Art & Culture – Page 2 – Our Las Cruces

Lauri Churchill – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

: I relocated from central Ohio to New Mexico in 2000, seeking refuge both from a faculty position that wore me out, and the cold, grey days of winter. I sought a place and lifestyle that would inspire me and allow me to explore different parts of myself.

Sonya Fe – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Sonya Fe ‘s art has enjoyed a considerable amount of popularity in Hispanic-American Movement. Every generation has their artists whose paintings capture the history of the times, our times has Sonya Fe. Her subject matter in her art evolves our culture from the inequities of gender and racial bias to a renaissance of human thought and global community.

Dennis Milligan-Lujan – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Dennis Milligan-Lujan has lived in Las Cruces for 17 years and was immediately immersed in the art community. He has owned three art galleries in his 40 year career.

Nicole Sullivan – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Born in Truth or Consequences has shaped Nicci's outlook on life to be a black and white Rube Goldberg machine.

Karen S. Conley – Artist

May 14, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Karen Conley grew up in western PA, re-located to Las Cruces, NM in the 80s, and then left for 28 years before returning to the land of enchantment to start an art career. After a full life in the Army, she returned to New Mexico State University to earn her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA).

Natalie Walston Abbott – Artist & Author

May 13, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces, Author

Natalie Walston Abbott is a former public radio and television reporter. She found art on her own when her husband died of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2019. Natalie has a book on grief that is soon to be published. She lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Margaret Teague Hartford – Artist

May 13, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces, Author

Margaret Hartford has been a mentor, teacher, counselor and group facilitator in myriad settings for the past 35 years. She received a dual bachelor’s degree in Professional Writing and Psychology from SUNY at New Paltz in 1985.

Adonay Merlin Alvarado – Artist

May 13, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

His name is Adonay Merlin Alvarado, he uses an abstract style as well as details to create his incredible works of art.

Linda Caray Rude – Artist

May 13, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

I painted my first acrylic painting on canvas in 1987, without any formal art education or training . . .

Jim Rodgers – Artist

May 13, 2020Art & Culture, Artists of Las Cruces

Jim Rodgers interest in photographer started at an early age. When he began photography in his hometown of Chicago, he used a simple Kodak camera. While attending high school in New York City, he used a Rolleicord Twin Lens Reflex camera and did his own darkroom work.