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Former name | Anderson Museum |
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| Established | 1994 |
| Location | 409 E. College Blvd, Rosewell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°24′32″N104°31′01″W / 33.40891°N 104.5169°W |
| Type | Art museum |
Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art (AMoCA) is an American art museum founded in 1994 and located in Roswell, New Mexico. [1] [2] The museum was formed from the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) program, and displays work from the former participants. [3]
The residency and art collection was started in 1967 by Donald B. Anderson (1919–2020), who wanted to bring national art and artists to Roswell. [4] [5] Donald B. Anderson had made his money in oil industry as a founder and executive at Anderson Oil Company, and later turned painter and art collector. [6] [7] [8]
Since June 2002, the museum has been administered by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation. In 2017, the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) won the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. [6] [9]
Artists with work in the museum collection include Luis Jiménez, [10] [11] Milton Resnick, [3] Olive Ayhens, Judy Richardson, [7] Johnnie Winona Ross, [12] and Robbie Barber. [13]
Roswell is a city in, and the seat of, Chaves County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Chaves County forms the entirety of the Roswell micropolitan area. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 48,422, making it the 5th most populous city in New Mexico. It is home of the New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), founded in 1891. The city is also the location of an Eastern New Mexico University campus. Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles northeast of the city on the Pecos River. Bottomless Lakes State Park is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Roswell on US 380.
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