Category: Art
College of Fine Arts News
Work in Progress with Jared Tso
Jared Tso (Diné), who teaches ceramics and makes pottery from the road, is a rising star in the world of Indigenous pottery. During my pottery classes at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, I admired Jared Tso’s pottery—with its beautiful curvature and...
Printmaker grad’s work reflects immigrant reality
By Mary Beth King Printmaker Juana Estrada Hernandez moved to the United States from Mexico when she was a child. Her artwork reflects her culture and status as a participant in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, part of the first wave of...
We Are Here
We Are Here, Artist presentations & exhibition featuring the UNM BAIA Capstone 2021 students Alex GalindoAmber CarrilloFlannery CowanMatthew Hickel Celebrate the capstone projects of the Fall 2021 BAIA Graduating students. The BAIA is an undergraduate degree in...
UNM students immerse in Meow Wolf internships
By Mary Beth King Meow Wolf bills itself as an arts and entertainment company that “creates immersive and interactive experiences that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration.” But mere words fall far short of the actual reality...
Call for Submissions: Chamisa
Chamisa: A Journal of Literary, Performance, and Visual Arts of the Greater Southwest, Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, and The University of New Mexico Volume Two: Women in the Southwest Call for Submissions When we consider the diverse communities located in...
Daily Lobo 2021 Photo Contest
The Daily Lobo is now accepting submissions for our 2021 Photography Contest. No matter your genre — landscape, portrait, still-life, photojournalism, etc. — we want to see your photos! Send your best picture to our photo editor for your chance to be published in the...
John Phillip Abbott opens a solo show
John Phillip Abbott opens a solo show John Abbott is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing with UNM Department of Art. Abbott’s current exhibition, Wishing Like a Mountain, runs February 4—March 20, 2021, at Baronian Xippas in Brussels, as well as a piece in...
Professor of Art and Ecology Bill Gilbert releases a new book
Professor of Art and Ecology Bill Gilbert releases a new book. Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Art and Ecology Bill Gilbert has released a new book entitled Arts Programming for the Anthropocene: art in community and environment with Routledge Press. Drawing upon...
The Department of Art welcomes a new faculty member in Photography
The Department of Art welcomes a new faculty member in Photography We are excited to announce that we have added an outstanding new faculty member to our Photography program. Mark McKnight (b. Los Angeles, CA) is an artist whose work has been exhibited...
Congratulations to our Department of Art MFA student Erin Gould!
Congratulations to our Department of Art MFA student Erin Gould! The Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee awarded the 2019-2020 Susan Deese-Roberts Teaching Assistant of the Year award to Erin Gould. Award Winners are nominated by students and colleagues and...
Art for Justice Fund Announces Spring 2020 Grantee Cohort
Szu-Han Ho has been awarded a grant from the Art for Justice Fund (@Art4JusticeFund) for work on migrant detention. Szu-Han Ho’s work in performance, sound, and installation explores the relationship between bodies and sites of memory. She often works collaboratively,...
Congratulations to Cherille Williams, recipient of this year’s JGS “Imagining America” Fellowship.
Congratulations to Cherille Williams, recipient of this year’s JGS “Imagining America” Fellowship. Cherille is one of eight undergraduate students from across the nation chosen for the award. Thanks to a generous grant from the Joy of Giving Something, Inc. (JGS),...
Undergraduate Juried Show Winners
Each spring the Art Department sponsors an Undergrad Juried Art Show. This year’s juror was Rene Palomares, an Albuquerque Public School Art teacher and a current UNM MFA student in Art Education. Mr. Palomares selected the exhibition pieces submitted by undergraduate...
Announcing the 2019-2020 Fulcrum Fund Recipients
Two former UNM MFA grads of our Experimental Art and Technology are 2019-2020 Fulcrum Fund Recipients! The Fulcrum Fund, now in its fourth year, is a grant program developed and administered by 516 ARTS as a partner in the Regional Regranting Program of The Andy...
What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building?
What is the meaning of the portrait stamped on the first-floor hall of the Art building? In the spring of 2018, the portrait titled “Project Adriana” was stamped on the wall by BFA student, Cynthia Juarez. It is a portrait of Adriana Paola Espinoza, a friend of...
Cynthia Marris awarded the first Covington-Rhode Senior Prize in Art
Cynthia Marris was awarded the prestigious Covington-Rhode Senior Prize at the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts Convocation on May 10, 2019. All art studio faculty participated in rating each of the applicants. The top six students were selected as...
Because It’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM
Because It’s Time: Unraveling Race and Place in NM examines race and identity in New Mexico and is a space for artistic expression that grapples with the complexities of who we are, how we are understood, and how that impacts the way we live (or don’t) in a variety of places.
UNM Students Create Mural at Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless
The design, To Spread Happiness, features hummingbirds, which symbolize determination, flexibility, and adaptability. The hummingbirds flutter across a turquoise sky above the Sandia skyline outlined in rainbow stripes.
Meow Wolf Slays the Santa Fe Art Scene with Support from UNM Artists
As Meow Wolf gains national attention and accolades, current and former Lobos say they are thankful to be a part of this unprecedented arts and entertainment experience.
Watch: Jim Stone – A Story in a Snapshot
As a professor of photography in one of the highest ranked programs in the United States, Jim Stone has helped put UNM’s photography program in the national spotlight…He uses his snapshots to tell stories, in an unprecedented way
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