UNM Artists Take the Spotlight in Southwest Contemporary Vol. 12: Obsession

Alumni Spotlight, Art, Faculty Spotlight, Student Spotlight

Southwest Contemporary Vol. 12: Obsession features some incredible work from several of the amazing people who comprise the Art Department. Current second-year MFA students Luka Berkley and Justine Kablack, recent MFA graduate Taylor Engel, and instructor Jessamyn...

Emmi Whitehorse at 12th Site SANTA FE International

Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Art

Art Alum, Emmi Whitehorse’s work is featured in the 12th Site SANTA FE International with a piece titled “Cloud Gate” (2025). Whitehorse was born in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and is a member of the Navajo Nation. She earned her BFA in painting here at UNM, and she also...

Art Alum News, Featuring Joanna Keane Lopez and Eric Paul Riege

Alumni Spotlight, Art

We are incredibly proud of all our alum at the Department of Art. Here are this week’s highlights of two alum who have received notable recognition and appreciation for their artistic contributions. Both Joanna Keane Lopez and Eric Paul Riege have received...

MFA Photography Alumni, Anna Rotty and Brianna Tadeo, Selected for “FORECAST 2025” at SF Camerawork

Alumni Spotlight, Art

“Sun Bent Sediment,” double-sided pigment print photograph, acrylic mirror, dry mud flake collected from Rio Grande, Albuquerque, NM, 85”x42”x9”, 2024 The Department of Art is thrilled to congratulate MFA Photography alumni Anna Rotty and Brianna Tadeo on the...

Covington-Rhode Senior Prize Winners: Viola Murphy and Josiah Garza

Alumni Spotlight, Art

The UNM Department of Art is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Covington-Rhode Senior Prize. This award is made possible through the generosity of UNM Alumna Dr. Patricia Covington and Shari Rhode, whose love of art and commitment to supporting the next...

UNM Musicology Celebrates 10 Years

Alumni Spotlight, Faculty Spotlight, Music

By Melissa Ríos, UNM Musicology Graduate Student & Musicology Research Assistant April 2025 April 17th marked the celebration of a decade of musicology at UNM. To celebrate the occasion, Dr. Heidi Jensen, who was the first graduate of the revamped program in 2015,...