Peyton Wright Gallery is pleased to present new works by renowned New Mexico santera Marie Romero Cash, in the first showing of her abstract paintings on canvas.
Cash has been creating art for half a century. Primarily recognized for her traditional New Mexican art, this exhibition presents for the first time to the public a series of acrylic paintings begun over a decade ago when a sibling was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Because of the time involved in his care, she felt unable to create the traditional art she was known for.
To fill her creative needs, she turned to painting on canvas - a previously unexplored medium.
The resulting paintings flowed from a source she describes as otherworldly, imprinting colorful and intricate symbols on each canvas. Every work is imbued with asense of reverence and a celebration of the enduring power of artistic expression.
These are the prayerful and fanciful doodles of an established santera, filled with folklorish themes which leave thei
