La Luz de Taos Exhibition

Taos, NM—Over the years, Couse-Sharp Historic Site has held a biennial gala and art sale to support its programs, and 2026 marks the ninth event, the third to include an exhibition and be dubbed La Luz de Taos. The April–May exhibition, with 70 artists represented, precedes the celebration weekend, June 5–6, which features entertaining and educational events previous attendees know and love.

This year, the organization’s board of directors and staff are honored to announce that the exhibition/gala committee is chaired by Steve and Kathy Elliott, renowned collectors and philanthropists.

The Exhibition
La Luz de Taos 2026 opens April 17 in the Dean Porter Gallery of The Lunder Research Center on the downtown Taos campus of CSHS. It features works by exciting contemporary artists in a variety of media—paintings, sculptures, glass, ledger art, pottery, mixed media works, photography, textiles, beadwork, woodblock prints, santos, jewelry, and more. LaLuzdeTaos.org will have a full complement of the artwork live on the website the same day.

One of the focuses of the LRC is the Taos Society of Artists (TSA); E. I. Couse and J. H. Sharp were two of the founding members in 1915. “The TSA left a profound artistic and social legacy,” said Davison Packard Koenig, executive director and curator. “Their shared vision, of creating a uniquely American art, permanently influenced not only the world of art but also prevailing perceptions of Native America and the American West. The artists in La Luz de Taos represent a breadth of backgrounds, presenting a contemporary vision of our region, its people, and the nuanced history and traditions imbued in the landscape.”