Congratulations to MFA student Saúl Ramírez, whose work was recently reviewed in the Albuquerque Journal. Their thesis exhibit, “Seeds of Compromise: In Search of Digestive Architectures,” is currently on view at the AC2 Gallery.
Jessamyn Lovell co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout” and featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition “Material Work: Toil & Grace.
Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind. By joining colleagues from FATE for an open town hall on critique methods and reflective practices that work when energy is low and time is tight. This informal conversation focuses on practical, low-prep approaches to closing out the semester, sharing what’s working, rethinking what’s not, and exploring ways to make critique more meaningful, manageable, and restorative for both students and faculty. All educators are encouraged to join, not just FATE members.
They are the recipient of several awards, including the Aperture Portfolio Prize and the CENTER Excellence in Teaching Award, and were recently a Center for Teaching Excellence Fellow at UNM. Lovell is currently integrating their skills as a private investigator into their artistic practice as an ongoing conceptual art piece called D.I.Y. P.I. (Do It Yourself Private Investigation), and works with the internationally known performance troupe La Pocha Nostra as a producer and performer.
Recently Lovell was featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition, “Material Work: Toil and Grace.” with their piece, 
“Guardia de Seguridad para el Pueblo (AKA: Security Guard).” Along with many other talented artists, all the work is on view through May 25, 2026.
To register for the meeting follow this link: https://furman.zoom.us/meeting/register/4gUnHl_5T6CzAq_-JXZGyw#/registration
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LEARN MORE at https://griffinmuseum.org/show/material-work-toil-grace/
Assistant Professor, Amanda Curreri’s, Newest Exhibition “Liber Floridus”
Congratulations to Assistant Professor and graduate director Amanda Curreri, who, along with multimedia artist Andy Ness, created the exhibition Liber Floridus presented by the Wege Gallery. Curreri contributed woven textile-based works, while Ness contributed...
Engaged Practices, Professor Subhankar Banerjee’s Showcase, looking at Nature Journaling as Pedagogy
Congratulations to Professor Subhankar Banerjee, whose classes “Introduction to Art and Ecology” and “Biodiversity, Creative Practice, Justice” explored nature journaling as both a visual and literary practice, culminating in a showcase last week. Banerjee, Art professor and founder and director of the Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities, described the motivation behind the project as creating “to have an alternative outlet to engage, not only a class project, but for their own life, and their own journey of learning at UNM,” particularly in the context of students living in “the digital space.” He further says, “Teens, as well as young adults, are spending increasingly more time on the internet.