Regional Premiere of Somewhere – a new heartfelt and poignant play

Art

Juli Hendren thinks about the future a lot. Specifically, how we move forward and through catastrophe. Her answer – make work about it. Her current directorial challenge, Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days, is a contemporary piece that examines intimate, human...

Exploring Art: Marisa Demarco, Szu-Han Ho, and Raven Chacon’s “Tiguex”

Alumni Spotlight, Art, Faculty Spotlight

Marisa Demarco is an installation and performance artist, musician, and composer based in Albuquerque, N.M. Demarco received her MFA in Experimental Art & Technology from the University of New Mexico in 2022. She is also a journalist and works as a national editor...

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...

Spotlight on Art Studio & Art History Faculty: Featured Exhibitions

Art, Faculty Spotlight

Art History Professor Ray Hernández-Durán was recently featured in two articles and interviewed by the Latin American and Iberian Institute. UNM News published “UNM Professors Create Exhibition, First-Ever Scholarship of Local Chicano Artists’ Work” by Anna Padilla,...

Art Faculty: Awards, Residencies & Revisited Projects

Art, Faculty Spotlight

Distinguished Professor Jim Stone is an exhibiting artist who uses photography. His photographs have been published in three monographs and exhibited internationally; they are represented in the permanent collections of over 30 major museums and public archives. Over...

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...