Fine art photographer Cara Romero

NMHM News:

New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) continues its Indian Market Lecture Series 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 6 with a talk from Cara Romero (Chemehuevi), a fine art photographer who was raised in the contrasting settings of the rural Chemehuevi reservation in the desert of Southern California and the urban sprawl of Houston, Texas.

Since 1998, Romero’s expansive body of work has been informed by formal training in film, digital, fine art, and commercial photography. Her work leans on contemporary photography techniques to depict the modernity of Native peoples, illuminating Indigenous worldviews and aspects of supernaturalism in everyday life.

Learn more about Romero’s background and approach on her website.

The talk “The Photography of Cara Romero” is the latest in a series of lectures supporting Honoring Tradition and Innovation: 100 Years of Santa Fe’s Indian Market 1922-2022, an exhibition exploring the past, present, and future of Indian Market. The exhibition runs through Aug. 31. 

While the exhibition Honoring Tradition and Innovation continues at New Mexico History Museum, the museum’s staff is engaging with the Market as fully as possible, digging into who the participants are, the history of the Market, and the artmaking that weaves through it all. Romero’s appearance at the museum will have a meaningful impact on this ongoing conversation.