EXHIBITIONISM; A PEEK AT WHAT'S SHOWING AROUND TOWN.

David Bram: Creature, 2007, gelatin silver photograph. A Journey to Iceland: Photographs by David Bram illustrates in 20 images this New Mexico photographer's vision of a land far from the Desert Southwest. Bram's one-person exhibit opens at Photo-eye Bookstore, 370 Garcia St. (988-5152), on Friday, Oct. 23, with a reception at 5 p.m.

Terri Rolland: Ridge, 2009, acrylic on panel. Santa Fe painter Terri Rolland presents new work in Slow Thirds, her fourth solo show at Linda Durham Contemporary Art and her first at Durham's new location at 1807 Second St., Suite 107. Her exhibit, currently on view, runs through Nov. 14. Call 466-6600.

Craig Varjabedian: Red Hill and Juniper (Arroyo Seco Pasture), Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, 2005, digital pigment print. Craig Varjabedian, one of New Mexico's most gifted landscape photographers, demonstrates his aesthetic vision in Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby, his new exhibition and book. The show, at Gerald Peters Gallery, 1011 Paseo de Peralta, opens with a 5 p.m. reception and book signing on Friday, Oct. 23. Call 954-5700.

Lori Schappe-Youens: The Crow Flies Home, 2009, mixed media. Lori Schappe-Youens exhibits her new body of work in The Crow Flies Home, which opens at GVG Contemporary, 238 Delgado St., on Friday, Oct. 23, with a 3 p.m. reception. The artist was born in Wisconsin and currently residing in South Africa; her abstract imagery is inspired by figures and language in her adopted homeland. Call 982-1494.

Steve Joy: The Mayan, 2009, mixed media on wood panel. Steve Joy's "spiritual abstraction" is featured in a series of high-key paintings in the exhibit Sanyassin, his first one-person show at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, 435 S. Guadalupe St. An opening reception is slated for 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23. For information, call 982-8111.