The Museum of Encaustic Art’s permanent collection was started to archive an eclectic variety of styles and techniques in encaustic/wax art, and to further promote the medium.

The Museum, with over 450 works of art in its permanent collection has moved from our Santa Fe location to its original location – on the property of the founder, Douglas Mehrens. There are currently 124 pieces of encaustic/wax artwork showing in the new location.

2022 Museum Hours: March: open by appointment only (505-424-6487 or Mehrens@eainm.com), April – Dec 11: Fri/Sat/Sun 11 – 4 pm

• Admission fee: $10
  • kids under 18 – free
  • Members of the Encaustic Art Institute – free
  • Members of the Museum – free

Location: 18 County Road 55A, Cerrillos, NM 87010

For a map, click here.

Please contact Mehrens@eainm.com (or 505-424-6487) for more information or to make an appointment.

The goal is to have the full collection also be shown in the Virtual Museum. (See the home page to find out more about the Virtual Museum). Plans are in the works now to make that vision a reality. The collection is on rotating display now in the Museum’s new location and is also available to view online until the Virtual Museum has come to fruition.

The slideshow above plays automatically. To pause: click the II icon in the top-right margin of the slideshow. Click the play button to restart auto-play. To manually advance the slides, click the > in the center-right margin. To manually reverse, click the < in the center-left margin. The slideshow will give you an overview of the collection. To see the full-view images of the work of a particular artist in the collection, use the index below to find artists listed by last name.

INDEX OF ARTISTS:

Click here for artists with last names A – G

Click here for artists with last names H – P

Click here for artists with last names Q – Z

For artists who haven’t yet donated artwork, but would like to be part of this venture, let us know. Should you have any questions, please contact Mehrens@eainm.com.