Best Art Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe hosts one of the highest concentrations of art galleries per capita in the United States. Here are the essential stops on any serious collector's itinerary.
Southwest Art Guides
In-depth guides to galleries, neighborhoods, and the art scene across the Southwest.
Canyon Road Gallery Walk: The Complete Guide
A half-mile of historic adobe and world-class art. Here's everything you need to know to make the most of a Canyon Road gallery walk in Santa Fe.
Scottsdale Art Galleries: Old Town and Beyond
Scottsdale has built one of the most robust commercial art markets in the American West. This guide covers the essential galleries in Old Town and the broader gallery district.
Sedona Art Scene: Best Galleries in Red Rock Country
Sedona's red rock landscape has inspired artists for over a century. The town's galleries range from plein-air landscape specialists to contemporary jewelers — here's what's worth your time.
Taos Art Scene: Where Tradition Meets Contemporary
Taos has been an artists' colony since the early 1900s. Today the town hosts dozens of galleries, world-class museums, and a living tradition that continues to attract serious artists.
Denver Art Galleries: A Guide to the Mile High City's Art Scene
Denver's art scene has transformed dramatically over the past two decades. The RiNo Arts District, the Golden Triangle Museum District, and a new generation of commercial galleries make the city worth a dedicated visit.
Native American Art: A Collector's Guide to the Southwest
The American Southwest is the center of the Native American art market. This guide covers the essential galleries, museums, and collecting considerations for anyone serious about the field.
How to Start Collecting Southwest Art
Starting an art collection is easier than most people think — and the Southwest offers some of the most accessible, historically rich, and potentially rewarding markets in the country. Here's how to begin.
Tucson Art Scene: A Guide to the Old Pueblo's Galleries
Tucson's art scene is one of the Southwest's best-kept secrets — a genuine community of serious artists and committed galleries operating largely outside the tourist circuit.
Aspen Art Scene: World-Class Galleries at Altitude
Aspen's gallery scene punches well above its weight for a mountain town of 7,000 people. A combination of extraordinary wealth, serious institutional support, and one of the best art museums in the Rockies makes it a genuine destination.
Marfa, Texas: The Art Town That Changed Everything
Donald Judd's decision to move to Marfa in 1971 transformed a small West Texas ranching town into one of the most important sites in the international contemporary art world.
Phoenix Art Scene: First Fridays and Best Galleries
Phoenix has invested heavily in its arts infrastructure over the past decade, and the results are showing. Here's a guide to the city's galleries, museums, and the legendary First Friday Art Walk.
Georgia O'Keeffe Country: Art Pilgrimage to New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe spent half a century in New Mexico, and her presence is still felt in every landscape and gallery. This guide covers the essential O'Keeffe sites and the museums and galleries that best contextualize her legacy.
Las Vegas Art Scene: Museums and Galleries Beyond the Strip
Las Vegas has more serious art than its reputation suggests. The Bellagio Gallery, the Neon Museum, and a growing downtown arts community offer real alternatives to the casino floor.
Contemporary Art in the Southwest: 10 Essential Spaces
The American Southwest has developed a robust contemporary art ecosystem that goes well beyond its reputation for traditional Western painting. Here are ten spaces defining what contemporary art looks like in the region.
Southwest Photography: Galleries for Fine Art Photography
The American Southwest has produced some of the most powerful landscape photography in history. These galleries specialize in fine art photography and are the best places to find work of lasting importance.
Folk Art and Craft of the Southwest: Where to Find the Best Work
From Oaxacan woodcarvings to Santa Fe clay to Navajo weavings, the Southwest has one of the richest folk art and craft traditions in the world. Here's where to find the best work.
Utah Art Scene: From Salt Lake City to Moab
Utah's art scene is built around two distinct poles: the institutional strength of Salt Lake City and the landscape-driven galleries of Moab. Together they offer more than most visitors expect.
Albuquerque Art Scene: Old Town to Nob Hill
Albuquerque is often overlooked in favor of Santa Fe, but the state's largest city has its own serious art scene — rooted in the university, the cultural center institutions, and a growing commercial gallery district.
Best Art Museums in the American Southwest
The Southwest has an extraordinary concentration of world-class art museums. Here are the essential institutions, from the Denver Art Museum to the Heard Museum — and what makes each one worth the trip.
The Santa Fe–Taos Art Corridor: A Road Trip Guide
The 70-mile drive from Santa Fe to Taos along the High Road is one of the great art road trips in America. This guide covers the essential stops, the best galleries at each end, and how to plan the trip.
Western Art Galleries: Celebrating the Cowboy Tradition
Western American art — paintings and sculptures of the frontier, the cowboy, and the landscape — remains one of the most commercially robust art categories in the country. Here are the galleries doing it best.
Art Galleries in Flagstaff: The Gateway to the Grand Canyon
Flagstaff is more than a stop on the way to the Grand Canyon. The mountain town's art scene blends Native American traditions with contemporary studio arts in a high-altitude setting unlike anywhere else in Arizona.
Art Road Trip: The Southwest Art Trail from Phoenix to Denver
A curated driving itinerary through the American Southwest's art heartland — Phoenix to Scottsdale to Sedona, through Flagstaff and Santa Fe, up through Taos, and finally into Denver. Seven days of world-class art.
The Scottsdale Thursday Art Walk: A Complete Guide
Every Thursday evening from October through May, the galleries of Old Town Scottsdale open their doors for the longest-running gallery walk in the Southwest. Here's how to make the most of it.