KIRK GITTINGS-The Photography of Cultural Landscape and Architecture




© Kirk Gittings, Albuquerque New Mexico, All Rights Reserved
1-505-238-6554
1414 Phoenix Ave. NW
Albuquerque New Mexico 87107

SELECTED EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS

125+ gallery, museum and public institution exhibits since 1972

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITS

2020  "The Persistence of Beauty", The Paul Paletti Gallery, Louisville KY

2020 Upcoming "Neon and Chrome", Santa Fe Community Art Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2019 "So Far from Heaven", Mesa Library Art Gallery, Los Alamos NM

2019 "Exquisite Corpse", Santa Fe Community Art Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2018 "Vintage New Mexico", El Farol, Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2018 "ArtsThrive", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2018 "Three Visions from the Darkroom" with Philip V. Augustin and Jan Pietrzak, The Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe NM

2017 "ArtsThrive", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2017 "That Much Further West : Three Visions from New Mexico" with Philip V. Augustin and Jan Pietrzak, The Paul Paletti Gallery, Louisville KY

2016 "15th Anniversary Exhibit" The Paul Paletti Gallery, Louisville KY

2016 "Accidental Photography", Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe NM

2016 "Faith in New Mexico", Edition One Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2016 "Miniatures and More" at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2016 "Route 66: Radiance, Rust, and Revival on the Mother Road", The Albuquerque Musuem of Art and History

2015 "Janus:A Photographic Journey" The Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe NM

2015 "Fraction of a Second" at UNM ART Museum and 516 Arts, Albuquerque NM

2015 "Miniatures and More" at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2015 "Axle Indoors", Axle Contemporary at the Peter's Projects, Santa Fe NM

2015 "Artist-In -Residence Show" The Petrified Forest National Park AZ

2015 "Atomic Steam", National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Albuquerque NM 

2014 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2014 "Santa Fe Art+Design Faculty Exhibition", The Red Dot Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2014 "The Cabinet of Curiosities", Sara Smith Contemporary, Corrales NM

2014 "Juror's Exhibit" The 53rd Annual New Mexico Arts and Crafts Fair, Albuquerque  NM

2013 "In/Visible Borders" Part II, The Santa Fe Arts Commission Community Gallery, Santa Fe NM

2013 "Fear and Loathing" The inagural Art Photo Index online exhibition curated by Katherine Ware. See: http://www.artphotoindex.com/api/exhibitions/?view=10002&showtitle=1#1

2013 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2013 "Autophotography", Axle Contemporary, Santa Fe NM

2013 "In/Visible Borders" Part I, The Marion Center for Photographic Arts, Santa Fe NM

2013 The New Mexico Capital Art Collection, Permanent Installation, NM State Capital, Santa Fe NM

2012 The Department of the Interior, Selections from the inagural BLM Artist-in-Residence Program, Washington DC

2012 The Dolores Public Lands Office, The Gallery Wall, Selections from the inagural BLM Artist-in-Residence Program CO

2012 "The Nation Possesed", The Center of the American West, The University of Colorado at Boulder

2012 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2012 "Artists and Authors", Hodgin Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

2011-2012 "The Contemplative Landscape" (above), The New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe

2011 "10th Anniversary Exhibit", The Paul Paletti Gallery, Louisville, KY

2011 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2011 "Fraction Magazine: Three Years in the Making", Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2011 "Roadcut" University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM

2010 "Miniatures and More". The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2010 "Albuquerque Now", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2010 "1X15", Matrix Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2010 National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM

2009 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2008 "Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe", The Palace of the Governors' Museum, Santa Fe, NM

2008 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2007 "1X20", Downtown Center for the Arts, Albuquerque, NM

2007 "Miniatures and More", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2007 "Classic Images: The Work of Seven Large Format Photographers", The Bernheim Arboretum Art Gallery, Louisville Photo Expo, Louisville, KY

2007 "Kissy-kissy", The Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2007 "Between the City that Works and the Land of Enchantment", The Schneider Gallery, Chicago, Ill.

2006 The Creative Center for Photography, Hollywood, California

2006 "Miniatures", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

2006 "Active Liberty", The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Ill

2005 The Creative Center for Photography, Hollywood, CA

2003 "Locations: Space, Culture and Identity", Nickle Art Museum, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2002 "Large Format Photography in New Mexico", Magnifico Artspace, Albuquerque, NM

2002 "Through the Lens", Heritage Preservation Exhibit, Albuquerque, NM

2001 "Routes and Roots", Magnifico!, The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

1995 "Young Turks", University of New Mexico Art Museum, Albuquerque, NM

1994 to Present, Permanent exhibit, Historic Artistic Patrimony, Museum of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1994 "Imagery of New Mexico", Art of Albuquerque, Patrician Design, Albuquerque, NM

1993 "Iglesias Antiguas", Scheinbaum and Russek Ltd., Santa Fe, NM

1993 "¡Magnifico! - The Art of Albuquerque", Albuquerque Convention Center, NM

1991 "Along the Border", National Building Museum, Washington, DC

1991 "Symbols of Faith", Guadalupe Historic Foundation Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1991 "Viva ...", Kimo Theater Art Gallery, City of Albuquerque, NM

1990 "Art of Albuquerque", Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

1990 "University of New Mexico Centennial Exhibit", Albuquerque, NM

1988 "Visions 88", Expo New Mexico Fine Arts Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1987 "Regional Realities", Society for Photographic Ed., Regional Conference Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM

1987 "The Covers", American Institute of Architects Gallery, Washington, DC

1984 Fuller Lodge Art Center, Los Alamos, NM

1983 "Three Alberta Photographers", Folio Gallery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1982 "Faculty Works", Nickle Art Museum, University of Calgary, Calgary , Alberta, Canada

1980 "Armory /Museum Festival Show!", Armory of the Arts, Santa Fe, NM

1979 "Santa Fe Festival of the Arts", Santa Fe, NM

1976 El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX

1974 The New West Gallery (Two person exhibit with Laura Gilpin), Santa Fe, NM

1974 Gallery F/22 (two person with Neil A. Miller), Santa Fe, NM

1973 "Variety Show II", Margery Mann curator, California State University, Humbolt, CA

1972 Quivira Gallery (two person with Gary Hallman), Albuquerque, NM

 

 

SOLO EXHIBITS

2020 "ABQ Artwalk" SMPC Gallery, Albuquerque NM

2011 "Mythological Landscapes", City of Albuquerque Public Arts Commision, Permanent Installation, The Open Space Visitors Center, Albuquerque, NM

2011 "Urge to Wander", The Open Space Art Gallery, City of Albuquerque, NM

2006 "Presence", The Creative Center for Photography, Hollywood, California

2005 Sara Smith Contemporary, Corrales, NM

2005 "Shelter from the Storm: The Photography of Kirk Gittings" and "Chaco Body" (above-first of three rooms), at The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, part of the year long, city wide Albuquerque Tricentennial exhibitions.

2004 "Abandonment and Presence", A.I.A. Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2003 "Kirk Gittings, Thirty Years--Thirty Images", Paul Paletti Gallery, a component of the Louisville Photo Expo, Louisville, Kentucky

1998 "Chaco Canyon: Photographs by Kirk Gittings", Museum of Northern Arizona, a component of the Chaco Canyon: 100 Years of Archeology exhibit, Flagstaff, Arizona

1997 "Chaco Canyon: Photographs by Kirk Gittings", University of New Mexico, a component of the Chaco Canyon: 100 Years of Archeology exhibit, Albuquerque, NM

1996 "Monuments of Adobe", Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, Oklahoma

1995 "Chaco Body", Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Fine Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1994 University of Guadalahara, Guadalahara, Mexico

1994 "Monuments of Adobe", Salinas National Historical Monument, Mountainair, NM

1993 "Monuments of Adobe", Historic/Artistic Patrimony, Archives and Museum of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM

1993 "Monuments of Adobe", Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos, NM

1992 "Monuments of Adobe", Bond House Historical Museum, Espanola, NM

1991 "Monuments of Adobe", University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

1991 "Chaco Body", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

1991 "Magnifico, Art of Albuquerque", Albuquerque, NM

1990 "Monuments of Adobe", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

1990 "Chaco Body", University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

1990 "Faith and Form", Silver City Museum, Silver City, NM

1990 Graham Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1990 "Chaco Body" Permanent Instalation, Sol y Sombra Foundation, Santa Fe, NM

1989 "Chaco Body", University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona

1989 "Magnifico", Art of Albuquerque, Patrician Design, Albuquerque, NM

1988 Guadalupe Historic Foundation Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1988 "Chaco Body", The Farmington Museum, Farmington. NM

1987 "Chaco Body", The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History

1987 Hammond Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1983 Nickle Art Museum, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1982 Ruth Ramberg Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico

1980 Little Gallery, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1978 American Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

 
COLLECTIONS

The Marion Center for Photographic Arts Permanent Collection, Santa Fe NM

The New Mexico Capital Art Collection, NM State Capital, Santa Fe NM

The Albuquerque Art and History Museum, Permanent Art Collection, Albuquerque NM

The City of Albuquerque Art in Public Places Collection, Albuquerque NM

The City of Santa Fe Art in Public Places Collection, Santa Fe NM

The New Mexico History Museum, Palace of the Govenors,  Santa Fe NM

The University of New Mexico, University Art Museum, Permanent Collection, Albuquerque NM
 
The University of New Mexico, Center for Southwest Research, Albuquerque NM
 
The University of New Mexico, John Gaw Meem Archive, Albuquerque NM
 
The University of New Mexico, Presidential Residence Art Collection, Albuquerque NM

The University of New Mexico, Alumni Association Art Collection. Albuquerque NM

The University of Louisville, Fine Print Collection, Louisville KY

The Petrified Forest National Park, Artist-in-Residence Art Collection, Petrified Forest AZ

The Canyon of the Ancients National Monument, Artist-in-Residence Art Collection, Dolores CO

Colorado College, Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies Art Collection, Colorado Springs CO

The University of Arizona, Special Collections, Tuscon AZ

The University of Calgary, Department of Art, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Nickle Art Museum, Permanent Collection, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Polaroid Corporation, International Collection, La Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, France

The Library of Congress, Washington DC

The Sol Y Sombra Foundation, Santa Fe NM

The Museum of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Art Collection, Santa Fe NM

The Alberta Heritage Digitization Project: Art Collection, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Creative Center for Photography, Hollywood CA

The Silver City Museum, Silver City  NM

Vulcan Inc, The Paul G. Allen Art Collection, Seattle WA

The Paul Paletti Gallery, Permanent Collection, Louisville KY

and numerous additional distinguished private and corporate  collections.

 

SELECTED  PRESS (and other Media)

2015 PBS New Mexico "Colores!" Interview https://youtu.be/w7NN-lkkGz8

2015 THE Magazine review of Axle Contemporary's group show "Axle Indoors" at Peters Projects  http://issuu.com/flavorgrafix/docs/_the_april_issue-web/51

2013 New Mexico Mercury online video interview  Insight New Mexico

2012 Albuquerque The Magazine, Article and portfolio

2011 El Palacio Magazine interview for the "Contemplative Landscape"  exhibit

2011 Daminian online interview

2010 Albuquerque The Magazine, interview

2006 Freestyle Photographic Catalogue, Cover portrait and article

2006 Around 505, article

2006 Albuquerque The Magazine, article

2005 Shelter From the Storm book published

2005 Su Casa Magazine, book review and article

2005 New Mexico Business Weekly, article

2005 Crosswinds, book review

2005 Chicago Weekly, article

2005 New Mexico Magazine, online portfolio

2003 New Mexico Magazine, cover photo, article and portfolio

more in progress

 
In New Mexico, Kirk Gittings is represented by Sara Smith Contemporary  www.sarasmithcontemporary.com/gittings/index.htm

(Image of a section of the first room of the 2005 retrospective "Shelter from the Storm" at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History}