Linares family Exhibition Institutional record Ongoing
“Alebrijes: A Linares Family Tradition”, traveling exhibition
May 5, 2026 – February 28, 2028 · Museum of International Folk Art · Albuquerque / Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bilingual traveling exhibition with works by three generations of the Linares family, opened at the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque. Includes a rooster alebrije by Felipe Linares Vargas.
An adaptation of the Museum of International Folk Art’s exhibition “La Cartonería Mexicana / The Mexican Art of Paper and Paste” (Santa Fe). Curated by Nora Dolan (MOIFA) and Marta Turok. It opened on May 5, 2026 at the Consulate of Mexico in Albuquerque and will travel to communities across New Mexico and the Southwest through 2028. KUNM’s coverage documents a rooster alebrije by Felipe Linares Vargas and a cat alebrije by Leonardo Linares Vargas.
- EvidenceInstitutional record · Ongoing
- Related peopleFelipe Linares Vargas · Cartonero · son of Felipe Linares Mendoza · grandson of Pedro Linares LópezLeonardo Linares Vargas · Cartonero · son of Felipe Linares Mendoza · grandson of Pedro Linares López
Sources and references
- Alebrijes: A Linares Family Tradition, Museum of International Folk Art
- New exhibit showcases fantastical creatures in Mexican folk art, KUNM (2026-05-04)
- Traveling Alebrijes showcase opens at Mexican Consulate in Albuquerque, KRQE (2026-05)
Related works
- Rooster alebrije*Museum of International Folk Art (traveling exhibition), Santa Fe, New Mexico