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 internationally. His art has been reviewed in Aperture, Art in America, BOMB Magazine, and The New Yorker. Recent solo exhibitions include Mark McKnight (Aperture Foundation, New York, 2020) and in this temporarily prevailing landscape (Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, 2020). In 2009, Mark traveled to Finland on a Fulbright Scholarship. Additional residencies include Light Work (2019) and Storm King Art Center (2017). Mark is the recipient of the 2019 Aperture Portfolio Prize, the 2020 Light Work Photo Book Award, and a 2020 Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant. McKnight’s work is in the collection of The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, and The Los Angeles County Museum of Art. His first monograph “Heaven is a Prison” will be published by Loose Joints (London/Marseilles) in Fall 2020. He is currently represented by Klaus von Nichtssagend, New York, and Park View/Paul Soto, Los Angeles.
Recent MFA Graduate, Fen Root, Selected for SOMA Summer 2026 in Mexico City
The UNM CFA Dean’s Office and Department of Art are pleased to announce that fen root has been awarded the UNM SOMA Summer Travel Grant.
Art MFA Graduate daniela del mar Awarded Dedalus Foundation Fellowship
The Department of Art is proud to announce that recent MFA graduate daniela del mar is the recipient of a 2026 Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship in Painting & Sculpture.
Covington-Rhode Senior Prize Winners: Kaitlin Bone and Shaun Pinello
The UNM Department of Art is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 Covington-Rhode Senior Prize: Kaitlin Bone (Kat B.) and Shaun Pinello. Made possible through the generosity of UNM alumna Dr. Patricia Covington and Shari Rhode, the Covington-Rhode Senior Prize...