CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE

Foodie: Call for Artists

The Albuquerque Arts Board, the Albuquerque Public Art Program, and Tamarind Institute are looking for artists to create lithographs that speak to the food themes of our region! Submissions are due by May 1 at 5pm.

Read the full prospectus: https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/public-art/documents/Foodie_Tamarind_Prospectus.pdf

Image caption: Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Christmas (1995). Two-color lithograph.

COMING TO THE GALLERY

Rock Paper Pressure

Student Exhibition, MAY 2 — MAY 15

ROCK PAPER PRESSURE showcases lithographs created by 14 student artists who are currently working at Tamarind Institute. The exhibition will be in the Tamarind Gallery May 2 through May 15, and works will be available for purchase. The public is invited to an opening reception Friday, May 2 from 5-7 pm. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

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CURRENT EXHIBITION

Infinite Histories

FEBRUARY 7 — APRIL 25

This selection of lithographs from the Tamarind archives, guest-curated by Claude Smith, captures the power of storytelling through art to convey shared experiences. Infinite Histories positions the artist as storyteller and documentarian of the otherwise inexplicable or peculiar, the imaginative and sometimes, even, the banal. 

 

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IN THE WORKSHOP 2014

Monica Nador, Brazil

Monica Nador is an accomplished and inventive artist who now lives and works in a favela on the periphery of São Paulo, Brazil. She is committed to bringing art to lower income communities, and typically uses stencils to make large scale works. Nador spent two weeks working with Tamarind students and students from Working Classroom. During this time she created two lithographs, and guided the students in creating brightly-colored, stenciled banners, similar to the work she does in Brazil. Each student also worked on stone to create a lithograph.

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IN THE WORKSHOP 2014

Enrique Martinez Celaya

Enrique Martínez Celaya, born in Cuba (1964) and trained as a physicist and an artist, works primarily in painting, sculpture and writing. His work deals with a range of topics that he describes in his online journal: “memory, suffering, longing for radiance, loneliness, the revelation of choices in the work of art, and the possibility of art to be relevant to life.” His work can be found in many important permanent collections around the world, and we are honored to have had him at Tamarind. Learn more about Martínez Celaya.

IN THE WORKSHOP 2014

Hayal Pozanti

Hayal Pozanti (b. 1983, Istanbul) was in the Tamarind workshop in January experiencing lithography for the first time. She says, "In lithography, one creates as one is printing and also manipulating the outcome through the process of printing. This is incomparable to pressing a button and waiting for the result to come out of a printer." Read about her time at Tamarind in New American Paintings.

New Lithographs and monotypes will be released soon! 

ABOUT US

What Is Tamarind Institute?

A non-profit center credited with reviving fine art lithography in the United States

Tamarind Institute, a division of the College of Fine Arts at UNM, is a nonprofit center for fine art lithography that trains master printers and houses a professional collaborative studio for artists. Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities to artists.

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ABOUT US

What Is Lithography?

Lithography was invented in 1798 by Aloys Senefelder.

Fine art lithography is a printing process in which artists use greasy drawing materials to make original images on stones and/or metal plates. At Tamarind, this original image created by the artist who works closely with a master printer, is hand-printed by the master-printer.

 

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News & Events

What Is Lithography?

A lithograph is a print made by using a press to transfer an image that was created initially on stone or metal plate to paper. Lithographs differ from etchings, engravings, serigraphs, and woodcuts in materials and process... MORE

What Is Tamarind Institute?

Founded in 1960 in Los Angeles, Tamarind played a significant role in reviving the art of lithography in the United States and continues to provide professional training and creative opportunities to artists... MORE