Art & Galleries

Observe and Preserve

Observe and Preserve

Protecting the legacy of the West at the annual Phippen Memorial Western Art show and sale


Unconquered: Oklahoma museum examines Allan Houser's legacy

<I>Unconquered:</i> Oklahoma museum examines Allan Houser's legacyNew exhibit at Oklahoma's Gilcrease museum traces the history of the great Apache artist

Cowgirl Up! at the Arizona's Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Cowgirl Up! at the Arizona's Desert Caballeros Western MuseumGet ready for a month-long celebration of all things cowgirl as the Desert Caballeros Western Museum turns 50

Fifth Annual Cowboys and Indians Art Show with Tony Curtis

Fifth Annual Cowboys and Indians Art Show with Tony Curtis

Looking back the grand opening of Goldenstein Gallery’s fifth annual show, a month-long event celebrating the preservation of Native American and Western cultures in contemporary art.

 

Laurie Pace's evolving imagery

Laurie Pace's evolving imageryArtist's technique draws viewers into pareidolia

Nancy Cawdry’s Crown Jewels

Nancy Cawdry&rsquo;s <i>Crown Jewels</i>Artist helps preserve Montana's natural legacies

Tubac’s Karin Newby Gallery is surrounded by beauty

Tubac&rsquo;s Karin Newby Gallery is surrounded by beauty

Two-and-a-half-acre sculpture garden accentuates artwork both inside and out

San Antonio's Big Boots

San Antonio's Big BootsThe biggest boots in the world turn 30 years old

Quest for the West: The Photography of Jean Laughton

Quest for the West: The Photography of Jean LaughtonCapturing the Western spirit - romance and reality

Ice and Light: The Photography of Bret Bouda

Ice and Light: The Photography of Bret Bouda Glacial grandeur in black-and-white.

Celebrate Santa Fe's 400th at the Palace of the Governors

Celebrate Santa Fe's 400th at the Palace of the Governors

Santa Fe Found exhibit and lecture series helps mark city's 400th anniversary

Artist spotlight: painter Brent Flory

Artist spotlight: painter Brent FloryUtah's Brent Flory has an intimate connection with the West that shows through in his oil paintings.

Views and Visions of the American West on display in Ft. Worth

Views and Visions of the American West on display in Ft. Worth"Prints of the American West, 1820-1970" on view at Ft. Worth's Amon Carter Museum through January 2010.

To Live & Dance in Wyoming

To Live & Dance in WyomingAstoria Fine Arts offers work by Ed Kucera and others that will ignite your passion for Western Art

Sundown in Pendleton

Sundown in PendletonBelinda Bell's colorful rendition of Jackson Sundown celebrates Pendleton Round-Up's 100th Anniversary

Tradition and Emotion

Tradition and EmotionPeriod accuracy and tradition give inspiration and impact to works by New Mexico painter K. Henderson

Artist Spotlight: Julia Lucich's Party Animals

Artist Spotlight: Julia Lucich's Party AnimalsUnexpected hues in work by Julia Lucich's make for a wilder treatment of the West in her Party Animal series

Artist Spotlight: Tara Roberts

Artist Spotlight: Tara RobertsNew Mexico sculptor Tara Roberts' talks about her lifelong affinity for clay and composition in her approach to pottery

Artist Spotlight: Jami Tobey

Artist Spotlight: Jami TobeyStructure and pattern give Jami Tobey a fresh approach to color and line in
her thoughtful reflections on landscape painting

Cowboys and Indians show at Goldenstein Gallery

Cowboys and Indians show at Goldenstein Gallery

October marks the grand opening of the gallery's fifth annual show, a month-long event celebrating the preservation of Native American and Western cultures in contemporary art.

Glass Illusions Studio's shaman sculptures

Glass Illusions Studio's shaman sculpturesMark and Pattie Johnson have combined their skills in glass and steel to create striking shaman pieces reminiscent of ancient Southwestern petroglyphs.

See works by 150 top Native American artists at Cherokee Art Market

See works by 150 top Native American artists at Cherokee Art MarketThe Art Tour of Tulsa will be offered in conjunction with the market, enabling attendees to visit the extensive Native art collections at the Gilcrease and Philbrook museums free of charge by complimentary shuttle.

Western art, furniture, and accessories at Cross Bar Gallery

Western art, furniture, and accessories at Cross Bar GalleryYou'll also find a variety of horn accessories at the unassuming storefront, located in the historic Oklahoma City stockyards.

Contemporary Western works at Altamira Fine Art

Contemporary Western works at Altamira Fine ArtLocated in Jackson, Wyoming, the must-see gallery is housed in a space designed by architect Larry Berlin.

C.M. Russell Museum's bison exhibit: another great reason to get to Great Falls, Montana

C.M. Russell Museum's bison exhibit: another great reason to get to Great Falls, MontanaIt features more than 1,000 objects — artifacts such as clothing, regalia, tools, and weapons, as well as works of art and a wide variety of objects crafted from bison — that reveal the crucial history and cultural role of the bison in the American West.

Woodworkers who've carved out reputations as some of the country's best craftsmen

Woodworkers who've carved out reputations as some of the country's best craftsmenToday's leading talents in contemporary woodworking may embellish with turquoise or iron, or choose to leave the wood grain raw. But for all of the following artists, working with wood is an enduring labor of love.

Artist spotlight: painter and sculptor Barbara Meikle

Artist spotlight: painter and sculptor Barbara MeikleAlthough she used to paint outside in plein air, she now finds that her best work happens in the studio, where she is able to re-create the experience of a place or an animal while she paints or sculpts.

Artist spotlight: painter Carol Hagan

Artist spotlight: painter Carol HaganAn accounting major in college, she started her own graphic design company 23 years ago, and you can see her prior experience in the striking and vibrant way she portrays her subjects on canvas.

Artist spotlight: photographer Erika Haight

Artist spotlight: photographer Erika HaightThe digital photographer has a passion for the wild mustangs of the American West.

Mountain Trails Gallery now located in a larger Jackson, Wyoming, space

Mountain Trails Gallery now located in a larger Jackson, Wyoming, spaceThe move to the northeast corner of the town square allows the 5,500-square-foot gallery to feature a greater variety of bronzes in addition to the gallery's signature traditional and contemporary Western paintings.

Vintage Sculpture offers Western art-ifacts

Vintage Sculpture offers Western art-ifactsPieces of the Old West find new meaning in found-object art.

Limited-edition metal headdress

Limited-edition metal headdressThis and other one-of-a-kind pieces of Western and Native art are available at The Wild West Trading Co.

Native artist creates sculptures from Trinity River Valley sandstone

Native artist creates sculptures from Trinity River Valley sandstone Gordon Tonips of Fort Worth, Texas, celebrates his heritage as an Indian dancer, as a speaker on Native American culture and beliefs, and as a sculptor.

No corporate trappings with Katherin Stern's Corpirate artwork

No corporate trappings with Katherin Stern's Corpirate artworkStern designs everything from hand-sewn clothing to hand-painted, hand-hammered tin art at her New Mexico-based business Corpirate.

Southwest Indian Foundation art benefits the needy

Southwest Indian Foundation art benefits the needyCreated by the Native peoples of the Southwest, the artwork and goods sold by the non-profit charitable organization benefit the unemployed artists creating the work, Native Americans living in poverty, and SWIF programs.

Actor Dennis Hopper curates, creates art in Taos

Actor Dennis Hopper curates, creates art in TaosThe Harwood Museum of Art celebrates the 40th anniversary of the counterculture movie Easy Rider with exhibits led by the award-winning actor.

35th annual Western Art Show and Sale roundup

35th annual Western Art Show and Sale roundupWith the help of beautiful weather and cool breezes, artists and art lovers met and mixed at Phippen Museum's 35th annual Western Art Show and Sale.

10 famous Western horse sculptures

10 famous Western horse sculpturesWe've listed the most beautiful, interesting, and significant equine sculptures across the West.

Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale 2009

Western Design Conference Exhibit + Sale 2009Lovers of handcrafted furniture, accessories, jewelry, and fashion need to list Jackson, Wyoming, as a September destination.

The Horse: an elaborate traveling museum exhibition

The Horse: an elaborate traveling museum exhibitionThe American Museum of Natural History exhibit celebrates the animal's traits, place in history, and relationship with humans.

The Blue Mustang sculpture: big as the Denver sky

The <i>Blue Mustang</i> sculpture: big as the Denver skyIf you've been to Denver International Airport lately, outside the main terminal you've surely noticed the massive — and massively controversial — 32-foot-high metallic-blue mustang sculpture rearing up on its hind legs.

Artist spotlight: painter Larry Fanning

Artist spotlight: painter Larry FanningHe didn't begin painting full time until 1986, when he was 50 years old. "I didn't recognize and acknowledge the talent I have," he says.

Artist spotlight: painter John Banovich

Artist spotlight: painter John BanovichJohn Banovich, a master wildlife artist, attempts to create art that is timeless, ancient, and primitive.

Artist spotlight: painter Connie L. Morse

Artist spotlight: painter Connie L. MorseMorse says the challenge of each canvas never stagnates. Each painting is of a different place and has a different feeling, a different coloring.

Photographer Margit Hägele's Fine Art of the West

Photographer Margit H&#228;gele's <i>Fine Art of the West</i>In her latest online portfolio, you'll find color and black-and-white pictures of her Western travels.

Jackson Hole Art Auction: Western art of the past and present

Jackson Hole Art Auction: Western art of the past and presentThe annual auction in Wyoming features many master works from the past. But collectors who prefer contemporary Western and wildlife art will not be disappointed, either.

Equine-themed Le Cadeau du Cheval mural on tour

Equine-themed <i>Le Cadeau du Cheval</i> mural on tourThe mural was created during a 24-hour paint-a-thon with 70 artists creating 252 panels, the result of months of planning and design.

Artist spotlight: painter Bart Walker

Artist spotlight: painter Bart WalkerHe strives to be honest in his representational landscape paintings and to give people a desire to be in that place.

Artist spotlight: Louisa McElwain

Artist spotlight: Louisa McElwainThe abstract painter is integrated into the rhythm of nature and beauty.

Artist spotlight: painter G. Harvey

Artist spotlight: painter G. HarveyThe contemporary impressionist's work tell a romanticized story of American life at the turn of the century.

Catch cowboy action with your camera

Catch cowboy action with your cameraFollow the image-capturing adventures of 17 aspiring photographers during a week at a photography workshop documenting various aspects of life in a small northwestern Wyoming town.

Artist spotlight: painter Steve Atkinson

Artist spotlight: painter Steve AtkinsonSteve Atkinson's paintings capture the atmosphere of the West. They transport you to where he was standing when he painted them — you can smell the hay and feel the chill of the air.

Artist spotlight: watercolorist Robert Highsmith

Artist spotlight: watercolorist Robert HighsmithRobert Highsmith uses watercolors to capture the landscapes of the Southwest with astonishing realism.

Artist spotlight: crayon artist Don Marco

Artist spotlight: crayon artist Don MarcoDon Marco has three words of advice for anyone who wants to attempt making crayon drawings on construction paper that are as stunning and powerful as his own: practice, practice, practice.

Brian Odermatt's woodwork captures the West's grandeur

Brian Odermatt's woodwork captures the West's grandeurHis custom woodcarvings include wildlife, Western scenery, hunting and fishing scenes, snowboarding, skiing, cowboys, Indians, and of course, the Western man's best friends: dogs and horses.

French wine expert took his beads and dreams to American Indians

French wine expert took his beads and dreams to American IndiansTwenty years ago, French sommelier Philippe Franquelin followed his passion to live among the Northern Cheyenne of Montana. Today, the wine expert is a sought-after beading artist who teaches young Cheyenne, Sioux, and Crow about their art and traditions.

Latest Heard Museum extension: Berlin Gallery

Located in downtown Phoenix, the Berlin Gallery is the latest extension of The Heard Museum. The gallery features contemporary American Indian paintings, sculptures, and photography, as well as prints and drawings.

Timothy O'Sullivan: early frontier photographer

Timothy O'Sullivan: early frontier photographerTimothy O'Sullivan, one of the American frontier's most important photographers, wasn't just an artistic hybrid of Matthew Brady and Ansel Adams. He had a little Kit Carson in him as well.

C&I photo contest 2009 winner: Jonathan Goatcher

C&I photo contest 2009 winner: Jonathan GoatcherHe's only in high school, but he's as diligent and meticulous as many pros.