Hello, I'm Denise W.

Denise Weaver Ross lived and worked as an artist​,​ designer and muralist since arriving in Albuquerque on New Year’s Day in 1996. As an artist​,​ she explores her understanding of the world through images richly layered with mythological​,​ natural​,​ cultural and historical references. For her​,​ the magic happens when disparate images combine to make a new and unexpected image with layers rich with hidden meaning. Denise is known for her large thematic series such as House of Cards and the 64 Hexagrams of the I Ching In the House of Cards series she reimagines a deck of cards in 56 large-scale works-on-paper in which spades become bones and fossils; diamonds become stars​,​ heavenly bodies and constellations; clubs become trees both real and symbolic; and hearts explore her personal experiences in the matters of the heart using Tarot and Egyptian imagery. In her 64 Hexagrams series​,​ she combines symbolic and mythological imagery with the yin and yang lines of the I Ching​,​ the 2​,​000-year-old Chinese divination system. Denise’s new series Postcards to America explores events and systemic problems in each of the fifty states​,​ in which the postcard dream of America is in direct conflict with its reality. In these images​,​ she layers idealized images from vintage postcards with images taken from current and historical places and events