Artist Lily Reeves Believes Neon is Magic—Can She Convert the Rest of Us?
Neon nearly died at the altar of the LED revolution. Phoenix-based artist Lily Reeves is working to resurrect it, with literal witchcraft.
May 14, 2026
Arizona
The Arizona Biennial 2026 Opens at TMA, Mapping the State’s Creative Range
Arizona Biennial 2026, juried by BAMPFA's Julie Rodrigues Widholm, opens May 22 with thirty-one artists working across the state. On view through September 27.
May 13, 2026
Mother-Daughter Show in Arizona Surveys the Melding—and Mitosis—of Artistic Inheritance
In their first-ever joint show in Scottsdale, Beth Ames Swartz and her daughter Julianne Swartz draw from shared esoteric knowledge to astonishingly varied ends.
April 28, 2026
Reception: Chad Avery’s Bisbee Art Drop Zine Launch Party at Chimera 27
It’s time for action. In collaboration with Chimera 27 Gallery, artist and writer Chad Avery is throwing a party on May’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk to launch a contemporary, art-driven […]
April 23, 2026
Exhibition Opening: Baseman and Mills | Selected Works at Studio light | space
Studio light | space presents selected works by Marc Baseman and Wes Mills, artists whose practices have developed in conversation since their arrival in Taos in 1991. Both have sustained […]
April 20, 2026
New Mural Guidelines in Phoenix May Support Local Artists—or Restrict Them
As Phoenix overhauls its mural directives, local artists are weighing how more structure could professionalize—or narrow—the field.
April 14, 2026
Exhibition Opening: Marc Baseman and Wes Mills | Selected Works
Studio light | space presents selected works by Marc Baseman and Wes Mills, artists whose practices have developed in conversation since their arrival in Taos in 1991. Both have sustained […]
April 09, 2026
Exhibition Opening: Above and Beyond: New Paintings by Peregrine Heathcote
Bonner David Galleries is pleased to present Above and Beyond, a solo exhibition of new works by internationally celebrated British painter Peregrine Heathcote, on view April 9 through April 30. […]
April 07, 2026
Exhibition Opening: Raices in Color: New Paintings by Alejandra Montano
Faust Gallery is pleased to present Raíces en Color, a new exhibition by Tucson-based artist Alejandra Montaño, opening Thursday, April 9 with a reception from 6 to 9 PM at […]
April 07, 2026
Curator Tour: Artistry Across Asia
Join Colin Pearson, Curator of Asian Arts, for an intimate in-gallery tour exploring the exhibitions Flowers of Punjab and Splendors of East Asian Cloisonné. The tour begins with Flowers of […]
April 01, 2026
Exhibition Opening: Inheriting the Void
Please join us for Inheriting the Void, a performance-installation and video essay. Come witness a speculative interaction between a bear and a ventriloquist that asks: On whose behalf do we […]
March 31, 2026
What Does Migration Look Like Outside Anti-Immigrant Crisis Narratives?
Tierras Reimaginadas: Migration at ASU Art Museum centers immigrant voices and reimagines migration across species, cultures, geographies, and time.
March 26, 2026
Festival: Art in the Garden
Set on our front lawn in our beautiful sculpture garden, this fun, two-day event will feature more than 20 Arizona artists selling one-of-a-kind works of art created in glass and […]
March 20, 2026
Suburban Phoenix is a Vortex and Mirror in Eric Fischl’s Sprawling Retrospective
Phoenix Art Museum presents forty paintings by Eric Fischl, a New Yorker who seems magnetically drawn to the Valley of the Sun—in all its joy and strangeness.
March 20, 2026
PhotographyArizonaVol. 13 The Road
Bikini-Clad in the Body Shop, Liz Cohen Reframes Women’s Labor
Photographer and sculptor Liz Cohen visualizes "radically transformed bodies," revealing how labor reshapes machines and people.
March 20, 2026
Summer Camp: 25th Anniversary Kidz 2 Camp Golf Classic
Summer camp is an experience that we might take for granted, but for disadvantaged youth in the Quad-Cities area, attending summer camp is not possible due to financial constraints and […]
March 18, 2026
For Her First Major Museum Solo Show, Cara Romero Does It in Her Own Time
Over six years, artist Cara Romero and curator Jami C. Powell resisted the art world’s rush to capitalize on Native art. Their show just arrived in Phoenix.
March 05, 2026
Gebert Contemporary Returns to Scottsdale Art Week 2026 with a Roster of Strong Talent
Discover Gebert Contemporary at Scottsdale Art Week, March 20-22, 2026. Featuring works by John Randall Nelson, Barbara Rogers, Pascal Piermé, and more.
March 02, 2026
Opening Reception: Through The Lens, by Holly Wilson
(Scottsdale, AZ) Bonner David Galleries is pleased to announce Through the Lens, a new exhibition by contemporary Indigenous artist Holly Wilson, opening March 5 and on view through April 2 […]
February 25, 2026
Kay WalkingStick Takes on American Romanticism Using This Sharp Tactic
In a head-on collision with the Hudson River School at Heard Museum, the Cherokee painter sends Indigenous patterns bristling across the American landscape.
February 24, 2026
Why Scottsdale is the Perfect Art Lover’s Escape
Discover Scottsdale's thriving arts scene—from Old Town galleries and world-class museums to Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, weekly ArtWalks, and inspired dining.
February 24, 2026
How Phoenix Art Museum’s First “Local Art” Curator Built a Regional Launchpad
Christian Ramírez's scope is technically local at Phoenix Art Museum, but the assistant curator channels years of Southwest connections from Tucson to El Paso.
February 12, 2026
An Artist Who Put His Stamp on the Southwest—and Vice Versa
After Ed Mell’s passing, his Phoenix studio tells the story of a low-key artist whose Southwest images reached the nation on a postage stamp and beyond.
January 29, 2026
Sprung from Suburbia, Summer Raine Young Seeks Inherent Queerness of a Desert City
In cyanotypes and soft sculptures, genderfluid artist maps queer elements of Phoenix—from dilapidated signs to their own body.
January 08, 2026
On the Edge Explores “California Cool” Through the Collection of Joan and Jack Quinn
Discover works by Basquiat, Warhol, Mapplethorpe, and Hockney that defined California's anti-conformist creative spirit, on view at the Tucson Museum of Art December 13, 2025–May 10, 2026.
December 02, 2025
Studio light | space: Where Contemporary Art Breathes in Tucson’s Historic Barrio Viejo
Founded by artist Beverly Fisher in an 1850s adobe home, Studio light | space is Tucson's intimate gallery for contemporary art that rewards sustained presence. Featuring nationally recognized artists in thoughtful, light-filled exhibitions.
November 18, 2025
Places Planted in the Mind: Jorge Ruiz Brings Together Cross-Border Towns, in Miniature
Jorge Ruiz intertwines Tucson and Nogales in his exhibition at Arizona's Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures. His "imperfect" process is grueling.
October 28, 2025
ASU’s Top-Ranked MFA Includes a 3-Year Teaching Assistantship and Downtown Phoenix Studio
The School of Art at ASU advances generative art practices driven by research, ideas, and effective public engagement. Attend an info session on December 5, 2025, and apply by January 15, 2026.
October 20, 2025
Fall Road Trip: The Art Season is Just Starting in Arizona
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.
September 23, 2025
ArtistsArizonaVol. 12 Obsession
Obsession: Philip Gabriel Steverson
In video performance and charged sculptures, Philip Gabriel Steverson channels rage and pain at the loss of his mother through a devotion to healing.
September 05, 2025
