BIO & CV
SEAN HUDSON
Sean Hudson is an artist and educator based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work is rooted in a deep curiosity about the natural world and a belief that creativity reconnects us with joy and wonder.
Hudson earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in Denver and a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico. His interdisciplinary studies in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation fostered a spirit of experimentation and play that continues to shape his creative practice.
During the pandemic, Hudson was unexpectedly offered a job teaching watercolor, a medium he had not previously worked with. What began as a practical opportunity quickly became the foundation of his studio practice. He discovered that watercolor mirrored the way he wanted to experience the world: direct, spontaneous, and full of possibility.
Today, Hudson divides his time between the studio and the classroom. Through workshops at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Santa Fe, and his own studio, Magic Sky Watercolor in Albuquerque, he invites others to experience creativity not as a pursuit of perfection, but as a way of reconnecting with the joy of creative expression.
Hudson's work has been featured in New American Paintings, Hyperallergic, and Pasatiempo. He has exhibited throughout New Mexico at Richard Levy Gallery, Lapis Room, Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque, and SITE Santa Fe, Smoke The Moon Gallery, and Cafe Pasqual's Gallery in Santa Fe.
Education
University of New Mexico
M.F.A. Studio Art, Albuquerque, NM, 2017
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
B.F.A. Painting & Drawing, Denver, CO, 2009
Teaching Experience
Magic Sky Watercolor, Owner/Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '24 - Current
Ghost Ranch Retreat Center, Instructor, Abiquiu, NM, '24 - Current
L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM, '21 - Current
Sandia Prep: Prep Collective, Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '26
Artisan Art Supply, Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '23, '26
University of New Mexico, Part-time Faculty, Albuquerque, NM, '20 - '25
University of New Mexico - Cont. Ed., Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '20 - '25
St. John's College, Guest Lecturer, Santa Fe, NM '22
University of New Mexico - Graduate Assistant, Albuquerque, NM, '14-'17
Solo Exhibitions
Wild Light, Cafe Pasqual's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2026,
Sun & Shadow, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2024
Le Petit Plateau, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2023
Living Desert, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM, 2023
Metasouthwest, Zendo Art & Coffee, Albuquerque, NM, 2021
The Magic Sky, Small Engine Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2017
Cosmic Dust, Winning, Albuquerque, NM, 2015
Group Nest, Alumni Gallery @ RMCAD, Denver, CO, 2013
2 Person Exhibitions
I AM JUST a VISITOR, with Deborah Stein, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2025
Group Exhibitions
Skyscapes, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM, 2026
500 Below, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM, 2025
Regalos, Hecho a Mano, Santa Fe, NM, 2025
MasterWorks of New Mexico, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2025
Chamisa Copper, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM, 2023
Fun-a-Day, 1415 Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2023
Flower Shop, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM, 2022
School’s Out!, Friend Of A Friend, Denver, CO, 2021
High Desert High!, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM, 2021
Made in ABQ, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, 2021
Taking the Scenic Route, Richard Levy Gallery, ABQ, NM, 2021
Winter in The Valley, The Valley, Taos, NM, 2021
Here Now, Leisure Gallery, Denver, CO 2017
Ze, John Sommers Gallery, UNM, ABQ, NM, 2016
Bad Kitty w/ Adrian Pijoan, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM, 2015
Connectivity: 21st Annual Juried Graduate Exhibition, UNM, 2015
Head Space, Jailhouse Arts, Buena Vista, CO, 2014
Love to Hate/Hate to Love, Redline Studios, 2009
Drawrings II, Rhinosauropolis, Denver, CO, 2009
Publication & Press
Last Image, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, 2025
Living Desert, Exhibition Catalog, Smoke The Moon, 2022
Hyperallergic, Adventure Painters of the Southwest, 2022
New American Paintings, No. 129, 2017
The Magic Sky, Thesis Exhibition Catalog, 2017
Connectivity, Exhibition Catalog, University of New Mexico, 2015
Artist in Residence
Obracadobra, Oaxaca, Mexico, November 11 - 25, 2025
Public Engagements
Sticking To Your Practice w/ Mika Maloney, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM 2026
Presentation/Demo, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM 2026
Sun & Shadow Artist Talk, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM 2024
Presentation/Demo, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque, NM 2024
Living Desert Artist Talk, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM 2023
PechaKucha 20x20 VOL. 25, Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM 2018