Timeless Mucha: A Celebration of Line, Beauty, and Legacy in Santa Fe
Discover Alphonse Mucha's Art Nouveau masterpieces in the exhibition Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line, June 20-September 21, 2025, in Santa Fe.
June 10, 2025
Utah Artist Fellowship Program Awards $100,000 to 20 Artists
Utah's top artists push boundaries and challenge norms—meet the twenty visionary creators awarded $5,000 fellowships for their groundbreaking work in 2025.
June 03, 2025
Raffle, Raffle, Who’ll Win The Raffle?
Can't attend the Art Party? You can still participate in the fundraiser fun! Check out Southwest Contemporary's raffle lineup, and enter for a chance to win art, swag, or experiences.
May 29, 2025
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Field Report: Las Cruces
Your complete art guide to discover Las Cruces, New Mexico's hidden art scene, with local galleries, craft markets, outdoor adventures, and authentic dining.
May 23, 2025
Travel2025 New Mexico Field Guide
Unique New Mexico: Sol LeWitt, A Square, A Circle
Sol LeWitt's sculpture A Square, A Circle on the New Mexico State University campus is the famed Minimal and Conceptual artist's only outdoor, site-specific work in New Mexico.
May 23, 2025
Travel2025 New Mexico Field Guide
Unique New Mexico: Coronado Historic Site
The Coronado Historic Site contains more than 2,000 years of history, pre-contact Puebloan murals, and impressive views of the Rio Grande and surrounding mountains.
May 23, 2025
Feature2025 New Mexico Field Guide
10 Years Walking: Santa Fe Art Tours Celebrates a Decade-Long Gallery Hop
Santa Fe Art Tours marks its tenth anniversary, transforming art appreciation through conversation-based tours that make culture accessible to all.
May 23, 2025
Feature2025 New Mexico Field Guide
Photography Pioneers Scheinbaum & Russek Mark 45-Year Legacy
Santa Fe's Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd. celebrates forty-five years showcasing 20th-century fine-art photography from masters like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.
May 23, 2025
The Ultimate Northern New Mexico Weekend: Santa Fe to Taos with Heritage Inspirations
Heritage Inspirations curates a three-day Santa Fe to Taos adventure with e-bike tours, High Road scenic drives, and wine tastings in Northern New Mexico.
May 23, 2025
Pussy Riot Founder’s Anti-Tyranny Art Comes to Santa Fe
Nadya Tolokonnikova brings her internationally touring exhibition to Turner Carroll Gallery, June 28-July 16, 2025.
May 23, 2025
Art in the Heart: Farmington Taps Regional Artists for Historic Downtown
Art in the Heart brings regional sculptors to downtown Farmington, New Mexico, creating a walkable gallery that supports local artists.
May 23, 2025
Currents 2025: Exploring Art, Technology, and the Culture of Speed
Currents, the U.S.'s premier art and technology festival, returns June 13-22, 2025, at El Museo Cultural with global artists exploring AI, innovation, and creativity.
May 23, 2025
New Mexico’s Abstract Art Scene Thrives with the Taos Abstract Artist Collective
Founded in 2022, the Taos Abstract Artist Collective has exhibited nearly 400 works while fostering creative dialogue among New Mexico artists.
May 23, 2025
Stephen Robeck’s Abstract Photography Captures Exquisite Natural Textures
Santa Fe-based photographer Stephen Robeck captures abstract forms, colors, and textures from wilderness landscapes and waterscapes across the U.S.
May 23, 2025
Announcing Southwest Contemporary‘s Art Party Fundraiser and Benefit Auction
Southwest Contemporary announces the Art Party, our first fundraiser event and benefit art auction in support of arts journalism in the Southwest on Friday, June 6, in Santa Fe.
April 28, 2025
Discover Rising National Talents at Future Fair in Chelsea
Future Fair celebrates five years with diverse galleries showcasing emerging artists, inclusive representation, the Pay-It-Forward Fund, and nearly seventy exhibitors in Chelsea during New York's spring fairs.
April 22, 2025
Missing Waters Reimagines Santa Fe’s Forgotten Waterways
Environmental artist Stacy Levy brings Santa Fe’s lost acequias back to life with Missing Waters, a temporary chalk water map installation at the Santa Fe Railyard April 25-29, 2025.
April 08, 2025
Group Exhibition Brings Light and Space Greats to Albuquerque
Explore the transformative Light and Space art movement at Albuquerque Museum April 5–July 20, 2025, featuring groundbreaking works that redefine perception through light, color, and spatial experience.
April 01, 2025
Goodman Fellowship Showcases Native Artists’ Excellence
Discover nineteen contemporary Native artists' works at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture's exhibition Engaging the Future, showcasing Goodman Fellowship recipients' creative excellence across multiple disciplines.
March 25, 2025
Grace Kennison: Reimagining the American West Through a Female Lens
Grace Kennison, represented by Visions West Contemporary, explores the American West through a female lens, challenging narratives with dreamlike paintings examining land and identity.
March 18, 2025
Gerald Peters Contemporary Announces 2025 Exhibitions
Gerald Peters Contemporary kicks off a season of compelling shows including explorations of American narratives through diverse perspectives, trends in female pop art, a special guest-curated exhibition by Erin Joyce and Ninabah Winton, and more.
March 11, 2025
From the EditorVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
From the Editors: Southwest Contemporary Vol. 11 — The Hyperlocal
Discover how Southwest Contemporary: The Hyperlocal explores art that connects immediate environments to global concerns—from borderland communities to regional myths and climate concerns.
March 07, 2025
FeatureNew MexicoVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
For Futuros Ancestral, Cultural Preservation is Synonymous with Innovation
New Mexico's fiber artists at Futuros Ancestral are weaving technology with tradition to preserve heritage textile practices for future generations.
March 07, 2025
Studio VisitMexicoVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
Israel Gómez Mares: Transformando Sedimentos
Ceramic artist Israel Gómez Mares transforms his Ciudad Juárez studio into a community hub while creating art that connects desert clay to regional identity.
March 07, 2025
Guest Juror Jaime Herrell Introduces The Hyperlocal
In Southwest Contemporary Vol. 11: The Hyperlocal, curator and guest juror Jaime Herrell explores how the artworks in this issue transform personal experiences into universal connections.
March 07, 2025
ArtistsUtahVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
The Hyperlocal: Joshua Graham
Salt Lake City–based artist Joshua Graham explores site-specificity through walking and collecting, gathering objects in the foothills above the city and reconfiguring them in the gallery.
March 07, 2025
ArtistsTexasVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
The Hyperlocal: Gil Rocha
Laredo-based artist Gil Rocha uses found objects from his Texas neighborhood and items purchased across the U.S.-Mexico border to capture the duality of the region.
March 07, 2025
ReviewUtahVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
Arleene Correa Valencia Stitches Together Identity Through the Trauma of Immigration
Arleene Correa Valencia’s exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts reveals the indelible imprint of growing up as an undocumented migrant through personal writings, photographs, and textiles.
March 07, 2025
EssayNew MexicoVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
Center of the Universe: Agency and Ecology in a 77-Degree October
Bruce Nauman’s Center of the Universe on the campus of the University of New Mexico inspires a personal ritual and creative essay that asks us to reconnect to the environment and ourselves.
March 07, 2025
The Intimate Infinite Brings Tomiko Jones’s Investigations of Place to MSU’s Center for Visual Art
Tomiko Jones's solo exhibition at the Center for Visual Art at MSU Denver features lens-based investigations of place and examines the notion of national belonging as it intersects with the American landscape.
February 25, 2025
