The Valley is pleased to present works by New Mexico-based artists Will Bruno, Sarah M. Rodriguez, and Tyrrell Tapaha, and New York-based artist Sophia Heymans. Their practices address notions of landscape- engaging the art history of the Western United States, utilizing natural materials, and drawing from deeply felt relationships with non-human living things. Our presentation includes a range of media: plein air paintings by Will Bruno, infused with his characteristic comic sensibility; Sophia Heymans' figural landscapes which utilize natural materials to create textured surfaces; weavings by Diné artist Tyrrell Tapaha, who represents one of the most exciting emerging voices in genre; and cast aluminum sculpture by Sarah M. Rodriguez. 

In addition to the works on view in our booth, Sarah M. Rodriguez was chosen by guest curator Sara Hignite to participate in the outdoor sculpture section of the fair. The works Hignite selected aim to demonstrate the range of contemporary large-scale outdoor sculpture being created by female-identifying and nonbinary artists, with a focus on juxtapositions of naturally occurring and synthetic materials, organic and geometric shapes, authenticity and artificiality.