FIRST FRIDAY OPEN HOUSE
NOVEMBER 7
3-IN-1 Show
at the Blo Back Gallery
5pm
FREE
BIG BLO GALLERY - JACE MATTSON
Chicago-born artist Jace Mattson transforms personal trials into vivid expression. Once a realist, a brain tumor and ensuing “conversations” with Picasso, Kandinsky, and O’Keeffe reshaped her vision toward abstraction. Largely self-taught, Mattson paints with humor, heart, and resilience—believing that each piece may be her last, yet will outlive her beautifully.
OG GALLERY - TONY ORTEGA & SYLVIA MONTERO
Exhibition Artist Statement:
As life partners and fellow visual artists, we—Tony Ortega and Sylvia Montero—have spent over three decades nurturing a shared journey of love, creativity, and cultural expression. Based in Denver, Colorado, our lives and artistic practices are deeply intertwined, evolving in harmony and restlessness, passion and purpose. Our studio—divided between two floors of our home—reflects the nature of our collaboration: distinct yet connected, individual yet interdependent.
Our artwork is informed by our Chicano identity, culture, and traditions. Sylvia’s work interweaves her Indigenous and Mexican heritage, while Tony's crisscrosses his New Mexican and Mexican roots. These cultural lineages not only shape our visual language but also ground our work in a shared yet diverse narrative of heritage and identity.
Rooted in the Chicano/Chicana movement of the 1970s and 1980s, our work centers on the lived experiences of Chicanos and Latinos reflecting both personal and collective histories. In essence, our love and art have grown together. We challenge each other, exchange ideas and critique, and constantly evolve. Sometimes our creative paths converge; other times they diverge. Yet, in all cases, our work reflects a mutual respect and a shared commitment to preserving and celebrating the stories of our communities.
Through this exhibition, we hope to share the dynamic interplay of our individual voices and our creative partnership, and how both have flourished through shared purpose and cultural pride.
END SPACE GALLERY - MANUEL LUQUES
Manuel is an artist from Los Angeles, CA. He tries not to pollute this beautiful planet. His methods of paint are very eco-friendly. He uses a lot of recycled materials. He's in love with the way things could be and the way they've been. His art can be described as an "ancient future". You can see Manuel's recent mural work along the Arkansas River in Pueblo, CO.
You may also like the following events from Blo Back Gallery:
- This Saturday, 8th November, 07:30 pm, Alium, Beneath the Floorboards, The First Human Amputee in Pueblo
- This Sunday, 9th November, 02:00 pm, Avant 22 22 in Pueblo
- Next Wednesday, 12th November, 07:30 pm, Jon Mueller + Tom Lecky, David Castillo, Weathers/Ritger in Pueblo
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