Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art explained

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
Former Name:Anderson Museum
Location:409 E. College Blvd,
Rosewell, New Mexico, U.S.
Type:Art museum

Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA) is an American art museum founded in 1994 and located in Roswell, New Mexico.[1] [2] The museum was formed from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) program, and displays work from the former participants.[3]

History

The residency and art collection was started in 1967 by Donald B. Anderson (1919–2020), who wanted to bring national art and artists to Roswell.[4] [5] Donald B. Anderson had made his money in oil industry as a founder and executive at Anderson Oil Company, and later turned painter and art collector.[6] [7] [8]

Since June 2002, the museum has been administered by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation. In 2017, the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) won the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.[9]

Artists with work in the museum collection include Luis Jiménez,[10] [11] Milton Resnick, Olive Ayhens, Judy Richardson, Johnnie Winona Ross,[12] and Robbie Barber.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Leach, Nicky . New Mexico Off the Beaten Path®: A Guide to Unique Places . 2013-09-17 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-0233-7 . 228 . en.
  2. Web site: Byers . Jim . October 14, 2018 . New Mexico: A Natural Playground . subscription . 2022-05-08 . Newspapers.com . The Province . B14-B15 . en.
  3. Book: Horak, Steven . Moon New Mexico . 2020-04-21 . Avalon Publishing . 978-1-64049-762-7 . en. 489.
  4. Web site: Mattice . Ben . 2016-03-24 . The Almost Invisible Arts Community in Roswell . 2022-05-08 . Focus NM . en-US.
  5. Web site: October 18, 2002 . Roswell's Artist-In-Residency . subscription . 2022-05-08 . Newspapers.com . The Santa Fe New Mexican . 99 . en.
  6. Web site: Nelson . Kate . 2017-09-11 . Artful Lodgers . 2022-05-08 . New Mexico Magazine . en-us.
  7. Web site: Stock . Christina . Spotlight: Happy Birthday, AMoCA . 2022-05-08 . Roswell Daily Record . en.
  8. Web site: Stock . Christina . Museum founder Donald B. Anderson dies at 101 . 2022-05-08 . Roswell Daily Record . en.
  9. Web site: 2017 Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts . 2022-05-08 . New Mexico Arts.
  10. Book: Flores-Turney . Camille . Howl: The Artwork of Luis Jiménez . Jimenez . Luis . Magazine (Firm) . New Mexico . 1997 . New Mexico Magazine . 978-0-937206-48-5 . en.
  11. Web site: Cordova . Ruben . 2022-03-16 . Luis Jiménez's Man on Fire: From the Olmec Were-Jaguar and the Vietnam War to Spiritual Self-Portrait . 2022-05-08 . Glasstire . en-US.
  12. Book: Ross . Johnnie Winona . Johnnie Winona Ross . Ratcliff . Carter . 2007 . Radius Books . 978-1-934435-01-4 . en.
  13. Book: Wechter . Eric B. . Fodor's New Mexico . Collins . Andrew . 2011 . Fodor's Travel Publications . 978-1-4000-0530-7 . 329 . en.

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