The Albuquerque Museum will present "Cara and Diego Romero: Tales of Futures Past" from November 1, 2025, through February 8, 2026. This is the first national traveling exhibition to bring together the work of acclaimed contemporary artists Cara Romero (Chemehuevi) and Diego Romero (Cochiti), featuring 40 works including Diego’s pottery and lithographs and Cara’s photographs from her Indigenous Futurism series. The exhibition, organized by the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa, includes the debut of Cara Romero’s large-scale photographs "Four Horsewomen I and II" and a documentary by Kaela Waldstein. Public events include an opening panel moderated by artist and scholar Deborah Jojola.
This exhibition matters because it highlights two influential Indigenous artists who explore shared themes of past, present, and future Indigenous identity, colonial impacts, and social and environmental justice through pop culture and personal experience. By bringing their work together in a traveling show, the exhibition amplifies Indigenous voices in contemporary art and underscores the cultural significance of New Mexico as a hub for innovative artistic practice. The inclusion of new works and public programming further deepens community engagement with these critical narratives.