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Earth Rhythms No. 3, 1923, Oil on canvas, Bequest of Raymond Jonson, Raymond Jonson Collection

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Tradition and Transformation

March 30 - September 30, 2023
Tradition and Transformation: Colonial New Spain and Contemporary Hispanic America at the UNM Art Museum explores New Mexico’s complex history through European painting and sculpture produced in colonial New Spain, and art made in New Mexico.

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Hindsight Insight 2.0

March 3, 2023 through 2024
Hindsight Insight 2.0: Portraits, Landscapes, and Abstraction from the UNM Art Museum is a hybrid project space and exhibition, created and curated by museum staff and collaborators.

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Raymond Jonson, Watercolor No. 7, 1943. Watercolor on board, 27x19 in. Raymond Jonson Collection.
Carrie Mae Weems (African-American, b. 1953) Untitled from the Kitchen Table Series, 1990 Gelatin silver print, edition A.P.
Luis Tapia (American b.1950); Our Lady of Sorrows, 1992; Wood, paint, nails; 17 x 13 ¾ x 10 inches; Purchased with funds from the Friends of Art; © Luis Tapia; Photo by Damian Andrus
Bridget Riley (British b.1931); Hidden Squares, 1961; emulsion on board; 36 ¼ x 36 ¼ inches; Gift of Vernon Nikkel, Clovis, New Mexico, in memory of Frank F. Nikkel, Anna Zielke Nikkel, Ruth Nikkel, Irene Nikkel Hutchinson, Martha Nikkel Critelli, and Ralph Jacob Critelli; © Bridget Riley 2013. All rights reserved, courtesy Karsten Schubert, London; Photo by Margot Geist
Lodovico Lipparini (Italian, 1800 – 1856); Cain and His Family Fleeing from God’s Wrath, 1837; Oil on canvas; 83 x 64 inches; Gift of Andrew Ciechanowiecki; © UNM Art Museum; Photo by Damian Andrus.
Jim Dine, Double Dose of Color, 2009, 38 color lithograph. The Tamarind Archive Collection.
Luis Jimenez (American, 1940 – 2006) Rodeo Queen, 1972 Fiberglass, epoxy, metallic powdered paint 50 x 47 x 23 inches
Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887 – 1986); Grey Hill Forms, 1936; Oil on canvas; 21 3/8 x 31 3/8 inches; University of New Mexico Art Museum, from the Estate of Georgia O’Keeffe; Image Courtesy of the UNM Art Museum, from the Estate of Georgia O’Keeffe; © UNM Art Museum; Photo by Damian Andrus