2024 stops & Hubs
2023 Questa Art Tour hubs and studio stops are decided and finalized!
The Questa Art Tour has both hubs and individual studio stops. All locations will be easy to locate and will have flags, balloons, and ample directional signage so you can find them. Many hubs will also offer you snacks, musical entertainment, or other add-on perks!
Be sure to stop at the main Questa Art Tour information booth, Stop #5, at the Questa Visitor Center, 1 State Hwy 38. At this hub, you can get the map-brochure, ask questions from our helpful volunteers, fuel up on water and snacks, find out where to get a bite to eat, and use the restrooms. There is also an ADA porta-potty under the sheltered patio area.
Come discover this artistic corner of Taos County!
Stop #1
Cosas Hermosas
2305-C NM Hwy 522, Questa
- Evelyn Coggins – Old furniture gets a new life in Evelyn’s upscale, repurposed furniture.
- Mose Rainault – Local furniture builder creating classic beautiful functional pieces.
Stop #2
ArtQuesta Studio & Gallery
(R, H, Wheelchair ramp)
2305-C NM Hwy 522, Questa
- Monique Belitz is a national and international 2-D artist and uses acrylic, inks, and layering in her one-of-a-kind scenes of home. moniquebelitz.com
- Ken Geisen is new to the 2023 Tour. He is a landscape painter who uses oils, and an all-round outdoorsman.
- Roger Harrington is a jeweler and plein air and abstract painter. Artquesta.com
- Sandra Harrington is a potter who focuses on functional and sculptural forms using nontoxic glazes on her stoneware. ArtQuesta.com
- Laura Holk – A retired English teacher, Laura was inspired to create her jewelry with the firewood she regularly collected.
- Joan Norris paints in soft pastel and water-mixable oils.
- Torre Strong is a master craftsman in all things leather: dying, shaping, and inventing. Custom work, too.
Stop #4
Jay’s Unique Treasure
14 NM Hwy 38, Questa
- Sophia Licata – Creates beautiful jewelry.
Stop #5
Info Booth at the
Questa Visitors Center
(R,H)
1 NM Hwy 38, Questa
- This is the tour information headquarters that includes maps of hub locations, artist descriptions, water and snacks, an outdoor handicap restroom, menus from local restaurants, and additional treasures to discover in Questa such as exploring our stunning surrounding public lands.
Stop #6
Salon del Sol
2451 NM Hwy 522, Questa
- Julienne Hadfield – jewelry
- Monique Parker – painting
- Various local artists & crafters
Stop #7
St. Anthony’s Church
(R, H)
10 Church Plaza, off Cabresto Road, Questa
- St. Anthony’s historic church and plaza dates back to the 1840s. After a wall collapsed in 2008, the community pulled together and completely renovated it, re-opening in 2016. On Saturday, tours are led by Flavio Cisneros. Check with Hub #5, the info hub, for exact timing of tours.
STOP #8
Jeffroy Brunson
38 Cabresto Road, Questa
Jeffroy Brunson works in what he calls a graffiti-esque, “outsider” style of painting. He uses spray paint, charcoal, paint pens, and oil pastels on canvas and cardboard to create strong colorful images.
Stop #9
Questa Public Library
(H, R, snacks)
7 Municipal Park Road, Questa
- Boneta Currey-Brown is an oil painter specializing in images of nature.
- BJ Konior is a folk fusion artist and craftsperson, working in acrylic and fiber arts.
- Mary F Miller – painting
- Questa Quilters Guild is a group of women who have been working together for over 25 years. Proceeds from their sales help those in need.
Stop #10
Living Word Center
(H, R)
12 Llano Road, Questa
- Judy Archuleta works in acrylic and oils as a painter. Her aim is to record God’s creation.
- Santana Elam-Pomero – jewelry
- Vanette Harris – painting
- Julia Rolfe is both a painter and quilter and loves nature.
Stop #11
MJ Kelly Studio
195 Cerro Road, Hwy 378, Cerro
- Nancy Crochet-Hererra began taking photos of her surroundings as a girl with an Instamatic camera. Today this Norteña captures the beauty of landscapes and portraits.
- Mary Jo Kelly enjoys painting locations along the Enchanted Circle, en plein air. maryjokellyart.com
Stop #12
Artisan Felts
22 Luna Madre Road, Questa
- Jiwan Shakti Since 2006, Jiwanshakti has been making felted wool mats and sitting rugs with inlay designs. In her travels and education, she has learned special felting methods she will share at her studio stop. She has a 16-piece collection to show, and says, “Wool is functional, natural, biodegradable, and an all-round miracle fiber!”
- Live felting demonstrations
Stop #13
Brown Studio
Corner of El Rito and Lorien Roads, Questa
- The late Nancy Brown’s famed abstract and contemporary work of east coast acclaim.
- Bill Brown creates beaded jewelry and oil and pastel paintings.
Stop #14
Oasis of Lorien
(lunch, snacks, live music)
12 Quintana Road, El Rito/Latir
- Teresa Gostanza works in oils to create illuminating mystical imagery.
- Betsy Irwin Due to unforeseen circumstances, Betsy Irwin will not be in the tour.
- Audrey Kunkel creates jewelry, intricate beadwork, and crocheted stuffed animals.
- Maria Mikhailas works in oils, acrylics, and sculpture, journeying into inner spiritual awareness. mariamikhailas.com
- Betsy Pierce – printmaking
- Steve Racicot creates bronze sculpture, some based upon dreams, and other smaller items he casts in his backyard foundry.
Stop #15
Star House
(R)
92 Quintana Road, El Rito/Latir
- Maruška, aka Ellen Wood is an author and now, a painter, whose representational and abstract works feature the five basic shapes of sacred geometry. www.howtogrowyounger.com
Stop #16
Wow Art Glass
6 Virsylvia Road, El Rito/Latir
- Barrie Andrews will be showing her glass work, encaustic art, and printmaking. Glass art embodies the dramatic light of northern New Mexico. wowartglass.com
Stop #17
Ute A.I.R.
360 Sunshine Valley Road, El Rito/Latir
- Claire Coté – Her current works on paper celebrate fleeting interactions of light and shadow, intricate botanical forms, and ephemeral silhouettes.
- Jill Kamas – Her work, whether it’s hatmaking, silversmithing, printmaking, or painting; is of this place — it’s not delicate; it is rough-hewn and raw. She wants the truth of the materials exposed — their intrinsic beauty and imperfection.
- Ruby Sofrae – painting, sculpture, fiber
- Cami Thompson – The best award for Cami is to have her paintings giving light to the lives of others.
Stop #18
Karen Ahlgren Studio
703 Co. Rd. 13.2, Garcia, Colorado
- Karen Ahlgren – Brilliant colorings of wildlife in watercolor will stop you in your tracks. It’s worth the drive to see her atmospheric and delightful studio space.
