UN:US Unframed Contemporary is an artist-led contemporary art gallery in El Paso, Texas dedicated to the celebration of art and creativity that enriches artistic discussion and educates the public about the work of contemporary established and emerging women and under-represented artists. Through collaboration and mentorship, our artists give our emerging artists direct guidance, feedback, and information as they learn to navigate their professional artistic practice. Unframed Contemporary is a venue that encourages the expansion of the artist’s role to include mentor, curator, critic, and community developer.
We believe in the power of community and the value of creative space for women and other underrepresented artists.
We seek to cultivate a culture of cooperative achievement in the visual arts by providing opportunities for artists to show their work and exchange ideas on their own terms.
We create an artistic community through artist-initiated exhibitions, special projects, and curatorial opportunities, collectively bringing people together and expanding connections.
We foster relationships between artists from all career stages, lifting up artists, and offering new contexts for the work of mid-career and established artists.
Join us in viewing this work, in creating a dialogue, an excitement for new perspectives, and for experiencing art in the Borderland.
Unframed Board Members
Zoe Spiliotis is an artist caught between the borders of Texas and New Mexico. Her work is based on mathematical principles exploring the principles of repetition, symmetry, movement, and visual perception through the use of patterns derived from her surrounding biological and built structures. Her work explores memory, perception, the complexities and duality of life, and the quest for transcendence through color and pattern; creating a space where wonder meets the ordinary and where heavens meet the earth.
Spiliotis earned an AS in Graphic Design from Valencia Community College, a BFA from Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, and an MFA from New Mexico State University. She exhibits nationally and internationally and is represented in many collections across the country. She has also created a number of public artworks in New Mexico, Texas, Pennsylvania, and internationally in Venezuela. She was recently awarded a fellowship through the Humanities Collaborative UTEP-EPCC, funded by the Mellon Foundation for her project to develop a color identity for the City of El Paso. As an artist and educator, she is a dedicated advocate for the arts, creating and promoting opportunities for her students, artists, and the public. She serves on many local and national committees and is a member of the Border Artists, a non-profit collective that promotes arts in the binational region. www.zoespiliotis.com
Jean Wilkey is an American artist based in New Mexico. She earned a bachelor of fine arts and master of education degrees before embarking on a period of travel that included living and working in Honduras, Costa Rica, and Israel. In 2008 she was awarded a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from New Mexico State University. Wilkey has exhibited nationally and internationally, and her work is in private collections around the world. She is a member of the Border Artists and is a founding member of the Praxis Collective, a group of women dedicated to artistic practice, education, and scholarship. She currently lives in Las Cruces, NM, and teaches drawing and painting at the University of Texas at El Paso and New Mexico State University.
www.jeanwilkey.com 
