by donaldsmith | Apr 30, 2026 | Alumni, Faculty Spotlight
Jessamyn Lovell is co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout,” covering critique, reflection, and restoration through Foundations in Art Theory and Education (FATE). End-of-Semester critiques don’t have to feel like a grind. By joining colleagues from FATE for an...
by donaldsmith | Feb 26, 2026 | Alumni, Art
With the recent Super Bowl LX Halftime Show starring Bad Bunny, let’s revisit the artwork he wore in collaboration with UNM Alum Eric-Paul Riege. During Riege’s first solo museum project, 𝘏ó𝘭ǫ́—𝘪𝘵 𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘻, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, Bad Bunny...
by donaldsmith | Jan 21, 2026 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlight
Recently, Eric-Paul Riege, who graduated with his BFA in Studio Art and Ecology with a minor in Navajo Language and Linguistics, was acknowledged as a 2025 Stepping Stone Grantee with the Trellis Art Fund. The Trellis Art Fund’s mission is to “support the creative...
by overstreetbilly | Sep 10, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Spotlight, Faculty Exhibitions & Publications
Southwest Contemporary Vol. 12: Obsession features some incredible work from several of the amazing people who comprise the Art Department. Current second-year MFA students Luka Berkley and Justine Kablack, recent MFA graduate Taylor Engel, and instructor Jessamyn...
by overstreetbilly | Aug 26, 2025 | Alumni, Alumni Success, Art
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 also...
