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Here you’ll find art articles and art interviews on some of your favorite painters and sculptors of the West as well as upcoming artists. The editors of Southwest Art bring you in-depth art interviews and profiles, as well as behind-the-scenes tours of beautiful art studios and stories about current art events. Search for artists we’ve covered in the past, or discover new and emerging artists by checking back often to see the art articles we’ve added most recently!

Upcoming Event | Grand Canyon Celebration of Art

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Grand Canyon, AZ | On September 10, artists converge upon the Grand Canyon and begin painting en plein air for the third annual Grand Canyon Celebration of Art. This year’s show expands to include painting along the North Rim of the canyon as well as the South Rim. From September 10...

Upcoming Event | Fall Classics Show

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Hamilton, MT | Ponderosa Art Gallery hosts its 28th annual Fall Classics Show this month. This year’s event features more than 75 works by top painters and sculptors from across the country. The show presents a variety of genres, including figurative, still-life, landscape, western, and wildlife works. Among the participating artists...

21 Under 31 | Clinton Broyles

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TEXAS ART EDUCATION: At 15, I began studying oil painting under Dalhart Windberg. I’ve since studied art and architecture in Italy and received a bachelor’s degree in environmental design from Texas A&M University. STYLE: Traditional. SECOND-CHOICE CAREER: If I couldn’t be an artist, I think architect would be the next best...

21 Under 31 | Charles Williams

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SOUTH CAROLINA ART EDUCATION: Bachelor of fine arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and a Hudson River Fellowship. STYLE: Contemporary realism. INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WINNING PAINTING: An old Texaco store that I would pass driving to my fiancée’s parents’ house in South Carolina. Every time I...

21 Under 31 | Yen-Ching Chang

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CALIFORNIA ART EDUCATION: Bachelor of fine arts in design from the Chinese Culture University, Taiwan. From 2007 to 2009, I studied the foundations of drawing and painting with the artist Yimaukun. In the fall of 2009, I came to the United States to continue my studies. Currently I am pursuing 
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21 Under 31 | Whitney Michelle Hall

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MONTANA ART EDUCATION: I took three years of formal drawing and painting at Palomar College in San Diego. Two of my strongest influences and mentors have been Michael Steirnagle, with whom I spent three semesters in California, and Robert Moore, whom I have studied under for the past year. In 2008...

21 Under 31 | Erika Baez

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PENNSYLVANIA ART EDUCATION: I decided to completely submerge myself in art approximately two years ago. I started by attending the Angel Academy of Art in Florence, and currently I am an apprentice at the Àni Art Academies Waichulis, where I will complete my studies. STYLE: Representational/experimental. INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WINNING PAINTING:...

21 Under 31 | Robin Johnson

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CALIFORNIA ART EDUCATION: Associate of Arts and Sciences degree in graphic design from Colorado Mountain College, Glenwood Springs, CO. Master’s degree candidate at the Laguna College of Art & Design, Laguna Beach, CA. STYLE: Figurative representation. My background is in graphic design, so I often fuse a little of that into...

21 Under 31 | Erin Anderson

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PENNSYLVANIA ART EDUCATION: Àni Art Academies Waichulis. STYLE: Realism. INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WINNING Piece: The blissful feeling of the first sunny days of spring. I draw inspiration from human emotion. My work reflects my efforts to understand my relationship to the world, its people, and how we all relate. It’s my...

21 Under 31 | Andrea Kowch

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MICHIGAN ART EDUCATION: Bachelor of fine arts from the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI, and self-taught. STYLE: Magic realism. INSPIRATION FOR YOUR WINNING PAINTING: I wanted to create a composition involving butterflies as a subject. Butterflies have always served as symbols of hope and beauty. They are creatures that, despite...