{"id":43920,"date":"2021-11-05T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-art-gallery-launches-on-east-main-street\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:16:26","slug":"new-art-gallery-launches-on-east-main-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-art-gallery-launches-on-east-main-street\/","title":{"rendered":"New art gallery launches on East Main Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Turquoise Raven Art Gallery opened Monday on East Main Street in Cortez.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Mary Fuller notes that ravens represent rebirth.<\/p>\n

In a way, she\u2019s experiencing a rebirth of her own, making the transition from being a lifelong educator to an art gallery owner.<\/p>\n

Thus was born her gallery\u2019s namesake, The Turquoise Raven Art Gallery, at 104 E. Main St. in Cortez.<\/p>\n

It opened Monday after a nine-month process that saw the former warehouse molded into a center conducive to imagination and expression.<\/p>\n

While Fuller has long participated in and supported the arts, she\u2019s channeling her eye for design and creativity through a new outlet after serving as a longtime teacher in the Montezuma-Cortez School District, as well as working in adult education and nonprofits.<\/p>\n

\"Mary
Mary Fuller sits at her desk underneath artwork depicting a raven at the Turquoise Raven Art Gallery, which opened Monday on East Main Street in Cortez.<\/span>Kala Parkinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Ravens are featured in mythology, Fuller said. She\u2019s fascinated by the idea that a group of ravens is called an unkindness \u2013 which she attributes to their \u201csass.\u201c<\/p>\n

But the real significance of ravens to her?<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got many, many qualities that show perseverance, reflection, rebirth \u2013 getting through things in life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

And so these birds of transformation are depicted in her gallery\u2019s namesake and sprinkled in artwork decorating its vivid walls.<\/p>\n

Thursday, an exhibit titled \u201cAn Unkindness Among the Art\u201d launched \u2013 a nod to the bird so instrumental to the gallery\u2019s identity.<\/p>\n

Throughout the 3,000-square-foot, renovated warehouse, paintings, jewelry and other mediums of art are carefully placed, highlighting the work of artists exclusively from the Four Corners region.<\/p>\n

A classroom provides further opportunity for intellectual stimulation and community events.<\/p>\n

The abundance of space is no accident \u2013 Fuller wants people to experience each piece, one by one, with enough room to feel the depth of each creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe space is is very well thought-out,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cIt is very intentional.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local artist Sonja Horoshko played an instrumental role in the design and opening of the gallery, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve learned doing things in isolation isn\u2019t useful,\u201d Fuller said. \u201cYou need different perspectives and different points of view. That\u2019s something I\u2019ve learned from all my other previous positions. So, I didn\u2019t want to make every decision in isolation. I want people to give me feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Fuller, taking a small-business leaders class at Pueblo Community College last winter was the final step in implementing her yearslong gallery dream.<\/p>\n

The gallery is open Monday and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 12 to 5 p.m. on Sundays.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Artists featured in November:<\/div>\n
Silvia Pina Denice Langley Sonja Horoshko Ed Singer Amelia Joe Chandler Michele Farrier Susan Reed Susan Dees Sharon Wolf Caroline Blackburn Leigh Waggoner Sam Lyons Sophie Lundberg Gloria Emerson Madison Shubert Mikey Mills Janet Chaney Darnell Bane Sam Eckhart Amelia Joe Chandler Mary Fuller <\/div>\n

Turquoise Raven joins ZU Gallery on Main Street, which opened in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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