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Bienvenidos!
The staff of Móntez Gallery
welcomes you to our web site. The gallery is situated in the historic
Sena Plaza mansion built in the 1840’s in downtown Santa
Fe.
My name is Rey Móntez, founder and owner of the gallery
since November 1989. Móntez Gallery
is represented by a staff with expertise and devotion to heritage
-- each with their special talents and pride in excellent customer
service and quality artworks.
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Pictured
below is my nephew, Zachary Alejandro Móntez Skolnik, creator
of this website and one of our sales assistants. To
his left is my sister, María Margarita Raquel Móntez
Skolnik who opened a gallery in Santa Fe in the 1970s named El
Telar which showcased the weaving of my mother's family, the Jaramillos
from Chimayó. She also represented santero Ben Ortega.
To her left is my nephew, Benjamin Ramon Móntez Skolnik,sales
assistant and creative contributor.
The photo
to the right pictures Melinda Griego, our Assistant Manager
and Jim Escudero, who is in sales. To the far right is Liz Escudero,
our Gallery Manager. From a centuries old heritage in Northern
New Mexico, Liz’ expertise on local religious art has been
of great value to the gallery.
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Melinda
Griego, Jim Escudero, Liz Escudero
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For
almost four centuries the Móntez family has made Santa Fe
its home. Since the 1600’s, family members have been builders,
farmers, artisans, and those in the clergy. Among the most accomplished
of the artisans is Ramón Móntez (recently featured
in Tradición Revista magazine), whose devotion and
perfection to detail represent the heritage and inspiration for
Móntez
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father, Ramón and my mother, Manuelita |
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Today, with over
65 years of experience in making and understanding New Mexico religious
art, the Móntez Gallery,
under the ownership of Rey Móntez, son of Ramón Móntez,
presents Santa Fe’s largest collection of Spanish Colonial Art
for the discriminating buyer. Móntez
Gallery is recognized by awards of distinction for its authenticity,
representation, and preservation of this specialized art form. We have
become known for our credibility and reputation for quality religious
art objects from New Mexico, Mexico and around-the-world! We were voted
the "Best Hispanic Gallery in Santa Fe" by Santa Feans; Southwest
Magazine listed us as an important reason to visit Santa Fe; the
December 1999 issue of Travel & Leisure magazine stated that
we were the gallery to visit for Christmas shopping; all major travel
guide books list us as an important gallery to visit while in Santa
Fe; and, National Geographic is preparing an article about us
that will come out early this year. Please join us in your collection
of quality contemporary and antique santos.
Include yourself
among our many happy clients -- serious art collectors, seekers of devotional
art forms, and those attracted and inspired by the representation of
history and culture -- who have repeatedly used our expertise and quality
service and invested in our special one-of-a-kind art pieces.
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Voted the
best Hispanic gallery in Santa Fe by The Santa Fe Reporter’s
"Best in Santa Fe", Southwest Magazine’s "101
Reasons to Visit Santa Fe," and featured in several other
travel magazines’ "must see places while in Santa Fe,"
including National Geographic and Travel and Leisure, Móntez
Gallery is proud to be part of this historic art form.
Thank you
for your interest in Móntez Gallery. We are happy to respond
to questions on our one-of-a-kind artworks and arrange delivery
from our gallery to your door. By the way, that's Noel on the
left.
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For
more information on how to acquire one of Móntez
Gallery’s art pieces within an affordable price range,
call or fax us at 505-982-1828,
or e-mail us today at santafeheaven@peoplepc.com
about our beautiful and collectible artworks.
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