Museum Arizona State University Art Museum
ASU Campus · Tempe
One of the finest university art museums in the Southwest, with over 5,000 works spanning American art, craft, Latin American art, and groundbreaking contemporary installations.
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Gallery Belleza Fine Art
Old Bisbee / Brewery Gulch · Bisbee
A standout gallery in Bisbee's bohemian Brewery Gulch, presenting original paintings, photography, and mixed-media work by regional artists in a beautifully restored historic space.
Gallery Bentley Gallery
Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale
Contemporary fine art gallery presenting paintings, sculpture, and mixed-media works by established and emerging artists with national and international reputations.
Gallery Bentley Gallery Phoenix
Camelback Corridor · Phoenix
The Phoenix location of the acclaimed contemporary gallery, presenting paintings, sculpture, and photography by nationally recognized artists.
Cultural Center Bisbee Arts & Social Club
Old Bisbee · Bisbee
A community arts hub anchoring Bisbee's creative scene with rotating exhibitions, artist talks, live music, and an open studio culture that defines this quirky Arizona art town.
Cultural Center Cosanti Foundation
Scottsdale · Scottsdale
Studio and gallery of visionary architect Paolo Soleri, featuring his iconic windbells, bronze castings, and architectural drawings. A living art environment.
Gallery Davis Dominguez Gallery
Downtown Tucson · Tucson
Tucson's leading contemporary art gallery presenting ambitious exhibitions by established and emerging artists in painting, sculpture, and new media.
Gallery Dinnerware Artspace
Downtown Tucson · Tucson
Tucson's longest-running artist-run space, presenting experimental and community-engaged contemporary art in an informal, accessible environment.
Gallery Eye Lounge
Downtown Phoenix / Scottsdale Area · Scottsdale
Artist-run cooperative showcasing experimental and boundary-pushing contemporary art from Arizona-based artists across all media.
Gallery Eye Lounge Tempe
Tempe · Tempe
An artist-run experimental gallery in the Tempe arts district, presenting boundary-pushing contemporary work from emerging Arizona-based artists across painting, installation, and new media.
Cultural Center Flagstaff Arts Council
Downtown Flagstaff · Flagstaff
The primary arts advocacy and presenting organization in Flagstaff, with gallery exhibitions and public programs supporting the city's vibrant creative community.
Gallery Galeria Mesa
Downtown Mesa · Mesa
A city-run gallery in the heart of downtown Mesa presenting rotating exhibitions of local, regional, and national artists with a commitment to diverse and accessible contemporary art.
Gallery Gallery 527
Uptown Sedona · Sedona
Eclectic contemporary gallery featuring works by emerging Southwestern artists, with rotating exhibitions that span painting, ceramics, and mixed media.
Gallery Icehouse Gallery
Roosevelt Row Arts District · Phoenix
A cornerstone of Phoenix's Roosevelt Row arts district, the Icehouse presents ambitious contemporary exhibitions in a historic industrial space that anchors the city's First Friday art walks.
Gallery Lanning Gallery
Tlaquepaque Arts Village · Sedona
Fine art gallery inside the beloved Tlaquepaque Arts Village, featuring contemporary paintings and sculpture inspired by the Southwest landscape.
Gallery Lisa Sette Gallery
Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale
A leading contemporary art gallery representing nationally and internationally significant artists with an emphasis on conceptual and contemporary practice.
Cultural Center Mesa Arts Center
Downtown Mesa · Mesa
The largest arts complex in the Southwest, with five theaters and four galleries presenting national and regional visual art exhibitions in a stunning desert-inspired campus.
Museum Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
Mesa Arts Center Campus · Mesa
Located within Mesa Arts Center, this museum presents dynamic contemporary art exhibitions with a focus on work that reflects the diversity and vitality of the American Southwest.
Gallery Modified Arts
Roosevelt Row Arts District · Phoenix
A cornerstone of the Roosevelt Row arts scene - a raw, multi-use space for experimental contemporary art, music, and performance.
Museum Northern Arizona University Art Museum
NAU Campus · Flagstaff
A significant university art museum presenting contemporary exhibitions and maintaining a permanent collection with particular strengths in photography and regional Southwest art.
Gallery Perihelion Arts
Roosevelt Row Arts District · Phoenix
Artist-run gallery on Roosevelt Row presenting cutting-edge contemporary art with a commitment to community and emerging talent.
Museum Phoenix Art Museum
Central Phoenix · Phoenix
The largest art museum in the Southwest, housing a collection of over 19,000 works spanning American, Western, Asian, Latin American, and European art.
Cultural Center Prescott Fine Arts Association
Downtown Prescott · Prescott
A community arts center presenting exhibitions, theater, and education programs in a renovated historic church - the creative heart of Prescott's thriving arts community.
Gallery Raku Gallery
Historic Jerome · Jerome
Specializing in raku and studio ceramics alongside paintings and mixed media, Raku Gallery is one of Jerome's most beloved stops on the art colony's gallery trail.
Gallery Renee Taylor Gallery
Uptown Sedona · Sedona
Contemporary fine art with an emphasis on vibrant abstract and semi-abstract work, celebrating the colors and energy of the Sedona landscape.
Museum Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale
SMoCA presents compelling contemporary art, architecture, and design exhibitions, anchoring Scottsdale's role as an arts destination.
Cultural Center Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe Town Lake · Tempe
A striking lakeside arts complex presenting visual art exhibitions alongside performing arts, with sweeping views of Tempe Town Lake from its award-winning sustainable building.
Gallery Unexpected Gallery
Downtown Phoenix · Phoenix
A curated contemporary gallery showcasing works by nationally collected Arizona-based artists, with a program that emphasizes painting, sculpture, and works on paper.
Museum University of Arizona Museum of Art
University of Arizona · Tucson
A premier university art museum with a distinguished collection of European and American paintings, sculpture, and works on paper spanning six centuries.
Gallery Wilde Meyer Gallery Phoenix
Camelback Corridor · Phoenix
The Phoenix outpost of the celebrated Scottsdale gallery, presenting vibrant contemporary Southwestern art in an energetic, design-forward space.
Gallery Xanadu Gallery
Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale
Showcasing vibrant, accessible contemporary art from over 60 emerging and mid-career artists, with a welcoming atmosphere for new collectors.
Cultural Center monOrchid
Roosevelt Row Arts District · Phoenix
An innovative event and gallery space in the Roosevelt Row corridor, hosting rotating art exhibitions, cultural events, and community activations in a beautifully repurposed mid-century building.
California
Gallery Blum & Poe
Culver City · Los Angeles
A globally minded contemporary gallery with deep roots in LA and Tokyo, known for introducing significant Japanese postwar artists to American audiences alongside emerging talents.
Gallery David Kordansky Gallery
Mid-City · Los Angeles
One of LA's most influential contemporary galleries, representing a diverse roster of painters, sculptors, and installation artists with an emphasis on materials and process.
Gallery David Zapf Gallery
Little Italy · San Diego
San Diego's longest-running contemporary fine art gallery, showcasing paintings, drawings, and sculpture by a tightly curated stable of California artists.
Gallery Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Carmel-by-the-Sea · Carmel
A respected gallery in the heart of Carmel representing established California painters and sculptors, with a particular strength in representational and plein air work.
Gallery Gagosian Los Angeles
Beverly Hills · Los Angeles
The LA outpost of the world's most powerful commercial gallery, presenting blue-chip modern and contemporary artists in a refined Beverly Hills setting.
Gallery Gallery Wendi Norris
Pacific Heights · San Francisco
Presenting internationally significant modern and contemporary art with a focus on female-identifying and Asian artists, offering a thoughtful counterpoint to traditional gallery rosters.
Museum Hammer Museum
Westwood · Los Angeles
Free-admission museum affiliated with UCLA, championing under-recognized artists and presenting experimental contemporary art, film, and public programs.
Gallery Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
Arts District · Los Angeles
Occupying a sprawling former flour mill in the Arts District, Hauser & Wirth LA presents monumental exhibitions by major international artists alongside a celebrated farm-to-table restaurant.
Gallery LA Louver Gallery
Venice · Los Angeles
One of Los Angeles's most distinguished contemporary galleries, representing major national and international artists with a program spanning painting, sculpture, drawing, and prints.
Museum Laguna Art Museum
Village of Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach
California's only museum dedicated exclusively to California art, with a permanent collection tracing plein air painting and modernism from the 1890s to today in a stunning oceanfront village.
Museum Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park · San Francisco
Modeled after the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris and set on a cliff overlooking the Golden Gate, this museum holds distinguished European art spanning 4,000 years.
Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
Mid-Wilshire / Miracle Mile · Los Angeles
The largest art museum in the western United States, with encyclopedic collections spanning 6,000 years and every world culture - including major holdings of Latin American and modern art.
Gallery Melissa Morgan Fine Art
Downtown Palm Springs · Palm Springs
Specializing in California modernism and postwar work, this gallery is a trusted source for museum-quality paintings and works on paper from the mid-20th century.
Museum Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
La Jolla · San Diego
With campuses in La Jolla and downtown San Diego, MCASD has a long tradition of presenting cutting-edge art and artists from California and across the Pacific Rim.
Museum Palm Springs Art Museum
Downtown Palm Springs · Palm Springs
The cultural heart of the Coachella Valley, featuring significant collections of modern and contemporary art, photography, Western American art, and architecture - including masterworks by Sam Francis and Mark di Suvero.
Gallery Ratio 3
Mission District · San Francisco
A respected Mission District gallery showcasing ambitious conceptual and experimental work by emerging and mid-career artists across painting, sculpture, and installation.
Gallery Regen Projects
Hollywood · Los Angeles
One of the most respected galleries in the country, representing artists like Wolfgang Tillmans, Catherine Opie, and Roni Horn with a commitment to challenging and rigorous contemporary practice.
Museum San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park · San Diego
San Diego's primary fine arts museum in historic Balboa Park, with a permanent collection of Spanish, Italian, and American art and an acclaimed exhibition program.
Museum San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
SoMa · San Francisco
The West Coast's premier modern art museum, housing world-class collections of painting, photography, media arts, and design inside Mario Botta's landmark building, recently expanded by Snøhetta.
Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Downtown Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara
A distinguished regional museum with strong collections of American, European, and Asian art alongside an active exhibition program bringing international shows to the California coast.
Gallery Sullivan Goss — An American Gallery
Downtown Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara
Focusing on American art from the early 20th century to the present, Sullivan Goss is known for carefully researched exhibitions of California modernism and American realism.
Museum The Broad
Downtown Los Angeles · Los Angeles
A striking contemporary art museum housing Eli and Edythe Broad's collection of postwar and contemporary masterworks - including icons by Koons, Basquiat, Cindy Sherman, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Museum The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
Downtown Los Angeles · Los Angeles
LA's dedicated contemporary art museum with two campuses, presenting postwar art from abstract expressionism through today alongside site-specific commissions.
Museum University of California Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
Downtown Berkeley · Berkeley
UC Berkeley's flagship arts institution presenting an encyclopedic permanent collection alongside cutting-edge contemporary exhibitions and one of the world's foremost film archives.
Museum de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park · San Francisco
San Francisco's foremost fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park, with exceptional American art from 1670 to today, African art, Oceanic art, and blockbuster temporary exhibitions.
Colorado
Art School Ah Haa School for the Arts
Telluride · Telluride
A beloved community arts school in the San Juan Mountains offering workshops, classes, and exhibitions in a setting that attracts artists from around the world to Telluride's storied cultural landscape.
Gallery Ann Korologos Gallery
Basalt (near Aspen) · Aspen
Celebrated for presenting compelling contemporary art in the Roaring Fork Valley, representing established artists alongside carefully selected emerging voices.
Museum Aspen Art Museum
Aspen Core · Aspen
A non-collecting contemporary art museum in a stunning Shigeru Ban-designed building, presenting internationally significant exhibitions year-round. Free admission.
Gallery Baldwin Gallery
Aspen Core · Aspen
One of the premier contemporary galleries in the Rocky Mountain region, representing artists of national and international stature in an exceptional mountain setting.
Museum Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Downtown Boulder · Boulder
A dynamic nonprofit contemporary art museum on the Pearl Street Mall presenting rotating exhibitions by regional, national, and international artists across all media.
Gallery CORE New Art Space
Santa Fe Arts District · Denver
A dynamic artist-run gallery in Denver's Santa Fe Arts District presenting challenging contemporary work from an emerging roster, with a First Friday presence at the heart of Denver's gallery community.
Museum CU Art Museum
University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder
The University of Colorado's free public art museum, with a permanent collection of over 5,000 works spanning photography, prints, drawings, and contemporary art.
Museum Clyfford Still Museum
Golden Triangle · Denver
Dedicated entirely to Abstract Expressionist master Clyfford Still, this striking museum holds 94% of his lifetime output - one of the most complete single-artist collections in the world.
Museum Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College
Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs
A stunning Art Deco museum at Colorado College with one of the Southwest's finest permanent collections, including Native American and Hispanic art, alongside major traveling exhibitions and performing arts.
Museum Colorado State University Art Museum
CSU Campus · Fort Collins
The university art museum for Colorado State University, with rotating contemporary exhibitions and a permanent collection that emphasizes American art and works on paper.
Cultural Center Dairy Arts Center
Downtown Boulder · Boulder
Boulder's flagship multidisciplinary arts center housed in a converted 1930s dairy, presenting visual art exhibitions, film, performing arts, and artist residencies year-round.
Museum Denver Art Museum
Golden Triangle · Denver
One of the largest art museums between Chicago and Los Angeles, with exceptional collections of American Indian art, Western American art, and modern and contemporary art.
Gallery Dikeou Collection
Downtown Denver · Denver
A free, privately held contemporary art collection spread across multiple downtown Denver storefronts, presenting surprising installations and works in unexpected urban spaces.
Cultural Center Durango Arts Center
Downtown Durango · Durango
The cultural heart of southwest Colorado, presenting contemporary art exhibitions, performing arts, and community education programs that reflect the diverse creative energy of the Four Corners region.
Gallery Emanuel Gallery
Auraria Campus · Denver
The University of Colorado Denver's gallery space, presenting contemporary art with an educational mission and a program that supports regional and national artists.
Museum Fort Collins Museum of Art
Old Town Fort Collins · Fort Collins
Northern Colorado's premier fine arts museum, presenting ambitious contemporary exhibitions alongside educational programs in a beautifully renovated Old Town building.
Gallery Galerie Maximillian
Aspen Core · Aspen
A distinguished gallery dealing in 20th-century and contemporary masters, with an outstanding inventory of prints, drawings, and sculpture by celebrated international artists.
Gallery Gallery 970
Vail Village · Vail
A sophisticated contemporary gallery in Vail Village showcasing emerging and mid-career artists alongside destination-quality landscape paintings inspired by the Rocky Mountain high country.
Gallery Gildar Gallery
South Broadway Arts District · Denver
A project-based gallery on South Broadway presenting ambitious contemporary art with a commitment to rigorous curatorial vision, community engagement, and supporting Denver's independent art scene.
Museum Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art
Golden Triangle · Denver
A world-class collection of international decorative art from 1875–1990 alongside the works of Colorado modernist Vance Kirkland, in a purpose-built museum in the Golden Triangle.
Gallery Macky Auditorium Gallery
CU Boulder Campus · Boulder
Housed within CU Boulder's landmark Macky Auditorium, this gallery presents rotating exhibitions of contemporary and historical art, serving the campus community and broader Boulder arts scene.
Cultural Center Manitou Art Center
Manitou Springs · Manitou Springs
A thriving community arts hub in the quirky mountain resort town of Manitou Springs, with studio spaces, gallery exhibitions, and public programs connecting artists and the community.
Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
LoDo · Denver
MCA Denver presents boundary-pushing contemporary art in a purpose-built Renzo Piano-designed building in the heart of lower downtown Denver.
Gallery Naropa University Art Gallery
Boulder · Boulder
The exhibition space of Naropa University - the contemplative arts university founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche - presenting work that sits at the intersection of spiritual practice and contemporary visual art.
Gallery Patina Gallery Fort Collins
Old Town Fort Collins · Fort Collins
A vibrant contemporary gallery in Old Town Fort Collins showcasing paintings, sculpture, and jewelry by emerging and established regional artists in an inviting, accessible space.
Cultural Center Pikes Peak Arts Council
Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs
The primary arts advocacy organization for the Pikes Peak region, supporting local artists through grants, exhibitions, and public programming that celebrate the creative heritage of southern Colorado.
Gallery Pirate: Contemporary Art
RiNo Art District · Denver
Artist-run gallery and collective in the heart of RiNo, presenting boundary-pushing work with an emphasis on community, experimentation, and accessibility.
Gallery Plus Gallery
Golden Triangle · Denver
Contemporary gallery known for presenting dynamic solo and group exhibitions, with a program that champions emerging and mid-career artists from Colorado and beyond.
Cultural Center Pueblo Arts Alliance
Union Avenue Historic District · Pueblo
Supporting and promoting the creative community of Pueblo's historic Union Avenue district with gallery exhibitions, studio tours, and cultural events celebrating the city's rich artistic heritage.
Cultural Center RedLine Contemporary Art Center
RiNo Art District · Denver
A nonprofit contemporary art center with artist residencies, community programming, and gallery exhibitions that prioritize social engagement and cultural equity.
Gallery Rinkevich Gallery
Mountain Village · Telluride
An artist-owned contemporary fine art gallery in Telluride's Mountain Village presenting the work of gallery director and painter Rinkevich alongside a distinctive collection of traditional tribal African art - an unexpected and compelling pairing that draws serious collectors to this mountain resort destination.
Gallery Robischon Gallery
Golden Triangle · Denver
One of Denver's most respected contemporary art galleries, representing nationally and internationally recognized artists across painting, sculpture, and new media.
Gallery Rule Gallery
Golden Triangle · Denver
Presenting critically engaged contemporary art that challenges conventions, Rule Gallery represents artists whose practice spans painting, installation, and performance.
Cultural Center Sangre de Cristo Arts Center
Downtown Pueblo · Pueblo
Southern Colorado's foremost arts institution, with four galleries, a children's museum, and performing arts theater - a cultural anchor for Pueblo presenting regional and national exhibitions.
Gallery Space Gallery
Golden Triangle · Denver
A dynamic contemporary art space known for adventurous programming, supporting emerging artists and providing a platform for experimental projects across disciplines.
Gallery Swoon Art House
Downtown Boulder · Boulder
A curated contemporary gallery and creative studio space in Boulder presenting works by emerging and established artists in a relaxed, collector-friendly environment.
Cultural Center Telluride Arts District
Downtown Telluride · Telluride
The organizing body behind Telluride's vibrant arts scene, curating public art, gallery openings, and year-round cultural programming in one of the world's most scenically spectacular mountain towns.
Gallery Walker Fine Art
Golden Triangle · Denver
Contemporary gallery presenting adventurous and engaging work by mid-career and emerging artists, with particular strength in painting and photography.
Gallery William Havu Gallery
Golden Triangle · Denver
A leading contemporary gallery representing both established and emerging artists, with a distinctive program that spans painting, works on paper, and sculpture.
Nevada
Gallery Art Encounter
Spring Valley · Las Vegas
Nevada's largest fine art gallery, presenting original works by hundreds of artists across all styles and media in an accessible, non-commission environment.
Cultural Center Art Square Las Vegas
Arts District · Las Vegas
A live-work creative campus in the Las Vegas Arts District with gallery spaces, artist studios, performance venues, and a community garden - a hub for the city's working artists.
Cultural Center Artown
Citywide · Reno
Reno's beloved month-long July arts festival bringing hundreds of free performances, exhibitions, and studio tours to parks, galleries, and public spaces across the city since 1996.
Museum Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
The Strip · Las Vegas
A world-class exhibition space on the Las Vegas Strip presenting major traveling exhibitions from top museums, featuring works by modern and contemporary masters.
Cultural Center Brewery Arts Center
Historic District · Carson City
Housed in a restored 1864 brewery, this beloved Northern Nevada arts center runs galleries, a theater, studio art classes, and a vibrant calendar of exhibitions celebrating regional artists and craftspeople.
Cultural Center Contemporary Arts Center Las Vegas
Downtown Las Vegas · Las Vegas
A nonprofit arts organization supporting contemporary artists through exhibitions, residencies, and public programming in downtown Las Vegas.
Museum Nevada Museum of Art
Downtown Reno · Reno
The only accredited art museum in Nevada, housed in a striking zinc-clad building designed by Will Bruder. The collection focuses on art of the American West and the Great Basin, with an innovative Center for Art + Environment.
Cultural Center Sierra Arts Foundation
Downtown Reno · Reno
A nonprofit arts organization supporting Northern Nevada artists through grants, residencies, gallery exhibitions, and public programming, with a gallery space presenting rotating community exhibitions.
Gallery Stremmel Gallery
South Meadows · Reno
One of the most respected fine art galleries in the Mountain West, representing nationally recognized painters and sculptors with a focus on contemporary realism, abstraction, and Western American art.
Gallery The Arts Factory
Arts District · Las Vegas
A multi-tenant creative complex in the heart of the Las Vegas Arts District housing galleries, studios, and creative businesses, anchoring the city's 18b Arts District monthly gallery walks.
Cultural Center The Holland Project
Midtown Reno · Reno
Reno's essential DIY arts and music venue, running a gallery, recording studio, and event space for independent artists and musicians - the cultural heartbeat of the city's alternative creative community.
Gallery Traction Gallery
Arts District · Las Vegas
A contemporary fine art gallery in the 18b Arts District presenting works by regional and national artists across painting, sculpture, and mixed media, with a focus on bold visual narratives.
New Mexico
Gallery 516 Arts
Downtown Albuquerque · Albuquerque
A contemporary art organization presenting ambitious exhibitions and programs that connect artists and communities across Albuquerque and beyond.
Museum Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art
Downtown Roswell · Roswell
A surprising gem in the eastern New Mexico desert: a museum showcasing work created by artists who participated in the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, with over 200 works spanning five decades of residency.
Gallery Charlotte Jackson Fine Art
Railyard District · Santa Fe
Internationally recognized for rigorous, monochromatic and reductive painting and sculpture, representing artists at the forefront of material exploration.
Gallery Exhibit/208
Nob Hill · Albuquerque
A contemporary gallery in Albuquerque's Nob Hill neighborhood presenting emerging and established New Mexico artists, with a commitment to supporting the local creative community through rotating monthly exhibitions.
Museum Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Downtown Santa Fe · Santa Fe
The only museum in the world dedicated to an individual American woman artist, housing the definitive collection of Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
Gallery James Kelly Contemporary
Railyard District · Santa Fe
Focused on leading-edge contemporary art, presenting both established and emerging artists working at the intersection of concept and craft.
Gallery Old Pass Gallery
Raton
The Raton Arts & Humanities Council's gallery in a landmark 1910 Wells Fargo building, showing work by 200+ local and regional New Mexico artists across every medium.
Gallery Peters Projects
Railyard District · Santa Fe
A contemporary art gallery focused on progressive and experimental work, bringing innovative artists from around the world to the Santa Fe art scene.
Gallery Richard Levy Gallery
Downtown Albuquerque · Albuquerque
A respected contemporary gallery representing national and international artists, known for presenting rigorous and intellectually engaging work across media.
Gallery Riva Yares Gallery
Downtown Santa Fe · Santa Fe
A longstanding gallery representing significant modern and contemporary artists with works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, with a particular strength in Latin American masters.
Museum SITE Santa Fe
Railyard District · Santa Fe
An internationally acclaimed independent contemporary art space in the Railyard District, presenting ambitious large-scale exhibitions by globally significant artists alongside a celebrated biennial.
Gallery Studio Taos
Ranchitos Road · Taos
Collaborative studio and gallery space showcasing contemporary fine art by Taos-based artists, with an emphasis on painting, sculpture, and works on paper.
Art School Tamarind Institute
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque
The world's foremost center for lithography, training master printers and collaborating with leading artists to produce fine prints. Gallery open to the public.
Cultural Center Taos Center for the Arts
Downtown Taos · Taos
The cultural hub of Taos, presenting visual art exhibitions, film screenings, and performing arts in a historic building - a gathering place for the creative community of this legendary arts town.
Gallery Tortuga Gallery
Wells Park · Albuquerque
An alternative art space in Albuquerque's Wells Park neighborhood known for experimental and outsider art, zine culture, and a fiercely independent DIY spirit that has made it an institution for the city's underground creative scene.
Gallery Turner Carroll Gallery
Canyon Road · Santa Fe
One of Santa Fe's most celebrated galleries, presenting vibrant, expressive work by leading contemporary artists with deep roots in the Southwest.
Museum UNM Art Museum
University of New Mexico · Albuquerque
The University of New Mexico's fine art museum, with a distinguished collection of over 32,000 works including major holdings in photography, prints, and New Mexican modernist painting.
Museum Vladem Contemporary
Railyard District · Santa Fe
A new branch of the New Mexico Museum of Art in the Railyard District, dedicated to contemporary and modern art from 1945 to the present in a striking renovated industrial space.
Gallery Zane Bennett Contemporary Art
Downtown Santa Fe · Santa Fe
Premier contemporary art gallery representing leading national and international artists, with a strong program in painting, photography, and sculpture.
Texas
Cultural Center Art League Houston
Museum District · Houston
One of Houston's oldest arts nonprofits, providing gallery space, studio residencies, and educational programming that supports working artists at every stage - from student to established professional.
Cultural Center Artpace San Antonio
Downtown · San Antonio
An internationally recognized contemporary art foundation commissioning new work by Texas, national, and international artists through a residency-to-exhibition program - one of the most respected and generously funded artist residency programs in the world.
Cultural Center Ballroom Marfa
Downtown Marfa · Marfa
A nonprofit arts and culture space in a restored 1927 building, presenting cutting-edge contemporary art, music, and film in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Gallery Barry Whistler Gallery
Design District · Dallas
One of Dallas's most respected long-running galleries, presenting the work of significant Texas artists alongside national contemporary painters and sculptors for nearly four decades.
Museum Blaffer Art Museum
University of Houston · Houston
The contemporary art museum of the University of Houston, presenting rotating exhibitions and ambitious new commissions by emerging and mid-career artists, with a particular commitment to underrepresented voices and international perspectives.
Museum Blanton Museum of Art
UT Campus · Austin
The flagship art museum of The University of Texas at Austin, with a collection of 18,000 works anchored by an outstanding survey of Latin American art, an exemplary collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, and Ellsworth Kelly's monumental final work, "Austin."
Cultural Center Blue Star Contemporary
Southtown · San Antonio
San Antonio's leading contemporary art center, presenting rotating exhibitions and maintaining artist studio residencies in the historic Blue Star Arts Complex - the anchor of the city's creative Southtown neighborhood.
Museum Chinati Foundation
Marfa · Marfa
Donald Judd's visionary large-scale art installation across a decommissioned Army base - one of the most significant site-specific artworks in the world.
Gallery Conduit Gallery
Design District · Dallas
A Dallas gallery with a distinguished 25-year history of presenting internationally recognized contemporary art alongside significant Texas artists, with particular strength in abstract, conceptual, and process-based work.
Museum Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Museum District · Houston
A kunsthalle with no permanent collection, CAMH presents ambitious rotating exhibitions of contemporary art from local, national, and international artists - a laboratory for the urgent, the experimental, and the newly made.
Museum Contemporary Austin Jones Center
Downtown · Austin
The downtown flagship of Contemporary Austin, presenting ambitious rotating exhibitions of contemporary art - including significant site-specific commissions and large-scale installations - in a beautifully renovated building on Congress Avenue.
Museum Dallas Contemporary
Design District · Dallas
A kunsthalle-style contemporary art space presenting ambitious solo and group exhibitions of cutting-edge national and international artists - no permanent collection, just a relentless focus on the art of the present.
Cultural Center DiverseWorks
East Downtown · Houston
Houston's leading presenter of experimental and interdisciplinary art, commissioning boundary-pushing work across visual art, performance, music, and theater by Texas artists and their national collaborators since 1982.
Gallery Erin Cluley Gallery
Design District · Dallas
A prominent Dallas gallery known for supporting Texas-based artists and presenting smartly curated exhibitions of contemporary painting, sculpture, video, and installation art with a commitment to curatorial substance.
Cultural Center Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Cultural District · Fort Worth
A vibrant hub for working artists in Fort Worth, operated by the Arts Council, providing gallery space, studio rentals, and community programming across visual art, music, and theater for over 75 years.
Cultural Center Judd Foundation
Marfa · Marfa
Preserving the studios, residences, and permanent art installations of Donald Judd in Marfa and New York, maintaining his vision of art integrated into daily life.
Cultural Center Lawndale Art Center
Midtown · Houston
Houston's beloved alternative art space championing emerging Texas artists through exhibitions, the annual Big Show open call, and studio residencies - scrappy, inclusive, and essential to the city's creative ecosystem for four decades.
Gallery MASS Gallery
East Austin · Austin
An artist-run, member-supported gallery in East Austin presenting experimental and emerging contemporary art with a commitment to curatorial risk-taking, community access, and supporting the artists who make Austin's independent art scene thrive.
Cultural Center McKinney Avenue Contemporary
Uptown · Dallas
Known as The MAC, this nonprofit arts center in Uptown Dallas presents group exhibitions, performance, and community programming that bridges the city's diverse cultural communities in a welcoming, unpretentious space.
Museum McNay Art Museum
Alamo Heights · San Antonio
Texas's first modern art museum, set in a sprawling Spanish Colonial Revival mansion surrounded by sculpture gardens - with exceptional collections of early modern painting, post-Impressionism, prints, and theater arts in a setting of rare serenity.
Museum Menil Collection
Montrose · Houston
Founded by John and Dominique de Menil, this is one of the largest private art collections open to the public in the world - spanning antiquity through the 20th century with unparalleled depth in Surrealism and tribal art, all presented free of charge in a Renzo Piano campus.
Museum Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Cultural District · Fort Worth
The oldest art museum in Texas, presenting an exemplary collection of post-World War II modern and contemporary art - Picasso, Warhol, Kiefer, Richter, and more - in Tadao Ando's spectacular reflecting-pool building, one of the great museum buildings of our era.
Museum Nasher Sculpture Center
Arts District · Dallas
A purpose-built sculpture museum in the Dallas Arts District housing the landmark Raymond Nasher collection of modern and contemporary sculpture - from Rodin through Richard Serra - in a Renzo Piano building with an acclaimed outdoor garden.
Ro2 Art
Design District · Dallas
One of Dallas's leading contemporary galleries, representing a roster of established and emerging artists across painting, sculpture, and works on paper - known for curatorial rigor and sustained support for artists at pivotal career moments.
Cultural Center Rothko Chapel
Montrose · Houston
Mark Rothko's final major commission: fourteen monumental paintings in a non-denominational meditation space at the heart of the Menil campus, welcoming all faiths and serving as a center for human rights advocacy since 1971.
Cultural Center Rubin Center for the Visual Arts
UTEP Campus · El Paso
The contemporary art center of The University of Texas at El Paso, presenting innovative exhibitions with a focus on border culture, Latinx art, and the diverse creative communities of the US-Mexico frontera - one of the most intellectually vital art spaces in the Southwest.
Gallery Sala Diaz
King William · San Antonio
A fiercely independent artist-run gallery in San Antonio's King William neighborhood, presenting challenging and experimental contemporary art in a domestic space that resists institutional norms and champions the city's most adventurous artists.
Museum Station Museum of Contemporary Art
Midtown · Houston
An independent museum in a converted warehouse presenting politically engaged contemporary art, with a consistent focus on social justice, environmental issues, and artists whose work challenges power - admission always free.
Gallery Wally Workman Gallery
Hyde Park · Austin
A respected Austin gallery presenting the work of Texas painters, printmakers, and sculptors with a longstanding commitment to the state's artistic community and a particular eye for lush, expressive figurative and landscape painting.
Gallery Women & Their Work
Downtown · Austin
A pioneering Austin nonprofit dedicated exclusively to women artists in Texas, with four decades of exhibitions, fellowships, and programming that have launched careers and permanently reshaped the Texas art world.
Utah
Gallery Art Access Gallery
Downtown · Salt Lake City
A pioneering Salt Lake City gallery and nonprofit dedicated to artists with disabilities and artists addressing disability in their work - one of the country's longest-running disability arts organizations, with an inclusive exhibition program and community residencies.
Gallery CUAC Contemporary Utah Art Center
Downtown Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City
A nonprofit exhibition space dedicated to presenting challenging contemporary art from Utah-based artists, with a strong commitment to experimental practice.
Gallery Coda Gallery
Main Street · Park City
A Park City gallery specializing in abstract and contemporary painting, sculpture, and fine art glass - presenting nationally recognized artists alongside emerging regional talents in a sophisticated mountain town setting.
Gallery Finch Lane Gallery
Sugarhouse · Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City's nonprofit municipal gallery, presenting rotating contemporary exhibitions by local and regional artists in a welcoming community setting.
Cultural Center Granary Arts
Granary District · Salt Lake City
An alternative arts organization anchoring Salt Lake City's emerging Granary District, presenting experimental and emerging contemporary art in industrial space while nurturing a new creative neighborhood on the city's south side.
Cultural Center Kimball Art Center
Old Town · Park City
Park City's premier contemporary art institution, presenting rotating exhibitions, public art commissions, and an acclaimed annual art festival that draws artists and collectors from across the country to this world-class mountain arts hub.
Gallery Phillips Gallery
Downtown Salt Lake City · Salt Lake City
Utah's oldest continuously operating commercial gallery, presenting contemporary art and supporting Utah artists since 1965.
Museum Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
Downtown · Salt Lake City
Founded in 1931 as the Salt Lake Art Center, UMOCA is Utah's flagship museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary and modern art - presenting rotating exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies free of charge in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.
Museum Weber State University Galleries
WSU Campus · Ogden
The Shaw Gallery and Kimball Visual Arts Center at Weber State University present rotating exhibitions of contemporary art alongside permanent collection displays - bringing significant regional and national work to Ogden's university community and the broader public.
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