Olive Branches, featuring artwork for sale by Leah Kohlenberg and Frank Trocino

The Olive Rush Studio & Art Center is hosting a gallery opening and sale for contemporary artists who are directly descended from or are inspired by the life and artwork of Olive Rush.   Rush was a trendsetting modern artist, and she was also a big community builder in the Santa Fe artist community.  Her house on Canyon Road, recently reopened as an historic artist studio and museum, was the center of many gatherings for artists and art lovers when Rush lived there, between 1920 and 1966.  

This Friday, featured artists include Leah Kohlenberg, a great-grandniece of Olive Rush, and Frank Trocino, the artist in residence at the Olive Rush Studio & Art Center. Come meet the artists and view the house where Olive Rush lived and worked.  The show, entitled Olive Branches, refers not only to the Rush direct influences on contemporary artists, but also as an ancient symbol of peace, something we know Rush as a life-long Quaker loved and valued.   A percentage of all art purchases will go to support the non-profit Olive Rush Studio & Art Center.