About Lumina
Art Needs Room to Breathe
Founded in 2018, Lumina creates space for looking closely at contemporary work.
Est. 2018
How Lumina Began
Gallery director Camille Ortiz spent a decade curating in Santa Fe before moving to Durango. She saw a gap: a community rich with artists but no dedicated contemporary gallery. In 2018, she converted a former auto shop on East 2nd Avenue into a white-walled exhibition space.
Today, Lumina represents 18 artists and shows work from dozens more through its annual open call and guest-curated exhibitions. The gallery has placed work in private collections across the US and partners with three university art programs for emerging artist residencies.
"A gallery should make you slow down. That's the whole point.
" — Camille Ortiz, Director
Gallery Director & Curator
Camille Ortiz
Camille holds an MFA from RISD and spent 10 years curating at Owings Gallery and Zane Bennett Contemporary Art in Santa Fe. She relocated to Durango in 2017 and founded Lumina the following year. She curates four of the gallery's six annual exhibitions personally.
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design · Association of Art Museum Curators — Member · Americans for the Arts — Board Advisor
"Every exhibition should change how you see something ordinary.
" — Camille Ortiz
Come See for Yourself
Free admission. Open Wed-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5.