48 × 48 in
For EVOLUTION/ REVOLUTION, Horton-Trippe has created a new series addressing the absurdities, fractures, and dark humor of our current global landscape.
Known for her sweeping, large-scale abstraction, the artist shifts here to intimate, small format works.
“The new work was driven by the need to speak out, and painting is my outlet. These painting— though rooted in my personal experience— address the bizarre, unsettling circumstances of our world today. As climate change becomes undeniable, nature in the work takes the upper hand, mutating into new life forms and finding new solutions within the relentless cycles oh history.”— Shelly Horton-Trippe
A SANTA FE ORIGINAL RETURNS WITH URGENCY AND FIRE
Shelly Horton-Trippe launched her artistic career in Santa Fe in 1976, exhibiting with Hills Gallery and participating in the historic INSTALLATIONS exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, curated by MaLin Wilson-Powell. Over decades, she has taught thousands of students and produced an expansive body of work—paintings, drawings, installations, and art actions—throughout Northern New Mexico and beyond.
Her exhibition history spans major international platforms, including the Venice Biennale, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the SITE Santa Fe 10th Biennial. She has completed multiple artist residencies, from castles and John Ruskin’s home to island of Malta—and with a working circus.
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