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Where lithography lives. A renowned center for collaborative printmaking. Gallery open to public.

Tamarind Institute is widely credited with revitalizing fine art lithography. Our state-of-the-art facility — home to a professional workshop, gallery, and educational institute — is now located along Route 66 in Albuquerque in affiliation with the College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico. We house an extensive archive of historic material and a vast print inventory of more than 8,000 lithographs that our team of highly trained printers, curators, and print experts share with collectors and the print community. Tamarind’s educational publications and technical resources are found wherever printmaking is taught and our extensive network of alumni are at the helm of workshops and art departments all over the world.

09/13/2026

Rachel Perry at Tamarind Sept 15.

In recent announcements of Rachel Perry’s mural created with Tufts University Art Galleries, she writes about the material of boxes, the subject of both a new series of Tamarind editions and TUAG’s 5th iteration of the Jackson Lot Mural in Medford, MA, by SMFA alumna Perry.

“For years I have been unfolding and saving boxes, those I bring inside and others that arrive by delivery services. I’ve used them as inspiration and material in my work, making sculptures, drawings, photographs, textiles, and even videos out of them, always thinking about converting something rapidly used up into a meditation on the slowness of art making. The work is an antidote to the flattened experience of digital life. The box’s strangeness has always been there, hidden; here you can fold it in your mind.”

Join us at Tamarind
Rachel Perry in Conversation with Caitlin Lorraine Johnson
Tuesday, September 15, 5:30pm
Tamarind Institute
Albuquerque

08/19/2026

Don’t miss the UNM Art Museum reopening, featuring many Tamarind prints along with a sweeping exhibition curated from the Tamarind Archive—Tamarind Goes Global.

Public exhibition opening the Friday, Aug 21, 4-7pm.

08/09/2026

Join us in Santa Fe this Indian Market

Celebrate Santa Fe Indian Market with Tamarind Institute at a special, temporary viewing room of lithographic work by Indigenous artists at The Valley in Santa Fe. The presentation features three newly released lithographs by Jordan Ann Craig, alongside impressions by Tom Jones, Larry McNeil, Star WallowingBull, and Marie Watt, and brings together works printed and published by Tamarind Institute as well as Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts, a leading center for contemporary Indigenous printmaking.

Join us for a public reception on Friday, August 14, 5-8pm. Private viewing appointments available.

Location:
The Valley
616 1/2 B Canyon Road
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Hours:
Friday, August 14: 12–8pm
Sat–Sun, August 15–16: 10am–2pm
Or by appointment. Email us at [email protected].

📸 JORDAN ANN CRAIG
Sharp Tongue; Tear Jerkers is All, 2025 (25-333)
Six-color lithograph on Newsprint grey Somerset velvet
Collaborating Printers: Valpuri Remling
and Andrew Thompson
Printed and published by Tamarind Institute

Lithograph detail

Artist at Tamarind Institute, July 2026

07/26/2026

Tamarind Summer Workshop

The participants in the Summer Workshop are coming to the final leg of the four-week July program. This year the workshop drew students and educators from across the country and Mexico for specialized training in aluminum plate lithography led by Education Director Brandon Gunn and Tamarind Education Fellow Ulises Ramos. Fuller roster below!

For more information about training at Tamarind, visit the Workshops link in bio.

✍️Application due August 15 for upcoming 2027 workshops.

Left to right

1 Brandon Gunn at press with Monica Chang Arango, Brett Taylor, Kabi Raj Lama, Guillermo Bleichmar

2 Ullises Ramos at press with Brandon Gunn talking with Armon Parsa and Monica Chang Arango

3 Brett Taylor, Armon Parsa, Kabi Raj Lama, Tikva Lantigua (behind), Guillermo Bleichmar, Qiaoyi Shi studying plate.

4 Brandon Gunn and Ullises Ramos at left with Brett Taylor, Armon Parsa (behind), Qiaoyi Shi, Kabi Raj Lama, Tikva Lantigua, Guillermo Bleichmar

07/15/2026

Jordan Ann Craig in Conversation with Maia Rodriguez
Thursday, July 16, 5:30pm
Tamarind Institute

Join two-time Tamarind resident artist Jordan Ann Craig for a conversation with Maia Rodriguez, UNM Assistant Professor in Native American Studies and Interim Director of the Institute for American Indian Research on the occasion of Craig’s newly signed Tamarind editions.

Limited Capacity: Please RSVP for this free program by sending an email to [email protected].
Parking available at Cornell Garage on Redondo Dr. NE

07/07/2026

Introducing Tamarind Apprentice Printer Mim Penrose

Miriam (Mim) Penrose is training with Master Printer Valpuri Remling in the Professional Workshop through 2027. She will actively participate in artist collaborations, new print editioning, research projects, and general workshop operations. Her training will lead to the designation of Tamarind Master Printer.

Penrose writes, "I hope to use this opportunity to gain as much experience as possible and continue to grow as a printmaker. In the spirit of Tamarind's mission to promote lithography around the world, I plan to use the skills I develop during this time to strengthen the tradition of collaborative lithography in Australia by producing fine art lithographs and sharing my knowledge through educational programs.”

Learn more about the Tamarind printer training program:

https://tamarind.unm.edu/education-new/printer-training-program/

06/26/2026

Welcoming Ulises Lerma Ramos, Tamarind’s inaugural Education Fellow

2025-2026 graduating Tamarind printer Ramos joins the workshop to work alongside Education Director Brandon Gunn through the academic year. He will participate in research, testing materials, leading technical demonstrations, collaborating with invited UNM faculty artists, and starting up a new short-course workshop program at Tamarind.

Ramos writes, “My interest in teaching is rooted in the mentorship I received early in my printmaking education. When I asked my first instructor why they invested so much time and care in my development, they explained that they understood the difficulty of learning the medium and recognized my dedication. That moment shaped my sense of responsibility to provide that same level of support, clarity, and encouragement to others entering the field. Since then, I have approached teaching not simply as instruction, but as a form of stewardship of the discipline.”

06/25/2026

Thinking about Applying?

Learn more about the Tamarind Printer Training Program. Hear from recent graduates through this video series.

Applications due January 15 for the August 2027-May 2028 program.

Address

2500 Central Avenue SE
Albuquerque, NM
87106

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15052773901

Website

http://tamarind.unm.edu/, https://tamarind.unm.edu/support-us/, https://tamarind.unm.edu/education-new/summer-workshops/

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