Analisa Peña awarded Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award’s Emerging Researcher

Art, Student Spotlight

Congratulations to Analisa Peña, who was selected as the 1st place winner in the 2026 Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award’s Emerging Researcher category regarding her work, The Many Faces of Christ: Understanding ‘Trifacial Trinity’ by Gregorio Vasquez Arce y...

MFA in Dramatic Writing Students Present New Plays

Student Spotlight, Theatre & Dance

The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present the Linnell Festival of New Plays Spring Reading Series February 12th through February 14th in the Experimental Theatre. Every semester the Linnell Festival showcases new works by graduate students in the UNM...

Neon Forge: Expanding Immersive Art Through NASA-Funded VR Innovation

Art, Student Spotlight

Congratulations to MFA graduate student Ella Pigg and undergraduate student Finn Ellis on the success of their project, Neon Forge. Neon Forge is a virtual reality experience developed for the Bands of Enchantment Music Festival. It is inspired by Route 66’s iconic...

MFA Alum Emma Ressel Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship at Center for Regional Studies

Art, Student Spotlight

Emma Ressel is an artist working with large format film photography, re-photography, and archives. Her current work researches natural history collections to examine how we describe nature to ourselves over vast timescales. Ressel earned her BA in Photography at Bard...

UNM Students Feed the Fun in “Little Shop of Horrors”

Student Spotlight, Theatre & Dance

UNM Theatre and Dance brings the cult-classic Little Shop of Horrors to the stage this season. Part B-movie spoof and part social satire, Little Shop of Horrors follows a meek and shy flower-shop worker whose discovery of a mysterious plant changes his life forever....

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...