Nika Kaiser Builds the Beginning of the Climate-Changed End
In The Passage, Tucson artist Nika Kaiser reimagines endings and the possibilities of a post-human future inspired by the reemergence of Glen Canyon.
Apr 13
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Apr 01
Southwest Art News: April 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Mar 11
12 Southwest Art Exhibitions to Check Out in Spring 2022
Southwest Contemporary's handy roundup of choice spring 2022 art exhibitions includes shows in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah.
Mar 01
Southwest Arts News: March 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Feb 24
Santa Fe’s Landfall Press Celebrates Fifty-Plus Years of Printmaking
Jack Lemon opened Landfall Press in 1970 and continues to operate it in Santa Fe, having collaborated with Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Chuck Close, Robert Indiana, and Lesley Dill, among others.
Feb 16
Paris Perfumery to Launch Tucson, an Arizona Desert-Inspired Scent
Astier de Villatte, a Paris-based brand that’s set to launch a perfume called Tucson, shares what is unique about the scent and their first impressions of the desert.
Feb 11
Utah’s Outsider Art Gilgal Sculpture Garden Might Be Bizarro Defined
Gilgal Garden in Salt Lake City is perhaps Utah’s most unusual homage to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Feb 08
Diné Filmmaker Deidra Peaches Premieres Voices of the Grand Canyon
Diné filmmaker Deidra Peaches screens documentary Voices of the Grand Canyon during Indie Film Fest 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Feb 04
ABQ Small Businesses Fight Commission’s Decision to Remove Murals
To some family-run businesses, two murals by local Albuquerque artists are indicative of new creative energy in Old Town. To city officials, they’re out of character for the historic district and must go.
Feb 01
Southwest Art News: February 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Jan 27
McKay Otto’s Fascinating Journey to Now
Texas artist McKay Otto creates ethereal, geometric paintings on translucent canvases that evoke lightboxes.
Jan 25
The Art of Anila Quayyum Agha is a First of Its Kind at UNM Art Museum
UNM Art Museum in Albuquerque presents an exhibition by Anila Quayyum Agha, a Pakistani American artist whose work is influenced by women’s social issues.
Jan 24
How Cahokia PHX Centers Indigenous Arts, Culture, and Collaboration
The new Cahokia PHX art space, located in the Roosevelt Row arts district in Phoenix, illuminates Indigenous arts and culture through social tech and creative collaborations.
Jan 21
San Antonio’s Presa House Celebrates Five Years of Supporting Artists
Presa House Gallery in San Antonio, Texas focuses on Latinx artists across south Texas, the Rio Grande region, and Mexico—and skirts that whole "artists-must-make-sales" model.
Jan 19
Denver Filmmaker Wins Coveted Creative Capital Award
Denver-based Mexican immigrant filmmaker Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana, director of a feature-length documentary about migrant labor at the Kentucky Derby, is one of few Southwest recipients of a Creative Capital Award.
Jan 14
UMFA Acquires Works by Famed Japanese American Artist Chiura Obata
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts acquired thirty-five works by Chiura Obata, a visionary whose imprisonment at the Topaz camp is among the nation’s most shameful episodes of racial injustice.
Jan 12
How a Photography Workshop Guides Military Veterans in Personal Expression
Military veterans' participation in a five-month workshop culminates in a public exhibition and catalogue at the Colorado Photographic Arts Center in Denver.
Jan 10
Ten Mural Artists Making their Mark in the Southwest
Mural artists in the Southwest find inspiration in popular culture, social justice issues, and their own cultural heritage. Here’s a look at ten artists and what makes their work unique.
Jan 04
Anonymous Art Collective Depicts Victims of Police Violence in SLC Murals
In Salt Lake City, Utah, murals of individuals killed by police have become a community site of remembrance and activism.
Jan 03
Southwest Art News: January 2022
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Dec 29
Southwest Contemporary’s Most-Read Articles of 2021
A list of our most-read articles of 2021 ranges from a Joshua Tree field report to an exhibition review of printmaking works by José Guadalupe Posada.
Dec 22
Better Layovers Through Airport Art
From Banksy prints in Austin to skateboard decks in Phoenix, you’ll find intriguing art at airports across the Southwest, so leave a little time for looking during your holiday travels.
Dec 20
In a Secret Airport Tunnel, Mysterious Mosaics Shine in the Dark
In an off-limits, decommissioned tunnel at the Albuquerque International Sunport, nobody knows the origins of stunning mosaic artworks.
Dec 16
Local Albuquerque Gift Guide
Our final installment of the 2021 local gift guide spotlights Albuquerque holiday shopping opps—think tickets to Hamilton or a staycation in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
Dec 14
Local Phoenix Metro Gift Guide
Shop local in Phoenix, where you can support Arizona artists when you buy desert-themed charcuterie boards, cactus maps, rattlesnake rattle rings, and other holiday gifts with a creative twist.
Dec 10
Local West Texas Gift Guide
A gift guide with local picks and online options from retailers throughout West Texas—from San Angelo over to El Paso.
Dec 08
Master Santeros Conserve 1830s Works by José Rafael Aragón
Gustavo Victor Goler and a team of master santeros conserve the devotional works of José Rafael Aragón at the San Antonio de Padua church in the New Mexico village of Cordova.
Dec 07
Joshua Concha (Taos Pueblo) Selected as Next Taos Poet Laureate
Joshua Concha, multimedia artist and poet from Taos Pueblo, plans to promote ideals of peace, unity, love, and community as Taos, New Mexico’s third poet laureate.
Dec 02
Local Denver Gift Guide
The Local Denver Gift Guide features local treasures, ranging from jewelry from a Kenyan designer to a staycation at a boutique hotel.
Dec 01
Southwest Art News: December 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Nov 29
Arizona’s Black Theatre Troupe Evolves Amid its Fiftieth Season
Exploring the history, work, and significance of the Black Theatre Troupe in Phoenix as the company marks its fiftieth season milestone—and considers making changes moving forward.
Nov 22
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung Talks Comic Relief at the Blaffer Art Museum
Molly Zuckerman-Hartung discusses her work and process on the occasion of her survey exhibition Comic Relief at the Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston.
Nov 17
A Conversation with Kimball Art Center’s Executive Director Aldy Milliken
Aldy Milliken, the new executive director of Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah, discusses his career, what surprises him about Utah, and his passion for education.
Nov 11
U.S.-Mexico Binational Art Walk Brings Borderland Stories to Life
The Binational Art Walk in Douglas, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora dispels the borderlands-as-monolith myth through creative expressions.
Nov 09
Denver Art Museum Transforms Campus with Reimagined Ponti Building
After almost four years of construction and renovations, the Martin Building, designed by Gio Ponti and built in 1971, and the Sie Welcome Center are ready to impress Denver Art Museum visitors.
Nov 08
No Name Cinema Hosts Pink Narcissus in New Santa Fe Warehouse Space
Nature prevails through a young man’s dreams in Pink Narcissus and its way-making precursor, Fireworks, to be screened together at No Name Cinema’s November program officially announced today.
Nov 02
Joan Mitchell Fellowship Awarded to 3 Southwest Artists out of 15 Nationwide
Justin Favela, Luis Tapia, and Rose B. Simpson are recipients of the inaugural Joan Mitchell Fellowship, which gives awardees unparalleled recognition and $60,000 in unrestricted funds.
Nov 01
Southwest Art News: November 2021
Catch up on recent art news headlines in the Southwest region, including people on the move, grants, and more.
Oct 27
Art in the Arid Landscape: The Bullfrog Biennial in Beatty, Nevada
The Bullfrog Biennial contrasts contemporary art with the landscape of the desert in rural Beatty, Nevada, about 120 miles from Las Vegas.
Oct 22
Desierto Mountain Time: A Southwestern Trans-Border Collaboration
Desierto Mountain Time, a constellation of contemporary arts organizations in the Southwest United States and northern Mexico, launches an ambitious series of exhibitions, artist talks, and a podcast series.
Oct 19
From Bodies to Borderlands: Fall 2021 Exhibitions in Tucson, Arizona
Tucson galleries and museums are tackling an array of topics during the fall 2021 exhibition season, bringing together artists working in neon, sculpture, video, installation art, photography, and more.
Oct 08
A Conversation with the Neon Museum’s Executive Director Aaron Berger
Aaron Berger, the newly appointed executive director of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas, discusses his career, the city’s diversity embedded in the museum’s collection, and his passion for glassblowing.
Oct 07
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Returns In-Person for 2021
The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival 2021 returns with a full line-up of screenings, panels, and events.
