It is necessary to occasionally look back to better understand where we are now. Decades: The 1990s is the final installment of the Roswell Museum’s series of exhibitions looking at artistic output on a ten-year basis reflecting on how artists grappled with changing times. All works presented in this exhibition are from the museum’s permanent collection. On display are works of art created during the 1990s entering the museum’s collection from 1990 to 2023. At least one work is on display created within each of the 10 years comprising the decade. Works of art by 55 artists are exhibited. Of the artists in the show, 12 have participated in the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAiR) program between 1975 and 2012. The artists represented in the exhibition are (RAiR artists are indicated with a *) Valerie Arber, Stuart Arends*, Roger Asay, Bill Bomar, Mala Breuer*, Ann Bromberg, Richard Buswell, Dana Chodzko, Donna Ciaciarella, Sue Coe, John Connell, Marilyn Conway, Tom Cosgrove, Rebecca Davis*, Bob DeBris, Eddie Dominguez*, Gussie DuJardin*, Cindy Ewing, Laurel Farrin*, Gloria Graham, Marcella Hackbardt, Christina Hall-Strauss, Ernest Martin Hennings, Colette Hosmer, Inger Jirby, Yoshiko Kanai*, Catherine Kerr Hoch, Zara Kriegstein, Ted Kuykendall*, Sandra Lerner, Steve Levin*, Beverly Magennis*, Eluid Martinez, Dave McGary, Deloss McGraw, Deann Melton, Danielle Rae Miller, Susan Moldenhauer, Dana Newmann, Robert Owen, Jeanette Pasin Sloan, Don Reitz, Kjersti Remen, Ken Saville, Sam Scott, Phyllis Sloane, Monika Steinhoff, Nancy Sutor, Bernadette Vigil, Jim Waid, James Watkins, Jerry West*, Steve White, Jerry Williams*, and Melissa Zink.