
Bruce Nauman Presents a Solo Show in New Mexico for the First Time
Bruce Nauman: His Mark at SITE Santa Fe—Nauman’s first solo exhibition in New Mexico—features never-before-shown work by the internationally celebrated artist.
July 07, 2023
Bruce Nauman: His Mark at SITE Santa Fe—Nauman’s first solo exhibition in New Mexico—features never-before-shown work by the internationally celebrated artist.
Maggie Grimason • July 07, 2023
Art Santa Fe's 2023 program features a focused look at several cutting-edge artists and a series of outstanding projects by leading galleries and institutions.
Art Santa Fe • July 05, 2023
Celebrating its 23rd edition, Art Santa Fe features a curated selection of international exhibitors featuring one-of-a-kind works for sale in a gallery-style venue July 14–16, 2023.
Art Santa Fe • July 01, 2023
Shane R. Hendren, a New Mexico-based artist, storyteller, and so much more, has won a $100,000 Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation Award in Craft, one of the nation’s largest awards in the discipline.
Maggie Grimason • June 21, 2023
Will Bruno, who lives and works at an off-grid cabin in Abiquiú, New Mexico, connects the natural and unnatural landscapes of modern life within his paintings.
Caitlin Lorraine Johnson • June 12, 2023
Carlsbad Caverns National Park celebrates the centennial anniversary of this special national park in a new exhibition at the Carlsbad Museum, May 30–October 25, 2023.
Carlsbad Museum • June 08, 2023
Isabelle Plat, an artist based in Paris, France, brings a new definition of portraiture to Taos in a new exhibition at the Wright Contemporary, opening on June 10 with a reception 4-6 pm.
The Wright Contemporary • June 06, 2023
The Santa Fe Railyard Park + Plaza is a site of creative collaborations, with recent projects presented in collaboration with the Railyard Park Conservancy’s Railyard Art Project and local arts organizations.
Railyard Park Conservancy • June 01, 2023
RioBravoFineArt is a unique art space and gallery located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, founded twenty-five years ago by the iconic American abstract painter H. Joe Waldrum.
RioBravoFineArt • May 26, 2023
Danny Lyon—photographer, filmmaker, ally of marginalized people, and heart-on-sleeve wearer—is celebrated in an Albuquerque Museum exhibition featuring selections from a prolific sixty-year career.
Kim Stringfellow • May 17, 2023
New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary announces the public opening date of September 23, 2023.
New Mexico Museum of Art • May 16, 2023
Finding Water in the WestNew Mexico
Stories of water in the Southwest are told through the lens of artists in Going with the Flow: Art, Actions, and Western Waters at SITE Santa Fe.
Lauren LaRocca • May 16, 2023
Ari Myers, founder and curator of The Valley, a contemporary art gallery in Taos, New Mexico, is intentional about creating opportunities for Southwestern artists.
Caitlin Lorraine Johnson • May 12, 2023
Abstraction in Albuquerque: Six Artists at the Inpost Artspace—more than a half-decade in the making—materialized after a co-curator spotted a 1991 poster inside of a now closed warehouse.
Steve Jansen • May 05, 2023
Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, which recently announced permanent closure after forty-four years, has reversed course and plans to partially reopen in the city's shaky arts nonprofit landscape.
Steve Jansen • April 28, 2023
Lindsay Brenner's Human Bird Nest, a public artwork presented by the Railyard Art Project in Santa Fe, combines themes of sanctuary, rebirth, and ecological resilience.
Railyard Park Conservancy • April 27, 2023
At SITE Santa Fe, Mexican artist Pedro Reyes proves that sometimes sculptors can both make activist statements and focus on sculptural fundamentals, with stunning results.
Janet Abrams • April 25, 2023
Perplexities acknowledges complexity and the unaccountable and meets it with one kind of certainty: deeply considered and well executed art.
Hills Snyder • April 21, 2023
RioBravoFineArt Gallery presents three new exhibitions with the Border Artists group, H. Joe Waldrum, and William Bertrum Sharp in honor of its twenty-fifth anniversary.
RioBravoFineArt • April 19, 2023
New Mexico-based artist Kate Rivers debuts new work in an exhibition at Kay Contemporary Art at their Canyon Road gallery in Santa Fe.
Kay Contemporary Art • April 18, 2023
Tommy Archuleta’s debut poetry book Susto delves into the science and folklore of curanderismo to take readers on a magical and frightening journey through grief.
Kathryne Lim • April 18, 2023
The University of New Mexico Art Museum celebrates the exhibition Hindsight Insight 2.0 with a reception on March 31, 4-7 pm.
University of New Mexico Art Museum • March 23, 2023
Kathleen Wall (Jemez Pueblo and Chippewa), a Pueblo potter and winner of a New Mexico Governor’s Award, conjures happy feelings through her human forms in ceramic.
Will Riding In • March 22, 2023
Bingo Studios, a pandemic project of artists Lance McGoldrick and Josh Stuyvesant that includes studios, a gallery space, and a fabrication shop, recently opened to fanfare.
Robin Babb • March 06, 2023
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West
Chrissie Orr is an artist, activist, and the founder of the SeedBroadcast Collective whose work focuses on the interaction between, and integration of the natural and human worlds.
Joshua Ware • March 03, 2023
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West
Bobbe Besold, a founder of the community engagement project Rivers Run Through Us, has made water a centerpiece of her art and activism.
Steve Jansen • March 03, 2023
ReviewNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West
Outriders: Legacy of the Black Cowboy at Harwood Museum of Art in Taos normalizes the Black cowboy past and present.
Steve Jansen • March 03, 2023
ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 7 Finding Water in the West
Anna Rotty’s work deals with beauty and anxiety, using water as a jumping-off point to explore the politics of modern civilization.
Maggie Grimason • March 03, 2023
The centerpiece of Nima Nabavi: Visiting is the intricate geometry that he practices, letting the silent slide of his pens continue their daily run to infinity.
Hills Snyder • February 27, 2023
The Lensic Presents lineup promises an eclectic mix of performances, including live music, dance, comedy, theater, and more.
Lensic Performing Arts Center • February 22, 2023
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