New Mexico’s State of the Art

Explore the artists and places behind New Mexico’s art scene, from colcha embroidery and Santa Clara pottery to Santa Fe galleries, photography, and art collecting.

Art / Sep 02, 2026

New Mexico’s Contemporary Art Pulse

Meet the art industry professionals who are shaping a red-hot contemporary scene. They have a few thoughts.

By Michael Abatemarco and Molly Boyle

Art / Sep. 02, 2026

Three Artists Pass On New Mexico Traditions

This trio of talented instructors is pushing ancestral crafts to new heights.

Editor's Letter / Sep. 02, 2026

Editor’s Letter: Art Felt

New Mexico’s artists turn land, memory, and daily life into work that helps us see the state with fresh eyes.

Art / Sep. 09, 2026

Four Tips for Buying Art

Skip the hype and start collecting art with four simple rules for finding work you'll want to live with.

Art / Sep 09, 2026

A Collector’s Blueprint

Three decades of buying art in New Mexico led to a trove of valuable advice for newer art buyers.

AT AGE SEVEN, standing before Picasso’s Guernica at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, I felt a lightning bolt straight to my gut. Years later, it happened again in front of Mark Rothko’s vast,