Phase I HVAC renovation is complete; select galleries on the 2nd floor are open. Stay tuned for the Phase II reopening of American, European (Kress), and Latin American collection galleries

In the Galleries
 

Tom Lea and Contemporaries

Tom Lea, Rio Grande, 1954. Oil on canvas, 22 ¼ x 32 in. El Paso Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Decherd in honor of Isabelle Thomason Decherd and H. Ben Decherd, 1996.10.1

Leo Villareal: Illuminated

Leo Villareal, Lightscape, 2002, Edition of 10, LEDs, wood, diffusion material, custom software, and electrical hardware. 85 x 122 x 9 in. El Paso Museum of Art, Gift of Jereann and Holland Chaney, 2020.3.

ULTRAVIOLE(N)T EXPOSURES

Image Courtesy of POST–Project for Operative Spatial Technologies

Star Ceiling (El Paso)

Image courtesy of Insitu Architecture

Group Theremin by Owen Schwab

Owen Schwab,Group Theremin, 2023. Square steel tubing, mild steel sheet, aluminum flats-stock, milky white acrylic, medium density fiberboard, zinc-coated hardware, LED light strips, ultrasonic distance sensors, electrical cable, Dell workstation, particle argon, LED pixel driver, 9’ 6” H x 3’W x 3’ L . Photo courtesy of Jennica Lenamond

Thunderbird Storm by Robert Carlson

Robert Carlson, Thunderbird Storm, 2016. Oil on linen, 56 x 92 in. Courtesy of Beverly Dudley and Paul Dudley. Image courtesy of the artist

Jorge Rojas: Coyotek

Jorge Rojas, Chac Mool, 2021. Video still: Joshua Samson. Courtesy of the artist.

José Villalobos: The Same Air We Breathe

Jose Villalobos, still from The Same Air We Breathe, 2025. HD video, 8:10 min. Courtesy of the artist

2025 Congressional Art Competition

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