ON A QUILT THAT’S NEARLY A CENTURY old, a line of embroidery by Policarpio Valencia captures what makes the wordplay-loving textile artist an enigma of his time (1853–1931). Not even the lion is the…
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ST. GERTRUDE, THE BENEDICTINE MYSTIC, is known for her compassion for souls in purgatory. If one could nominate a patron saint to watch over and protect an unrivaled collection of Spanish Colonial and…
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THE ART OF THE SANTERO, or maker of saintly images, is believed to have begun around 1760 in colonial New Mexico. Franciscan priests, charged with the task of establishing Christianity on the…
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AMID THE STARK MESAS and hidden valleys of Chimayó, a few shops serve as beacons of traditional Río Grande–style weaving. Generations of New Mexicans have handed down the art, just as award-winning…
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JUDGING BY THE MAN'S DROOPED HEAD and slumped shoulders, the bottle of tequila on the table dealt a knockout blow. Carved from wood, in the style of a Spanish colonial bulto, the figure hardly seems a…
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Native dance, traditional Spanish art, and global folk art return this summer. Photograph by Gabriella Marks. MARKET SEASON IS ABOUT MORE THAN ART. The Santa Fe events are cultural touchstones. “They…
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SMALL ENOUGH FOR HER fingers to close over it, the pendant resting on Martha J. Egan’s palm demands a closer look. It bears an image of the Virgin Mary in absolute miniature. “In Copacabana,” she…
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Above: Vicente Telles. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. ON THE SECOND FLOOR of a 110-year-old building in downtown Albuquerque, Vicente Telles sits in a group of contemporary art studios, his…
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Above An 1885 nicho, made of tin and glass, by Higinio Gonzales. Photo: David Nufer/Albuquerque Museum Gift of Dr. Ward Alan & Shirley Jolly Minge (PC1997.51.10.A) NEED TO KNOW December 19–April 4…
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