College of Fine Arts News
Faculty, Alumni, & Student Highlights
UNM’s Faculty Dance Concert ‘Querencia’ Takes Center Stage
The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to present its annual faculty dance concert in Rodey Theatre February 23rd to March 2nd. “Querencia” is an evening exploring love, culture, and connection through the art of dance. The concert...
Christoph Wagner & Paula Corbin Swalin Faculty Features
Christoph Wagner always wanted to play the cello. The new assistant professor of cello at the University of New Mexico, Wagner started playing when he was six. Wagner says he watched his sister play the cello and never doubted that it was the instrument for him. What...
MacArthur Fellowship awarded to UNM alum Raven Chacon
Pulitzer Prize winning Diné composer and sound artist Raven Chacon, who earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in music at The University of New Mexico, has been awarded the prestigious MacArthur Genius Grant. To read the full story, please...
Student Spotlight – Get To Know Our Students!
Yahir Perez is a third-year student working toward a bachelor's degree at UNM. He is majoring in Art History and minoring in Arts Leadership and Business. His interest in art history lies in contemporary and abstract art. Some inspirations of his are Manolo Valdés and...
Internationally Acclaimed Choreographer Comes to Albuquerque
The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce the arrival of renowned dance artist Gregory Maqoma. Maqoma is in Albuquerque working with the UNM Contemporary Dance Students to set a new choreographic work which is set to premiere later this year in...
Pippin the Musical Delights and Amazes, Presented by UNM Theatre and Dance
The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance is excited to present "Pippin," a captivating and surprising musical that tells the story of a young Pippin, the son of King Charlemagne, as he embarks on a quest to find his true identity and purpose in life. Written by Roger...
The Music from the Americas presents: “UNACCOMPANIED, Personal Stories of Immigration and American Identity
The Music from the Americas presents: “UNACCOMPANIED, Personal Stories of Immigration and American Identity The Music from the Americas presents “UNACCOMPANIED: Eight New Works for Solo Cello Exploring Personal Stories of Immigration and American Identity.” This...
The UNM Music Department welcomes Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Rodrigo Sigal
Dr. Rodrigo Sigal is a composer, cultural entrepreneur and full time professor since 2017 at ENES, UNAM, Morelia, where he co-founded the Music and Artistic Technology undergraduate program. He is interested in new technologies especially in the electroacoustic music...
Celebrating art of mariachi during Hispanic Heritage Month & onward
By Savannah Peat October 08, 2023 UNM News Minute It’s not just a song, an album or an artist. It’s not simply a genre, or something you hear walking through a plaza or a restaurant. It is so much more than music; it’s a history, it’s a culture, it’s a lifestyle....
Sculptural Innovation by Welly Fletcher comes to life at ARTSLab
In an exploration of artistry and technology, sculpture faculty Welly Fletcher, delved into a whirlwind of creativity at ARTSLab this fall to make one of her new sculptures that would join her recent solo show “SLANT” at Richard Levy Gallery. The journey began this...
Alumni Spotlight – Life post graduation: What happens next?
Cortney YellowHorse-Metzger is a mixed media artist living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in ceramics from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri in 2016. She completed her Masters of Fine Arts with an emphasis in...
An Iconic Holiday Tradition Returns to the University of New Mexico
By Lilly Porter, October 30, 2023The National Institute of Flamenco (NIF) invites you to immerse yourself in a joyful and vibrant world of flamenco dance and music, villancicos – Spanish Christmas carols – Escuela Bolera, Spanish Folkdance, and African Dance. La...
UNM Associate Professor of Music Dr. Ana Alonso-Minutti Releases New Book, Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds, 2023
By Lilly Porter, October 30, 2023
Dr. Ana Alonso-Minutti’s new book, Mario Lavista: Mirrors of Sounds, has just been released by Oxford University Press. This work—the first of its kind—discusses the music of the influential composer Mario Lavista through the lens of his contribution to contemporary music in Mexico and beyond.
Ph.D. Art History student, Ellie Kane, the new Curator of the Health Sciences Art Collection
Ph.D. Art History student, Ellie Kane, the new Curator of the Health Sciences Art Collection Congratulations to Ellie Kane, doctoral candidate in Spanish Colonial Art History, who is the new Curator of the Health Sciences Art Collection at UNM. In this capacity, she...
Sundance and Star Wars: Universes Where F&DA Alumni Shine
By James Stone Shaandiin TomeShaandiin is a filmmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her breakout, award-winning short film Mud (Hashtł’ishnii) premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018. She returned to Sundance in January 2022, co-directing and premiering Long...
UNM Voice/Opera Alumni Enjoying Great Success
By Michael Hix Soprano Lydia Grindatto (BM Voice Performance 2018) and Baritone Jonathan Patton (MM Voice Performance 2020) are enjoying successes nationwide on the opera stage. Grindatto is currently completing her Artist Diploma at the prestigious Academy of Vocal...
Faculty & Staff Spotlight – Remarkable Work Flooding Out of UNM’s Art Department
"Grounded in Clay," debuted in New York on July 13, 2023. The exhibition gives voice to the Pueblo Pottery Collective, the sixty Native American curators who selected and wrote about works in clay (including UNM Associate Professor of Ceramics, Clarence Cruz) from...
Dr. Hurtado wins the Morelia Composition Competition for Orchestra
Dr. José Luis Hurtado, Prof. of Music Theory and Composition at the UNM Department of Music, won the National Morelia Composition Competition for Orchestra / Concurso de Composición Orquestal de Morelia, in Mexico. The announcement was made on December 15th, 2023,...
Dana Tai Soon Burgess 30th Anniversary
Dana Tai Soon Burgess 30th Anniversary The Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company will perform an evening of mixed repertory accompanied by live musicians in celebration of their 30th anniversary season at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The performance will take...
LUMBRE: A Concert by Emerging Choreographers
LUMBRE: A Concert by Emerging Choreographers The University of New Mexico Department of Theatre and Dance is proud to announce “Lumbre” an inspiring dance concert featuring new works in Contemporary and Flamenco, choreographed and produced by students of the UNM Dance...
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