Irreverent donkey art from Madrid, NM
The world probably has enough horse paintings.
Joe Does Donkeys is a traveling art project based in Madrid, New Mexico, built around original paintings, questionable ideas, and an old horse trailer full of donkeys.
I paint them weird, handsome, holy, lazy, debonair, or however else seems necessary.
Originals, prints, hats, and assorted burro nonsense are available by reaching out to me directly at joe@joedoesdonkeys.com or on IG @joe_does_donkeys, at the Burro Barrio in Madrid, NM, or wherever we show up next.
Visit the Global HQ of Irreverent Donkey Art
2831 NM-14
Madrid, NM 87010
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Open, sometimes.
Donkey Art Tour 2026
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Round Top Antiques Show
October 16-31, 10am - 6pm
Junk Gypsy HQ
Round Top, Texas -
Mortenson Eaves Movie Ranch - Western Market
October 10th from 9-3
Santa Fe, NM -
Turquoise Trail Studio Tour (unofficial)
Burro Barrio is open September 19-20 & 26-27 from 10-5
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Blossoms and Bones Music Festival
Sept 10th-12th, 2026
Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM -
Leadville Boom Days
August 7th-9th
Leadville, CO -
Rodeo de Santa Fe
June 24th - 27th
Santa Fe, NM -
Mancos Burro Fest
June 20th, 2026
Mancos, Colorado -
Magdalena Burro Stampede
May 17th, 2026
Magdalena, NM -
Crawdaddy Blues Festival
May 16, 2026
Madrid, NM -
Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race
May 2nd, 2026
Cerrillos, NM -
Burro Barrio - Grand Opening
May 1st, 2026
Madrid, NM
About the Artist Jackass
I’m Joe. I paint donkeys. Big ones, small ones, sassy ones, ones that look like they just overheard something juicy.
They show up in my head uninvited — mid-coffee, mid-sentence, mid-life crisis — and I do my best to pin them down with thick paint and questionable decisions. Sometimes they end up on canvas. Sometimes on denim. Occasionally a horseshoe or a hat.
I live in Madrid, New Mexico, which is basically a mining town that wandered off and became something stranger. I’ve got a little studio here, and a vintage pickup I turned into a mobile gallery, popping up wherever the donkeys lead me. It’s part roadside sideshow, part art experiment, part donkey cult.
I don’t make high art. I make eye-contact-from-across-the-parking-lot art.
If it makes you laugh, feel something, or slightly tilt your head — we’re on the right track.
I’m available for purchases, events, commissions, sip and paints, etc — reach out!
IG: @joe_does_donkeys
mobile: 505-310-5034
email: joe@joedoesdonkeys.com
venmo: @joe_does_donkeys