Dennis Milligan-Lujan – Artist
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
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
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
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
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
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
I painted my first acrylic painting on canvas in 1987, without any formal art education or training . . .
Jim Rodgers – Artist
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.
Mary Diesel – Artist
My work focuses on those “moments of connection” with the world around me. Sometimes they reveal themselves through representative art, and yet the true nature of the connection sometimes shows itself more abstractly. I am currently exploring the boundaries and similarities in various styles of water media, including woven watercolor with rice paper, acrylic on canvas, and gouache.