College of Fine Arts

Professors Olga Perez Flora and James “Jamie” Flora are new faculty members in The University of New Mexico music department teaching and it’s no coincidence they share the same last name. They are a married and musical couple. Olga is an assistant...

Olivia Tucker has joined The University of New Mexico Fine Arts College faculty in the Instrumental Music program as an assistant professor of Music Education. She started her music teaching career as a band teacher at middle and high schools but...

The UNM community is invited to take part in an international education program and competition that introduces students to the intersections of biotechnology, art and design. From the environmental crisis, to the pandemic, to the acceleration of...

Over a year ago, Tamarind Institute at The University of New Mexico invited artist Ellen Lesperance to be the 2020 Frederick Hammersley Artist in Residence. The timing seems eerily synchronistic; Lesperance creates intricate paintings based on garments...

University of New Mexico Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has named Harris Smith as dean of the College of Fine Arts effective Aug. 1, 2020. “Harris Smith brings wonderful broad thinking to the role of Dean of the...

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...

Organizations around the globe, including The University of New Mexico (UNM), are recognizing World Environment Day and its 2020 theme: Celebrate Biodiversity. The United Nations encourages environmental awareness by recognizing June 5 as World...

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 student Cristina Tadeo is an MFA candidate in the Department of Theatre and Dance. As a dancer who often works with people in close physical contact, the COVID-19 shutdown has presented challenges to practicing her art. Tadeo is...

One of the first things University of New Mexico adjunct faculty member Teresa Cutler-Broyles noticed about the COVID-19 shutdown in the town of Perugia, Italy, was the quiet.  “The silence was overwhelming,” she said. Cutler-Broyles has a Master of...