Luis Mojica is renowned for innovative design and uncompromising craftsmanship. His work ranges from austere, contemporary pieces to intricate and highly complex filigree work. A native of the Rio Grande Valley of southern Colorado and central New Mexico, Mojica fabricates every piece and considers his work an integral part of the tradition of the art of New Mexico.
Luis received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Fine Arts College of the University of New Mexico. Although of Hispanic …
Luis Mojica is renowned for innovative design and uncompromising craftsmanship. His work ranges from austere, contemporary pieces to intricate and highly complex filigree work. A native of the Rio Grande Valley of southern Colorado and central New Mexico, Mojica fabricates every piece and considers his work an integral part of the tradition of the art of New Mexico.
Luis received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Fine Arts College of the University of New Mexico. Although of Hispanic heritage, Mojica cites his major aesthetic influence as the arts and crafts of the Native Americans, especially classic Navajo silversmithing of the 1900's, pueblo pottery designs of the Hopi and New Mexico Pueblos, as well as contemporary Indian jewelry.
