Sean Hudson is an Albuquerque-based artist and educator. His work is rooted in a deep curiosity about the natural world and a belief that creativity reconnects us with joy, wonder, and reverence.
Hudson received his MFA in Studio Art from the University of New Mexico in 2017 and his BFA in Painting and Drawing from Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design in 2009.
He has exhibited extensively throughout New Mexico, with recent solo exhibitions including Wild Light at Cafe Pasqual's Gallery, Sun & Shadow at L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Santa Fe, and Living Desert at Smoke The Moon in Santa Fe. His work has also been exhibited at Richard Levy Gallery, Lapis Room, and Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque.
His work has been featured in New American Paintings, Hyperallergic, and in Pasatiempo's "Final Frame." Hudson maintains a studio practice in Albuquerque and teaches at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts in Santa Fe, and through his own studio, Magic Sky Watercolor, in Albuquerque.
Education
2017University of New Mexico — M.F.A. Studio Art, Albuquerque, NM
2009Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design — B.F.A. Painting & Drawing, Denver, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2026Wild Light, Cafe Pasqual's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024Sun & Shadow, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2023Le Petit Plateau, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2023Living Desert, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2021Metasouthwest, Zendo Art & Coffee, Albuquerque, NM
2017The Magic Sky, MFA Thesis Show, Small Engine Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2015Cosmic Dust, Winning, Albuquerque, NM
2013Nest, Alumni Gallery @ RMCAD, Denver, CO
2 Person Exhibitions
2025I AM JUST a VISITOR, with Deborah Stein, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026New Spaces, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2026Skyscapes, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2025Regalos, Hecho a Mano, Santa Fe, NM
2025MasterWorks of New Mexico, Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2023Chamisa Copper, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2022Flower Shop, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2021School's Out!, Friend Of A Friend, Denver, CO
2021High Desert High!, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2021Made in ABQ, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2021Taking the Scenic Route, Richard Levy Gallery, ABQ, NM
2021Winter in The Valley, The Valley, Taos, NM
2015Bad Kitty w/ Adrian Pijoan, SITE Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
2014Head Space, Jailhouse Arts, Buena Vista, CO
2009Drawrings II, Rhinosauropolis, Denver, CO
Publication & Press
2025Last Image, Pasatiempo, Santa Fe
2022Living Desert, Exhibition Catalog, Smoke The Moon
2022Adventure Painters of the Southwest, Hyperallergic
2017New American Paintings, No. 129
2017The Magic Sky, Thesis Exhibition Catalog
2015Connectivity, Exhibition Catalog, University of New Mexico
Artist in Residence
Obracadobra, Oaxaca, Mexico, November 11–25, 2025
Public Engagements
2026Sticking To Your Practice w/ Mika Maloney, Lapis Room, Albuquerque, NM
2026Presentation/Demo, Rio Grande Art Association, Albuquerque, NM
2024Sun & Shadow Artist Talk, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2024Presentation/Demo, New Mexico Watercolor Society, Albuquerque, NM
2023Living Desert Artist Talk, Smoke The Moon, Santa Fe, NM
2018PechaKucha 20x20 VOL. 25, Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, NM
Teaching Experience
'24 – CurrentMagic Sky Watercolor, Owner/Instructor, Albuquerque, NM
'24 – CurrentGhost Ranch Retreat Center, Instructor, Abiquiu, NM
'21 – CurrentL'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM
'26Meow Wolf, Instructor, Santa Fe, NM
'26Sandia Prep: Prep Collective, Instructor, Albuquerque, NM
'23, '26Artisan Art Supply, Instructor, Albuquerque, NM
'20 – '25University of New Mexico, Part-time Faculty, Albuquerque, NM
'20 – '25University of New Mexico, Instructor, Cont. Ed., Albuquerque, NM
'14 – '17University of New Mexico, Graduate Assistant, Albuquerque, NM
Special Programming
'26Wild Light Workshop, Cafe Pasqual's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
'25Learning to See, L'Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Santa Fe, NM
'22Guest Lecturer, St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM
