09/04/2026
When artist Tony Abeyta moved to Santa Fe in the 1980s, a Friday night might mean one or two gallery openings. Now, he says, a summer night could bring 30. Abeyta and five other New Mexico artists, curators, and museum leaders weigh in on how the state's ever-vibrant art scene has changed, where they go to experience it today, their influences and inspirations, how they came to work in one of the country's hottest art markets, and much more.
Read more: https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/new-mexico-contemporary-art-scene/
Illustration by Alex Fine. Clockwise from top left: Jake Cisneros, Suzanne Newman Fricke, Marisa Sage, Brandee Caoba, Tony Abeyta, and Jana Gottshalk.
