Feature Articles

If you’ve been searching for art articles on the best talent in the West, look no further. Here you’ll find articles about art and artists as well as collections of themed works. You’ll find our art magazine articles reprinted here in full and with bonus artwork images we couldn’t fit in our printed pages. Check back often to find the most current art articles highlighting upcoming art events you don’t want to miss and explore new artists and techniques as each month we gather a collection of works from different artists all on a single theme.

Wilson Hurley | A Monumental Challenge

Wilson Hurley’s large-scale murals at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame are being reproduced on canvas

From the Old West to the New

A new book profiles 100 contemporary painters and sculptors

A Return to Realism

Realism Today

SWAIA Fellowship Recipients | Rodriguez, Begay, Goseyun, Nez, Tahbo, Lovato

Each year, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts honors a select group of artists with fellowships based on artistic excellence and a written application in which the artists discuss their work and goals. Honorees receive a cash award and a booth at Indian Market. Generous contributions enabled SWAIA to offer six fellowships this year. D. [...]

Students of Richard Schmid | Shared Wisdom

By Margaret L. Brown, Kristin Bucher, Leslie Busler, and Donna Tennant Known nationally as a distinguished painter, Richard Schmid is also widely recognized as a great teacher. Ten artists who have studied with him over the years reflect on his influence. Paul Mullally, Portofino, oil, 16 x 26. · Paul Mullally · “Richard Schmid has [...]

Tucson 7

Tucson is home to some of the West’s best-known painters, whose work will be shown together in a museum setting for the first time.

Western American Art Movement | War and Peace

Western art in the 1940s
Proud Legacy: 150 Years of Western Art

The Potters of Mata Ortiz

The residents of a small village in northern Mexico produce a thin-walled, finely painted ceramic ware rivaling any handmade pottery in the world

Museum Preview | Crossing State Lines: Texas Art

A Sense of Place Early Texas artists offer a complex portrait of the Lone Star landscape

The Native American Art Boom

From traditional to cutting edge, Indian art is growing in value and diversity