Painter Kevin Chupik combines the iconic past with concerns of contemporary thought. His paintings — scenarios, really — capture a sense of the un...

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The materials interconnect and tell a story: There is cloth dyed by hand with cochineal, sumac, and Osage orange trees. There are beads — there must...

Cody Sanderson’s jewelry is anything but ordinary. An expert in innovation, the award-winning Diné (Navajo) artist fuses traditional silversmithing...

Painter Dave Santillanes is an expert in muted colors, edgy quietness, and ethereal light. His landscape and figurative paintings beckon. Although his...

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Kickin’ the Frost Fireplace Screen by Anne Beard Artist Anne Beard was raised on a ranch in Washington and has lived in Oregon’s High Desert for t...

Arizona may have its fair share of Taliesin educated or inspired architects, but you’d be hard-pressed to find any more dedicated to the design phil...

Among the vast collection of artwork and personal papers that artist Eugenie Frederica Shonnard bequeathed to the Museum of New Mexico system followin...

When Georgia Rowswell’s landscape Thunderhead Off Happy Jack Road won Best of Show during last spring’s Cowgirl Up! exhibition at the Desert Cabal...

James Penfield’s paintings often possess the kinetic energy of a live performance, taking viewers’ eyes on a dynamic journey across canvases that ...

Steve Hastings feels driven by some higher power to conceive and create his magically realistic paintings of desert flora backed by the Southwest’s ...

Morgan Irons pays tribute to the timeless spirit of Western women and men in oil-on-linen scenes in the realistic yet romantic style of 19th-century N...

Thank the arrival of the digital age for impelling Peter Campbell to become a hands-on expert in oil paintings that portray the grandeur of Western la...

Flipping through this issue of Western Art & Architecture, I’m struck by a simple yet astonishing truth: Despite the collective decades that art...

In Central Texas, a home’s architecture reflects a deep appreciation for its setting. Elk Edge Retreat, named for an elk herd that often roams the p...

Rococo Square Serving Platter by Annieglass Regal and traditional with an artistic flair, the Rococo Square Serving Platter undoubtedly makes a statem...

“Time is a constant in all of our lives,” says artist Jason Kowalski. His evocative paintings of weathered, often abandoned restaurants, motels, v...

Though many of Curt Mattson’s sculptures are tabletop-size, the artist himself is larger than life. A sculptor, painter, preacher, historian, and ho...

Oil painter Elizabeth Pollie extracts the extraordinary from the ordinary. Her still-life depictions of shells and sake jugs, of tiny, blue-spotted eg...

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In the 1960s, tiny Wallace, Idaho, was threatened when the federal government proposed cutting through the historic downtown to lay the last link of H...

The three principals of Missoula, Montana-based Hone Architects + Builders have much in common. They grew up in families who built anything from sheds...

Stephanie Rose’s ethereal oil paintings reimagine the Western landscape as dreamlike scenes existing in a liminal space between realism and abstract...

Maia Chávez Larkin simultaneously pays tribute to the past while looking to the future in oil-and-ink paintings of contemporary Western life. She ach...

Jesse Littlebird’s joyfully provocative paintings remind some viewers of urban street murals. Still others note the undeniable influence of his Indi...

Christy Stallop focuses on depicting Central Texas icons in vivid oil paintings that combine eye-catching realism and good humor. Take, for instance, ...

Western American art continues to captivate collectors and enthusiasts, with nationwide auctions and events showcasing artwork that honors the region...

A sweet, fantastical origin story is attached to acclaimed pastel artist Lisa Gleim’s lifelong love for animals. “My father always told me that I ...

During his decades-long, successful illustration career, when Robert Rodriguez imagined himself eventually moving into fine art, he was clear about wh...

“Happiness,” sculptor Sabin Howard says, “is fleeting. Purpose gets you out of bed every day.” Howard’s all-consuming purpose for the la...

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ARCHITECTURE | Jeffrey Dungan Architects BUILDER | Big Valley Construction, LLC LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE | Ceres+ Landscape Architecture A Colorado home...

Drunk Love in a Log Cabin Quilt by Denyse Schmidt As one of four original quilts Denyse Schmidt exhibited when she launched her business in 1996, the ...

The founders of the Salt Lake City, Utah-based WOW Atelier didn’t connect on the well-trod path of so many architecture firms; they didn’t meet in...

Bob Guelich’s monumental animal bronzes belong to the public, standing ready to be enjoyed and admired at zoos, botanical gardens, art museums, and ...

While so many Western artists paint the region’s majestic mountains, canyons, buttes, and plains, Linda Glover Gooch turns her well-trained artist...

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