New Mexico Museum of Art announces 2025 artist-in-residence lineup
The New Mexico Museum of Art proudly announces the lineup for its 2025 Artist-in-Residence program. Building upon the museum’s century-old mission of supporting artists, this program reimagines its original purpose by inviting contemporary artists across diverse media to engage deeply with the community through educational and social programming.
“This program exemplifies our commitment to fostering creativity and dialogue between artists and the Santa Fe community,” said NMMOA Executive Director Dr. Mark White. “The 2025 residencies promise to inspire meaningful exchanges and innovative artistic experiences.”
Residencies will take place in the Dee Ann McIntyre in Memory of Scotty McIntyre Artist Studio, located at the Vladem Contemporary, offering artists a unique opportunity to collaborate with curators, researchers, and educators, as well as to access the museum’s collections. Each residency ranges from two to four weeks and emphasizes public interaction, fostering meaningful exchanges between artists and the community.
2025 Artists-in-Residence
DesertArtLAB (June 2–16, 2025)
DesertArtLAB will transform the Artist Studio into ECOLibrary, an ecology-focused, participatory art project. Community members are invited to share stories, and check out region-specific materials from this temporary, interactive library that provides an open-source platform for the sharing and exchange of Indigenous plant and seed knowledge. Based in Pueblo, Colorado, DesertArtLAB is co-directed by April Bojorquez (Chicana of Rarámuri descent) and Matt Garcia (Chicano). The collective’s work explores intersections of art, ecology, and community, addressing food sovereignty, climate change, and self-determination. Learn more about DesertArtLAB.
Jessica Segall (June 23–July 7, 2025)
Jessica Segall’s residency examines climate care through the lens of queer ecology, engaging with New Mexico’s women-led back-to-the-land communities. Her interdisciplinary art practice highlights vulnerable landscapes, blending research, collaboration, and activism. Segall, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, has exhibited internationally at venues such as COP 26, The Havana Bienal, and The Queens Museum. She has received numerous grants and participated in residencies at prestigious institutions, including the Van Eyck Academie and MacDowell. Learn more about Jessica Segall.
Thu Kim Vu (August 1–29, 2025)
During her residency, Thu Kim Vu will construct an immersive, scale-model city inspired by Santa Fe. Using Vietnamese rice paper, vinyl, and dynamic lighting, her installation invites visitors to explore and interact with her reimagined urban landscape. Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, Vu creates site-specific installations that merge drawing, architecture, and light. Her work has been featured in residencies and exhibitions worldwide, including at the Vermont Studio Center and the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. Learn more about Thu Kim Vu.
“We’re thrilled to host such a diverse group of artists in 2025,” said NMMOA Curator of Contemporary Art Alexandra Terry. “Each residency will transform the Vladem Contemporary into a dynamic space of creativity, reflection, and engagement, inviting visitors to connect deeply with the artists’ work and ideas.”
The Artist-in-Residence program is generously funded by the Frederick Hammersley Fund for the Arts at the Albuquerque Community Foundation. The fund honors the artistic legacy of Frederick Hammersley while advancing the role of art in education and community life. For more information about the Frederick Hammersley Foundation, visit hammersleyfoundation.org.
Read more about the artist-in-residency program: https://www.nmartmuseum.org/artist-in-residence/
Artists who are interested in applying to the open call for applications in Autumn/Winter 2025 can read more here: https://www.nmartmuseum.org/artist-in-residence-faq/
About New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary
NMMOA Vladem Contemporary is a newly reimagined venue to showcase and house contemporary art from the collection of the Museum of New Mexico. Often large in scale and complex in materials, current art making practices require expanded solutions for display and storage. Through a creative and ambitious adaptive reuse renovation by DNCA + StudioGP of the former NM State Archives building (which was previously the Ilfeld Warehouse) located in the Santa Fe Railyard District, the Museum now has the capacity and the means to present contemporary art since 1970. Various programs designed to engage directly with artists aim to deepen the connection with art and artists living and working in the state of New Mexico.
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