Date: September 19th, 2025
Contact: Eva Gabriella Flynn, Education and Outreach Coordinator, egflynn@nmsu.edu, 575-646-2185
Greetings From Tijuana
September 19, 2025 - March 7, 2026
Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery, NMSU Art Museum
English | Espanol
The University Art Museum is pleased to present Georgina Treviño: Greetings from Tijuana, an alluring solo exhibition that marks a return to the city where jewelry artist Georgina Treviño was born and raised until the age of thirteen. Framed through the lens of the postcard, this exhibition transports viewers to the iconic city of Tijuana and highlights the generation that came of age there during the 1990’s and 2000’s.
At the show's center is a reimagined curios shop, transformed into a nostalgic space for visitors and locals alike where personal and collective memories come alive. It’s a celebration of the Tijuana that once was, that still lives on in spirit, and that continues to shape its people. Filtered through her background in jewelry and material experimentation, Treviño presents an exhibition that functions as both an homage to and a reinvention of nostalgia. Embracing the tension between fine art, artisanal craft, and kitsch, Treviño blurs the boundaries between materials, aesthetics, and perceived value—mirroring the ambiguous nature of life on the border. Greetings from Tijuana features site-specific installations and new jewelry works from Treviño that reflect on how memory, place, and identity remain fluid with time.
The exhibition will be on view from September 19, 2025, through March 7, 2026 in the Bunny Conlon Modern & Contemporary Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception at the University Art Museum on Friday, September 19, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, alongside the opening receptions for Jennifer Ling Datchuk: RIPENING, and Necessary Futures at the University Art Museum. Public programming for this exhibition includes an artist talk and jewelry workshop.
All programs are free and open to the public. For a complete calendar of events, visit uam.nmsu.edu.
About the artist:
Georgina Treviño is a multidisciplinary artist, jeweler, and educator from Tijuana, Mexico,
currently based in San Diego, California. She earned a BA in Applied Design with an emphasis in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from San Diego State University in 2014. Treviño’s work has been featured in publications including The Los Angeles Times, Elle, Vogue, Purple Magazine, and various book anthologies. She has collaborated with high-profile celebrities such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Olivia Rodrigo, Rosalía, Bella Hadid, Lizzo, Doja Cat, and Kali Uchis. Her brand collaborations include Nike, E.l.f. Cosmetics, Bimba y Lola, Converse, Guess, and Spotify.
Her work has been part of several national & international exhibitions and is part of several prestigious permanent collections, including the Museum of Arts and Design (New York), the Racine Art Museum (Wisconsin), the Alain Servais Collection (Brussels), and the Jorge M. Pérez Collection at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM).
For more information on Georgina Treviño, visit her website at https://georginatrevinojewelry.com/ and follow her on Instagram @georginatrevino.
Acknowledgements:
Greetings from Tijuana was made possible in part with support from the NMSU College of Arts & Sciences and The Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, Devasthali Family Foundation Fund.
Museum Information:
The UAM is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm, at 1308 E. University Ave., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003. Admission to all programming is free and open to the public. For more information please visit uam.nmsu.edu.
Image Credit:
Photo Credit: Jones Conner
