through Sundays, through November 2

• CLOSING RECEPTION: 4- 6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2, 2025

• LOCATION:
FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque

07 See Dana's art at paintingsbydanamillen.artspan.com.

06 Primary among the artists who have influenced Dana’s art are Frida Kahlo and Helen Frankenthaler for their bold and revolutionary work.  Dana has also gratefully been inspired by Modernists Gabriele Münter, Henri Matisse, Richard Diebenkorn, and Wassily Kandinsky.

05 In her own words:

“Painting takes me to a moment in time, usually of light, of joy, of movement of texture – when all that matters is that one precious moment. I want to feel that moment, and bring this joy to others."

04 She is an observer of the world around her and the beauty and mystery of existence. Dana describes her work as impressionistic and fauvist, while embracing _bold colors with a fresh Zen-like mind.