Native American show at Reading Room

OXFORD — The Maine Bookhouse Reading Room Gallery will present for the first time a collection of American Indian artifact paintings during the month of September.

The artist, Angelo J. Kaltso, has lived and worked on a southwest American Indian Reservation in New Mexico since 1973, and performed American Indian independent graduate research at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Kaltsos was unofficially adopted as a family member of the Pueblo Indian tribe in 1976 and given an Indian name by the former Governor-Father of the Indian family. He makes a yearly excursion to that area to visit family and friends, and is now considered the Grandfather since the older generation of the family has passed.

Kaltsos paints in oils, rendering images of traditional Indian artifacts onto canvas with bright colors and a technical understanding of his subject. His paintings reflect his deep connection with the people, land, and spirituality of the American West. The paintings on display and for sale at The Reading Room Gallery are high-quality giclee prints on canvas of the original paintings.

The artist is also a published author. His books include: "Too Good Cooking: Quick Healthy Recipes" and "Of Bears, Mice, and Nails: Outhouse Chronicles," both of which are available at The Bookhouse.

Please come and visit this exhibit - an exclusive to Maine, and this area of the country.  Visiting hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily. Meet the artist Friday, September 7, from  5-7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

The Reading Room Gallery at the Maine Bookhouse is located at 1545 Main St., Route 26 in Oxford