Articles & Interviews

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!

On the Museum Trail

a tour of 10 western museums

Emerging Artists | Zar, Reilly, Hicks, Rivademar

James Zar, Christopher Reilly, Ron Hicks, and Rodolfo Rivademar

The Produce Aisle | Erin Harnett

FALL JEWELS, OIL, 6 X 16 By Devon Jackson “I get hung up on details—that’s very relaxing to me,” laughs H.L. “Erin” Harnett. “And I try always to put imperfections into my paintings. Like in FALL JEWELS, the leaves are brown and spotted, and the persimmons are ripe and have lots of divots and scars. [...]

Emerging Artist | David Crawford

From Chairs to Mares: A Sculptor is Born

Native Arts | Emmi Whitehorse

The atmospheric paintings of Emmi Whitehorse

Phil Epp

Like the Kansas weather, Epp cleanses the environment, leaving scant evidence of the passage of humanity.

Jody Folwell | A Timeless Act

Santa Clara Pueblo artist Jody Folwell shares her pottery-making process

Nancy Switzer

Painting with passionate intensity

William Haskell | In Reality

Working in drybrush watercolor, William Haskell creates vivid images of New Mexico

Lorri Acott-Fowler | The Human Experience

Lorri Acott-Fowler’s sculptures deal with relationships and emotions