Past
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Hood Ornament
Curated by Charles Moore 7 Mar - 8 Jun 2025 As an exhibition, Hood Ornament symbolizes the connection between cars and neighborhoods typically associated with Black America, highlighting the dichotomous nature of society. This exhibition encourages artists to explore the symbolism of being Black in America through innovative forms of creative expression. Reflecting on the history and the diverse cultures that have emerged, these communities' unique and shared experiences deserve recognition, sharing, and connection. Read more -
FAILE: A Riot of Existence
15 Nov 2024 - 21 Feb 2025 FAILE is a double Patrick duo that has been collaborating for 25 years to make their artwork. FAILE focuses on play and wonder in their work, and they've created everything from prayer wheels in Time Square to night clubs in Detroit and Chelsea, public artworks in Mongolia, and Temples in Strasbourg. Read more -
Virgil Ortiz: Revolt 1680/2180 Daybreak of the Resistance
10 Aug - 6 Nov 2024 Virgil Ortiz is the originator of visual Indigenous Futurism. The son of a three generation pueblo pottery powerhouse family, Ortiz is paving the way for a new vision of Indigenous art. His mission is to educate people about the Pueblo Revolt conceptualized by Native American shaman Po'Pay, and which was truly America's First Revolution. Read more -
Freedom of Choice
What We Learn From Women Artists 29 Jun - 28 Jul 2024 Freedom of Choice confirms and extends beyond the fundamental human right women possess in making decisions about their bodies. Each artwork showcased in the exhibition is accompanied by a statement from the curator, publisher, or collector who selected it, explaining how the work expanded their perception in an unexpected way. Read more -
The Weight We Carry: Shepard Fairey, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Douglas Miles, Swoon, and Clarence Heyward
3 May - 28 Jul 2024 The idea of this exhibition is to highlight activism born in youth, made with materials close by and in surroundings that formed the artist's "world." We focus on the humanity of artists in their unique contexts and the beauty of their artworks. This is less trodden ground than "disaffection" and thus far has been left out of the curatorial conversation.
Artists in the exhibition are Shepard Fairey, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Douglas Miles, Swoon, and Clarence Heyward. Although from different backgrounds, all these artists began their practices in the streets, have their roots in youth, and are likewise still in the middle part of their stories. What do artists do with that weight? Read more -
Landfall Press: Iconic Prints
19 Jan - 21 Apr 2024 Master printer Jack Lemon founded Landfall Press over 50 years ago in Chicago, and it grew to be one of the most acclaimed print shops in the world. Lemon curated this exhibition that has toured museums across the country. Some of the top names in contemporary art are featured: Kara Walker, Terry Allen, James Drake, Christo, Claes Oldenburg, Luis Jiminez, Pat Steir, Robert Indiana, etc. Read more -
Jess T. Dugan: I Want You to Know My Story
17 Nov 2023 - 5 Jan 2024 Jess T. Dugan (American, b. 1986, Biloxi, MS) is an artist whose work explores identity through photography, video, and writing. Dugan’s work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 50 museums. Read more -
Matt King: Becoming Light
Curated by Han Santana-Sayles 8 Sep - 5 Nov 2023 Private Opening Sept 6, Public Opening Sept 8. Read more -
Pussy Riot / Nadya Tolokonnikova: Putin’s Ashes
30 Jun - 19 Aug 2023 Nadya Tolokonnikova’s radical performance group Pussy Riot comes to New Mexico for the first time at CONTAINER. Their manifestations against Vladimir Putin’s dictatorial rule became popular in the U.S. in 2012, and the group’s importance has come into the public consciousness again amidst the conflict in Ukraine. Read more -
Stephen Hayes: Cash Crop
26 May - 23 Jun 2023 This installation and exhibition, “Cash Crop” by artist Stephen Hayes, depicts the horrors of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and seeks to create a connection between human rights violations of the past and the present. This installation is touring museums throughout the US, including the African American Museum, Gantt Center, and CONTAINER Santa Fe. Read more -
Institute of American Indian Art - MFA Exhibition
Opening Reception May 12 from 4-6pm at 1509 Pacheco Street in Santa Fe, and then from 6-8pm at Container Santa Fe 12 - 21 May 2023 Turner Carroll Gallery and Container Santa Fe proudly presents the 2023 Institute of American Indian Art MFA exhibition featuring Madelynn Boyiddle-Schoel, Nika Feldman, Angélica M. García, Shane Hendren, Susanna Mireles-Mankus, Margarita Paz-Pedro, Dominick Porras, Carmen Selam, and Joseph Seymour, Jr. Read more -
Mokha Laget: Perceptualism
Originally Organized by the Katzen Arts Center at American University 31 Mar - 15 May 2023 Featuring over 40 paintings, sculpture, drawings, and lithographs, Mokha Laget: Perceptualism surveys the last ten years of an artistic practice devoted to exploring perception and space. Read more -
Beverly McIver: Dear God, and Loving in Black and White
10 Feb - 7 Mar 2023 'From early self-portraits in clown makeup to more recent works featuring portraits of others and her own reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic, the exhibition illuminates the arc of McIver's artistic career while also touching on her personal journey. Her self-portraits explore expressions of individuality, stereotypes, and ways of masking identity, while portraits of family... Read more -
Swoon: Seven Contemplations
Selections from the Albright-Knox Exhibition 28 Oct 2022 - 15 Mar 2023 Caledonia Curry, known to her friends as Callie and to the art world as Swoon, has transformed Container into an open and meditative environment featuring a number of her large-scale sculptural installations as well as her first stop-motion animation video. Beyond these individual objects, the artist is interested in establishing spaces of empathy with a compassionate eye toward greater understanding and creating positive impact in the lives of her audiences. In Seven Contemplations, the artist infuses often difficult aspects of her personal journey with a spirit of generosity to offer a model of how pushing through the discomfort of challenges may lead toward healing. This exhibition includes major parts of the original exhibition at the Albright-Knox Gallery in 2020. Read more
