College of Fine Arts

Diné writer and filmmaker Ramona Emerson, a The University of New Mexico alumna, has joined the Film & Digital Arts Department as an assistant professor. Originally from Tohatchi, N.M., Emerson received her degree in Media Arts in 1997 from UNM and her...

Sebastian Serrano-Ayala has joined The University of New Mexico Department of Music as a visiting assistant professor of Orchestral Studies for the 2024-25 academic year. An advocate for the music of our time, Colombian-born conductor Serrano-Ayala...

Tamarind Gallery at The University of New Mexico will host the work of Danielle Orchard in an exhibition titled Tender Observer beginning Friday, Aug. 23, and running through Dec.20. The exhibition showcases Orchard’s work at Tamarind Institute from 2019...

Fourteen faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2024 Women in STEM Awards.  The 11 funded projects include a study of carbon storage in soils along the middle Rio Grande floodplain, an investigation into rural New...

Lauren Humble, who graduated from The University of New Mexico in 2016 with a Bachelor of Music Education with a vocal emphasis, has successfully completed an intensive three-year program at the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen in Bad Nenndorf, Germany...

Aaron Jacobs, who has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a teacher, performing artist, ensemble director, and clinician, will begin a new chapter this fall at The University of New Mexico. Jacobs will assume leadership of String Pedagogy—including the...

The College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico recently recognized five graduates with Distinguished Alumni Awards for achieving outstanding success and making significant contributions to their fields. These alumni have demonstrated...

The University of New Mexico wrapped up its 2023-2024 cohort of the Fostering Research Expansion in the Social Sciences and Humanities (FRESSH) program last month with 21 faculty from 18 different departments across campus. "After just two cohorts, The...

The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology of the University of New Mexico has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $36,000. This grant will support ALL REZ: Kéyah, Hooghan, K'é, Iiná / Land, Home,...

Artist residencies have been at the heart of Tamarind Institute’s mission for as long as the program has been in existence. This summer, Tamarind will offer regular gallery hours and a new exhibition titled Summer Reading will be on display. Summer...