Past Exhibitions

American Impressionism
June 5, 2009 - September 13, 2009
Explore more than 65 Impressionist works from the renowned Phillips Collection as it tours the country.

Exhibiting Culture
Jun 26, 2009 - Sep 11, 2009
The four museums in this exhibition represent diversity of location, origin, and collections throughout New Mexico.

Intertwined: Contemporary Baskets from the Sara and David Lieberman Collection
April 24, 2009 - September 6, 2009
Sara and David Lieberman have assembled one of the best collections of contemporary baskets in the country. The more than 150 baskets in their collection were at first collected for their function and appeal and their grounding in ancient traditions.

Canvassing the Neighborhood: New Mexico Artists' Views of Neighborhood Life
Apr 3, 2009 - Jun 14, 2009
Confirms that unexpected works of art always turn up in the neighborhoods of New Mexico.
Governor's Gallery, State Capitol

Alternative Spaces
Feb 20, 2009 - May 03, 2009
A challenging exhibition that runs counter to the conventional display of artwork in a museum setting. The eight artists in Alternative Spaces will take over various locations in the museum and instill them with their own meaning.

Pulling Strings: The Marionettes and Art of Gustave Baumann
Jan 30, 2009 - May 10, 2009
More than sixty marionettes carved by Gustave Baumann will be on view in this first-ever large scale exhibition featuring recreated stages with posed marionettes, hand-made props, and Baumann-painted backdrops.

Fashion in Film: Period Costume for the Screen
Oct 18, 2008 - Jan 04, 2009
An exhibition of thirty-six period costumes on loan from London's premier costume house, Cosprop.

Paper Trail: How the West is One, Too

Sep 19, 2008 - Feb 08, 2009
Presents thirty-two works of art. Shown as pairs of objects, these works explore the diversity of Southwestern art.

FLUX: Reflections on Contemporary Glass
Jun 07, 2008 - Sep 21, 2008
Glass is a malleable, ever-changing material that can be worked employing a variety of techniques to produce a vast spectrum of works.

Manmade: Notions of Landscape from the Lannan Collection
Oct 9, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010
Features the work of nine artists whose work is an exploration of man and the landscape.

The Surreal Life: Gerry Snyder and Marco Rosichelli
Sep 25, 2009 - Jan 31, 2010
Gerry Snyder and Marco Rosichelli weave fantasy together with our lived reality to expose a world apart, where little creatures live a surreal life.

Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts
Sep 25, 2009 - Dec 6, 2009
In the Governor's Gallery at the Roundhouse. An exhibition honoring the 2009 recipients of the Governor's arts awards.

Tuff Stuff
Jun 20, 2008 - Sep 14, 2008
Four New Mexican artists create beauty by aggressively manipulating the material to produce evocative works that provoke us in unexpected ways



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