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Bianka Groves De La Cruz, Arts MFA, Featured in The Line Exhibition and Studio Talk 2026

MFA ceramics student Bianka Groves De La Cruz is gaining recognition for her thoughtful and patient approach to ceramics. She is currently featured in the “The Line” exhibition, September 4–26, 2026, which showcases artists who use line work to explore...

Welcome Our New Art Practices Faculty, jesse lovell

Art, Faculty Spotlight

jessamyn (jesse) lovell (b. 1977, Syracuse, NY) is a gender-fluid artist and licensed private investigator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. lovell is of French, Sicilian, Irish, and Choctaw heritage and grew up in rural poverty in upstate New York. They work with...

Art Faculty, Emeritus Faculty, and Alum Featured at the National Gallery of Art & More

Alumni Spotlight, Art, Faculty Spotlight

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. is currently featuring work by UNM faculty, emeritus faculty, and an alum in “Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography”. The exhibition explores the relationship between resource extraction and...

Welcome Our New Art Education Faculty, Rachel Zollinger

Art, Faculty Spotlight

We’re excited to welcome Rachel Zollinger to our faculty this Fall as our newest professor in Art Education. Rachel Zollinger is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and scholar whose research explores multispecies and emplaced pedagogies at the intersection of...

Recent MFA Graduate, Fen Root, Selected for SOMA Summer 2026 in Mexico City

Alumni Spotlight, Art

The UNM CFA Dean’s Office and Department of Art are pleased to announce that fen root has been awarded the UNM SOMA Summer Travel Grant. This grant is awarded to a UNM graduate student to attend SOMA Summer 2026, a 4-week program in Mexico City. The $4,000 USD grant,...