URAD’s Undergraduate Research Scholarship awarded to Savannah Phelps
“In my research over the course of this school year, I will be investigating the connection between a changing religious worldview and developments in 16th and 17th century Spanish religious art. Combining art historical analysis with a background in medieval and early modern religious studies, I hope to demonstrate specific instances where visual and religious expressions are one and the same.”
You can catch her presenting at The UNM annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC), happening in person at the SUB on April 11, 2025.
A Legacy in Clay: Kathryne Cyman Earns 2026 Contemporary Ceramic Recognition
Congratulations to Art Professor of Practice Kathryne Cyman, who has been named 2026 Contemporary Ceramic Honoree at the New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists (NMPCA) Celebration of Clay exhibition. This recognition is especially significant as 2026 marks the first year this honor has been introduced, celebrating contemporary ceramic artists whose contributions to the New Mexico clay community are exceptional.
Analisa Peña awarded Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award’s Emerging Researcher
Congratulations to Analisa Peña, who was selected as the 1st place winner in the 2026 Hulsman Undergraduate Library Research Award’s Emerging Researcher category regarding her work, The Many Faces of Christ: Understanding ‘Trifacial Trinity’ by Gregorio Vasquez Arce y Ceballos.
Principal Art Lecturer, Jessamyn Lovell, receiving fellowship at the MacDowell Artist Residency
MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 134 Fellowships to visionary artists working across seven disciplines for its Spring Summer 2026 season. The program is located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Between March and August of 2026, each artist has an average stay of four weeks. These artists were selected from a competitive pool of 2,618 applicants with an acceptance rate of only 5 percent.





