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@artgirl253
The Pleiadian
Clay , Found Objects , Gold Leaf , Glazes
Available now for purchase
Dm or visit website for details
www.keepcontemporary.com

@keepcontemporaryofficial presents
@artgirl253 - Nicole Merkens : Where The Veil Thins
Friday October 23rd 5-8 pm
718 S. Saint Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

DJ At_One on the decks
Food by Zezebra Dog
Drinks provided by Owls 🦉 Liquor

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Artist Biography:

Santa Fe based sculptor and designer, Nicole Merkens, is a figurative clay hand builder who intertwines her love of metals and found objects into her mystic themed work. Since the twilight of the 1990s, spirit animals have danced like whispered legends through Nicole’s work, with the rabbit; ancient symbol of intuition, rebirth, and lunar mystery appearing again and again. Perhaps it is no coincidence that she was born on Easter, the day when the veil is thin and life triumphs over death. The rabbit, in many mythic traditions, is a messenger between realms, burrower of secrets, keeper of thresholds, and in Nicole’s hands, it returns as both guardian and guide, echoing soul truths from the liminal spaces she so often channels.

With roots in the world of graphic design, Nicole carries the gift of visual spellcraft; weaving intricate surface patterns and symbolic motifs that feel both ancient and newly born. Her creations are now offered for licensing, allowing others to carry her imagery like talismans into their own realms. She is presently conjuring a series of Oracle and Tarot decks, each card a portal of archetypal wisdom, alongside print-on-demand offerings that transform everyday objects into enchanted artifacts touched by her vision.

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@artgirl253
Heart Chakra Music
Clay , Found Objects , Gold Leaf , Glazes
Available now for purchase
Dm or visit website for details
www.keepcontemporary.com

Keep Contemporary presents
Nicole Merkens : Where The Veil Thins
Friday October 23rd 5-8 pm
718 S. Saint Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

DJ At_One on the decks
Food by Zezebra Dog
Drinks provided by Owls 🦉 Liquor

Screenshot
Artist Biography:

Santa Fe based sculptor and designer, Nicole Merkens, is a figurative clay hand builder who intertwines her love of metals and found objects into her mystic themed work. Since the twilight of the 1990s, spirit animals have danced like whispered legends through Nicole’s work, with the rabbit; ancient symbol of intuition, rebirth, and lunar mystery appearing again and again. Perhaps it is no coincidence that she was born on Easter, the day when the veil is thin and life triumphs over death. The rabbit, in many mythic traditions, is a messenger between realms, burrower of secrets, keeper of thresholds, and in Nicole’s hands, it returns as both guardian and guide, echoing soul truths from the liminal spaces she so often channels.

With roots in the world of graphic design, Nicole carries the gift of visual spellcraft; weaving intricate surface patterns and symbolic motifs that feel both ancient and newly born. Her creations are now offered for licensing, allowing others to carry her imagery like talismans into their own realms. She is presently conjuring a series of Oracle and Tarot decks, each card a portal of archetypal wisdom, alongside print-on-demand offerings that transform everyday objects into enchanted artifacts touched by her vision.

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@keepcontemporaryofficial presents
@artgirl253 Nicole Merkens : Where The Veil Thins
Friday October 23rd 5-8 pm
718 S. Saint Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Photo by Daniel Quat

@the_at_one on the decks
Food by @zezebradog
Drinks provided by Owls Liquor 🦉

Santa Fe based sculptor and designer, Nicole Merkens, is a figurative clay hand builder who intertwines her love of metals and found objects into her mystic themed work. Since the twilight of the 1990s, spirit animals have danced like whispered legends through Nicole’s work, with the rabbit; ancient symbol of intuition, rebirth, and lunar mystery appearing again and again. Perhaps it is no coincidence that she was born on Easter, the day when the veil is thin and life triumphs over death. The rabbit, in many mythic traditions, is a messenger between realms, burrower of secrets, keeper of thresholds, and in Nicole’s hands, it returns as both guardian and guide, echoing soul truths from the liminal spaces she so often channels.

With roots in the world of graphic design, Nicole carries the gift of visual spellcraft; weaving intricate surface patterns and symbolic motifs that feel both ancient and newly born. Her creations are now offered for licensing, allowing others to carry her imagery like talismans into their own realms. She is presently conjuring a series of Oracle and Tarot decks, each card a portal of archetypal wisdom, alongside print-on-demand offerings that transform everyday objects into enchanted artifacts touched by her vision.

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A big thank you to the Albuquerque Journal for the wonderful coverage of our FEX26 exhibition! And another thank you to the TAAC team for all their hard work bringing this fantastic show together!

#FEX26 #AlbuquerqueJournal #TaosAbstractArtistCollective #CeramicSculpture #ContemporaryArt TaosArt

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🎃✨ Spooktakular Trunks & Treats Bash! 🍬🚗
Grab your costumes, fill your candy buckets, and join us for a sweet evening of trunk-or-treat fun! Decorated cars, games, prizes, and plenty of Girl Scout spirit!
📅 Oct. 24th 4:00-7:00pm
📍 Girl Scout Service Center
👻 Friendly fun for all ages!

#GirlScouts #TrunksAndTreats #SpookyFun #albuquerque

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📰👀 check out today’s ABQ journal! 🔗 in bio! TAAC is featured in the arts section. Story by Elizabeth Secor. Congratulations to artists Jennifer Velazquez, Jonathan, Sanchez, and our fall scholar, Yu Yan!
Thanks also to FEX26 curator and board member Montanna Binder for sharing her perspective.

Please join us at the opening reception on Friday, October 16 from 4 to 8 PM at the historic Stables Gallery at the Taos Center for the Arts. The exhibition is free, accessible, and open to the public! The show will run through October 24th. Gallery hours are 11 to 6 on the weekends and 10 to 6 during the week.

Our fifth annual fall exhibition, FEX26, features the abstract work of 68 artists from across New Mexico. This project is supported and part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

@bylines.by.elizabeth ✍️

#taac #taosabstractartistcollective #taosnewmexico

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We're counting down to the last @higherorbits Go For Launch! 2026 in #Albuquerque (Hosted on National STEM Day!)

Join us for 2 days of project-based fun with astronaut Greg "Box" Johnson at @newspacenexus Launch Pad.

The event is open to students 8-12 grade. $25 gets you 20 hours of instruction, lunch, donuts, swag bags, t-shirts and a chance to compete to have your ideas sent to space!

@visitabq @oneabq @abqjournal @yelpalbuquerque

#spaceinspires #HigherOrbits #goforlaunch #stemeducation

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🏡❤️ Barn Sweet Barn! We’re in the Albuquerque Journal! 📰 Contact @jennifer.smith.realtor

So excited to see this one-of-a-kind modern farmhouse featured!

And here’s something worth knowing about the location: Although the address says Estancia, this beautiful property is actually in Mission Hills, just off NM-337 (South 14)—not in the town of Estancia itself!

🌄 Just a scenic 45-minute drive from Albuquerque through the East Mountains!

And what awaits you?

🌿 40 private acres
🏡 A beautifully transformed modern farmhouse
⛰️ Sweeping Manzano Mountain views
🌅 Incredible sunsets from your own deck
🤝 A welcoming, neighborly community with minimum 40-acre homesites

All for $499,000!

Sometimes the best things are a little off the beaten path—and this one is absolutely worth the drive! ❤️

📍128 Mission Hills Rd, Estancia, NM

Barnhouseforsale.com
R1NM Office: (505) 883-9400

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Start your morning with real Quality. ☀️
Made fresh in ABQ—thin-cut, perfectly seasoned Green Chili beef jerky paired with morning news and a glazed donut. Quality you can actually taste in every bite.
📍 Order online or grab a bag at our next local vendor event
#LocalABQ #SupportLocal #abq #fyp #505

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2026 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Special Shapes! 🎃🐸🧠

#AlbuquerqueBalloonFiesta #BalloonFiesta #HotAirBalloon #VisitABQ #NewMexico

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Who’s ready for @albuquerquefashionweek 2026? Dope article in today’s Sunday @abqjournal So proud of @designluvabq work!!!!
Huge thanks to @loganroycebeitmen

@albuquerquefashionweek this Friday doors open at 6PM

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