This exhibition features the work of noted artists and artisans who lived and worked in northern New Mexico, especially around the art colonies of Santa Fe and Taos. Some of the most prominent New Mexico modernists are featured including Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, Victor Higgins, Jozef Bakos, and B.J.O. Nordfeldt.

During the Depression, many New Mexico artists were employed by the Works Progress Administration and the Federal Art Project to paint murals and create New Deal art. Those represented in this exhibition include Gustave Baumann and Pablita Velarde from Santa Clara Pueblo. Additionally, the work of master carver Felipe Archuleta is on view. This is a changing exhibition space where works from the Permanent Collection are periodically rotated.