Contemporaries and friends, potter Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) and photographer Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) brought the American Southwest into focus as a culturally rich region that fostered artistic expression. The exhibition...
![Installation view of a gallery space featuring black and white photographs hanging on a blue wall and black ceramic or clay vessels placed on pedestals in a glass box.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/New-Ground-Exhibition-002_15082-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Digging In: Vessels by Jami Porter Lara in “Border Crossing”
Posted: March 2, 2017
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Now on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara presents recent work by Albuquerque-based artist Jami Porter Lara (b. 1969), who hand-builds...
![Installation view of a gallery space. On a bright blue wall, it says in big black letters "Border crossing" and "Jami Porter Lara". Underneath are three exposed shelves covered in small black bottle sculptures.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jami-Porter-Lara-Exhibition_016_15112-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-2-700x330.jpg)
Contemporaries and friends, potter Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) and photographer Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) brought the American Southwest into focus as a culturally rich region that fostered artistic expression. The exhibition...
![Blackware jar made of clay and volcanic ash. A painted, matte design adorns the upper half of the jar.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Maria-Black-Pot-1946.46.1r-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Opening Tomorrow: Border Crossing and New Ground
Posted: February 16, 2017
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
On Friday, February 17th, NMWA will open two exhibitions featuring women artists of the Southwest. In Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara, Albuquerque-based artist Jami Porter Lara (b. 1969) uses a...
![Shelves of small misshapen bottles in various shapes with the name of the exhibition above: Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara above](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ym_nmwa_opening_021617-1352-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Colette Fu.
![Large-scale pop-up book with a dark haired woman behind a huge display of food. She wears a green dress and purple flowers in her hair and turns to look over her left shoulder. The food explodes forward with bowls of soup, skewered meat, banana leaves, pig tail, and more.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2015.11-aspect-ratio-2.25x1-1.jpg)
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
![An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/No-Man_s-Land-Exhibition_51_3203-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Bold Broadsides and Bitsy Books is on view in the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center (LRC). From the public nature of broadsides to the intimacy of a tiny...
![A bookshelf packed with colorful books about women artists.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/NWMA_Shoot_Photo_195-2-scaled-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
![An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/No-Man_s-Land-Exhibition_51_3203-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
![An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/No-Man_s-Land-Exhibition_51_3203-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-2-700x330.jpg)
Happiest Hours: “Artists in Conversation” Invite You to Eat, Drink, and Connect
Posted: December 3, 2016
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
![View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thf46715_nmwa41-scaled-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)