BIO & CV
Sean Hudson (b. Denton, TX 1983) is a visual artist and teacher based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Inspired by the ever-changing light, color, and mood of the high desert, Hudson’s compositions narrow in on intimate conversations between land and sky. He currently teaches drawing at the University of New Mexico and a host of watercolor workshops in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Abiquiu, NM.
Education
University of New Mexico M.F.A. Studio Art, 2017
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design B.F.A. Painting & Drawing, 2009
Brookhaven Community College, 2003-2006
Teaching Experience
Ghost Ranch Retreat Center, Instructor, Abiquiu, NM, '24 - current
Bishops Lodge Resort, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM, '24 - current
L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM, '21 - current
University of New Mexico - Cont. Ed., Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '20 - current
University of New Mexico, Adjunct Professor, Albuquerque, NM, '20 - current
Artisan Art Supply, Instructor, Albuquerque, NM, '23
St. John's College, Guest Instructor, Santa Fe, NM '22
University of New Mexico - Graduate Assistant, Albuquerque, NM, '14-'17
Solo Exhibitions
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
Publication & Press
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
Select Group Exhibitions
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
Public Engagements
Sun & Shadow Artist Talk, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM (Nov. 16) 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