College of Fine Arts

In this 2025 Research Year-in-Review, compiled annually by University Communication and Marketing (UCAM), scientists at The University of New Mexico addressed some of the most pressing issues facing New Mexico and the nation—from analyzing a massive...

After graduating from The University of New Mexico with MFA from the College of Fine Arts in 2022, Kerry Cottle relocated to Sacramento, Calif. where she has continued to expand her studio practice while teaching and engaging with local arts...

The UNM Department of Art has recognized undergraduate student Chelsea Snow as the recipient of the Reggie Behl Award. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize and is presented annually to a student whose drawing portfolio demonstrates exceptional skill,...

Lithography printers use more black ink than any other color during the printing process. So, when the global industry faced a critical shortage and black ink supplies were rapidly decreasing at print houses worldwide, Brandon Gunn, UNM Tamarind...

The University of New Mexico (UNM) recently celebrated the new Center for Collaborative Arts & Technology (CCAT) facility with a beam-raising ceremony. A steel beam was painted white, signed by attendees, and installed the same day.

“I have always cared about my education.” Growing up in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Araceli Ramirez knew early on that college would be part of her future. By middle school, she was already telling her strong, independent mother that she...

Polynesian seafarers could navigate the vast Pacific Ocean and find their way home or to other islands by reading water, currents, stars and environmental clues. From these signs, they knew approximately where they were, how to get home and where they...

The University of New Mexico’s Center for Regional Studies (CRS) has selected Emma Ressel, a UNM Master of Fine Arts alum, as its 2025–26 postdoctoral research fellow.

The University of New Mexico Department of Music joined in the world premiere of Tiguex, a monumental new work by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer and UNM alumnus Raven Chacon. The project took place across Albuquerque from sunrise to sunset Sept. 27,...

When Natalie Stopka, a 2023 MFA graduate of The University of New Mexico, walks into her garden in Yonkers, New York, she’s not just looking for inspiration, she’s harvesting her next palette.