Alumni Success
Art makers, researchers, and educators live amazing and fulfilling lives. See how our Alumni have impacted our world.
Beyond discipline-specific knowledge, some of the skills alumni cultivated within our programs are:
- Collaboration
- Research
- Critical Thinking
- Shaping Culture
- Active Listening
- Visual Literacy
- Constructive Dialogue
- Respectful Discourse
- Cross-Cultural Awareness
- Problem Solving
- Diverse Communication Styles
- Creative Leadership
Emmi Whitehorse at 12th Site SANTA FE International
Art Alum, Emmi Whitehorse’s work is featured in the 12th Site SANTA FE International with a piece titled “Cloud Gate” (2025). Whitehorse was born in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and is a member of the Navajo Nation. She earned her BFA in painting here at UNM, and she...
Art Alum News, Featuring Joanna Keane Lopez and Eric Paul Riege
Here are this week's highlights of two alum who have received notable recognition and appreciation for their artistic contributions.
MFA Student Luc Biscan-White and alum Miguel Lastra at SOMA Summer 2025
MFA student Luc Biscan-White and alum Miguel Lastra were selected to attend SOMA Summer 2025, an intensive program for artists in Mexico City.
MFA Photography Alum, Anna Rotty and Brianna Tadeo, Selected for “FORECAST 2025” at SF Camerawork
The Department of Art is thrilled to congratulate MFA Photography alumni Anna Rotty and Brianna Tadeo on the selection of their work for "FORECAST 2025" at SF Camerawork!
“A View from the Easel” – Explore Jessamyn and Sean’s Artistic Practice
Art Instructor Jessamyn Lovell, and Department of Art alumnus Sean Hudson, featured in Hyperallergic article
UNM Alumna Awarded Fulbright Research Grant to Bulgaria
Eleanora Edreva, MFA Art & Ecology 2023 alumna, along with three other recipients, has been granted a Fulbright Research Award.
Art History Alumnus Paul Niell Named 2024–2025 Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellow
Congratulations to Art History alumnus, Paul Niell, Ph.D. (2008), who has received an appointment as a 2024–2025 Samuel H. Kress...
Art History Alumna, Suzanne McLeod, Ph.D. Presents Research at Bibliotheca Hertziana
Her talk will address what is believed to be the earliest depiction of Native Americans in European art...
Latest Release: ‘Julio Galán: Performative Transgression’ by Teresa Eckmann
Teresa Eckmann, UNM PhD Art History alumna, studied under emerita Associate Professor of Chicano Art...
‘Nothing Left For Me’ focuses on the trauma brought by the Navajo Livestock Reduction Program
KUNM's University Showcase explores the lasting trauma of the Navajo Livestock Reduction Program...
