Cool Cat by Jeff HayneWe are excited to announce the inaugural Art Show of Grant County Community Foundation and the Silver City Art Association, where three local artists will be highlighted: Myron Weckwerth, Jeff Haynie, and Zoe Wolfe. The show is being curated by Diana Ingalls Leyba. These works will hang for 6 months and be followed by another show highlighting three more local artists. 

Everyone is invited to join us for refreshments and visual stimulation at the opening of the Art Show in the Grant County Community Foundation offices at 1106 N Pope Street, Silver City (opposite HMS--the old Shamrock Station) on Thursday, November 16th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 

Myron Weckwerth is a local artist originally from South Dakota. "I have been making art my whole life," Weckwerth said. "I started using oil colors when I was in the 8th grade and I was selling paintings when I was in high school." Weckwerth taught in the public school system for 38 years—mainly math, with some art classes thrown in—but now spends most of his time working on oil paintings, decorating has own-grown gourds with oil paints, and making Southwest ornament, particularly those using Mimbres designs. 

Jeff Haynie has been a professional artist, illustrator and teacher for over 40 years. "This wild journey has taken me from the Deep South of Louisiana to the entertainment industry on the west coast," he said, "and finally back home to the Southwest." He has worked as a commercial illustrator in such prestigious industries as the computer game industry and for Dreamworks in LA. He moved to Silver City in 2019, where he spends all his time painting images of his magical world. "My work developed from strong influences of Art Nouveau, Classical Realism, and a well developed sense of childlike Haynie wonder." His work has been published by Disney, Pixar, Warner Brothers, DreamWorks and others, and his art is represented by Santisima Gallery in Old Town, Albuquerque. 

Working predominantly in clay, Zoe Wolfe's art is provocative and uniquely crafted. Ranging in scale from intimate to installation, forms are sensual and surfaces are rich. Her art has been exhibited in numerous exhibitions and is represented in permanent collections, including the new wing at WNMU. She is involved with the Clay Festival, the Empty Bowls Fundraiser, the Youth Mural Program, and the Gila River Festival. An appreciated local landmark is her river mural at the corner of Cooper and Market Streets. She has just returned from Nepal, where she was the U.S. representative at the international artist cultural exchange, Mundum 2023. 

All of these works will hang for six months and be followed by another show, highlighting three more local artists from the Silver City Art Association. All art is available for purchase, and a percentage from sales will go to the Grant County Community Foundation to support their good work in the community.