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For over a century, El Palacio has been a forum for voices exploring New Mexico’s art, archaeology, history, and landscape. Explore the writers, photographers, historians, and scientists whose perspectives have defined the magazine’s pages—past and present.
Arthur Sze is the current U.S. Poet Laureate. Sze is a poet, translator, and editor. He is the author of twelve books, including Into the Hush, Sight Lines, and others. Sze’s poems have been translated into fifteen languages, and he is the recipient of the National Book Award among many other honors. He lives in Santa Fe.
Deborah Jackson Taffa is a citizen of the Quechan Nation and Laguna Pueblo. Her memoir Whiskey Tender was a 2024 National Book Award Finalist and was longlisted for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. Taffa serves as the director of the MFA in creative writing program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Cara Romero is an award-winning contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero’s expansive oeuvre has been informed by formal training in film, digital, fine art, and commercial photography. She maintains a studio in Santa Fe, regularly participates in Native American art fairs, and was featured in PBS’ Craft in America (2019).
Cindra Kline is an award-winning author, editor, and regular contributor to El Palacio. One of her projects, Awakening in Taos: The Mabel Dodge Luhan Story, was chosen as Best Feature Film Made in New Mexico in 2015 at the Santa Fe Film Festival.
![Painting depicts an aerial attack on a coastal military landing, with planes in the sky, ships approaching shore, and explosions on the beach. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Everything_3-400x225.jpg)
BY CINDRA KLINE LLOYD HENRI KIVA NEW’s life as designer, artist, scholar, and visionary educator remains a call to creative souls still listening to what New frequently referred to as “the sound of drums.” In celebration of his influence, and honoring what would have been his 100th birthday, a collaborative effort between three Santa Fe museums spotlights the man and the motivation he has provided to so many individuals.
![A colorful beaded necklace with a bird-shaped pendant lies on a black surface next to a yellow vinyl record. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Turquoise-Tenacity8-400x225.jpg)
Saving Every Last Bit For Santo Domino's Mosaic Jewelry BY CINDRA KLINE Turquoise is the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture’s contribution to Santa Fe’s Summer of Color. [wonderplugin_slider id="112"] (more…)
![A pair of clip-on earrings shaped like birds, featuring red, white, black, and green inlaid stones arranged in a mosaic pattern. [gen-ai]](https://elpalacio.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Depression-Jewelry_10-400x225.jpg)
BY CINDRA KLINE Following the 1929 stock market crash and the subsequent Great Depression, spectacularly inventive jewelry crafted from found, repurposed, and plastic materials, appeared for sale from residents of Santo Domingo Pueblo. [wonderplugin_slider id="134"] (more…)
