Artists Respond

Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande is a now ongoing at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Anew exhibition responding to climate change and biodiversity in a changing environment is now ongoing at 516 Arts in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The exhibition, developed in partnership with the Art & Ecology Program at the University of New

Mexico, is titled Species in Peril Along the Rio Grande: Contemporary Artists Respond and will explore ways that the river connects people across borders and disciplines. The show will feature commissioned and existing artworks highlighting diverse perspectives on varieties of plants and animals, including flowers, trees, fish, birds and bees. “Through the eyes of contemporary artists,” the exhibition’s website states, “[Species in Peril] examines regional flora and fauna and raises ethical and cultural questions about human impact on the natural world.”

Participating artists include Michael P. Berman, Kaitlin Bryson and Hollis Moore, laura c carlson, Agnes Chavez, Suzi Davidoff, Catalina Delgado Trunk, Marisa Demarco, Dylan Mclaughlin, Jessica Zeglin, Nina Elder, Jaque Fragua, Jessica Gross, Cannupa Hanska Luger, c marquez, Ruben Olguin, Zeke Peña, Daisy Quezada, Nicasio Romero,

Marcia I. Santos, Janette Terrazas, Mary Tsiongas and Jennifer Owen-white.

The exhibition is co-curated by Josie Lopez, curator of art at Albuquerque Museum, and Subhankar Banerjee,

Lannan Chair and Professor of Art & Ecology, University of New Mexico. It continues through December 28. For more information visit www.516arts.org.

Michael P. Berman, Across from Sierra De San Vicente at the Big Bend along the Rio Grande, 2019, photograph

Cannupa Hanska Luger works on his ceramic piece (Be)longing.