Albuquerque Abstract Artists Alliance
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Albuquerque Abstract Artists Alliance applauds abstraction in its many forms through the exploration of message and medium, along with the promotion of public awareness of abstract art via education.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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
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
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
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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November 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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.
#abqartists #artistssupportingartists @wqsart.bsky.social @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
#abqartists #artistssupportingartists @wqsart.bsky.social @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
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.
#abqartists #abstractartists
If you can't make it, our exhibit hours are 11a to 3p today and tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 1.
#abqartists #abstractartists
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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.
#abqartists #abstractartists
If you can't make it, our exhibit hours are 11a to 3p today and tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 1.
#abqartists #abstractartists
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
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #abstractartists #artistssupportingartists
• CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2.
• LOCATION:
FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #abstractartists #artistssupportingartists
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #abstractartists #artistssupportingartists
• CLOSING RECEPTION: 4-6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2.
• LOCATION:
FUSION | 708
708 1st St. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #abstractartists #artistssupportingartists
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
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
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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
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.
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #closingreception
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #closingreception
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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.
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #closingreception
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #closingreception
01 Jan Tras has been a professional dancer, actress, and model before settling in ABQ 48 years ago and becoming a mental health counselor.
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
01 Jan Tras has been a professional dancer, actress, and model before settling in ABQ 48 years ago and becoming a mental health counselor.
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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October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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 ...
@artcatsal.bsky.social
@artcatsal.bsky.social
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
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...
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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!
@millends.bsky.social
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
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October 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video!
@millends.bsky.social
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
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01 Dana Millen, MPH, PhD, a public health community organizer and social psychologist in her former professional life, has lived in New Mexico for over 30 years.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
01 Dana Millen, MPH, PhD, a public health community organizer and social psychologist in her former professional life, has lived in New Mexico for over 30 years.
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Working in oil and acrylic. Utilizing vivid color and expressive technique, oil or acrylic is applied using a variety of tools. These include different sizes of palette knives, brushes, scrapers, and an assortment of 'found' implements. Continued ...
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Working in oil and acrylic. Utilizing vivid color and expressive technique, oil or acrylic is applied using a variety of tools. These include different sizes of palette knives, brushes, scrapers, and an assortment of 'found' implements. Continued ...
Come join us for our final celebration of 4A's FORAY Exhibit, 4-6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2, 2025! Bring your party hats!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @wqsart.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @wqsart.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Come join us for our final celebration of 4A's FORAY Exhibit, 4-6 p.m., Sun., Nov. 2, 2025! Bring your party hats!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @wqsart.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart @millends.bsky.social @artcatsal.bsky.social @wqsart.bsky.social @nanogirl7.bsky.social
Thanks, Bill, for a fantastic workshop! You crushed it.
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#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #collageworkshop
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October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thanks, Bill, for a fantastic workshop! You crushed it.
@wqsart.bsky.social
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #collageworkshop
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Nancy JonesFrancis worked in journalism, both in newspapers and on public radio. Part of her print journalism work focused on visual information, including page design, which was becoming essential to newspapers during the 1980s. Continued ... @nanogirl7.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Nancy JonesFrancis worked in journalism, both in newspapers and on public radio. Part of her print journalism work focused on visual information, including page design, which was becoming essential to newspapers during the 1980s. Continued ... @nanogirl7.bsky.social
Nikki Kurland, artist in the FORAY exhibit.
Thank you, @wingdixonlau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
Thank you, @wingdixonlau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Nikki Kurland, artist in the FORAY exhibit.
Thank you, @wingdixonlau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
Thank you, @wingdixonlau, for creating this video!
#albuquerqueartists #abqartists #albuquerqueabstractartists #abstractartists #newmexicoart #artistssupportingartists #fusion708
Nicole Kurland (Nikki) was born and raised in New York City. As a child, she attended weekend art classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and went to the High School of Music & Art in Harlem. Continued in comments ...
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nicole Kurland (Nikki) was born and raised in New York City. As a child, she attended weekend art classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and went to the High School of Music & Art in Harlem. Continued in comments ...
About 50 people attended Bill Sabatini’s Collage Workshop today at FUSION | 708.
Lots of great collages were made.
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video.
Thank you, Nikki Kurland and Dana Millen, for helping Bill with questions and guidance.
@wqsart.bsky.social
Lots of great collages were made.
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video.
Thank you, Nikki Kurland and Dana Millen, for helping Bill with questions and guidance.
@wqsart.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
About 50 people attended Bill Sabatini’s Collage Workshop today at FUSION | 708.
Lots of great collages were made.
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video.
Thank you, Nikki Kurland and Dana Millen, for helping Bill with questions and guidance.
@wqsart.bsky.social
Lots of great collages were made.
Thank you, Dixon Lau, for creating this video.
Thank you, Nikki Kurland and Dana Millen, for helping Bill with questions and guidance.
@wqsart.bsky.social
01 A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Bill Sabatini has resided in the western US and New Mexico for over 50 years. Retiring from his successful architectural practice in 2020, he is now realizing a lifelong dream to be a fine artist.
October 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
01 A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Bill Sabatini has resided in the western US and New Mexico for over 50 years. Retiring from his successful architectural practice in 2020, he is now realizing a lifelong dream to be a fine artist.
After obtaining a degree in education from the University of New Mexico - Albuquerque and teaching for over 20 years, Ginna Heiden took art classes at Western New Mexico University - Silver City and individual classes from career artists and art coaches, along with many workshops. More in comments.
October 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
After obtaining a degree in education from the University of New Mexico - Albuquerque and teaching for over 20 years, Ginna Heiden took art classes at Western New Mexico University - Silver City and individual classes from career artists and art coaches, along with many workshops. More in comments.
Come check out the art!
Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays to Sundays through Sun., November 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque.
Except this Wednesday due to the workshop.
Video by Wing Dixon Lau.
Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays to Sundays through Sun., November 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque.
Except this Wednesday due to the workshop.
Video by Wing Dixon Lau.
October 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Come check out the art!
Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays to Sundays through Sun., November 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque.
Except this Wednesday due to the workshop.
Video by Wing Dixon Lau.
Exhibit hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesdays to Sundays through Sun., November 2, 2025, at FUSION | 708, 708 1st St. NW, Albuquerque.
Except this Wednesday due to the workshop.
Video by Wing Dixon Lau.
Larry Guy enjoyed a 45-year career as a clarinetist in New York City, where he played with most of the city's orchestras, ballets, operas, and modern dance companies, numerous Broadway shows. He taught clarinet and chamber music at Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Vassar College, and NYU.
October 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Larry Guy enjoyed a 45-year career as a clarinetist in New York City, where he played with most of the city's orchestras, ballets, operas, and modern dance companies, numerous Broadway shows. He taught clarinet and chamber music at Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, Vassar College, and NYU.
Benita loves the ambiguity of abstract art. Because her art does not attempt to represent actual reality, the viewer must bring their own perspectives to the art. Are those leaves, seaweed, locks of hair, or strips of fabric blowing in the breeze? Is it meant to evoke joy, sorrow, or curiosity?
October 10, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Benita loves the ambiguity of abstract art. Because her art does not attempt to represent actual reality, the viewer must bring their own perspectives to the art. Are those leaves, seaweed, locks of hair, or strips of fabric blowing in the breeze? Is it meant to evoke joy, sorrow, or curiosity?