Art Galleries in Moab

Moab sits at the heart of the Colorado Plateau canyon country - surrounded by Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, and the Colorado and Green Rivers - and its art scene is shaped entirely by the landscape that has made it one of the most photographed places on earth. The galleries along Main Street show work rooted in the red rock desert: landscape painting, photography, and ceramics that take the color and form of the surrounding canyon country as their primary subject. Moab's gallery district is modest in scale relative to the town's tourist traffic, but the quality of the landscape work on offer reflects the fact that working artists have chosen Moab for the same reason landscape photographers have: no place in the American West offers this particular combination of color, form, and geological drama.

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Art at the Edge of the Canyon Country

Moab's art world is shaped entirely by the landscape it inhabits. The Entrada sandstone formations, the La Sal Mountains rising above the desert, the Colorado River cutting through the canyon, and the extraordinary interplay of light and shadow across the redrock in the early morning and late afternoon hours have made Moab one of the most photographed and painted landscapes in North America. The town's galleries serve a community that includes serious landscape painters and photographers who live here year-round alongside the outdoor recreation community that drives Moab's economy. The Moab Arts and Recreation Center presents exhibitions and educational programs that serve the local creative community, while commercial galleries along Main Street sell work in a range of media to visitors who want to take a piece of the landscape home. For art travelers visiting the canyon country of the Colorado Plateau, Moab is a natural hub whose galleries provide an introduction to the region's extraordinary visual culture.