the Governor's Arts Award Winners

2011 Governor's Arts Award Winners

Judy  Chicago

Judy Chicago
Individual Artist
Judy Chicago's career as an artist, author, educator, and feminist spans more than four decades.

Arnold Herrera

Arnold Herrera
Individual Artist
Arnold Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo and lifelong New Mexico artist, is a master of several traditional Pueblo art forms, a cultural interpreter, and preservationist.

Robert Highsmith

Robert Highsmith
Individual Artist
Las Cruces artist Robert Highsmith's dramatic New Mexico landscapes have inspired artists, art-lovers, and critics alike with their strong statements and technical ability in watercolor.

Bruce and Mary Anne Larsen

Bruce and Mary Anne Larsen
Major Contributors to the Arts
Bruce and Mary Anne Larsen of Santa Fe contribute their time, expertise, and much-needed funding to New Mexico's arts and culture through their support of New Mexico museums and performing arts.

 Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference

Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference
Major Contributors to the Arts
Las Cruces International Mariachi Conference has made a major contribution to the arts in New Mexico by showcasing the vibrant Mexican and New Mexican cultural traditions of mariachi and ballet folkloric dance.

Amadeus Leitner

Amadeus Leitner
Individual Artist
Chimayo native and Santa Fe resident Amadeus Leitner is a 13th generation Chimayoso, descendent of famed weaver Reyes Ortega.

Bill Wiggins

Bill Wiggins
Individual Artist
Bill Wiggins of Roswell began working in oil in 1940, started exhibiting his art in 1952, and has never stopped.