This group exhibition comprised of works in various media from more than thirty artists examines what can emerge from the most unlikely places: what is driven by nature's persistence through environmental collapse; the will to exist by way of generosity in times of turmoil; seeing beauty in what seems ugly; and finding hope in despair. The 2026 Young Curators are Geneve Rose Calderon, West Williams, Kyla Allender, Miranda Hernandez, Olivia Hickel, Lila Adeyemo, Justus Holy Bear, Annabelle Gutierrez, and Bri Tweet.
Featured artists: Jonah Adler, Aurora Ajiboye-Taylor, Fatemah Baigmoradi, Kaylie Boye, Molly Goehring Burke, Grace Driscoll, Oishi Dutta, Ghislaine and Lando Fremaux-Valdez, Samantha Grabowska, Jessica Gross, Leah Hardy, Juniper Harrower, Scott Horn, Molly Rae Lockwood, Rica Maestas, Tessema A. Meredith, Martha Reich, Aleshanee Nikita, Jazmin Novak, Amber Price, Sheldon Richards, Hilary Rochow, Rocío Marisol Rodríguez Linares, Anna Leilani Sacy, Jonathan Sandmel, Zachary Sawan, Zachary Trainor, Jason Wright, Greta Young, and Maya Jo Yurcic, with curatorial contributions and support by Jordan Eddy, independent curator, writer, and editorial director of Southwest Contemporary.
The Search for Radiance in the Grotesque is curated by the SITE SANTA FE Young Curators program. Young Curators is a free after-school program for high school students to write critically about art and exhibitions, learn about jobs in art and museum fields, and work together to bring an exhibition to life.
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