April 2026: Murals & More
This year is unfolding with an abundance of mural opportunities, and I feel deeply grateful—for the practice of art that keeps my mind and body healthy, and for the vibrant community of friends, artists, poets, and art lovers here in Albuquerque who help make it possible. It’s a life I could only dream about in 1965, when I stood wide-eyed in the Milwaukee Art Center, encountering Pop Art for the first time and realizing I wanted to become an artist.
Please scroll down for more details about upcoming events and projects. If you’re in the Albuquerque area, I hope you can attend one. And if not, I’d still love your support—whether that’s a quick visit at The Next Best Thing to Being There (1315 Mountain Rd NW) to watch the new mural take shape, or an encouraging comment on social media.
ENCOMPASS: A Multi-Generational Art Event
The Harwood Art Center, 1114 Seventh St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102
Closing Reception & Open Studios, April 11, 4:30-7:30pm
Please join me this Saturday during 4:30–7:30 pm at Harwood Art Center for the closing reception, where I’ll be facilitating a hands-on community activity inspired by the Harwood Girls Postcard Mural.
Harwood has transformed four layers of the mural process into a series of postcards. Participants are invited to color them, add their own creative layer, and write a message on the back—Harwood will even mail your postcard for you.
Throughout the event, a growing display of completed postcards will take shape on the wall behind me, creating a collective artwork in real time. There will also be live screen printing of an in-process version of the Harwood Girls Postcard by 111 T-Shirt Lab.
I’m so pleased to be part of this interactive community event!
The Poetry Playhouse
Poetry and the I Ching: with Denise Weaver Ross & Jules Nyquist
Saturday, April 18, 10am–4pm
This class is almost full—join us as we celebrate the completion of the years-longI Ching Hexagram series with the release of 64 Hexagrams & Haiku, a book featuring all 64 paintings accompanied by an illustrated card deck. Each artwork draws from the ancient Chinese I Ching, a 2,000-year-old divination system where each hexagram—six stacked lines, yin or yang—reveals a key facet of life’s unfolding patterns.
Sky of Life Mural in Progress
The Next Best Thing to Being There, an extraordinary shop
1315 Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM
With the help of friend and artist, Christian Michael Gallegos—who primed the wall, assisted with projecting the design, and is now painting the top triangle—we continue to work around busy schedules, weather and full lives to bring this mural to fruition.
It’s been a joy to see such an enthusiastic response, both from people online and from those who stop by the shop to experience it in person.
Banned: Words, Books, People Art Exhibit
Gallery St. Michael, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
601 Montano Road NW 87107
May 1, 6-8pm
I’m pleased to have the following pieces for the Postcards to America series included in this exhibition,
which explores the political and social conflicts of our time.
ALABAMA: Sweat Shop
mixed media on paper, 26 x 40 inches
IOWA: We Ban Books
mixed media on paper, 26 x 40 inches
WASHINGTON DC: White-Washed City
mixed media on paper, 26 x 40 inches
SAVE THE DATE—Saturday June 13, 5-7pm
Sky of Life Mural Completion Celebration
& 64 Hexagrams Book and Card Deck Release
The Next Best Thing to Being There, 1315 Mountain Road NW, ABQ
Save the date to come celebrate the completion of the Sky of Life mural and the public release of the 64 Hexagrams book and deck of cards!