New Mexico

Patricio Tlacaelel Trujillo y Fuentes: A Life in Motion

Discover multidisciplinary artist Tlacaelel's one-man performance "Yo Soy Joaquín" at Taos Center for the Arts, September 20-21, 2025.

Michael Gorman and Patricio Tlacaelel Trujillo y Fuentes • September 16, 2025

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The Border Artists Collective of Southern New Mexico Exhibits in Truth or Consequences

Catch Truth or Consequences's Second Saturday Art Hop, and the opening of RioBravoFineArt's Border Artists group exhibition, on September 13, 6-9 pm.

RioBravoFineArt • September 10, 2025

Queen Agnes

Abstract painter Agnes Martin sought isolation in New Mexico to stoke her obsessive practice. She found vibrant community.

Jordan Eddy • September 05, 2025

A multi-paneled artwork, Garden of Dreams I, by Judy Tuwaletstiwa made of individual multi-colored pieces of kiln-fired glass.

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Material Monogamy: Three Creators Find Their Prima Materia

Three New Mexico–based artists—c marquez, Susan York, and Judy Tuwaletstiwa—reflect on their relationship with the material that has defined their practice.

Caitlin Lorraine Johnson • September 05, 2025

Artist Luca Berkley dressed as the drag king cowboy character Jack Lope.

Multimedia artist Luca Berkley (AKA Jack Lope, Jenn Deere, and Piper Pelligrini) critiques narratives surrounding white American ranching through cheeky yet reverent performance, online as well as on stage.

Rica Maestas • September 05, 2025

Performance still of work by Taylor Engel

Obsession: Taylor Engel

Artist Taylor Engel’s varied and chaotic artworks envelop viewers in a shared experience of all-consuming obsession, codependency, and repetition.

Rica Maestas • September 05, 2025

Photo of an artwork by Albuquerque-based artist Justine Kablack, showing a visual of an asphalt highway painted onto pine and plywood.

Obsession: Justine Kablack

Albuquerque-based artist Justine Kablack devoutly repeats images of the road, embracing its contradiction as both limitless and constrained.

Maggie Grimason • September 05, 2025

Photograph of artist jesse lovell in one of their disguises named Chelsea, featuring a woman in a blonde wig wearing a black dress and pink floral purse.

Obsession: jesse lovell

Albuquerque-based artist jesse lovell’s practice has expanded over the years to include P.I. work, living somewhere between caricature and sousveillance.

Nancy Zastudil • September 05, 2025

Obsession: Hilary Nelson

Santa Fe–based artist Hilary Nelson plays between image and object, with their sculptural experiments centering around an obsession with the back jack

Nancy Zastudil • September 05, 2025

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Obsession: Karl Orozco

By dismantling and depicting dead machines, artist Karl Orozco imagines new life cycles for our throwaway technologies.

Joshua Ware • September 05, 2025

Glass sculptures nestled in sand by Judy Tuwaletstiwa, part of Abstracting Nature at Albuquerque Museum.

In Abstracting Nature, New Mexico Artists Collaborate with Wild Entropic Powers

Natural entropy is a tool—and a sustainable ethos—for ten artists in Abstracting Nature at the Albuquerque Museum.

Robin Babb • September 05, 2025

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Walk Between Worlds: A 2-Day Acoma Pueblo + Chaco Canyon Cultural Heritage Tour

Experience New Mexico's living history with this immersive, two-day cultural tour bundle. Explore Acoma Pueblo's Sky City and UNESCO World Heritage Site Chaco Canyon with expert local guides.

Heritage Inspirations • September 05, 2025

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Classes for Every Artist at the O’Keeffe

Explore affordable art classes at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum for all skill levels with sliding-scale pricing, online and in person.

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum • September 05, 2025

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CENTER’s Portfolio Walk: A Public Celebration of Lens-Based Art

Discover cutting-edge photography by more than ninety global artists at CENTER's one-night-only Portfolio Walk, November 1 in the Santa Fe Railyard.

CENTER Santa Fe • September 05, 2025

19th New Mexico Jazz Festival Announces Schedule of World-Class Talent

Catch Grammy winners, NEA Jazz Masters, and more top artists at the 19th Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival, September 4-28, 2025, in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and Taos.

New Mexico Jazz Festival and Outpost Performance Space • August 27, 2025

“You’re Being Zeroed Out”: How IAIA Battled Its Biggest Funding Threat in Decades

Institute of American Indian Arts leaders on turning the tides in their federal funding fight—and why it’s not over yet.

Erin Averill • August 26, 2025

Off-Market: 11 Must-See Satellite Shows and Events for Santa Fe Indian Market 2025

While you’re in Santa Fe for Indian Market, don’t miss these Native art experiences featuring Cara Romero, Fritz Scholder, Diego Medina, and more.

Dan Ninham • August 12, 2025

Saints in the Wings: Santa Fe’s Spanish Market Axes Its Contemporary Category

Stakeholders reflect on the removal of the "Innovations within Tradition" category at Traditional Spanish Market, and what it means for forward-thinking artists.

Sage Vogel • July 22, 2025

The Power of Arts Education at New Mexico School for the Arts

Discover New Mexico's premier tuition-free residential arts school, where students excel in dual academics and rigorous arts training for bright futures.

New Mexico School for the Arts • July 15, 2025

Delmas Howe’s Rare Lithographs + Never-Before-Seen Sketches

Delmas Howe: The Lithographs at RioBravoFineArt in Truth or Consequences features rare works from the artist's Rodeo Pantheon series. On view through August 31.

RioBravoFineArt • July 14, 2025

71 International Artists Transform Santa Fe in SITE’s Sprawling Exhibition Once Within a Time

The 12th SITE SANTA FE International Once Within a Time features seventy-one artists across more than twelve city venues, from June 27, 2025, to January 12, 2026.

SITE Santa Fe • July 01, 2025

Guide to the SITE Santa Fe International: Every Artist, Venue, and Special Project

SITE’s citywide exhibition Once Within a Time is about surreal flow—not completionism. Here’s your primer, with tips from insiders Cecilia Alemani and Brandee Caoba.

Jordan Eddy • June 24, 2025

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An Artist Who Makes Maps You Can’t Read

Returning to Santa Fe after nearly thirty years in New York, Nicola López disorients viewers with layered visual systems that defy resolution.

Isabella Beroutsos • June 19, 2025

In Abstracting Nature, A Quiet Dialogue Takes Place Between Hand and Land

Abstracting Nature at the Albuquerque Museum, June 21-October 12, 2025, showcases works by artists who capture New Mexico's natural beauty through abstract forms in glass, clay, steel, and natural materials.

Albuquerque Museum • June 17, 2025

Timeless Mucha: A Celebration of Line, Beauty, and Legacy in Santa Fe

Discover Alphonse Mucha's Art Nouveau masterpieces in the exhibition Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line, June 20-September 21, 2025, in Santa Fe.

New Mexico Museum of Art • June 10, 2025

Southwest Art News: June 2025

FBI returns stolen paintings to Taos museum, Tulsa institution repatriates Native remains and artifacts, and more top Southwest art news headlines for June 2025.

Jordan Eddy • June 03, 2025

The Ultimate Northern New Mexico Weekend: Santa Fe to Taos with Heritage Inspirations

Heritage Inspirations curates a three-day Santa Fe to Taos adventure with e-bike tours, High Road scenic drives, and wine tastings in Northern New Mexico.

Heritage Inspirations • May 23, 2025