Our People
Robert King
Founder/Curator/Artist
(Chahta Okla, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma) b. 1981 — The high desert terrain serves as both inspiration and supply chain for most of the work produced by Robert King. Robert, a physician and member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is a self-taught ceramic artist who continuously seeks new ways to express himself primarily utilizing the various natural resources found in the surrounding landscape. Respectfully collaborating with the wild clay, rocks, minerals, sand, and trees surrounding his Galisteo, NM, home and studio, he crafts ceramics that express the natural environment where these materials have rested for millennia.
Jaime Herrell
Director/Curator
(Cherokee Nation) Jaime Herrell is an independent curator, museum programs coordinator, education developer, and museum studies specialist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she graduated in 2024 from the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) with a degree in museum studies. Her career spans over a decade, immersing herself in significant cultural centers and contemporary spaces. Currently, she is focused on several exhibition collaborations with the Tia Collection and other institutions, and serves as the Vice President of the board for the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) – Santa Fe.
Alice Crazy Bull
Gallerist
Alice Crazy Bull is Sicangu Lakota from Rosebud, South Dakota, and Shoshone Paiute from Duck Valley, Nevada. She is pursuing a dual Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts and Museum Studies, with a minor in Native American Art History, at the
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Crazy Bull has worked
as a gallery assistant at the Balzer Gallery, located on the IAIA campus, and was a
Native American Fellow at the Peabody Essex Museum. Additionally, this past summer, they interned at Racing Magpie in Rapid City, South Dakota. Crazy Bull has a passion for contemporary Native American Arts and cultural community. Alice Crazy Bull creates beadwork that explores the use of traditional materials, techniques, and symbolism. While innovating with contemporary forms of expression to create beadwork that represents her experience as a Lakota woman.
Morgan Zuloaga
2025 Duende Gallery Intern
Morgan Zuloaga is a third-year undergraduate student at The American University of Paris, studying Entrepreneurship and Art History. With a passion for community-centered spaces and storytelling through visual culture, Morgan has led service projects and worked with student government and clubs across campus. This summer, she joins Duende Gallery, eager to support its mission and immerse herself in Santa Fe’s creative community.
Gallerist
Meredith Gray is a multidisciplinary creative whose career spans editorial fashion, writing, visual arts, and community advocacy. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Patterns and Fashion Editor at Harper’s Bazaar, Meredith brings decades of storytelling and visual sensibility into her current work as an artist, writer, and photographer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Her visual art has been featured in solo and group exhibitions, including South by Southwest in Savannah, Georgia, and she has contributed written work to Savannah Magazine, Westport News, and Distinctive Style Magazine. Meredith is also the founder of The NAKED Project, a breast cancer awareness platform that combines narrative, advocacy, and image.
A recipient of Lifetime Network’s Remarkable Women Award, Meredith has served on the boards of the Telfair Museum and the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home Museum. She brings a deep commitment to cultural engagement and mentorship through her ongoing work across arts, education, and community initiatives.
Meredith Gray
Julian Massey
Gallerist/Seasonal