Traditional and contemporary work by Indigenous artists of the Southwest
Museum University of Arizona · Tucson
One of the oldest and largest anthropology museums in the American Southwest, holding a world-renowned collection of over 40,000 Native American pottery vessels and Southwestern cultural objects.
Cultural Center North Flagstaff · Flagstaff
Flagstaff's premier nonprofit arts center presenting rotating contemporary and traditional art exhibitions alongside community arts programming, festivals, and events.
Museum Central Phoenix · Phoenix
The world's foremost museum dedicated to the art and culture of Native peoples of the American Southwest, with exceptional collections spanning ancient to contemporary.
Gallery Old Town Scottsdale · Scottsdale
Premier gallery for historical and contemporary Native American art, featuring works by master artists alongside rare antique pieces and jewelry.
Museum North Flagstaff · Flagstaff
The region's foremost museum of natural and cultural history, housing one of the world's most significant collections of Hopi, Diné, Zuni, and Pai art, pottery, and jewelry.
Museum South Phoenix · Phoenix
An archaeological park and museum preserving one of the largest pre-Columbian platform mounds in North America, with galleries presenting the art and culture of the ancient Hohokam people.
Museum Prescott · Prescott
A historic museum preserving and interpreting the art, culture, and material heritage of Native American peoples of the Southwest, with significant collections of pottery, weaving, and ceremonial objects.
Museum Downtown Tucson · Tucson
The region's foremost art museum, with permanent collections spanning pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial, American Western, modern, and contemporary art.
Gallery Uptown Sedona · Sedona
A Sedona landmark for Native American jewelry, pottery, and fine art, curating authentic works directly from tribal artists across the Southwest.
Gallery Downtown · Durango
A museum-quality gallery devoted entirely to Native American art and material culture - presenting handcrafted jewelry, paintings, sculpture, pottery, Kachinas, baskets, drums, flutes, and textiles made exclusively by Native artists, with an emphasis on education and cultural context.
Gallery Main Avenue · Durango
One of the Four Corners' most celebrated galleries, Blue Rain showcases contemporary, regional, studio glass, and especially innovative Native American art - representing major Pueblo, Diné, and Hopi artists alongside rising regional voices on Durango's historic Main Avenue.
Museum Fort Lewis College Campus · Durango
The research museum and archive of Fort Lewis College, home to the Durango Collection - an extraordinary holding of Diné, Puebloan, and Hispano textiles, plus baskets, beadwork, pottery, sculpture, and paintings representing the full breadth of Southwest cultural production.
Museum 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 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 Historic Downtown · Pagosa Springs
A Pagosa Springs fine art gallery operated by artist Summer Spitsbergen, featuring original paintings of breathtaking river scenes, wildlife, the Wild West, and Native American subjects - one of the Four Corners' most distinctive one-artist galleries, located in the heart of historic downtown Pagosa Springs.
Gallery Downtown · Pagosa Springs
A Pagosa Springs gallery specializing in contemporary Southwestern jewelry and Native American craft - offering handmade one-of-a-kind pieces by Diné, Hopi, Zuni, and Apache artists alongside local artisan jewelry, pottery, Kachinas, painting, and sculpture in historic downtown.
Gallery Downtown Durango · Durango
A destination gallery for authentic Native American art in Durango since 1957, with one of the finest collections of Diné rugs, Pueblo pottery, Hopi kachinas, and Southwest jewelry in the region.
Museum UNLV Campus · Las Vegas
The main art museum at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, presenting rotating exhibitions of contemporary art alongside its permanent collection of Latin American and Mesoamerican works.
Museum Historic District · Carson City
Housed in the original U.S. Mint building, this Smithsonian-affiliated museum chronicles Nevada's history from prehistoric times through statehood, with significant collections of Nevada Native American art and artifacts.
Museum Springs Preserve · Las Vegas
Located within the Springs Preserve, this Smithsonian-affiliated museum explores Nevada's natural and cultural history through immersive exhibits including Indigenous artifacts and decorative arts.
Museum Downtown Elko · Elko
A wide-ranging regional museum covering Northeastern Nevada's natural and cultural history, with galleries dedicated to Shoshone and Paiute heritage, ranching life, and Western American art and photography.
Gallery Canyon Road · Santa Fe
Celebrating the work of contemporary Native American and non-Native artists who explore Southwest themes, Blue Rain is renowned for its commitment to Indigenous artistic voices.
Gallery Taos Plaza · Taos
The Taos location of Santa Fe's celebrated Blue Rain Gallery, presenting contemporary Native American art alongside work by non-Native artists inspired by the Southwest.
Museum El Potrero, Chimayó · Española
A small but significant museum in the historic village of Chimayó celebrating the weaving traditions, folk art, and cultural heritage of the Río Arriba region - one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States.
Cultural Center Railyard District · Santa Fe
A vibrant community arts and cultural center in the Railyard celebrating Hispanic and Indigenous art, music, and heritage through exhibitions, markets, and year-round cultural events.
Museum Uptown Albuquerque · Albuquerque
Owned and operated by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico, this museum and cultural center celebrates Pueblo art, history, and living culture with permanent and rotating exhibitions.
Museum Downtown Santa Fe · Santa Fe
The national museum of contemporary Native American and Alaska Native art, presenting the most important collection of this work in the United States.
Museum Alcalde · Española
A 200-acre historic hacienda along the Río Grande north of Española, managed by New Mexico Historic Sites and presenting exhibitions on the living traditions of northern New Mexico's Hispanic and Pueblo communities.
Museum Museum Road · Taos
A world-class collection of Native American and Hispanic art and artifacts from the Southwest, including one of the finest collections of Pueblo jewelry ever assembled.
Museum Museum Hill · Santa Fe
One of the world's premier museums dedicated to the living arts and cultures of Native peoples of the Southwest, with extraordinary collections of pottery, textiles, jewelry, and contemporary art.
Museum Museum Hill · Santa Fe
Home to the world's largest collection of international folk art - over 135,000 objects from more than 100 countries - on a scenic hill above Santa Fe.
Gallery Kit Carson Road · Taos
The historic gallery of celebrated Diné artist R.C. Gorman, featuring his iconic figurative works alongside the gallery's ongoing program of Native American art.
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.
Museum Historic Downtown · Silver City
Housed in a Victorian-era home in Silver City's historic district, this museum presents the history and folk art of southwestern New Mexico, including Apache and Mimbres heritage, the copper mining era, and the life of Billy the Kid.
Gallery Taos Plaza · Taos
A premier destination for authentic Native American jewelry, pottery, and art, sourcing directly from pueblo artisans and tribal communities of the Southwest.
Museum WNMU Campus · Silver City
Home to the world's largest permanent display of Mimbres pottery, this university museum in the Gila Wilderness foothills offers an unparalleled window into the art of the ancient Mimbres people of southwestern New Mexico.
Museum Museum Hill · Santa Fe
Dedicated to Native American art and culture, with a particular focus on Diné ceremonial arts and contemporary Native American artists.
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