TAAC Spring 2026

SPEX 26: TAAC Spring Community Exhibition
May 8th - 16th, 2026
Stables Gallery, Taos Center for the Arts
133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, New Mexico

Featuring the diverse work of 77 abstract artists from Northern New Mexico.

Ayana Anaya, Mac Balentine, Stephanie Baness, Brian Barreto, Sidney Barrett, Kaylie Boyle, Ria Burnett, Jeanette Cooke, Claire Coté, Anna Bush Crews, David D'Agostino, Alma DeMange, Dora Dillistone, Donna Dufresne, Elaine Duncan, William Eager, Molly Elkind, Gretchen Ewert Michael Forte, Emily L. Harper, M. A. Havens, Kate Henke, A. Jude Hunt, L. Thayer Hutchinson, Jessica Jeffery, Bill Jehle, Lydia Johnston, Jackie Kolbenschlag, Cynthia Ladds, Sofia Lansrud-Lopez, Katrina Lasko, Lizzy Layne, Tim Lehmann, Sandra Lerner, Alexia Lewnes, M. Lind, Petra Marguerite, Stephanie McCloud, Peggy McGivern, Brian McPartlon, Brigid Meier, Jess Merritt, Josh Mishell, Carol Mullen, Kristi Nelson, Jessica Nojek, Shan Ogdemli, Scott Palsce, Zoé Penot, Erin Plew, Veronica Primerano, Kate Raphael, Cathy Rapp, Jenna Ritter, Tom Rogers, Roxanne Rossi, Phoenix Savage, Lindsey Schreiber, Flor Serna, Jan Marie Sessler, Elena Sippel, Emily Spykman, John St. Peter, Christa Stephens, Nicki Stewart, A.K. Storm, Melissa Storrow, Christopher Sullivan, Sally Swisher, Nicole Thibodeau, Peggy Trigg, bri tweet, Rhonda Vanderhoff, Paula Verona, Lynzee Webb, Jamie Winslow, Frederick Yost.

This project is supported in part by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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