Out West has no strict or static boundaries, no assumptions about or prescriptions for what 20th-century “queer art” in the region may have been.
Nancy Zastudil
Nancy Zastudil is an independent editor, writer, and curator working toward equitable representation in the arts. She regularly edits artist books and exhibition catalogs, and writes about visual art for a variety of publications. From 2018 to 2021, she was the gallery director at Tamarind Institute. She is currently based in New Mexico.
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Will There Be Fish This Year?
Texture, pattern, repetition, and practice combine with chance and the reality of climate change in the work of Dominick Porras.
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Harmony Hammond’s Ongoing Revolution
The mainstream art world might finally be catching up with Hammond, who has been breaking barriers for more than six decades.
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Celia Álvarez Muñoz Unbinds the Artist Book
The artist’s work embodies a level of confrontation that makes me contemplate our choices to explore or ignore what’s right in front of our face.
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The Democratic Power of the Risograph
The risograph’s handmade aesthetic has become associated with posters, broadsheets, zines, and pamphlets, and has been embraced by small publishers.
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Renny Pritikin’s Adventures in Bay Area Art
The curator, writer, and teacher’s memoir winds its way through his four-decade career, arriving, geographically and conceptually, back where he started.
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Jane Lackey’s String Theory
Lackey’s “cut paintings” bring to the forefront the often invisible or rarely acknowledged experiences of connection.
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The Art of Being Alone, Together
In a group show, women artists look at the physical experience of the pause — of being in places where time and memory loosen their grip, making way for what’s next.
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The Art World Isn’t Enough
Albuquerque artist sheri crider uses her work to transform people’s lives and create actionable change in criminal justice reform.
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Can Artists Channel the Force of Water?
Going with the Flow explores the role of water in the Southwest amid the 23-year drought, but neglects the ongoing tug of war due to water mandates and drought.
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Modest Perspectives on Printmaking
Carried Impressions: Lithographs and Monoprints from the 1960s doesn’t demand the spotlight, but it’s ripe for exploration.
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Tales of Endurance Etched on Vinyl
The semi-durational installation The Mountains Wore Down to the Valleys poetically frames the challenges of the pandemic, and more.