News
Recent MFA Graduate, Fen Root, Selected for SOMA Summer 2026 in Mexico City
The UNM CFA Dean’s Office and Department of Art are pleased to announce that fen root has been awarded the UNM SOMA Summer Travel Grant.
Bad Bunny x UNM Alum Eric-Paul Riege
As Bad Bunny’s cultural influence continues to expand, we revisit his 2019 collaboration with Eric-Paul Riege during the artist’s first solo museum exhibition at ICA Miami. Grounded in Diné weaving traditions and the philosophy of hózhó – beauty, balance, and goodness – Riege’s regalia for epr embodies ancestral knowledge, performance, and the meaning of hó𝘭ǫ́: to exist.
Art History Professor, Ray Hernández-Durán, Named Regents’ Professor
Ray Hernández-Durán, professor of art history in UNM’s Department of Art & Art History in the College of Fine Arts, has been named a Regents’ Professor, a distinguished and lifelong honor recognizing senior faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, and community impact. The title is awarded following a rigorous review process led by the College Dean in collaboration with the Provost’s Office and includes a three-year stipend to support the recipient’s work.
Stephanie Woods Sculpture Acquired by Perry Art Collection
Stephanie J. Woods’ sculpture Never Quite, Sweet Enough I was acquired by the nationally recognized Perry Art Collection following her 2025 residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. The work explores memory, legacy, and historical survival through an abstract porcelain form rooted in Black cultural history.