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Jody Folwell (b. 1942), a contemporary potter from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, has revolutionized Pueblo pottery, and Native art more broadly, by pushing the boundaries of traditional form, content, and design. She is the first Pueblo artist to use pottery for advocacy of social justice and political commentary, and over the past 5 decades,...

Buckle up for an evocative journey down America’s most storied highways. Roadside Attractions celebrates the centennial of Route 66 and the enduring romance of the American road trip through the lenses of photographers who have wandered far beyond the primary routes. Established in 1926, Route 66 stretched from Chicago to Santa Monica, carving a sinuous...

One of the twentieth-century’s premiere American photographers, Eliot Porter (1901-1990) grew up near Lake Michigan in Illinois and on Great Spruce Head Island in Maine, where he was fascinated by birds. In his quest to find them, he spent a lot of time looking at trees and throughout his life made many striking images of...

Fears about national security peaked after the Japanese military attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in December 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order to remove approximately 120,000 Japanese Americans and people of Japanese descent from their homes on the West Coast to “relocation centers” further inland. In the 1990s, two American photographers based in...

12th SITE SANTA FE International: Once Within a Time Featuring artist Maja Ruznic St. Francis Auditorium June 27, 2025 – January 12, 2026 In a first, the 12th SITE SANTA FE International will extend its presentation beyond SITE SANTA FE to many locations across the city. The expansion into different sites will prompt visitors to...

New Mexico Museum of Art on the Plaza The retrospective exhibition Gustave Baumann: The Artist’s Environment is organized in four parts and opens in three stages: Finding His Way, Beauregard Gallery: July 18, 2025-February 22, 2026 An Artist by Accident, New Wing: August 15, 2025-February 22, 2026 Home is Where the Heart Is: Clarke Gallery:...

This exhibition celebrates significant milestones for two of Santa Fe’s most enduring icons: the 100th anniversary of Zozobra and the 400th anniversary of Our Lady of Peace or La Conquistadora. This exhibition features contemporary artworks inspired by both of these historic figures in celebration of their enduring legacies. Zozobra – the personification of worry and...

Eugenie Shonnard: Breaking the Mold is the first posthumous major exhibition of the acclaimed sculptor. Shonnard was a pivotal figure for the history of art and sculpture in the Southwest, widely recognized during her own time for her contributions to the visual arts, yet largely overlooked in recent decades. This exhibition, with an accompanying publication, seeks...

In the late 1970s, poet and environmental activist Harvey Mudd crossed paths with West coast “LA Gang” artist and noted ceramist Ken Price in Taos. Both native Angelinos had recently relocated to the high-desert enclave of northern New Mexico. Shortly after, Mudd and Price began work on an homage – and a mourning of loss...

Saints & Santos: Picturing the Holy in New Spain speaks to the importance of saints in New Spain, a viceroyalty that was part of the Spanish Empire from 1521-1821 and included modern-day Mexico, Central America, and the US Southwest. In the late sixteenth century, Rome’s attempts to manage sanctity as an official process had a...