Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years,... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years, his generosity has supported many Santa Fe non-profits through the donation of dozens of paintings. In 2004, Rivera received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2005 he was named the Artist of the Year by the Santa Fe Rotary... Read full biography
Elias J Rivera lives with his wife, Susan Contreras, in the Apache Ridge outside Santa Fe. Classically trained and using large canvases, he portrays Guatemalan people. Rivera was born in New York City. In 1982, he moved to Santa Fe. In his paintings, he explores the colorful costumes and street life of the native populations of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Mexico and Peru. He has done a New Mexico series of paintings entitled "Under the Portal," and also a Guatemala Series. Over the years, his generosity has supported many Santa Fe non-profits through the donation of dozens of paintings. In 2004, Rivera received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, and in 2005 he was named the Artist of the Year by the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation. Rivera's works have been exhibited at the New Mexico Museum of Art, the National Hispanic Cultural Center, the Albuquerqu... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (9)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Red Book Price Guide-1997 Western American Art
1997
Southwest Art
128 pages
Elias Rivera Visions of Solola (Exhibition catalog)
1995
Kirking, Clayton
32 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Santa Fe Art
1993
Ellis, Simone
112 pages (color)
Artists of 20th Century New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts Collection