The City of Santa Fe's City Hall will be the next location for the national Proudly She Served portrait exhibit from Wednesday, November 30, 2022, through Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The exhibit will be housed in the hallway near the City Manager's office on the first floor of the building, which is located at 200 Lincoln Ave.  

Proudly She Served honors women veterans through a series of portraits of women actively serving or who are veterans of military service. The portraits are the work of fine artist Steve Alpert, who worked with exhibit project director and former military aviator Linda Maloney to convey each woman's courage, strength, resilience, and selflessness while serving in the military and in their lives as civilians.  

In addition to the series of portraits, the exhibit at City Hall will also feature information about eight New Mexican women veterans interred at the Santa Fe National Cemetery: Pita Cajete, Christel Chavez, Maria Lovato Cook, Connie Gilchrist, Ramona Latimer, Maria Outland, Nina Piatt, and Katherine Stinson. The additional information is provided by the Santa Fe Community College's Veterans Legacy Grant Program (VLGP).  

On November 30, the same day as the exhibit opening, VLGP Community Engagement Coordinator Ken Dettelbach will give a presentation about the SFCC Veterans Legacy Grant Program during the Governing Body meeting at 5 p.m. This program works to preserve veterans' stories and also enables K-12 teachers to create instructional materials based on their stories.  

Those wishing to view the Proudly She Served exhibit should enter through the City Hall front door off of Lincoln Avenue. Viewing is free of charge.