CURRENTS Festival 2022: Circuits
More than seventy new media artworks will be presented as part of the multi-venue CURRENTS festival across Santa Fe this June.
May 18
New Mexico
May 17
A Brief History of African American Homesteading in New Mexico
The Albuquerque Museum tells the compelling story of African American homesteading in New Mexico in the exhibition Facing the Rising Sun.
May 13
New Mexico Jewelry-Making Program Axed by School Officials
Starting fall 2023, Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque will no longer offer a bench jewelry certificate program for its students.
May 10
Kouri + Corrao presents Jen Pack at VOLTA
Kouri + Corrao gallery presents New Mexico-based artist Jen Pack at VOLTA New York.
May 04
Artist Spotlight: Khang Pham-New
Khang Pham-New's monumental sculptures in granite are feats of stoneworking and artistry on view at Tesuque's Glenn Green Galleries + Sculpture Garden.
May 04
Review: Nani Chacon: SPECTRUM at SITE Santa Fe
A debut solo exhibition by Albuquerque artist and muralist Nani Chacon (Diné, Chicana) celebrates Indigeneity through storytelling and design.
May 02
Hecho Gallery Comes to Downtown Santa Fe
Hecho Gallery, a new sibling of Hecho a Mano, opened in Downtown Santa Fe on April 1, 2022 with offerings of new and contemporary art from New Mexico and Oaxaca.
Apr 29
Veterans Off-Grid Teaches the Art and Healing of Green Building
Veterans Off Grid in rural Northern New Mexico helps vulnerable veterans get back on their feet in a setting that’s a model for sustainable architecture, community building, and affordable housing.
Apr 27
The Fuzzy Knowledge of Mythic Space at Agnes Martin Gallery
The Agnes Martin Gallery at the Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico embodies Yi-Fu Tuan’s concept of mythic space.
Apr 25
Judy Chicago Reprises 50-Year-Old Piece at a Donated, Small-Town House
Collectivity + CollaborationNew Mexico
Through the Flower in Belen, New Mexico is organizing a new installation with a collective of New Mexico artists to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Judy Chicago’s Womanhouse.
Apr 20
Mitsuru Ando: 自然のアルゴリズム | Nature’s Algorithms
Mitsuru Ando, a Tokyo-based painter inspired by biology and Eastern medicine, opens his first solo exhibition in the United States at Kouri + Corrao Gallery in Santa Fe on April 22.
Apr 19
Work in Progress with Jeremy Thomas
New Mexico sculptor Jeremy Thomas uses inflation to create three-dimensional works of steel and canvas that explore air as a medium.
Apr 15
In a State Rich in Jewelry Traditions, a New Mexico College Considers Choking a Key Pipeline
A jewelry-making program helps train artisans for steady career opportunities in Albuquerque. That may not be enough for the cash-strapped school.
Apr 12
Meet Fox Hysen, the 2022 Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist
Fox Hysen, the 2022 Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist, will present a talk at the Albuquerque Museum on April 28 and host an open studio on the UNM campus on April 21.
Apr 11
Night Feeding at Smoke The Moon
Artist Sarah Alice Moran's debut solo exhibition at Smoke The Moon gallery in Santa Fe features imagery of mythological creatures, symbolic figures, and explosive compositions.
Apr 06
Sam Scott: New and Timeless Paintings
Santa Fe artist Sam Scott’s new body of work on view at Pie Projects, Mind/Mirror, is an invitation to peel back visual layers and a journey into the very essence of abstraction.
Apr 01
SITE Santa Fe Presents Nani Chacon: SPECTRUM
SITE Santa Fe opens Nani Chacon: SPECTRUM, an exhibition featuring eight newly commissioned paintings and a survey of public artworks by the New Mexico-based artist.
Mar 25
Way to Gogh: The Immersive Experience, For Better or Worse, Visits ABQ
If you decide to Gogh, be prepared for decent visuals, a hefty debit charge, and a pun or two at the Beyond Van Gogh projection room at Albuquerque’s Sawmill District.
Mar 22
Tom Kirby: Celestial Movement at Winterowd Fine Art
In Celestial Movement, artist Tom Kirby's latest exhibition at Winterowd Fine Art on Santa Fe's historic Canyon Road, the artist's transcendental paintings explore the mysterious and limitless skies as the earth makes its elliptical path through space.
Mar 10
Explore the Newly Envisioned Bishop’s Lodge in Santa Fe
Bishop's Lodge is a Santa Fe landmark steeped in history, and is a distinctive venue to explore arts, dining, the outdoors, and wellness in the Southwest—whether you leave the grounds or not.
Mar 04
A New Release by Chris Roberts-Antieau
Chris Roberts-Antieau releases a new limited series piece titled Painted Horse, premiering in Santa Fe on March 4, 2022.
Feb 25
On Light and Line: The Radical Poetics of Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
FeatureNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, renowned New Mexico-based poet, opens up about her personal poetry process and collaboration across artistic disciplines.
Feb 25
Review: In Memoriam: Carbon Paintings by Cara Despain
ReviewNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Cara Despain’s exhibition In Memoriam: Carbon Paintings at Utah’s Kimball Art Center confronted the pressing environmental and moral calamities of the American West.
Feb 25
Saro Calewarts: Agency Lessons
PhotographyNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Santa Fe–based artist Saro Calewarts explores trauma and the healing process in her photographic project, Agency Lessons.
Feb 25
Wynema Chavez Quintana on Aging and Dyeing
InterviewNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Wynema Chavez Quintana discusses her work as a head ager/dyer in the film industry, a job that requires a skillful understanding of color and textiles and collaboration across many departments.
Feb 25
Review: Counter Mapping at 516 Arts
ReviewNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Counter Mapping, a group show of local, national, and international creatives at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, attempted to reclaim stories and ties to place for underheard populations, with mixed results.
Feb 25
A Risk Taker
EssayNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
This autofiction short revisits an outpatient surgery and the drive home through the lens of health, marriage, and fantasy.
Feb 25
Gut Feeling
EssayNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
D. Ward muses on the current and potential roles of the human gut microbiota in collaboration and art in general.
Feb 25
Sandra + Wence Martinez
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Sandra and Wence Martinez of Martinez Studio have been collaborating for over thirty years on textile design and weaving.
Feb 25
Friends of the Orphan Signs
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Friends of the Orphan Signs is a collaborative art organization that works with community members to bring their voices to empty billboards and signs in Albuquerque.
Feb 25
Amanda Rowan
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 5 Collectivity + Collaboration
Amanda Rowan's multimedia performance project Place Setting collaborates with the narrative and artifacts of three generations of women at the Acequia Madre House in Santa Fe.
Feb 23
Work in Progress with Szu-Han Ho
Political organizer and artist Szu-Han Ho of Albuquerque builds coalitions and breaks down institutionalized barriers.
Feb 22
Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é at the Wheelwright
Abeyta | To’Hajiilee K’é at the Wheelwright Museum in Santa Fe spotlights the invaluable contributions of a Navajo family of artists and deepens an understanding of Indigenous and American histories.
Feb 24
Santa Fe’s Landfall Press Celebrates Fifty-Plus Years of Printmaking
Jack Lemon opened Landfall Press in 1970 and continues to operate it in Santa Fe, having collaborated with Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Chuck Close, Robert Indiana, and Lesley Dill, among others.
Feb 16
Design Corps: The Intersection for Design in Santa Fe
Design Corps is Santa Fe's network for creative professionals and a comprehensive resource for creative services.
Feb 14
Review: Josephine Halvorson at Georgia O’Keeffe Museum
Josephine Halvorson: Contemporary Voices at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe offers an intimate view of the Abiquiú desert.
Feb 09
Review: Marie Alarcón: Relocations at Roswell Museum
Roswell, New Mexico artist-in-residence Marie Alarcón explores the revolutionary potential of the end of the world in her solo exhibition Relocations.
Feb 04
ABQ Small Businesses Fight Commission’s Decision to Remove Murals
To some family-run businesses, two murals by local Albuquerque artists are indicative of new creative energy in Old Town. To city officials, they’re out of character for the historic district and must go.
Feb 02
Maja Ruznic: Migration of Spirits
Tamarind Institute announces fifteen new monotypes created by Maja Ruznic during her Tamarind residency.
Jan 31
Work in Progress with Jennifer Nehrbass
Albuquerque-based artist Jennifer Nehrbass paints the nature of landscapes to challenge ideas of what is real.
Jan 25
The Art of Anila Quayyum Agha is a First of Its Kind at UNM Art Museum
UNM Art Museum in Albuquerque presents an exhibition by Anila Quayyum Agha, a Pakistani American artist whose work is influenced by women’s social issues.
Dec 20
In a Secret Airport Tunnel, Mysterious Mosaics Shine in the Dark
In an off-limits, decommissioned tunnel at the Albuquerque International Sunport, nobody knows the origins of stunning mosaic artworks.
Dec 16
Local Albuquerque Gift Guide
Our final installment of the 2021 local gift guide spotlights Albuquerque holiday shopping opps—think tickets to Hamilton or a staycation in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
