Items We Love: Jody Naranjo Masks
The face masks will initially feature a turtle and multicolor animal designs. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. Throughout her 40 years as an artist, Jody Naranjo (Santa Clara Pueblo) has created…
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Tag: Native Arts
Quintessentially NM: Art
A gleaming selection of turquoise bracelets. Courtesy of New Mexico Tourism Department. True Blue WATER HELPS COPPER AND ALUMINUM SEEP THROUGH rocks and alchemize into veins of blue stone found in…
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5 Things to Do This Weekend
Jordan Wax and Margot Leverett make up two-thirds of Margot Leverett & Duke City Hora, which performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Photograph courtesy of Margot Leverett & Duke City Hora. Celebrate like…
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Emerald Tanner's Fine Art Focus in Gallup
Emerald Tanner enjoys highlighting contemporary artists in and around Gallup at Tanner's Indian Arts. Photograph by Brian Leddy. AS THE FIFTH-GENERATION OWNER of Tanner’s Indian Arts, Emerald Tanner…
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The Profound Work of Artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith has spent a lifetime creating artwork that expresses her experience as a woman and member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation. Photograph by Ungelbah…
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Maisel’s Historic Murals
Pop Chalee’s Animals in the Forest . Courtesy of Historic Albuquerque. A BLUE-SKINNED APACHE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT dancer in ruffled yellow pants hops on his moccasined foot. He brandishes two painted swords…
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Meet Eight Exceptional Women Forging New Paths in New Mexico
Collette Marie incorporates New Mexican imagery such as coyotes, quails, and medicinal plants in her work. Photographs by Jay Hemphill. How Artist Collette Marie Infuses Folk Art with Memory The…
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Top 10 Stories for 2020
An estimated 1,700 Rocky Mountain and 1,100 desert bighorn sheep roam the state (from Bighorn Victory, May 2020). Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. LET'S FACE IT: Our attachment to 2020 ranks just below…
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A Cartoonist Without Reservations
Cartoonist Ricardo Caté creates paintings inspired by his well known series Without Reservations . Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. ARTIST, CARTOONIST, ACTIVIST, DAD, Marine veteran, and farmer. Ricardo…
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Flux Tufa Works Breaks Free
Jude Candelaria opened Flux Tufa Works to break stereotypes about Native art. Photograph by Del Ray Photography. FIVE UNASSUMING GLASS BOXES, each containing a single piece of handcrafted jewelry from…
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