
The University of New Mexico
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Linda Thornton 505-863-7565
lthornton@gallup.unm.edu
Sept. 18, 2007
Emmi Whitehorse Will Exhibit Work at UNM-Gallup
The work of eminent Navajo painter Emmi Whitehorse will be on exhibit October 1-November 1 at the Ingham Chapman Gallery of the University of New Mexico-Gallup.
The work of the internationally acclaimed painter has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and is in museum collections across the country, in Japan and Europe.
Whitehorse, who has a master’s in art from UNM, draws from her Navajo heritage for much of her inspiration. As a contemporary artist, she has moved in recent years from a more referential way of painting to one she describes as more “sensory.”
Her landscapes portray an intimacy with nature and place, with attention to plants and landscape, to fluctuations of light. In recent years, her work has reflected her preoccupation with water, principally in studies using the color red.
“Whitehorse has an international reputation,” said John Zimmerman, gallery manager, “and for us to exhibit her work in Ingham Chapman is a tremendous honor. I hope the local community will take this opportunity to visit the gallery and see this exhibit. Emmi Whitehorse is a great example to our students of someone who was just like they were. She got her master’s degree at UNM, and went on to earn an international reputation as an artist.”
Whitehorse will be on campus on Monday, Oct. 1 to give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. in Calvin Hall 248B, followed by a reception in the gallery at 6:30 p.m.
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