Sat, Jul 19
|Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse
Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Art Above Everything
One Woman’s Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life. Ms. Griest will be in conversation about the topic with Santa Fean Myra Krien, dance artist, international performer, mentor, choreographer & teacher of bellydance who is featured in the book.
Date, Time & Location
Jul 19, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
Join us in-store or register to watch live on Zoom here.
Pre-order Art Above Everything from CWB online here ($30, hardcover, publishes June 10, 2025 ) or call the store to order (505) 988-4226. Signed copies will be available after the event.
Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artist worth the sacrifices it often requires of us? Throughout her 20s and 30s, inveterate travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest could not help worrying if constantly prioritizing her writing over everything else—from postponing children to living nomadically to save on rent—was leading her to fulfillment or regret. After a break-up and serious health crisis in her early 40s, she turned to other women artists for their perspectives on that perennial question: is art enough?
Art Above Everything introduces us to “art monks” around the world: legendary authors, painters, dancers, and musicians who have devoted their lives to their creative pursuits.…