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Gloria walking in an urban environment

It's been three months since we drove across country and moved back to CT. I feel that we hit the ground running and settled fairly quickly into our tiny apartment by a harbor in Stamford, CT. Our new community is much more urban and multi-generational than what we had in Santa Fe, NM

Photo by Dennis Bradbury

Colorful abstract artwork with text "LATINXXIV DIARIES LATINISSIMO BIENNIAL 2024," featuring geometric shapes and a heart-like organic form.

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Mark your calendars. September 21, 2024. LATINIXXIV

I am honored to have been invited to be part of this exhibition celebrating Latin American artists writing visual stories through their art. This exhibition promotes a diverse new culture. If you are in the area, please stop by.

LATINIXXIV - DIARIOS A LATINISSIMO BIENNALE. Biennial Exhibition 2024/ September 14 to October 12, 2024. Curated by Julia Justo NYC/Yolanda Petrocelli. Art Exhibition at Reads Artspace: 1042 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT 06604. Opening reception: Saturday September 21, 2024 (6-9pm)

ArtWorks Gallery On The Green logo, featuring bold black text on a white background.
Gloria with short white hair wearing black glasses and a black outfit, working on a laptop at a white desk in a modern home office setting.

Full Circle Solo Exhibit...

October 24-November 16, 2024

I am currently working on finalizing my inventory for this wonderful solo exhibit, FULL CIRCLE, curated by Natasha Karpinskaia at the ARTWORKS Gallery on the Green in Norwalk, CT. It will be the best celebration of my return to CT and its fabulous Art Community. So please put it on your calendar and come by to help me celebrate.

Full Circle

When a woman comes full circle, it's a journey not the end, that matters. She is a mother, lover, sister, daughter and everything in between. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. She is filled with good instincts, passionate about creativity and ageless knowing.

Anais Nin said "Life is a full circle widening until it joins".

I feel like I have come back to the original place after a series of developments. The encaustic paintings for this exhibit have gone through a full cycle marked by each layer of paint as a separate experience. Sometimes to be covered by a final layer that covers the rest.

Full circle is a profound life moment. The resurgence of purpose and commitment of love.

Each painting marks one point in the continuum of the circle of life.

Exhibit: October 24 through November 16, 2024

Opening reception: Thursday October 24 (4-6PM)

Artist Talk: Saturday November 16 (12 Noon)

Chittim-Howell House on the campus of St. Paul's on the Green

60 East Avenue Norwalk, CT 06852

To visit confirm hours, please call 203-847-2806.

Or contact Gloria to meet you the Gallery.

858-210-5968

A piece of textured art with dark patterns on a gold background, placed on a floor. A pair of paint-splattered shoes is visible at the bottom.
Person using a screwdriver on a red-painted wooden surface
Cover of Table New Mexico magazine, Winter 2022 edition, featuring a woman setting a table with dishes and flowers in a warmly lit room with hanging dried plants and a window view.
Magazine spread featuring an article on Santa Fe artists and businesses, with various images including people at a gathering, a woman holding a dessert, artisanal bread, and rustic interiors.
Person wearing a white hat seated on a fluffy white chair with decorative cross sculptures in the background.
Text discussing multimedia artist Gloria Santoyo Ruenitz's involvement in the First Friday idea in Santa Fe. Originally from Mexico City, she moved to Santa Fe before the pandemic. The text details her experience in a new community, her art, and the successful First Friday event in October 2021.