Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia

Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia Public opening on June 8, 2025 Appearances Deceive is the first retrospective of Nuevomexicano artist Policarpio Valencia (b. 1853 – d. 1931) whose embroidered textiles contemplate the serious subjects of morality and mortality with wit and whimsy.  

Image Credit: Textile detail, 1925. Policarpio Valencia. Santa Cruz, New Mexico. MOIFA Collection, gift of Mary Cabot Wheelright and Historical Society of New Mexico (A5.2004.1)