New Book Release: Listening Pedagogies Co-Edited by Gigi Schroeder Yu, Featuring Presentation at UNM Research Week

by donaldsmith | Oct 22, 2026 | Art, Faculty Publications, Faculty Spotlight

We are thrilled to announce the publication of Listening Pedagogies: Creative and Arts-Based Approaches for Education in Unstable Times (Routledge, October 2026), co-edited by Art Education Professor Gigi Schroeder Yu, alongside Mitsy KwangDae Chung, University of...

Hanna Brody Receives Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

by overstreetbilly | Oct 21, 2026 | Art, Student Spotlight

We’re pleased to share that MFA student Hanna Brody has received a grant from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, a Canadian nonprofit organization based in Montreal that supports emerging representational artists worldwide. Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Brody...

Exhibition Catalogue for Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano Earns Multiple Awards

by donaldsmith | Oct 15, 2026 | Art, Faculty Exhibitions & Publications, Faculty Publications, Faculty Spotlight

The exhibition catalogue for Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico has received wonderful recognition, winning three awards so far. It took home the New Mexico Book Award for Art and the New Mexico Book Award for Book Design. These...

Making the Invisible Visible: Sammie Chinigo’s Art About Living with Chronic Illness

by overstreetbilly | Oct 14, 2026 | Art, Student Spotlight

If you’ve ever heard “but you don’t look sick,” you know how frustrating it can be. That’s been part of Sammie Chinigo’s life for almost 15 years as she manages a chronic autoimmune illness. But instead of staying silent, Sammie, an art student, is speaking out...

Ray Hernández-Durán and Irene Vásquez Discuss Voces del Pueblo on NM PBS

by overstreetbilly | Sep 24, 2026 | Art, Faculty Exhibitions & Publications, Faculty Publications, Faculty Spotlight

On August 4, 2026, Professor of Art History Ray Hernández-Durán and Irene Vásquez, Chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies, were interviewed about their work on the exhibition, Voces del Pueblo: Artists of the Levantamiento Chicano in New Mexico, which was on view at the...

Bianka Groves De La Cruz, Arts MFA, Featured in The Line Exhibition and Studio Talk 2026

by agentv | Sep 11, 2026 | Art, Student Spotlight

MFA ceramics student Bianka Groves De La Cruz is gaining recognition for her thoughtful and patient approach to ceramics. She is currently featured in the “The Line” exhibition, September 4–26, 2026, which showcases artists who use line work to explore...