The Art History program at UNM emphasizes the study of visual art as a means of understanding the intellectual and cultural history of humanity. The program provides a firm grounding in art history and covers a geographical and chronological range of art history. Skills acquired through an art history degree include strong writing and critical thinking skills, as well as a refined sense of looking critically at the visual world around us.
One of the UNM art history undergraduates has recently accepted a competitive summer internship at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe. Draven Gallegos is one of the driven and motivated undergraduates. Gallegos is interested in pursuing graduate studies with a focus on museum work and considering art conservation. Regarding this opportunity, she said, “I can’t wait to learn more about being in a museum environment, especially learning more about radiographic technologies used in Art History. I hope to engage the public with such iconic works but also to inform them of Indigenous perspectives. This opportunity will be a great experience as I prepare for graduate school!”
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Learn More abut the Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe, by visiting: https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/
Explore Art History opportunities within the Department of Art at UNM by visiting https://art.unm.edu/programs/art-history
Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico, curated by Art History Professor Ray Hernández-Durán, Ph.D., and Irene Vásquez, Ph.D. This is an exhibition 7 years in the making that features a group of New Mexican artists who were among the...
The Department of Art is thrilled to congratulate MFA Photography alumni Anna Rotty and Brianna Tadeo on the selection of their work for “FORECAST 2025” at SF Camerawork!
The UNM Department of Art’s RAVEL Lab was featured in a recent e-flux journal article by Brian Karl. Published on June 13, 2025, as part of e-flux Education’s mid-June focus on U.S. institutions across the South and Southwest, the feature spotlights the RAVEL Lab within Art & Ecology program at The University of New Mexico.
