Larry Crumpler's Mars Mission
VOLCANOLOGIST LARRY CRUMPLER has long studied New Mexico’s lava-filled past while working at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science, in Albuquerque. Over the last 15 years, his research…
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Category: People
The Man Behind The Dukes Logo
A DELIGHTED GRIN BREAKS OVER DICK MOOT'S FACE when he spies my Albuquerque Dukes baseball hat. The Spanish conquistador logo, which he hastily designed in 1972—after a newspaper contest to name what…
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A Cuentista’s Magic
SINCE ITS PUBLICATION in 1972, Bless Me, Ultima has inspired countless people across this country and around the globe, both young and old, to read, write, and listen with a sincere appreciation for…
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This Fashion Designer Is Back 4 Good
TEARS RISE IN AMY DENET DEAL'S EYES when she talks about the first time she entered a room full of people who looked like her—a moment when she felt like she was home. As a Diné person raised off Diné…
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Nani Chacon Hits It Big at SITE Santa Fe
SOME OF THE ARTWORKS SIT BEHIND museum glass or gallery doors, but murals demand to be noticed. Whether designed for a local business, to commemorate an event, or to tell a story, murals often explore…
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Native Speaker
DURING TIMES OF SOCIAL DISRUPTION, POETS THRIVE. Their ethereal language unravels the incomprehensible and weaves it into something more of us can understand. It was during such a time, in 2019, that…
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Back to the Indigenous Future
FIRED BY TEMPERATURES of more than 2,000 degrees, a warrior emerges from a monolithic portal adorned with Indigenous symbols. A blood-red bust faces the courtyard of the Inn and Spa at Loretto…
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The Auntie Way
ENCHANTING IN A RUG-PRINT DRESS and Marco Arviso statement earrings, Nasheen Sleuth adiates warmth. When we meet, I immediately feel a pull of kinship to the Albuquerque actress and social media…
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Nominate Your True Hero
NEW MEXICANS ARE KNOWN FOR their resilience and compassion. From volunteers and philanthropists to healthcare workers and educators, many individuals went above and beyond to serve their communities…
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Close Encounters of the Satirical Kind
AT SUNSET ON A WINTER EVENING just outside Roswell, Eric J. García is making good on a promise to take art out of the gallery. In the field behind his house at the Roswell Artist-in-Residence…
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