Jordan Eddy

ReflectionsColorado

In Paula Castillo's three new public artworks across downtown Denver, cultural fusion is an optimistic and ideologically risky proposition.

Joshua Ware • January 15, 2026

ProfileArizona

In cyanotypes and soft sculptures, genderfluid artist maps queer elements of Phoenix—from dilapidated signs to their own body.

Royal Young • January 08, 2026

NewsSouthwest

Roswell Museum's one-year update after major flood, three international biennials tap Southwest creatives, and more top Southwest art news for January 2026.

Jordan Eddy • January 06, 2026

EssayAt Large

At the unofficial wake of a legendary art magazine, a SWC editor weighs the real-world purpose of arts journalism.

Jordan Eddy • December 18, 2025

ExhibitionsSouthwest

The Southwest art world doesn't hibernate. SWC editorial director Jordan Eddy selects thirty-five exhibitions—and three hot trends—for the cold season.

Jordan Eddy • December 16, 2025

Books + LiteraryInside Southwest Contemporary

Desperate times call for exceptional reads. Pick up an ode to "bad" writing, a novel set in the West Bank, and more 2025 book picks by the Southwest Contemporary team.

Southwest Contemporary • December 15, 2025

TravelMexico

If you're feeling cooped up, Mexico City delivers intense cultural saturation. Discover residencies that drop artists and curators straight into the action.

Lynn Trimble • December 11, 2025

NewsNevada

A forthcoming Las Vegas museum may be linked to LACMA, but its preemptive show Family Album threads the needle between national and local dialogues.

Gabriella Angeleti • December 09, 2025

NewsColorado

In Colorado Springs, an art center's landmark reinstallation of its collection reconsiders the Southwest—breaking the old shape of regionalism in art history.

José Antonio Arellano • December 04, 2025

NewsSouthwest

Utah-born artist Alma Allen tapped for Venice Biennale, Colorado artist Danielle SeeWalker headed to the West Bank, and more top Southwest art news headlines for December 2025.

Jordan Eddy • December 02, 2025

Gift GuideSouthwest

Your 2025 holiday guide to affordable gifts by local artists at Southwest museum stores, in person and online. Shop Black Friday, Museum Store Sunday, and beyond.

Lynn Trimble • November 25, 2025

NewsSouthwest

From pure intuition to a pricing calculator, artists and gallerists across the Southwest reveal how they actually put numbers on their work.

Lynn Trimble • November 18, 2025

CareerColorado

From the High Plains to the Four Corners region, Colorado’s artist residencies are as rangy as its landscape. Find out which one is right for your practice.

Jen Turner • November 13, 2025

NewsColorado

A Denver museum’s alleged act of censorship is stirring national debate, as stakeholders clash over who gets to tell the story—and who gets heard.

Lynn Trimble • November 11, 2025

NewsNew Mexico

The Yes Men used slick branding to spoof ExxonMobil in New Mexico. Inside the cloak and dagger intervention by a wave of "laugh-tivists" with a serious cause.

Rica Maestas • October 30, 2025

ArizonaNewsObsession

Jorge Ruiz intertwines Tucson and Nogales in his exhibition at Arizona's Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. His "imperfect" process is grueling.

Lynn Trimble • October 28, 2025

TravelSouthwest

Quest through this five-state guide to the most mercurial art field, featuring insider tips on essential Southwest murals, from alleyways to art districts.

Lynn Trimble • October 21, 2025

NewsObsessionUtah

Painter Pilar Pobil's largest artwork was her maximalist Salt Lake City home, a communal hub that still hums nearly a year after her death.

Scotti Hill • October 16, 2025

NewsArizona

Through LiDAR scans, UK-based studio ScanLAB Projects captured the Sonoran Desert in haunting detail, revealing a landscape on the brink.

Gabriella Angeleti • October 09, 2025

EssayNew Mexico

From a courtroom to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Native artists Mateo Romero and Jason Garcia are correcting the records.

Kimberly Suina Melwani • September 30, 2025

TravelArizona

Arizona's art scene heats up when the weather cools down. Chart a fall road trip through every must-see show, festival, and art experience.

Lynn Trimble • September 23, 2025

NewsSouthwest

As Trump “reviews” the Smithsonian and NEA rules shift, New Mexico arts groups are weighing whether to reject state grants tied to federal funding.

Lynn Trimble • September 18, 2025

NewsNew MexicoObsession

In a single 1978 acquisition, the Museum of International Folk Art grew by 100,000 objects—and effectively adopted their fervent and eccentric collector.

Adele Oliveira • September 16, 2025

FeatureNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession

Abstract painter Agnes Martin sought isolation in New Mexico to stoke her obsessive practice. She found vibrant community.

Jordan Eddy • September 05, 2025

Studio VisitTexasVol. 12 Obsession

After years of building maze-like monuments to queer love, Texas-based painter Eli Ruhala is at a crossroads his practice.

Harrison Blake • September 05, 2025

From the EditorVol. 12 Obsession

Southwest Contemporary: OBSESSION foregrounds artistic fixations, revealing the loops, patterns, and intensities that define the Southwest’s cultural landscape.

Natalie Hegert • September 08, 2025

InterviewTexasVol. 12 Obsession

Texas-based artist Erika Jaeggli on her first descent into a cave—and the all-consuming passion it unearthed.

Emma S. Ahmad • September 05, 2025

Field ReportTravelUtahVol. 12 Obsession

Beneath the glitz of Park City's skiing and film scenes, underground culture abounds—including a cowboy speakeasy, hidden Banksy murals, and subterranean scuba diving.

Ana Estrada • September 05, 2025

ArtistsTexasVol. 12 Obsession

For Cande Aguilar, the hand-painted signs of the Rio Grande Valley define contemporary painting more than museums do.

Nicholas Frank • September 05, 2025

ArtistsNew MexicoVol. 12 Obsession

By dismantling and depicting dead machines, artist Karl Orozco imagines new life cycles for our throwaway technologies.

Joshua Ware • September 05, 2025