About Southwest Galleries
Connecting art lovers with the extraordinary creative culture of the American Southwest.
Our Mission
Southwest Galleries was built on a simple belief: the American Southwest is home to one of the world's most vibrant and underappreciated art scenes, and it deserves a directory worthy of it.
From the Indigenous ceramic traditions of New Mexico and Arizona to the contemporary galleries of Scottsdale and Los Angeles, from plein air painters working in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to glass artists firing kilns in the back roads of Colorado, the Southwest is alive with creative energy. We're here to make it discoverable.
What We Cover
Art Galleries
Commercial galleries, artist-run spaces, and cooperative galleries across all seven states.
Museums
Art museums, cultural history museums, and specialized collections from major cities to remote towns.
Cultural Centers
Community arts organizations, tribal cultural centers, and nonprofit arts institutions.
Artist Studios
Working studios open to the public, studio tours, and artist residency programs.
Our Region
We cover the seven states that define the American Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and California. From Taos to Tucson, Marfa to Moab, Sedona to Salt Lake City, Austin to Albuquerque. If it's art and it's in the Southwest, it belongs here.
We give particular depth to the region's most storied art communities: Santa Fe and Taos, the oldest art markets in the country; Phoenix and Scottsdale, with their world-class museum infrastructure; the canyon country of Utah and Colorado, which has inspired landscape painters for over a century; and the Indigenous art traditions of the Diné Nation, Pueblo communities, and beyond.
How We Curate
Every listing on Southwest Galleries is individually reviewed before publication. We do not accept auto-generated or bulk-submitted content. Our editorial team researches each venue, verifies it is actively operating, and writes or edits descriptions to ensure they are accurate, informative, and useful to visitors.
Our guides are written with the same care. Each one is researched by someone with direct knowledge of the Southwest art world and focuses on giving readers the context they need to understand a scene, an art form, or a city's creative community, not just a list of names and addresses.
Listings are free for venues to claim and update. We offer paid featured and premium tiers for galleries that want enhanced visibility, but editorial decisions about what we cover and how we cover it are entirely independent of commercial relationships.
About the Founder
M.G. Salazar
M.G. Salazar is a native New Mexican, two-time Creative Arts Emmy Award winner, and multiple grant-winning multi-disciplinary artist. The author of three books and founder of La Resistencia Press, Salazar holds a Professional Certification in Nonprofit Arts Management from New York University and has spent a career amplifying voices and stories rooted in the American Southwest: as a writer, filmmaker, and cultural advocate.
Southwest Galleries grows out of that same commitment: a belief that the artists, galleries, and cultural institutions of the Southwest deserve a platform as serious and passionate as the work they produce. Built by someone from here, for everyone who loves this place.
Latest Book
Striking the Black Snake: Poems from Standing Rock and Other Frontlines by M.G. Salazar, available now on Amazon.
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Contact
Questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries? Reach us at hello@southwestgalleries.com. We read every message.
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