Current Exhibitions

Terri Rolland | Resonance
Roswell Artist-in-Residence

October 23, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Artist Talk 5:30pm October 22

Marshall and Winston Gallery

Terri Rolland’s paintings are rooted in the energy of the earthly world. She is concerned with the places where land and sky meet, and the color, temperature and vibration found there. Accordingly, she reduces a painting to its three most elemental colors and shapes to best honor the essence of a place in time, pared down to a relationship that is material and subtle. Rolland uses a process of layering several thin coats of clay paint to create a matte luminosity of surface and color that is both active and still. Read More

Gestures and Geometry

Abstract Paintings and Prints by Phillis Ideal

September 11 – November 21, 2021

Entry Gallery

Phillis Ideal is a native New Mexican, born and raised in Roswell with her family-line tracing back to pioneers that came to New Mexico in the 1880s. Growing up in the desert—imprinted by the mystery of open space and the ever changing dynamic sky—combined with living thirty-six years in the crowded urban energy of New York City, defines her current works that juxtapose expansive gestural space and tightly packed collage areas. Read More

Decades 1960s

8/7/21- TBA

Horgan Gallery

In the United States, the 1960s marked a period of significant change. Highly charged political events like the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy lead to a generation of fed-up young people who wanted to tune-in, turn on, and drop out. The counterculture movement was an opportunity to question authority and detach from the materialism that marked the 1950s. Read More.

Conversations: Artworks in Dialogue

The Daniel E. Prall Collection

Donald B. Anderson Gallery
July 2 - Nov 21, 2021

On loan from The Wheelwright Museum
of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM

Conversations: Artworks in Dialogue highlights pieces from the collection of Daniel E. Prall, a dedicated volunteer and longtime supporter of the Wheelwright Museum. His Native American collection included 320 major artworks, with emphasis on painting, drawing, pottery, and sculpture. Prall bequeathed the collection to the Wheelwright Museum in 2017. Read More.

A Lucky Escape: The Wild World of William Goodman

Second Saturday, June 12, 2021

Opening Reception with the artist, 11a.m. - 2p.m.
Family Activity, 10a.m. - 1p.m.

A Lucky Escape: The Wild World of William Goodman, a retrospective exhibition, will open in the Roswell Museum and Art Center’s Hunter Gallery in conjunction with RMAC Second Saturday, June 12. In 1971, William Goodman completed a 30-foot mural titled Oddy Knocky, which is now one of the most beloved paintings in the collection. Read More.

Current Exhibitions

Terri Rolland | Resonance
Roswell Artist-in-Residence

Gestures and Geometry