EssayTexasVol. 9 Living Histories
Ancestral threads, a writer’s journey
Anne Elise Urrutia reflects on how exploring and writing about her Mexican family history adds to a broader understanding of a vibrant cultural heritage.
March 01, 2024
The Top 10 Southwest Contemporary Stories of 2023
In 2023, Southwest Contemporary published 300 original articles by seventy-five contributors across eight states about contemporary art in the Southwest. These are readers' ten favorite stories of the year.
January 03, 2024
Join Southwest Contemporary to Expand Arts Coverage in 2024
Southwest Contemporary gives the arts community the focused attention, critical engagement, and depth of storytelling that no other publication can provide to the Southwest region.
December 21, 2023
Bright Lights for Dark Days: Southwest Contemporary’s Winter 2023-24 Art Guide
From contemporary Korean photography to a time-spanning collection of Andean fiber arts and a bubbling biennial on the U.S.-Mexico border, let these exhibitions across the Southwest be bright lights on these short, dark days.
December 19, 2023
ArtistsVol. 8 Medium + Support
Medium + Support
In Southwest Contemporary Vol. 8: Medium + Support, guest juror Laura Copelin discusses the jurying process and themes that thread the ten featured artists together.
September 01, 2023
From the EditorVol. 8 Medium + Support
From the Publisher: Arts Writing as Ecosystem Building
Southwest Contemporary publisher Lauren Tresp discusses the publication's role in the arts ecosystem of the Southwest—including some behind-the-scenes work building networks and sharing resources.
September 01, 2023
FeatureUtahVol. 8 Medium + Support
Talking Trash at Building Man, Utah’s Festival of Junk
Building Man, an annual, week-long desert rave and art festival in Green River, Utah, celebrates artists who work with found and reclaimed materials.
September 01, 2023
Semi-Tropical: Stealth Palms
In this essay, Audrey Molloy dissects the stealth palm and the iconographies of the palm tree, telegraph pole, and cell phone tower as visual media that convey myths of Western expansion and technological innovation.
September 01, 2023
ReviewColoradoVol. 8 Medium + Support
agriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land
The exhibition AgriCULTURE: Art Inspired by the Land is a multi-venue project that features conceptual and reverential artworks connected to farmers and farming.
September 01, 2023
ArtistsArizonaVol. 8 Medium + Support
alejandro t. acierto
Phoenix-based artist alejandro t. acierto's work explores the nodes of digital culture, neoimperialism, genealogies of image-making practices, and the de- and re-contextualization of Indigenous cultural artifacts.
September 01, 2023
ReviewNew MexicoVol. 8 Medium + Support
Bruce Nauman: His Mark
Bruce Nauman: His Mark at SITE Santa Fe is the internationally recognized artist's first solo show in New Mexico and includes never-before-shown work.
September 01, 2023
ArtistsTexasVol. 8 Medium + Support
Fernando Andrade
Fernando Andrade, an artist based in San Antonio, paints vibrant scenes of Latinx fiestas on styrofoam plates, reclaiming the material as a transmitter of joyful origins rather than disposable mementos.
September 01, 2023
ReviewCaliforniaVol. 8 Medium + Support
Xican-a.o.x. Body
Xican-a.o.x. Body at the Cheech presents a robust study in Chicano art, past and present, assembling 140 artworks and seventy artists whose work foregrounds the body as a site for revolution.
September 01, 2023
Meet the University of Nevada, Reno’s MFA Interdisciplinary Arts Program—And Apply for 2024!
The University of Nevada, Reno’s low-residency MFA Interdisciplinary Arts program celebrates its most recent summer residency—and announces that applications are open to join the program in January 2024.
August 29, 2023
Contemporary Aesthetics Renew Debussy’s Mystifying Pelléas et Mélisande at the Santa Fe Opera
In the Santa Fe Opera’s 2023 staging of Pelléas et Mélisande, director Netia Jones’s contemporary aesthetics renew Debussy’s mystifying Symbolist opera for present-day audiences.
July 31, 2023
One Drip at a Time Celebrates Carlsbad Caverns National Park’s Centennial
Carlsbad Caverns National Park celebrates the centennial anniversary of this special national park in a new exhibition at the Carlsbad Museum, May 30–October 25, 2023.
June 08, 2023
Paris-Based Artist Isabelle Plat Brings a New Definition of Portraiture to Taos
Isabelle Plat, an artist based in Paris, France, brings a new definition of portraiture to Taos in a new exhibition at the Wright Contemporary, opening on June 10 with a reception 4-6 pm.
June 06, 2023
The Art of Collaboration at Santa Fe’s Railyard Park + Plaza
The Santa Fe Railyard Park + Plaza is a site of creative collaborations, with recent projects presented in collaboration with the Railyard Park Conservancy’s Railyard Art Project and local arts organizations.
June 01, 2023
Travel2023 New Mexico Field Guide
Unique New Mexico: Western New Mexico University Museum
WNMU Museum in Silver City, New Mexico, occupies a historic building and houses one of the largest collections of Mimbres pottery and artifacts in the world, as well as other prehistoric Southwestern pottery and artifacts.
May 26, 2023
2023 New Mexico Field GuideNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Karma Henry: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
Karma Henry is a Paiute, Italian, and Portuguese artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, whose acrylic paintings consider the landscape as site for both the literal and personal embodiment of place.
May 26, 2023
2023 New Mexico Field GuideNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Zuyva Sevilla: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
Zuyva Sevilla, an artist based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes new-media works that contemplate the cosmic and ineffable, such as heat signatures and dust patterns.
May 26, 2023
2023 New Mexico Field GuideNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Ahní Rocheleau: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
Ahní Rocheleau is a Santa Fe-based artist whose interdisciplinary work collapses the distance between humans and nature, exhibiting a deep care for the environment that bridges art and activism.
May 26, 2023
2023 New Mexico Field GuideNew Mexico Artists to Know Now
Lynnette Haozous: 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
New Mexico artist Lynnette Haozous (Chiricahua Apache, Diné, Taos Pueblo) combines art and activism with murals that bring representation of Native peoples and cultures into public spaces.
May 26, 2023
Travel2023 New Mexico Field Guide
Unique New Mexico: Monastery of Christ in the Desert
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert is host to a community of Benedictine monks in the magnificent Chama Canyon and was designed by famous designer and woodworker George Nakashima.
May 26, 2023
Writings2023 New Mexico Field Guide
Two Poems from Susto by Tommy Archuleta
Two poems from Susto, Tommy Archuleta's debut poetry book.
May 26, 2023
New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary Sets Opening Date for September 2023
New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary announces the public opening date of September 23, 2023.
May 16, 2023
Hyunmee Lee’s Changing Shapes at William Havu Gallery
William Havu Gallery presents Changing Shapes, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Hyunmee Lee, with an opening reception on Friday, May 12, 5-8 pm in Denver.
May 09, 2023
Eric J. García’s Aim High Explores Concepts of “Aliens,” Space Invasion, and Colonialism
New Mexico-based artist Eric García presents solo exhibition Aim High at Ogden Contemporary Arts and unveils a community mural, the culmination of a two-month residency at OCA.
May 02, 2023
New Mexico Artists to Know Now
Announcing the 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023
Southwest Contemporary announces the 12 New Mexico Artists to Know Now 2023.
April 27, 2023
At the Intersection of Art and Nature with Lindsay Brenner and the Railyard Art Project
Lindsay Brenner's Human Bird Nest, a public artwork presented by the Railyard Art Project in Santa Fe, combines themes of sanctuary, rebirth, and ecological resilience.
April 27, 2023
