about the artist
Ayemurs (aim-ers) is an emerging artist born and raised and Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has studied music and art throughout her life, but found an interest in printmaking in 2010. She attended the University of New Mexico, where she studied several techniques including lithography, screen-printing, relief and intaglio processes. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in December 2016, focusing the majority of her upper course work in lithography and serigraphy.
She currently creates work in her home studio, where she has a Takach etching press and four color station screen printing press. She has displayed artwork at different local pop-up events in Albuquerque, the New Mexico State Fair, and around the southwest. She has also participated, exhibited and hosted several international print exchanges, and has won awards for her work.
In addition to her own creative practice, she is very active within her local arts community. Not only is she a teaching artist with several programs, she also holds the Artistic and Experience Coordinator position on the SOMOS ABQ Co-Coordination board, where she co-curates and manages selected visual and performance artists as well as art making projects for a city wide festival. She is also a program assistant with Albuquerque Arts Hub where she engages with early to mid career artists to provide creative career professional development and community collaborations. She is a strong advocate for community arts collaboration and easily accessible education.
When not creating art she is also a licensed nail, eyelash and permanent cosmetic artist. She enjoys reading, playing video games, and taking workshops by other artists.
Artist Statement
My work blends mythology, folklore, and the natural world. I combine bold relief carvings with heavily saturated single color flats, to explore the intersections between real and fantastical creatures. I work mainly with linoleum and foam block printing, as well as screen printing, which allows me to produce substantial editions efficiently. I often print on both paper and upcycled textiles, aiming to make my work accessible and visible across a variety of spaces.
I am drawn to printmaking for its flexibility and accessibility, and for the way it enables me to share work widely. I am particularly inspired by street artists who use public spaces to make art available to everyone, and I strive to bring that same approach to my practice through large open editions that engage and reach the community.
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EDUCATION
2016 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM — Bachelor’s of Studio Art
2024 Bosque Education Guide, Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, Albuquerque NM- Certification
2025 Entomology for the Naturalist, Clemson University, Online- Certification in Progress
2019 The Basics of Block Printing with John Hogan, The Hat Ranch Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2019 Tin Type Photography with Kevin Black, Light Art Space, Silver City NM
2023 Mask Making with Dennis McNatt, Container Gallery, Santa Fe NM
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September 2024-Present Artistic and Experience Co-Coordinator, SOMOS ABQ Music and Art Festival, Albuquerque NM
April 2024-Present ABQ Arts Hub Program Assistant, Albuquerque Arts Hub, Albuquerque NM
April 2023-Present Visiting Printmaking Instructor, Off Center Community Arts Project, Albuquerque NM
September 2023-December 2024 Printmaking and Beginner Piano Instructor, Zia Family Focus Center, Albuquerque NM
August 2023-Present Integrated Arts Printmaking Teaching Artist, smART Classroom, Albuquerque Arts Hub, Albuquerque NM
August 2023-Present Integrated Arts Printmaking Teaching Artist, Creative Campus Act, Albuquerque Public Schools, Albuquerque NM
February 2014–Present Permanent Cosmetic, Lash & Nail Artist | Asst. Manager, Lorenco’s Salon Albuquerque NM
AWARDS, Residencies, FELLOWSHIPS
2024 Shared.Futures ArtScience Fellowship, Explora! Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque NM
2023 Fall Maker in Residence, Explora! Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque NM
2023 Spring Maker in Residence, Explora! Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque NM
2022 Arts Hub Fellowship, Albuquerque NM
2011 Rotary Youth Leadership Award, Monzano Mountain Retreat, Torreon NM
2011 Volcano Vista Art, Albuquerque NM- Third Place Printmaking
2010 Volcano Vista Art, Albuquerque NM- First Place Printmaking
2010 Albuquerque Public Schools Metro Youth Art Show, Albuquerque NM- Merit Award, Flux Contemporary
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
April 2025 Cryptids and Critters: Block Prints of Nature and Myth, El Chante: Casa de Cultura, Albuquerque NM
August 2021 Artist of the Month, Differential Brewing Co. Albuquerque NM
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
July 2025 land/scapes people & places of new mexico, Orpheum Community Hub, Albuquerque, NM
June 2025 Shared.Futures Fellowship Exhibition, Rainosek Family Gallery- University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
June 2025 National Forest Foundation Forest Week Celebration and Silent Auction, Nuckoll’s Brewing Co., Santa Fe NM
April 2025 Fun-A-Day Exhibition, 1415 Gallery, Albuquerque NM
April 2025 Shared.Futures Fellowship Exhibition, Explora! Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque NM
October 2024 Southwest Print Fiesta Exchange Exhibition, Power and Light Press, Silver City NM
Fall 2024 Women Who Print Online Exhibition, maripaper.com
September 2024 New Mexico State Fair, Hispanic Arts Gallery, Albuquerque NM
February 2024 Fun-A-Day Exhibition, 1415 Gallery, Albuquerque NM
April 2023 Print! Santa Fe Exchange Exhibition, Black Rock Editions, Santa Fe NM
October 2023 Southwest Print Fiesta Exchange Exhibition, Power and Light Press, Silver City NM
February 2023 Remarque Annual Print Exchange Exhibition, Newgrounds Remarque Print Workshop & Gallery, Albuquerque NM
February 2023 Print! Austin Print Exchange Exhibition, Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin TX
February 2023 Fun-A-Day Exhibition, 1415 Gallery, Albuquerque NM
May 2022 eMerge Print Exchange Online Exhibition, ericabarajas.com
February 2022 Print! Austin Exchange Exhibition, Blue Genie Art Bazaar, Austin TX
October 2021 Southwest Print Fiesta Exchange Exhibition, Power and Light Press, Silver City NM
August 2017 Animal Humane Benefit Show, La Cumbre Brewing Co, Albuquerque NM
COMMISSIONS
2022 Corporate Art Commission, Sheet Metal Contractors Association of New Mexico, 300 hand block printed 16inx28in tea towels
WEBSITE PUBLICATIONS
2024 “About Ayemurs”, People of Print, https://www.peopleofprint.com/solo-artist/ayemurs/
VISITING ARTIST WORKSHOPS
December 2024 Intro to Block Printing Holiday Cards, Catalyst Coffee Co., Albuquerque NM
October 2024 Eraser Block Printing, Lost Cultures Tea Bar, Albuquerque NM
June 2023 Pixel Printmaking, Albuquerque Academy Think! Summer Program, Albuquerque NM
Fall 2023 Pixel Printmaking and Beginner Linocut, Explora! Science Center and Children’s Museum, Albuquerque NM
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2024 Critters Creatures and Cryptids International Print Exchange, Online Exhibition