Artists

(1927-2017) Known for southwest-inspired pale beeswax-paint strokes in vertical bands on white grounds, with watercolors preceding each large canvas.

(1925-2009) An African-American artist known for his expressionistic paintings which dealt with his identity and Black history.

(1933-2004) A pioneer of robust, expressive ceramic figurative sculpture blending Abstract Expressionism, Pop, and California Funk.

Science-inspired drawings, paintings, photography, and sculpture exploring molecular structures, nature’s patterns, time, and social justice.

Pueblo potters since 1999, blend traditional Cochiti techniques with modern ceramic forms, with works in the National Museum of the American Indian and other major collections.

Known for his small-scale minimalist drawings, Wes Mills’ work are studies in the contemplative observation. Seemingly simple marks bind pieces together, building up organic forms that draw the eye with their complexity.

(1934–2021) A landscape painter whose oil paintings and monotypes blended abstraction with representation. His landscapes blended abstraction with representation, incorporating Japanese aesthetics from Asian influences.

A leading abstract painter linked to Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, and Lyrical Abstraction, Natkin created lyrical, powerful canvases in the late 20th century.

Abstract hard-edge painter who explored geometric shapes, surfaces, and color adjacency to influence visual perception.

An American post-minimalist artist known for small, subtle works using scale and line across sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, books, installation, and furniture.

A Navajo abstract painter/printmaker blending Indigenous symbols with landscapes. She works in mixed media (oil, chalk, pencils, graphite) on paper/canvas and etchings/monotypes.