The inaugural exhibition (28 February–28 May 2020) of the new University Art Museum (UAM) at New Mexico State University (NMSU) aims to expand and enrich the compelling conversations regarding motherhood in today’s socio-political climate.
Through video, painting, installation, sculpture, film and photographic works, a diverse group of artists explore themes of empowerment, empathy, intimacy, selflessness, vulnerability, failure, anxiety, and choice. Situated in the Borderplex region of Southern New Mexico, Labor confronts and challenges historic and contemporary ways mothers and mothering have been represented in both art and popular culture. This exhibition strives to create a space of inclusivity and support that offers opportunities not only for internationally-celebrated artists, but also for the regional community, through local programming and the exhibition of work by New Mexico-based artists that speak to their own experiences relating to motherhood.
Image: María Berrío, Virgin & Child I, 2014
Mixed media on canvas
60 x 40, 2014
© María Berrío
Image courtesy of Anna Getty and Scott Oster