Carmella Padilla

Bio: Santa Fe native Carmella Padilla is an award-winning author and editor who has written extensively about the Hispano art, culture and history of New Mexico. Her numerous books include El Rancho de los Golondrinas: Living History in New Mexico's La Cienega Valley; Low n slow: Low Riding in New Mexico (both published by Museum of New Mexico Press); Conexiones: Connections in Spanish Colonial Art; and Eliseo Rodriguez: El Sexto Pintor (both distributed by Museum of New Mexico Press). Her articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the Albuquerque Tribune; the Albuquerque Journal, the Dallas Morning News and other important publications.