SURFACE: Emerging Artists of NM

Albuquerque, NM / Harwood Art Center is pleased to present SURFACE: Emerging Artists of New Mexico and Hózhó by Maya Perez.
SURFACE is an annual juried exhibition, endowed awards and professional development program presented by Harwood Art Center, to support the creative and professional growth of emerging artists and to expand their visibility and viability in our community. SURFACE is curated through an open call application; as of this year, the program has served 172 exceptionally talented, committed artists, including the 16 we accepted for 2026.
This year’s SURFACE exhibition in Harwood’s Hall Gallery features Adrian Ricca Lucci, Briana Salazar, Eleanor Foy, Eliana Barela, Evan Marquez, Jasmine Venes, Jazmin Novak, Jo Paff, Karl Orozco, Lillian Estes, Maki Kimura, Mariah Scee, Maze Raghavan Cohen, McKenzie Fitz, Mimolo and Victoria DeBlassie.
Maya Perez received the SURFACE Harwood Art Center Solo Exhibition Award in 2025, presented annually for artistic excellence, originality of vision and dedication to practice. This year, her awarded solo exhibition Hózhó will run concurrently in Harwood’s Front Gallery.
We invite you to join us for the SURFACE exhibition reception, awards presentation and artist talk by Maya Perez at Harwood Art Center, on Saturday, June 20. The reception is 4:30pm - 6:30pm, with awards and artist talks starting at 5:00pm. This event is free and open to all ages.