The Placitas Community Library Art Committee’s fourth annual Legacy Artist Exhibition will feature Placitas residents Bunny and Leland Bowen to start 2025.
The exhibition runs from Jan. 4 to 30 in the Gracie Lee Community Room. Many of Bowen’s works will be for sale, and a percentage of each purchase will benefit the library.
The Bowens have been collaborating to create art for over 50 years. According to a press release, they began in 1970 when they learned basic metal smithing, casting, and stone-setting in a family jewelry business. Bunny did most of the design, while Leland did the engineering. Later Leland used his engineering skills to supervise a casting workshop and learn welding. He fabricated steel sculptures that his wife designed.
Bunny began showing her batiks in galleries and art shows. She taught fiber art at Ghost Ranch, was part owner of The Piñon Tree Gallery, and later a member of Amapola Artist Co-op, both in Old Town. Galleries in Texas, Arizona, Colorado and the East Coast also featured their work.
Locally, both have participated in the Placitas Holiday Show, the Placitas Studio Tour, and Art in the Mountain and Placitas Artists Series exhibits. They are founding members of Wild Hearts Gallery, where they continue to show their work.
The community is invited to a reception for the artists Jan. 12, from 1 to 3 p.m.