The Albuquerque Community Foundation supports the local creative economy by commissioning local artists with unique ways of expressing their talent. Young, emerging artist Zahra Marwan explores the theme of hope in the face of life’s challenges with her original painting Reluctantly Resolved. “Everything in the painting is something that makes me happy. The colors – really bright yellow on yellow, …

When New Mexican artist Reyes Padilla hears music, he sees colors – a condition called synesthesia. His paintings, murals and site-specific installations are inspired by playlists he compiles. As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we collaborated with Padilla and other local artists making an imprint on the community. The genesis of Reyes’s cover painting “Cruzando Ríos (Crossing Rivers)” was …

As a painter and muralist, Natalie Voelker investigates complexity and transcendence in seemingly ordinary people. In 2022, the Foundation commissioned her to create a painting that would visually represent capacity building, continued collaboration with community partners, new grant programs and the organization’s development of a five-year strategic plan. “This is such a great organization doing great work, with a mission …