GALLERY SHOW HIGHTLIGHTS SARGENT’S WORK

From landscapes to portraits, Be Sargent has experimented with a variety of formats throughout her decades-long career as an artist, but for her upcoming show at the ART123 Gallery, which is located at 123 W. Coal Ave., she is focusing on the abstract.

Sargent grew up drawing horses in her Albuquerque home. She studied at the Boston Museum School and graduated with a bachelor’s in fine arts from the San Francisco Art Institute.

After graduation, she became a graphic designer and installer of corporate art.

She started her art career painting landscapes, but she’s also found herself focusing on portraits and even doing some murals...

Q: When does Lisa Vanderpump’s new show premiere? Will any of the cast of Vanderpump Rules be in it? — K.J

A: Vanderpump Villa will debut on Hulu beginning April 1. It features an all-new cast selected to work at an exclusive French estate by The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum (and restaurateur) Lisa Vanderpump.

According to Hulu, each episode follows her elite staff working and living together 24/7 while they try to provide a curated experience for their guests. Meanwhile, Vanderpump is also deciding whether she wants to make this French pop-up experience — and its staff — a full-time business for her growing empire.

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Diné artists ready to wow the crowd with their unique form of art

Gallup is known as the “Indian Capital of the World” in part for the city’s numerous galleries showcasing art in all manner of mediums that depict many aspects of Native American culture.

One local artisan hub is the ART123 Gallery at 123 W. Coal Ave. Executive Director Rose Eason plays a key role in cultivating the local artist scene, highlighting a mix of Native and non-Native artists and works.

In a Jan. 6 press release, Eason announced that there are two upcoming Social Justice Guest Curators scheduled for the gallery in May and June.

Guest curators submitted their proposals for exhibits that were then...

Art show focuses on families of the Navajo Code Talkers

Three years into World War II, the U.S. military decided they needed a new approach to defeat Nazi Germany and its allies. One strategy they devised was to use young Native American men attending boarding schools across the country to craft a coded language. The idea was to use men who were fluent in both English and their traditional tribal language to send secret messages during battle.

The first class of 29 Navajo Code Talker U.S. Marine recruits completed their training in 1942. According to the National WWII Museum website, these men learned basic military training while also developing and memorizing a unique military...