Summertime at Pie Projects

Joanne Lefrak and Martha Tuttle
June 18– July 10

Art gallery interior showing a white wall with framed artworks and the names Joanne Lefrak and Martha Tuttle displayed above. Dimly lit, spacious room with more art visible in the background.
Art installation featuring a transparent panel with an etched or engraved image of a woman posing with her hand on her hip and head slightly tilted. The background is plain and bright.
A transparent glass panel with an etched outline of a standing woman, held in place by metal clamps at each corner, displayed against a light background.
A white-toned, nearly transparent full-body artwork of a person wearing a textured sweater and boots, displayed within a clear protective frame. The image has a minimal, ghostly appearance.
Transparent glass panel with a detailed, etched portrait of a woman in a dress, standing confidently with her hands on her hips. The artwork is finely detailed, emphasizing texture and pattern.
A translucent, engraved glass panel featuring the silhouette of a person standing with one arm raised to their forehead, wearing a mid-length dress and boots.
A transparent glass-like panel displays an etched outline of a lying person, complete with details including hair, clothing, and footwear, against a white wall.
Two abstract paintings featuring geometric shapes hang on a gray wall in a minimally designed room with soft lighting.
Abstract art piece featuring textured materials in neutral tones, with a hexagonal patch on the left and sweeping gray strokes on the right, framed on a wall.
An abstract composition with a textured brown fabric piece overlapping multicolored stone slabs, arranged on a flat surface.
A textured abstract painting with areas of rough white impasto and smooth brown and gray sections, mounted on a plain background.
Abstract collage artwork with textures and muted tones, featuring fabric, foil, and painted elements juxtaposed in a harmonious composition.
Abstract artwork featuring overlapping geometric shapes in muted browns, grays, and cream tones, displayed against a blurred background.
Abstract art piece featuring geometric shapes in muted tones of gray, beige, and brown, with a textured white square in the lower left.
Abstract artwork featuring textured layers in neutral tones of gray, beige, and white, with distinct sections divided by sharp lines and subtle surface details.
An art gallery interior with a white wall displaying a framed abstract artwork on the left, with the artists' names "Joanne Lefrak, Martha Tuttle" on the wall beside it. Two more framed pieces are visible in the background.
Martha Tuttle and Joanne Lefrak: Richard Levy Gallery presentation at Pie Projects in Santa Fe, NM
A minimalist interior with a small, abstract artwork mounted on a light gray wall next to a large glass doorway that opens to a garden view.
A tidy desk with a glass vase of white peonies, a closed book, and a wall-mounted abstract art piece featuring neutral tones.
Modern art gallery interior with a minimalistic design featuring two small abstract paintings on a grey wall and a white bas-relief sculpture of a figure in a dress on an adjacent white wall.
Modern art gallery interior with large, minimalistic artworks displayed on white walls, under a high ceiling with exposed black beams. Natural light streams in through tall windows.
A modern art gallery with minimalistic white framed artworks on gray walls, illuminated by ceiling lights in a spacious room with a concrete floor.
A modern art gallery with four large white minimalist artworks evenly spaced on a dark gray wall, illuminated by ceiling track lights. The gallery features a polished concrete floor and a simple white door.
Interior of a modern art gallery showcasing large framed artworks on white walls, illuminated by ceiling track lighting. The foreground features a translucent piece with a sketch of a figure.

Press Release

Richard Levy Gallery is pleased to present Summertime at Pie Projects, a two-person show that features scratched portraits in plexiglass by Joanne Lefrak and mixed media paintings by Martha Tuttle. Both artists play with light, shadow, and bodily relationships. This exhibition is presented in Santa Fe, NM in partnership with Pie Projects.

Joanne Lefrak scratches portraits of women she knows into plexiglass surfaces. Authenticity is primary.  Her portraits are not idealized and she is unconcerned with social obsessions for youth or perfection rather Lefrak’s subjects are middle-aged women who are fully empowered and in the prime of their lives. The shadows cast from the scratched renderings define each image making visible the beauty of persona, age, and the power of the women.  In addition to being an artist, Lefrak is the Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice at SITE Santa Fe and a strong advocate for promoting women in the arts. Her work has been exhibited at MASS MoCA,  ev+a in Ireland,  Albuquerque Museum, and the New Mexico Museum of Art, among others. 

Martha Tuttle uses traditional techniques to create mixed media paintings.  She spins, weaves, and dyes wool and embellishes her handmade fabrics with an assortment of mediums such as graphite, stone dust, and natural pigments. Instead of laying paint onto the surface of a canvas, the painting is the surface. Tuttle’s abstract compositions comprise a variety of hand-crafted materials of varying opacities. Her paintings reference bodily connections to the natural world through texture and translucence. Martha Tuttle holds an MFA from Yale and currently has an installation at Storm King Art Center in New York’s Hudson Valley. Her work has been shown internationally and has been featured in Artforum, The New York Times, Hyperallergic, among other publications. Tuttle grew up in New Mexico and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

Pie Projects is a flexible event/gallery space that hosts art-related events to support human creativity, artists, and allied arts organizations. Launched in 2021 by Alina Boyko and Devendra Contractor, Pie Projects is located in the Baca Railyard District in Santa Fe, NM.

Richard Levy Gallery shows contemporary art in all mediums by emerging and established regional, national, and international artists.  This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Richard Levy Gallery.

This exhibition is presented online and by appointment from June 18 to July 10. Images for this exhibition can be viewed on ARTSY.net and www.levygallery.com. High-resolution images are available on request. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube: @levygallery @pieprojects.santafe @jlefrak @marthatuttle #richardlevygallery #pieprojects #summertimeatpieprojects #joannelefrak #marthatuttle

Dates: June 18–July 10, 2021
Reception: June 26, 5:00–7:00 pm
Gallery Hours: Tuesday–Saturday, 11 am–6 pm
Location: Pie Projects, 924 B Shoofly Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
Contact: 505.766.9888, info@levygallery.com, www.levygallery.com @levygallery

Artwork and Information
Joanne Lefrak
Martha Tuttle

Pricelist
Exhibition Catalog