Above: Artist Susan Contreras is among this year's recipients of the 2021 Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Photograph by Kate Russell. WHAT'S THE SMALLEST DEGREE of separation between N…
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If you walk into Susan Contreras’s home and studio in Santa Fe, prepare to don a mask—and not the pandemic kind. “Look at these masks,” the painter enthuses, carrying a box to the porch. “They’re…
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Above: A re-creation of Gustave Baumann’s studio inside the Palace Print Shop at the New Mexico History Museum. Courtesy of the Palace Press (NMHM/DCA), Photo by Blair Clark. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12…
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Clockwise from top left: Cow skull $950, Coyote skull $550, Goat skull $650, Block prints $25 each, Hand-stamped notebooks $10 each, Mandala vinyl stickers $5 each. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. WHEN…
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Every year, New Mexico Magazine produces two calendars—one featuring local artists and one featuring iconic photographs of New Mexico from our annual photo contest. Visit our online store to purchase…
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The Abiquiú Studio Tour is a self-guided driving tour to artist studios in the village of Abiquiú and surrounding area. Photograph courtesy of the Abiquiú Studio Tour. Abiquiú Studio Tour October 9–11…
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IF YOU MEET PAULA WILSON AT HER STUDIO during the weekly art event known as MoMAZoZo, you might not actually see her for a while. Art tends to get in the way, along with history, a growing artistic…
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Brian Norwood's sculpture The Trail Ahead depicts the cowboys of JAL ranch. Photograph by Brian Norwood. WHEN BRIAN NORWOOD WAS RAISING MONEY for a metal sculpture in Jal, a nearby rancher offered a…
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Kathleen Wall uses pottery to tell stories and push boundaries. Photograph by Ungelbah Dávila-Shivers. THROUGH CLAY, ARTIST KATHLEEN WALL USES the earth from which her ancestors emerged to document…
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Hopi Dancers (State I) , 1974, by Fritz Scholder. Courtesy of Tamarind Institute. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, printmaker June Wayne devised a bold plan to rescue the dying medium of lithography. It…
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