By Rebecca Pikus
Archangel Gallery in Palm Springs continues to bring exciting, cutting-edge, contemporary art to the Desert. The owner is Michael Fiacco. He can be described as drop-dead handsome, charming, and chic. Also, for a Gallery owner, he is kind and artist-friendly. In the small but savvy group of North Palm Springs Galleries, a handful of them are staking out new and uncharted Palm Springs territory to attract art collectors, art lovers, and artists, quickly making the Desert a new Art Destination!
The upcoming Exhibit which opens on March 27, 2015 is entitled: “Mascarade, the Beauty in the Grotesque”. This will be a contemporary Ceramics Exhibition featuring the powerful and unconventional work of Eduardo Carriazo & Regine Bechtler.
Eduardo Carriazo, a U.S. citizen who was born in Colombia, has been a year-round resident of Palm Springs since December 2012. Prior to becoming a professional artist, he pursued a career in science and obtained a dual master’s degree in marine and molecular biology at the University of Southern California. After working for two years in the field of molecular biology, Eduardo transitioned to a position he held for ten years as a graphic designer and scientific illustrator at the Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC), a USC engineering research facility. In 2005, Eduardo returned to school and obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Florida State University, and among his extracurricular activities, he served as director of the Phyllis Straus Gallery. He then completed a three-year Master of Fine Arts program at FSU; as a graduate student he participated in multiple local and national shows, including the Fountain Art Fair at Miami’s Art Basel. He also spent two sessions at Penland School of Craft expanding his knowledge of ceramics.
Regine Bechtler, born in Germany, immigrated to the United States in the late 1990s, which served as the catalyst for the beginning of her career as a professional artist. She takes risks in her work, experimenting with the fundamentals of the ranges of emotions through a variety of mediums including ceramic sculpture, painting, mixed media textile art, fashion design, and interior design. Mrs. Bechtler’s work has been featured on Fox TV, Style Network, and Food Network, as well as in The Charlotte Observer, Spotlight Magazine and the Charlotte Official Visitors Guide. She has also participated in several art-shows all over the world, including shows in Germany, France, and Ecuador. Currently, Regine resides in Charlotte, NC with her husband, Andreas Bechtler.
Friday, March 27, 2015 — “Masquerade” – Reception 5:00-8:00pm, Archangel Gallery, 1103 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, Ca 92262 – (760) 320-4795, www.archangelgallery.com
