Six curators, artists, and museum leaders name the people, traditions, galleries, and unexpected spaces moving New Mexico art forward.

New exhibition shines light on one of Santa Fe’s darkest times

Damaged paintings and vulnerable textiles require exacting care. At a Santa Fe lab, conservation also means listening to artists, descendants, and community experts.

A new exhibition opening at New Mexico Museum of Art

SANTA FE, NM This June, Cochiti Pueblo artist Vir­gil Ortiz, in col­lab­or­a­tion with Eric F. Gra­cia, opened his latest immers­ive exhib­i­tion blend­ing ceram­ics, fash­ion and video install­a­tion. The exhib­i­tion also breaks the laws of...

The quarterly Museum Artist list for June 2026 includes Jeffrey Gibson, Sky Hopinka, Kara Walker, and Betye Saar.

In their first collaboration, the artists bring Po'Pay, La Malinche, and 1680 into the present at the Vladem Contemporary.