Samuel Quintana was born in the beautiful Espanola Valley of Northern New Mexico, and has lived there most of his life. At an age 16, he taught himself to play the guitar, and at 25 took up the trade of woodworking. He has made a career as a musician and as the creator of beautiful custom cabinets, furniture, sculpture, jewelry, and guitars. Quintana refers to his style as Spiritual Surrealism. He uses elements of the ancient Mayan culture and the fluidity and sensuousness of Art Nouveau to create a work “rooted both in the struggle of the people and the attempts of humankind to return to life among the creative forces… to a higher spiritual consciousness.”
Galleries and Exhibits
2007-2010: Gabriel Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
2002-2003: Ahora–New Mexican Hispanic Art. National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM.
2002: In Xochitl In Cuicatl/Flor y Canto: Reflections from Nuevo Mexico. Museum of International Folk Art. Santa Fe, NM.
2001: Los Objetos de la Cultura. El Museo Cultural, Santa Fe, NM.
1996-2001: Spanish Market. Santa Fe, NM.
1998: La Galeria Sacred Stone. Santa Fe, NM.
1998: Fiesta Artistica. Albuquerque, NM.
1997: De Colores/Hispanic Culture Festival. Albuquerque, NM.
1997: Gallery Plaza Real, Hotel Plaza Real. Santa Fe, NM.
1996: Casa de Artistas. Scottsdale, AZ.
1996: Dia de la Raza Miniature Art Show, Albuquerque Museum. Albuquerque, NM.
1996: Dill’s Guitar Shop (Guitars). Albuquerque, NM.
1996: Candyman (Guitars). Santa Fe, NM.
1995: South Broadway Cultural Center. Albuquerque, NM.
1991: Festival of the American West. Logan, UT.
1991: Encuentros: Recordando la Cofradia. Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM.
1989: Indo Hispano One. Santa Fe, NM.
1986. Ornaments. Santa Fe, NM.
1985: 20th Century Design. Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY.
1984: Orenda & Sam Quintana (Two-person show). Return Gallery. Taos, NM.
1979-1985: Return Gallery. Taos, NM.
1982: New Directions in Chicano Art. El Museo del Barrio, Austin, TX.
1982: Bond House Museum. Espanola, NM.
1982. Santa Fe Festival of the Arts. Sweeny Center, Santa Fe, NM.
1981-1984. Feria Artesana. Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
1981. Artes en la Primavera. Santuario de Guadalupe, Santa Fe, NM.
1979. New Mexico Museum of Fine Arts. Santa Fe, NM.
1979: Cultura ’79. Santuario de Guadalupe, Taos, NM.
1979: One Space, Three Visions. Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
1978: Festival Hispanico. Armory for the Arts, Santa Fe, NM.
1978: Mariposa Gallery. Albuquerque, NM.
1977: Contemporary Craftsman. Santa Fe, NM.
1977: Shidoni Sculpture Gallery. Santa Fe, NM.
S. Quintana Woodworks 