Midnight Light by Kandis Quam. Courtesy/NMDCA

NMDCA News:

Visit Coronado Historic Site for an artist demonstration from 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Saturday, July 26, featuring acrylic painter Kandis Quam (Zuni Pueblo).

Kandis Quam will demonstrate her process of creating acrylic on canvas paintings throughout the day. Visitors can drop in to ask questions and watch her process. Art has always been a part of Quam’s life, as she comes from a family of well-known Native artists. As a result of growing up in an artistic family, she watched and learned from her parents, Jayne and Lynn Quam, including how to navigate the art show world.

Even at a young age she knew her destiny was to continue the Quam family legacy of art. Her main subject matter of choice is imagery with a heavy Zuni influence, which she believes instills a sense of cultural preservation in this modern age for the younger generation. Through her use of visual media, she seeks to bridge the past with the present and create change through beauty.

This workshop provides an opportunity to learn about traditional and contemporary Native art from a variety of people representing different Pueblos and Tribes of the Southwest. Included with admission of $7 for adults and free to children 16 and younger, Native/Tribal affiliations, NM disabled veterans, NM foster families, and MNMF and FCJHS members.