Jessamyn Lovell co-hosting “Better Critiques, Less Burnout” and featured in The Griffin Museum of Photography exhibition “Material Work: Toil & Grace.

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...

Principal Art Lecturer, Jessamyn Lovell, receiving fellowship at the MacDowell Artist Residency

by overstreetbilly | Mar 26, 2026 | Art, Faculty Spotlight

MacDowell, the nation’s first artist residency program, has awarded 134 Fellowships to visionary artists working across seven disciplines for its Spring Summer 2026 season. The program is located in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Between March and August of 2026, each...

Honoring the Legacy of Jaune Quick-to-see Smith Panel Discussion led by Art & Ecology Professor and Author Subhnakar Banerjee

by overstreetbilly | Mar 12, 2026 | Art, Faculty Spotlight

Subhankar Banerjee, a professor, photographer, writer, curator, and scholar of environmental humanities. He is also the founder and director of the Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities at UNM. On Thursday, April 2, 2026, at 5:30 pm at the Tamarind workshop,...

Principal Art Lecturer, Jessamyn Lovell, Featured in LENSSCRATCH

by overstreetbilly | Feb 26, 2026 | Art, Faculty Exhibitions & Publications, Faculty Spotlight

Jessamyn Lovell is a gender-fluid artist and licensed private investigator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They hold a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, an MFA from California College of the Arts, and are currently a Principal Lecturer at the University of...

Art History Professor, Ray Hernández-Durán, Named Regents’ Professor

by overstreetbilly | Feb 19, 2026 | Art, Faculty Spotlight

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,...

Stephanie Woods Sculpture Acquired by Perry Art Collection

by donaldsmith | Jan 27, 2026 | Art, Faculty Exhibitions & Publications, Faculty Spotlight

Congratulations to Stephanie J. Woods! Wood’s sculpture was acquired by the renowned Perry Art Collection. After spending the summer of 2025 at the prestigious Bemis Center for the Contemporary Arts international residency program, she created a sculpture so...