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Summer Artist Talk Series

© Todd Hido

Photography and the Extended Image

July 1, 2026 7:30pm - Free and Open to the Public

LOCATION: Santa Fe Prep – 1101 Camino de la Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505   (Map Link)

A summer evening of artist presentations exploring the expansion of photography beyond the traditional frame by visual artists Holly Roberts, Maura Allen, and Norah Levine. Each presentation examines the interplay between photography and the tactile processes that define their work, including screen-printing, collage, encaustic, and more. Our speakers share firsthand how images can be layered, dissected, and reimagined under the influence of added texture, color, and manipulation. Often working at the intersection of digital and hand-crafted artistry, our speakers also demonstrate the enduring contribution of tactile processes within the contemporary conversation.

Norah Levine: Where We Grow Dreams

Norah Levine shares how a deep-rooted practice in photography has shaped and continues to inform a painting practice—and the threads that connect them. Norah’s current work also incorporates the medium of encaustic (bees wax and resin), pigments, and embedded original photographic imagery. Her pieces are comprised of many layers of these materials that are fused together with a torch. She thoughtful and intuitively scrapes, incises, etches and paints the colors, textures, and layers to create her final product.

Maura Allen: The Monumental West

A black-and-white photographer for 50+ years, Maura Allen has long considered her photographic images as assets—moments that can be deconstructed, reconstructed, layered, and leveraged to build and tell stories. The focus of her work has been stories of the American West, both real and romanticized. She uses her photographs created on location at rodeos and ranches as starting points for original work that crosses traditional art genres, including screen-printing, painting, and beyond.

Holly Roberts: Recent Works

Photographic artist Holly Roberts shares the themes and processes that have defined her most recent body of constructed and fantastic imagery. Holly’s process involves working upon a painted surface, developing a narrative scene with her lexicon of collaged photographic elements. Newer works make use of familiar or iconic stories, while simultaneously addressing tougher questions about Man’s effect on the land and the animals that inhabit it. A dark sense of humor defines and runs throughout Holly’s works.

People and the Land

July 22, 2026 7:30pm - Free and Open to the Public

Community Partner, Radius Books, will be offering a selection of photography books for purchase prior to the presentations at 7:00pm

LOCATION: Santa Fe Prep – 1101 Camino de la Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, NM 87505   (Map Link)

A special summer presentation exploring the relationship between people and place through the lens of photography with three acclaimed photographers, Matt Black, Christina Selby, and Todd Hido. Each presentation examines the ways landscapes shape our lives, identities, and experiences. From communities across the American West, to fragile desert springs and the quiet neighborhoods of suburban America, each artist offers a distinct perspective on the connections between people and the environments they inhabit.

Matt Black: American Geography

Photographer Matt Black presents selections from his landmark project American Geography, a six-year journey through communities across the United States. Traveling more than 100,000 miles through 46 states, Matt documents places often overlooked in conversations about the American landscape. His work explores the intersection of geography, economics, and community, revealing how place shapes the lives of those who live there.

Christina Selby: Where Water Meets the Light

Conservation photographer Christina Selby shares her long-term project Where Water Meets the Light, which traces the hidden journey of spring water across the arid Southwest. Through photographs made at more than 50 springs across six states, Christina explores the relationships between land, wildlife, and people, revealing how these rare and resilient ecosystems sustain life in unexpected ways. Her work invites viewers to slow down, pay attention, and consider their own connection to the natural world.

Todd Hido: House Hunting

Todd Hido discusses his iconic nighttime photographs of suburban homes and neighborhoods. While often devoid of visible figures, these images function as emotional portraits of the unseen people who inhabit them. Through atmosphere, light, and suggestion, Todd examines the psychological dimensions of place, exploring themes of memory, longing, and the narratives we project onto the landscapes around us.