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PAINTER PETER HURD WAS INSPIRED BY NEW MEXICO. UNDER THE TUTELAGE OF ARTIST N.C. WYETH, HE DEVELOPED HIS OWN CREATIVE VOICE AND RENDERED PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES THAT EVOKED A NEW MEXICAN WAY OF LIFE.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAINTER HENRIETTE WYETH. AS THE DAUGHTER OF ACCLAIMED ARTIST N.C. WYETH, HENRIETTE BEGAN STUDYING ART AT A YOUNG AGE. THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, SHE PAINTED PORTRAITS, STILL LIFES, AND FLORAL COMPOSITIONS IN HER OWN UNIQUE WAY.

BORN AND RAISED IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, ANDREW MONTOYA IS AN AWARD-WINNING ARTIST WHO CREATES DEVOTIONAL ART. MENTORED BY HIS AUNT, HE PASSES ON HIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO HEAR HOW PHOTOGRAPHER STACIA SPRAGG-BRAUDE PUT TOGETHER A PORTRAIT OF A NAVAJO FAMILY. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, THE EXPERIENCES OF THIS FAMILY WERE DOCUMENTED, INCLUDING THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE CHURRO SHEEP TO THEIR LAND.

WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET CURATOR AND ART HISTORIAN AMBER-DAWN BEAR ROBE WHO CREATED “THE SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS FASHION SHOW.” STARTED IN 2014, THE SHOW GIVES INDIGENOUS FASHION DESIGNERS A PLATFORM TO PRESENT THEIR COLLECTIONS.

VENANCIO ARAGON IS A NAVAJO TEXTILE WEAVER. WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR CULTURE, HISTORY, AND IDENTITY, HE USES THE ANCIENT TECHNIQUES OF HIS ANCESTORS TO CREATE EXPRESSIVE, POLYCHROMATIC TEXTILES.

DIANA SOLOMON-GLOVER IS THE LIBRETTIST OF “THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE.” THE OPERA DRAMATIZES THE STORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER FANNIE LOU HAMER. WE MEET SOLOMON-GLOVER AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HAMER’S LIFE.

AS THE GRANDSON OF THE FAMOUS POTTER MARGARET TAFOYA, ARTIST NATHAN YOUNGBLOOD LEARNED HOW TO NOT JUST WORK WITH CLAY, BUT RESPECT IT. THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE HAS HONORED HIS FAMILY’S LEGACY.

GUSTAVO VICTOR GOLER CARVES IMAGES OF SAINTS OUT OF WOOD. WHAT STARTED AS A HOBBY IN HIGH SCHOOL HAS BECOME AN AWARD-WINNING CAREER THAT SPANS DECADES.

IN NEW MEXICO, PROFESSOR LOIS RUDNICK AND AUTHOR JONATHAN RICHARDS SAT DOWN TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHICH WRITER IS MORE IMPORTANT, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE OR MARK TWAIN.

BORN IN 1944, THE ATCHISON TOPEKA AND SANTA FE 2926 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE RAN A MILLION MILES BEFORE BEING RETIRED IN 1956. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, THE NEW MEXICO STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AND RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY RESTORED THE LOCOMOTIVE TO HER FORMER GLORY.

ZAHRA MARWAN IS AN ILLUSTRATOR BASED IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. WORKING WITH WATERCOLOR AND INK, SHE TELLS STORIES, CONNECTS WITH HER ANCESTORS, EMBRACES HER CULTURAL ROOTS, AND EXPLORES HER IDENTITY.

FOR MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS, PHOTOGRAPHER ALABAMA MILNER DOCUMENTED THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. WE MEET ARCHIVIST JILL HARTKE WHO TELLS US MORE ABOUT MILNER.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO THE CHAMA CANYON WILDERNESS IN NEW MEXICO TO EXPERIENCE THE “MONASTERY OF CHRIST IN THE DESERT.” DESIGNED BY THE ARCHITECT AND WOODWORKER GEORGE NAKASHIMA, WE HEAR ABOUT THE CHURCH’S CONSTRUCTION.

BORN IN 1894, FABIOLA CABEZA DE BACA WAS THE WRITER OF ONE OF NEW MEXICO’S FIRST COOKBOOKS. DURING HER LIFETIME, SHE TAUGHT FAMILIES DIFFERENT WAYS OF COOKING, INTRODUCED NEW RECIPES, AND PASSED ON HOUSEHOLD TRADITIONS.

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, THE COMPUTER PROGRAM ART1 GAVE ARTISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO RENDER WORKS OF ART. ONE OF THESE ARTISTS WAS FREDERICK HAMMERSLEY WHO MADE OVER 150 GROUNDBREAKING ILLUSTRATIONS IN THIS MANNER.

WE HEAD TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET ARTIST DANIELLE RAE MILLER. WHEN SEEING MILLER’S WORK, IT IS CLEAR THAT NATURE IS HER SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AS SHE EVOKES THE MANY SPECIES THAT THRIVE OUTDOORS.

“DOCTOR ATOMIC” IS AN OPERA ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET ONE OF THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE PRODUCTION, RENOWNED OPERA DIRECTOR PETER SELLARS.

LINA GONZALEZ-GRANADOS IS A CONDUCTOR OF BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. WITH PASSION AND EXPERTISE, SHE INTERPRETS MUSIC FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT SPANS CENTURIES.

DAVID FELBERG IS A VIOLINIST. BASED IN NEW MEXICO, HE IS ABLE TO CONNECT WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS THE STATE WITH HIS INSTRUMENT. WE LISTEN IN ON ONE OF HIS PERFORMANCES.

THE HISTORY OF WITCHCRAFT AND SORCERY IS A FASCINATING ONE, RICH WITH MAGIC AND MYTH. UP NEXT, WE MEET NEW MEXICO HISTORIAN ROBERT MARTINEZ WHO SPEAKS ABOUT THE STATE’S CONNECTION WITH THE OCCULT.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO HEAR FROM LOIS RUDNICK, THE PREEMINENT SCHOLAR ON MABEL DODGE LUHAN. LUHAN WAS A WRITER OF MEMOIRS. IN HER WORK, SHE GAVE AN INTIMATE LOOK AT HER LIFE AND HER BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION.

NEW MEXICO ARTIST RAYMOND JONSON SPENT HIS LIFE PAINTING MODERNIST WORKS. WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COLORFUL PIECES HE CREATED AND HIS FOCUS ON THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

WE TAKE A TRIP TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET ARTIST AND EDUCATOR HALEY GREENFEATHER ENGLISH. IN HER EXPRESSIVE PORTRAITS, DRAWINGS, AND MURALS, SHE SPEAKS ABOUT HUMANITY AND SOCIETY, AND EXPLORES THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATION, HARLEM QUARTET EXPRESSES THEIR STRONG ADMIRATION FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC. WE HEAR FROM ITS MEMBERS AND SIT IN ON ONE OF THEIR MASTER CLASSES.

JEFF GILKEY LOVES TO FLY. INSPIRED BY LEONARDO DA VINCI’S QUEST TO TAKE TO THE AIR, GILKEY LOOKS AT DA VINCI’S DRAWINGS AND REFLECTS ON THE FASCINATING OBSERVATIONS HE MADE.

WE TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO MEET GEMMA NEW, A NEW ZEALAND-BORN MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR KNOWN FOR HER VISION AND EXPERTISE. WE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HER MUSICAL JOURNEY.

FOR VETERAN JAMES EBY, ART IS A WAY TO HEAL TRAUMA AND SUFFERING. WE SIT IN ON A MASK MAKING WORKSHOP AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF CREATIVITY.

ARTIST AGNES CHAVEZ CREATES ART THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SPECIES INHABITING THE EARTH. FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SHE REFLECTS ON THE WORLD AROUND US, INCREASING AWARENESS THROUGH HER WORK.

WE HEAR FROM FEMINIST POET, WRITER, AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST MARGARET RANDALL. OVER THE SPAN OF HER ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER, RANDALL HAS PUBLISHED OVER 150 BOOKS AND MADE AN UNDENIABLE IMPACT ON THE POETIC MEDIUM.

TAMARAH BEGAY IS THE FOUNDER OF INDIGENOUS DESIGN STUDIO AND ARCHITECTURE. A MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION, SHE INSTILLS HER HERITAGE, KNOWLEDGE, AND VALUES INTO HER INNOVATIVE DESIGNS.

THE CORRALES ART AND STUDIO TOUR IN NEW MEXICO OFFERS VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE ARTIST’S STUDIO AND GAIN A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW A CREATIVE VISION COMES TO LIFE.

WE MEET JONATHAN PERNO, EXECUTIVE CHEF AT CAMPO, LOCATED AT LOS POBLANOS HISTORIC INN AND ORGANIC FARM IN NEW MEXICO. PERNO USES FRESH, SEASONAL INGREDIENTS THAT EMBRACE LOCAL CUISINE.

NEW MEXICO ARTIST, THOMAS VIGIL, IS PURSUING A HARMONY BETWEEN CULTURE, RELIGION AND HIS LOVE FOR ART.

Arin Peywa gives a Zuni language lesson.