SANTA FE, N.M. — Eleven paintings by the least-known Taos Modernist, Oli Sihvonen (1921-1991), will light up the exhibit space at David Richard Gallery in the Railyard in a show opening today.

Sihvonen spent much of his working life in Taos, before moving to New York City in his last years. He was of Finnish background, a hearty, jovial man who made friends easily and concentrated fiercely on his art. Three of his friends and admirers, Allan Graham, Lilly Fenichel and David Eichholtz, will have a panel discussion on his work at 2 p.m. Saturday at the gallery.

Graham offered a poignant glimpse of his old friend for an exhibit at The Harwood Museum of Art in Taos in 2011: “‘Ages and stages,’ Oli would say, as we drank another glass of Retsina, bitching, moaning and laughing about life’s ironies. ‘Ages and stages.'”

Associated Artist

• Oli Sihvonen

Associated Exhibitions

• OLI SIHVONEN In Motion, Rhythmic and Optical Paintings by Oli Sihvonen From 1988 to 1991
  January 31, 2014 - March 8, 2014
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Associated News

• January 26, 2018
  Oli Sihvonen, Kinetic Energy
  Wall Street International Magazine, 01/26/2018
  
  


• January 17, 2018
  Press Release - Oli Sihvonen "Kinetic Energy"


• March 19, 2014
  Oli Sihvonen: In Motion
  Art Ltd, March/April 2014
  Matthew Irwin
  
  


• March 1, 2014
  Oli Sihvonen
  David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Visual Art Source, 03/01/2014
  Iris McLister
  
  


• January 31, 2014
  Capturing chance and time


• January 30, 2014
  Rhythmic and optical paintings by Oli Sihvonen from 1988 to 1991 presented at David Richard Gallery
  


• January 10, 2014
  Press Release - Oli Sihvonen "In Motion"