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Animalia
One of MAM's exhibits since February of 2020 is Animalia by Frederico Uribe. Animalia consists of over 60 different works, mostly sculptures made of everyday objects, trash, and recycled materials. The sculptures making up the exhibit replicate nature, ranging from pieces as small as fish made of plastic bottles to a life sized tiger made of bullet shells. Uribe’s upbringing in Bogota, Columbia greatly influenced his work. After witnessing so much conflict in his early life, Uribe’s more current works like Animalia aim to showcase how beauty can be made from destruction.

Odyssey of the Venutian Soldiers
Virgil Ortiz’s Odyssey of the Venutian Soldiers is a collection of various works including pottery, paintings, and sculpture inspired by Ortiz’s Pueblo background that arrived at MAM in September of 2019. Ortiz, a passionate story teller and science fiction fan, creates a narrative inspired by the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 that then carries the observer forward 500 years to 2180. The works themselves include a mural of the characters, pottery figurines with scenes painted on them, sculptures of armor, and more.

Other Current Exhibits

 * Uncaged: Animals in the Collection by John James Audubon. February 8, 2020 - August 8, 2021.
 * Personal Landscapes. February 8, 2020 - November 29, 2020.
 * Undaunted Spirit: Art of Native North America. April 8, 2018 - June 21, 2021.
 * George Inness: Works in the Collection. November 12, 2018 - August 15, 2021.