College of Fine Arts News
Faculty, Alumni, & Student Highlights
An Engaging Talk with Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist Larry Madrigal: Upcoming Workshops and More!
On February 20, 2025, painter Larry Madrigal gave an inspiring artist talk at the Albuquerque Museum as part of the Frederick Hammersley Visiting Artist program. After the presentation, Madrigal held a Q&A session with the audience, offering insights into his creative process and artistic journey.
Announcing Tamarind Institute’s Felsen/Johnson Memorial Scholarship
Tamarind Institute at The University of New Mexico has partnered with Chris Fox to establish a new endowed scholarship for its students, The Felsen/Johnson Memorial Scholarship.
UNM Theatre and Dance Hosts Dance Historian and Scholar Clare Croft March 7th
The UNM Dance Program welcomes dance scholar and historian Clare Croft to Albuquerque. Croft, in addition to being a dance theorist, curator, dramaturg, and dancer, has written on the role dance plays in cultural exchange and diplomacy as well as a focus on Jill...
Dr. Beth Ratay awarded Discovery Grant from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program
Dr. Beth Ratay, a faculty member at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded a Discovery Grant from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers program. This prestigious grant, totaling $100,000 across eight recipients, supports the development of new opera...
Professor Ray Hernández-Durán Joins National Think Tank to Redefine American Art and Identity
Professor Ray Hernandez-Duran with MFA Boston Curators Lucía Abramovich Sánchez and Layla Bermeo at the Lunder Institute for American Art in Maine on October 11, 2024. Professor Ray Hernández-Durán, Associate Department Chair of Art and Professor of Art History. Over...
UNM students awarded grants to create documentaries based on New Mexico struggles
Three University of New Mexico Film and Digital Arts students will receive extra cash for their documentaries this year after winning a New Mexico Documentary Incubator Grant (NMDIG). Out of eight awardees, three have connections to UNM: -Jay-Alan Miller, a returning...
Amanda Curreri, ‘In Bocca al Lupo,’ Solo Exhibition at Romer Young Gallery San Francisco, CA
Professor Amanda Curreri Romer Young Gallery is pleased to present its seventh solo exhibition with artist Amanda Curreri. “In Bocca al Lupo” features a new series of textile-based artworks with a focus on the talismanic. The exhibition continues Curreri’s ongoing...
Exhibition at the California Museum of Photography: “Shadow Archive”
Opening this week in Riverside, California: Meggan Gould, Shadow Archive Professor Meggan Gould, who teaches photography within the Department of Art at UNM and serves as the Associate Dean of Research, is a contemporary photographer whose work often explores the...
Voltage: UNM’s Faculty Dance Concert Sparks Energy, Emotion, and Artistry
By Madrone Matishak, February 20, 2025Albuquerque, NM – The University of New Mexico’s Department of Theatre and Dance proudly presents Voltage, an electrifying concert inspired by the production season’s theme of Safety/Danger. This performance explores tension,...
UNM’s Moving Image Arts class shares stories of those incarcerated in exhibition
Opening reception set for Thursday, Feb. 13 The University of New Mexico’s Moving Image Arts class invites the campus community to an exhibition in partnership with the local nonprofit, JustWrite. The exhibition runs through Feb. 21, with a reception on Thursday, Feb....
Marchiando and Stojanovska to present “Soundscapes of Her,” music for trumpet and piano on KHFM, 95.5 FM “10 at 10” Series with Brent Stevens
UNM Associate Professor of Trumpet, Dr. John Marchiando, and pianist Dr. Natasha Stojanovska will perform and chat about music from the "Soundscapes of Her" concert presentation of music by women composers. Joined by Tanya Cole, Dr. Marchiando and Dr. Stojanovska will...
Remembering Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Honoring Her Artistic Legacy
The UNM Art Department is mourning the loss of one of our inspirational alumna, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith.
Dr. Hurtado is the recipient of the 2024 “Mexicanos Distinguidos Award”
Dr. Hurtado is the recipient of the 2024 "Mexicanos Distinguidos Award" Every year, the Mexican Government, through the Foreign Ministry of Mexico, selects a handful of nationals from all over the world to receive the Distinguished Mexicans Award, which is given to...
Professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology Dr. Ana Alonso-Minutti Distinguished Speaker at Prestigious Cátedra Jesús C. Romero
Sara Abbaspour. "Untitled (splashing water)." 2024. 26.25 x35 inches. Archival pigment print.January 30, 20205 | By Melissa Ríos, UNM Musicology Graduate Student.From January 13–17, Dr. Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, associate professor of musicology & ethnomusicology and...
UNM Assistant Professor of Photography claims the PhMuseum 2024 Women Photographers Grant 1st Prize with the project Floating Ocean
Sara Abbaspour. "Untitled (splashing water)." 2024. 26.25 x35 inches. Archival pigment print.Judge Gem Fletcher explained, “Abbaspour’s work charts a transitional moment in Iran’s socio-political landscape through the relationship between spaces and their inhabitants....
From Merce Cunningham to Creative Computation: Media Artist Sarah Bennett-Davidson Shares Her Journey
Sarah Bennet-Davidson is a media-based artist in New Mexico. She is currently a graduate student here at The University of New Mexico, enrolled in the MFA program in Electronic Art & Technology, and has been taking vvvv classes with The NODE Institute since 2022.
New Devised Theatre Work Explores Voting and Democracy Amidst Post-Election Fallout
The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance invites audiences to Voice Vote, a brand-new devised theatre piece that investigates the themes of voting and democracy through the perspectives of university students. Created collaboratively with the cast,...
KOAT 7 Spotlights Film & Digital Arts Assistant Professor Ramona Emerson
KOAT Channel 7 Journalist and News Anchor, Royale Da recently spotlighted UNM Film & Digital Arts Assistant Professor Ramona Emerson, as part of Native American Heritage month, highlighting Indigenous voices. The feature covers the release of Emerson’s new...
Music Professor Ana Alonso-Minutti Wins Prestigious Publication Award
Associate Professor of Musicology, Ana Alonso-Minutti, has been awarded the prestigious Robert M. Stevenson Award by the American Musicological Society (AMS) for her book “Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds,”(Oxford University Press, 2023). The award ceremony took place...
Art Student to Take Route 66 Research to National Conference
Madison Garay is a third-year master’s student at The University of New Mexico. Her research interests are in Art History-Art of the Americas, 20th-century design, Native contemporary art, Chicano art, and built environments of the Southwest. Her research at UNM...
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