Art & Art History

A massive, colorful snail puppet is sliding through the neighborhoods of Albuquerque, spreading joy and comfort to people of all ages. It’s part of an art project from UNM Fine Arts student Ashleigh Abbott, who is finalist in the upcoming Biodesign...

Across the Albuquerque Metro, groups continue answering the call to create masks needed to help curb the spread of COVID-19. In April, when the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommended cloth masks should be worn in public settings, UNM staff members...

University of New Mexico Master’s of Fine Arts candidate Robbin Bates installed her thesis exhibition on March 16, her artist talk was scheduled for March 25, and a reception for March 27. In the end, only four people saw her exhibition before COVID-19...

People are worried, lonely, bored, and frustrated as the pandemic isolation drags on and they are stuck in their homes. So artist and curator Janie Perry Gonzales, founder of Vida Art Connections, decided it was a good time to have an art show. Five of...

Albuquerque poet, author, editor, award-winning reporter, and UNM alumni V.B. Price will read his poems in a presentation called Death Self: A Collection of Paintings and Poems on Monday, March 9, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at George Pearl Hall on the UNM...

Two University of New Mexico alumni are among the 59 artists who have been selected to show their work in the State of the Art 2020 exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and its satellite The Momentary in Bentonville, Ark. Frank Blazquez...

The annual UNM Winter Student Porcelain Sale will be held Thursday-Friday, Dec. 5-6 in the Atrium of the Fine Arts Building located on the first floor. Hours for the event are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday....

The Associated Students of the University of New Mexico’s Arts and Crafts Studio will be hosting their 56th Annual Arts and Crafts Fair which allows students to showcase and sell their artwork on Nov. 20 through Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the...

Every culture has pottery, says assistant professor Clarence Cruz, who teaches Pueblo pottery classes at The University of New Mexico. Regardless of anyone’s ancestry, every culture uses clay for utilitarian and aesthetic purposes, from Mexican saltillo...

What can an electrical engineering undergraduate student and a master’s student in fine arts learn from a thriving multimedia arts and entertainment complex that features a haunted house and immersive and unique exhibits? Turns out, plenty. And of...