Upcoming Events
Please view list on the right for all upcoming events.
Museum Collections
Museum of Heritage and Arts – Los Lunas, New Mexico
Denver Art Museum – Denver, Colorado
Regis University Museum – Denver, Colorado
Taylor Museum – Colorado Springs, Colorado
Museum of Spanish Colonial Art – Santa Fe, New Mexico
College of Saint Catherine – Minneapolis, Minnesota
White House : Archive Collections – Washington DC
Colorado University Art Museum – Boulder, Colorado
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Denver Museum of Nature and Science – Denver, Colorado
The Museum of International Folk Art – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gallery Representations – Museum Exhibitions
Blue Rain Gallery – Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts – Los Lunas, New Mexico
– Ayer, Hoy, Y Mañana Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! (2019)
El Potrero Trading Post – Chimayo, New Mexico
Albuquerque Museum of Art And History – Albuquerque, New Mexico
– Miniatures and More Annual Show
– Albuquerque NOW, Winter
Heard Museum Spanish Market – Phoenix, Arizona
– Annual Show
College of St. Johns College – Santa Fe, New Mexico
– “The Corazon is Rising” February 2012
Mariposa Gallery – Albuquerque, New Mexico
– One Man Show 2009
Church Collections
Santa Maria de La Vid Abbey – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Saint Paulʼs Church – Salem, New York
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church – Grand Junction , Colorado
Santa Maria De La Paz Catholic Church – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Saint Tomas Aquinas Church – Avondale, Arizona
Saint Julie Billiart Church – Newbury Park, California
Public Art/Historic Sites
Luna Mansion – Los Lunas, New Mexico
– Mural
Publications
Ayer, Hoy, Y Mañana Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! An Exhibition of Traditional / Contemporary Hispanic Arts- Author/Curator 2019
Nativities of the Southwest – Susan Topp Weber 2015
How Chile Came to New Mexico – Rudolfo Anaya, Illustrator Nicolas Otero, Translated by Nasario Garcia
How Hollyhocks Came to New Mexico – Rudolfo Anaya, Illustrator Nicolas Otero, Translated by Nasario Garcia
Saints * Santos * Shrines – 2013
Southwest Art Defined – Booker – 2013
The Traditonal Spanish Market of Santa Fe – Donna Pedace
New Mexico Magazine July 2003, March 2010
Sacred Feminine – McLaughlin 2009
Saints and Seasons. A guide to New Mexicoʼs Popular Saints – Ana Pacheco 2005
Face of Faith, Rostros De Fe – Barbe Awalt, 2002
The Sacred Arts Exhibition Series-Millennium 2000 Committee at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mary
Tradicion Revista Summer 2000 Vol. 5, Issue 2
Awards
2023 Smithsonian Folk Life Artist Creative Encounters – Living Religions in the US
2023 Sacred Heart Bishops Award
2019 Sacred Heart Guadalupe Award
2022 First Place Painted Bultos – 2022
2022 Gesso Relief Award – 2022
2019 2nd Place Bultos in Nicho – 2019
The New Mexico Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts
2019 recipient, Individual Artist
Spanish Market – Spanish Colonial Arts Society – Santa Fe NM
First Place – Gesso Relief- 2018
GRAND PRIZE – Best of show – Altar Screen – 2017
Archbishops Award – Altar Screen – 2017
Artists collaboration award with Nicholas Madrid retablo in tin – 2017
Museum Purchase Award -collaboration – 2017
Spanish Market Poster Award – For the 2017 market poster image – 2016
Museum Purchase Award – Altar – ( featured Poster for 2017) Museum of Spanish Colonial Art – 2016
Rafael Aragon Award – For Art that embraces the style of the 19th Century tradition of retablo painting in New Mexico – 2015
Honorable Mention – Small Retablo Award – 2015
First Place – Small Retablos – 2014
Honorable Mention – Small Retablos – 2014
First Place – Large Retablos – 2013
First Place – Small Retablos – 2013
First Place – Small Retablos – 2012
Second Place -Small Retablos – 2012
Curator’s Choice Award – 2012
Museum Purchase Award – 2012
First Place – Small Retablos – 2011
Second Place- Small Retablos – 2011
Our Lady Of Guadalupe Award – 2011
First Place – Small Retablos – 2010
Second Place – Small Retablos – 2010
Our Lady Of Guadalupe Award – 2010
First Place – Small Retablos – 2009
Second Place – Altar screens – 2009
First Place – Large Retablos – 2008
Second Place- Small Retablos – 2008
Archbishopʼs Award – 2007
Museum Purchase Award – 2007
Hispanic Heritage Award – 2007
First Place – Altar Screens – 2007
First Place – Small Retablos – 2007
Honorable Mention – Large Retablos – 2006
Our Lady of Guadalupe Award – 2004
Our Lady of Guadalupe Award – 2003
First Place – Small Retablos – 2002
Second Place – Altar Screens – 2001
Youth Purchase Award – Bultos – 1998
Youth Award – Bultos – 1998
Craftsmanship Award – 1998
Youth Purchase Award – Retablos – 1997
Feria Artistica – Albuquerque New Mexico
Third Place – Retablos – 2004
Honorable Mention – Retablos – 2003
New Mexico State Fair
First Place – Retablos – 2004
Honorable Mention-A – Retablos – 2004
Honorable mention-B – Retablos – 2004
Albuquerque Contemporary Exhibition
Albuquerque Museum of Art – Honorable Mention – 2003