HISTORIC FECHIN STUDIO
Peggy Trigg, "Sounds of the City," Fiber, 36" x 31"
Play in Abstraction, Works by Peggy Trigg
On View: July 11 - August 30, 2026
Create and Converse: Artist Talk and Abstract Collage Workshop with Peggy Trigg: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 1–3 p.m. This event is free, but space is limited, and a reservation is required. RSVP by calling Taos Art Museum at (575) 758-2690.
Play in Abstraction presents a new series of abstract mixed media collages and fiber works by local artist Peggy Trigg, on view in the Fechin Studio from July 11 to August 30, 2026.
Long recognized for her landscape paintings and plein air practice, Trigg ventures into new creative territory with a body of work that embraces experimentation, intuition, and discovery. Moving beyond representation, she explores abstraction through layered compositions that balance spontaneity with careful craftsmanship.
Trigg's mixed media collages begin with hand-decorated papers covered in expressive marks, color, graphite, pastel, ink, and printmaking techniques. These papers are cut, rearranged, and assembled into dynamic compositions that reveal both energy and restraint. Inspired by these collages, she also creates abstract fiber works by meticulously stitching together fabrics, yarn, and found materials, allowing texture, color, and surface detail to play an equally important role in the finished pieces.
Play in Abstraction reflects Trigg's evolving artistic philosophy that art should grow and change alongside the artist. The exhibition invites visitors into a world of experimentation, play, and creative freedom, where traditional boundaries give way to new possibilities for expression.
On View: July 11 - August 30, 2026
Create and Converse: Artist Talk and Abstract Collage Workshop with Peggy Trigg: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 1–3 p.m. This event is free, but space is limited, and a reservation is required. RSVP by calling Taos Art Museum at (575) 758-2690.
Play in Abstraction presents a new series of abstract mixed media collages and fiber works by local artist Peggy Trigg, on view in the Fechin Studio from July 11 to August 30, 2026.
Long recognized for her landscape paintings and plein air practice, Trigg ventures into new creative territory with a body of work that embraces experimentation, intuition, and discovery. Moving beyond representation, she explores abstraction through layered compositions that balance spontaneity with careful craftsmanship.
Trigg's mixed media collages begin with hand-decorated papers covered in expressive marks, color, graphite, pastel, ink, and printmaking techniques. These papers are cut, rearranged, and assembled into dynamic compositions that reveal both energy and restraint. Inspired by these collages, she also creates abstract fiber works by meticulously stitching together fabrics, yarn, and found materials, allowing texture, color, and surface detail to play an equally important role in the finished pieces.
Play in Abstraction reflects Trigg's evolving artistic philosophy that art should grow and change alongside the artist. The exhibition invites visitors into a world of experimentation, play, and creative freedom, where traditional boundaries give way to new possibilities for expression.
HISTORIC FECHIN HOUSE
Nicolai Fechin, "Nude with Shell"
Oil on canvas, ca. 1923-1926
Nicolai Fechin: Figures, Nature, and Expression
On View: through October 18, 2026, in the Fechin House
Trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Nicolai Fechin combined rigorous classical training with a highly expressive approach to both drawing and painting. His work moves easily between careful observation and energetic handling, creating images that feel alive on the page and on the canvas.
From human figures to landscapes, the exhibition brings together works that show how close observation and energetic mark-making shaped Fechin’s work across subjects and media. Whether depicting a body, a landscape, or an organic form, his handling of line, paint, and color gives each work a strong sense of character and mood.
Presented in the historic Fechin House, the exhibition offers a vivid encounter with Fechin’s art, revealing an artist for whom expression and observation were inseparable.
On View: through October 18, 2026, in the Fechin House
Trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Nicolai Fechin combined rigorous classical training with a highly expressive approach to both drawing and painting. His work moves easily between careful observation and energetic handling, creating images that feel alive on the page and on the canvas.
From human figures to landscapes, the exhibition brings together works that show how close observation and energetic mark-making shaped Fechin’s work across subjects and media. Whether depicting a body, a landscape, or an organic form, his handling of line, paint, and color gives each work a strong sense of character and mood.
Presented in the historic Fechin House, the exhibition offers a vivid encounter with Fechin’s art, revealing an artist for whom expression and observation were inseparable.
JANIS AND ROY COFFEE GALLERY
Martin E. Hennings, "Thinning Aspens," Oil on paper. Permanent Collection of Taos Art Museum.
Land, Legacy, and Perspective: Landscapes of Northern New Mexico
On View: through November 1, 2026, in the Janis and Roy Coffee Gallery
We are delighted to present this exhibition, drawn from our permanent collection and local lenders, offering a rare opportunity to see these masterworks together. Land, Legacy, and Perspective is part of the museum’s ongoing exploration of the artistic legacy of Taos and northern New Mexico and the continuing resonance of these landscapes today.
The dramatic vistas of northern New Mexico have long beckoned artists from across the country and around the world. This exhibition brings together works by Ernest L. Blumenschein, Leon Gaspard, Gene Kloss, Barbara Latham, Joseph Henry Sharp, Victor Higgins, and many others, each drawn to the region’s distinctive light, rugged geography, and layered history. Their paintings, ranging from vibrant oils to delicate watercolors, capture scenes from Taos Pueblo to Black Mesa, from sunlit adobe villages to snowy mountain passes.
While these artists approached northern New Mexico as observers and interpreters, often from outside its longstanding communities, the landscapes they depict are not empty or anonymous. For centuries before these painters arrived, the mountains, valleys, and villages of this region have been, and remain, homelands for Indigenous peoples such as the Pueblo, Navajo (Diné), Apache, and many others. Hispanic communities, rooted here since Spanish colonization, have also shaped the land’s culture, traditions, and appearance.
As you move through the exhibition, we invite you to reflect on these landscapes not only as scenes of natural beauty but also as enduring sites of memory, history, and belonging for the region’s Indigenous and Hispanic peoples. These layered histories continue to influence northern New Mexico, giving each painting deeper meaning that extends beyond the artist’s individual vision.
On View: through November 1, 2026, in the Janis and Roy Coffee Gallery
We are delighted to present this exhibition, drawn from our permanent collection and local lenders, offering a rare opportunity to see these masterworks together. Land, Legacy, and Perspective is part of the museum’s ongoing exploration of the artistic legacy of Taos and northern New Mexico and the continuing resonance of these landscapes today.
The dramatic vistas of northern New Mexico have long beckoned artists from across the country and around the world. This exhibition brings together works by Ernest L. Blumenschein, Leon Gaspard, Gene Kloss, Barbara Latham, Joseph Henry Sharp, Victor Higgins, and many others, each drawn to the region’s distinctive light, rugged geography, and layered history. Their paintings, ranging from vibrant oils to delicate watercolors, capture scenes from Taos Pueblo to Black Mesa, from sunlit adobe villages to snowy mountain passes.
While these artists approached northern New Mexico as observers and interpreters, often from outside its longstanding communities, the landscapes they depict are not empty or anonymous. For centuries before these painters arrived, the mountains, valleys, and villages of this region have been, and remain, homelands for Indigenous peoples such as the Pueblo, Navajo (Diné), Apache, and many others. Hispanic communities, rooted here since Spanish colonization, have also shaped the land’s culture, traditions, and appearance.
As you move through the exhibition, we invite you to reflect on these landscapes not only as scenes of natural beauty but also as enduring sites of memory, history, and belonging for the region’s Indigenous and Hispanic peoples. These layered histories continue to influence northern New Mexico, giving each painting deeper meaning that extends beyond the artist’s individual vision.
Interested in submitting a proposal to exhibit in the Fechin Studio? Learn more here!