View the exceptional work on view in the
2026 La Luz de Taos Exhibition
2026 Participating Artists
On view April 17 through June 4 at The Lunder Research Center at Couse-Sharp Historic Site is a stunning collection of 71 works in a variety of media by some of the most exciting contemporary artists in America.
The works will be sold June 6 at La Luz de Taos biennial Gala. A handful will be sold by secret-bid auction, and the rest will be sold at fixed prices via live draw. Attendees and absentees can participate. Proceeds benefit Couse-Sharp Historic Site programs and preservation. Tickets and absentee ballots on sale now.
Exhibition
April 17–June 4, 2026
The Lunder Research Center,
Couse-Sharp Historic Site
Taos, New Mexico, USA
Preview and reception
June 5, 2026, 5–7 pm
Art sale preview and reception, tours of Historic Site available
Couse-Sharp Historic Site
Taos, New Mexico, USA
Panel Discussion & Reception
June 6, 2026, 10–11 am
Reception and panel discussion:
What Is “Art of the West” in 2026? Shared History and Separate Mythology
The Gallery at Hotel Willa
Taos, New Mexico, USA
Gala & Art Sale
June 6, 2026, 5 pm
(draw and bid review start 7 pm)
La Luz de Taos Gala & Art Sale
El Monte Sagrado Resort
67 works of art to be sold via ballot draw and 4 via secret-bid auction
Taos, New Mexico, USA
We thank our generous La Luz de Taos 2026 sponsors!
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact
giving@couse-sharp.org
Title Sponsor
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Platinum Sponsors
Rich & Gabrielle Coffman
Heritage Hotels
Jones West Realty of Taos
Gold Sponsors
Bond Bergland & Caroline Rutledge
Claggett-Rey Gallery
Meyer Gallery
Western Art Collector
Turquoise Sponsors
Acosta Strong Gallery
Art of the West
Fine Art Connoisseur
John Moran Auctioneers
Johnson Storage & Moving
Southwest Art
Western Art & Architecture
Patron Sponsors
Fred & Jane Burns
Casa Benavides
Centinel Bank of Taos
Cincinnati Art Galleries
Custer Battlefield Trading Post
Ken & Laura Erickson
Eric & Amanda Garland
Goldleaf Framemakers
Ross & Lilly Harmon
Susie & Doug Haugen
Heritage Auctions
Hotel Willa
Mary Lattimore
Matteucci Galleries
McNab Ridge Winery
Medicine Man Gallery
Jeff & Gabrielle Norwood
Elizabeth & Oscar Palacios
Parsons Fine Art
Polly Raye
Red Willow Hospice
Rich & Carol Rinehart
Southwest Art Appraisals
Tres Estrellas Gallery
Tim Weddle & Donna Mullen Weddle
ARTIST SPONSORS
Art of the West
Judy & David Buck
Chamli Art Services
Coeur D’Alene Art Auction
Fine Art Connoisseur
Lenore & Bill Macdonald
Jane & Steve Marmon
Mongerson Gallery
Rich & Carol Rinehart
WinshipPhillips
Zaplin Lampert Gallery