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Urgent Museum Notice

National Museum of Women in the Arts

Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara

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.

Creating Contemporary Artifacts in “Border Crossing”

Posted: April 5, 2017
Category: Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara
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.

Coiled, Built, and Fired: An Ancient Process for Contemporary Art

Posted: March 13, 2017
Category: Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara
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.

Opening Tomorrow: Border Crossing and New Ground

Posted: February 16, 2017
Category: Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara
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