Chris Roberts-Antieau Artist Statement

A visit last week to Santa Fe, NM included all the usual stops, the Plaza, Canyon Road, and Café Pasqual’s. The unexpected stop was at Antieau Gallery. A taxidermied swan covered with an embroidered, transparent fabric with beautifully rendered flora and fauna in the window proved irresistible. I needed to know more.

Artist Chris Roberts-Antieau’s space is gallery and studio combined. Her work is beautiful, funny, ironic, relevant, and so much more. Here is her artist statement, a wonderful reminder to all of us. Enjoy and create joy.

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You can’t always get what you want…

Jan 22, 2026

The Rolling Stone lyrics “you can’t always get what you want” kept going through my head after a recent walk in NYC and lots of eavesdropping. It was the end of the workday on a Tuesday and already a dark, chilly evening. I wondered if anyone who was complaining had really taken the time to ask themselves-What do I want? What do I need?

Learning to Listen to Your Own Life by Kristan Swan

Jan 20, 2026

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Death by a thousand cuts

Jan 15, 2026

My first marriage eroded slowly, almost without my noticing it. I am aware of other times I have allowed dreams and ideas to die a slow death. It has been a pattern. With attention, it is possible to achieve dreams, grow ideas into a reality, and deepen relationships. Each day, one step at a time.