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The strong regional silversmithing tradition has influenced contemporary jewelry design in subtle ways. There is a spare, forceful quality to many of these works, making them seem like sculptures on an intimate scale. Materials are of paramount importance, including stones native to the area. Visitors find New Mexico jewelers stunningly original, setting trends rather than following fashion. There is so much fine art in this medium, along with the plethora of Indian jewelry, that it is truly a Collector’s paradise.

New Mexico boasts an ancient tradition of wearable art. Its native peoples had brought their handcrafted costumes and everyday clothing to a level of esthetic perfection before the first Europeans arrived. That tradition still influences every phase of contemporary wearable art, from elegant garments made of Pendleton blankets to the most heavily embroidered unique pieces.

Collector’s Resources

Albuquerque

Bright Rain Gallery rem 206 1/2 San Felipe NW in the Old Town Patio Market | 505-843-9176
Galeria de Corrales 3923 Corrales Road | 505-890-4929
Randy K Bryant rem Showing at Weyrich Gallery 2935-D Louisiana NE | 432-694-3822
Downtown Contemporary pic 105 4th Street SW--Upstairs | 505-238-3491
Agape Southwest Pueblo Pottery rem 414 Romero Rd NW | 505-243-2366
Barbara Burzillo rem By appointment | 505-228-3199
Corrales Bosque Gallery pic 4685 Corrales Road, Suite 6 | 505-898-7203
Cowboys & Indians Antiques pic 4000 Central SE | 505-255-4054
Framing Concepts Gallery pic 5809-B Juan Tabo NE | 505-294-3246
Colleen Franco rem 105 4th Street SW--Upstairs | 505-235-3441
The Gallery Store at The Albuquerque Museum pic 2000 Mountain Road NW | 505-242-0434
Hanging Tree Gallery pic 416 Romero NW | 505-842-1420
House of the Shalako rem By Appointment in Peralta | 505-242-4579
Mariposa Gallery rem 3500 Central Ave SE | 505-268-6828
VSA North Fourth Art Center / N4th Gallery rem 4904 4th Street NW | 505-345-2872
OFFCenter Community Arts Project pic 808 Park Avenue SW | 505-247-1172
Palette Contemporary Art & Craft rem 7400 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite 22 | 505-855-7777
Park Fine Art pic 20 First Plaza NW, Suite 65 | 505-764-1900
Kayla Paul pic By Appointment Only | 505-228-3568
Silver Sun Albuquerque rem 2011 Central Avenue NW | 505-246-9692
Sumner & Dene rem 517 Central NW | 505-842-1400
Weems Galleries pic Louisana Plaza and Plaza Don Luis | 505-293-6133
Weyrich Gallery pic 2935-D Louisiana NE | 505-883-7410
Wright's Indian Art rem 1100 San Mateo Blvd NE, Ste 21 | 505-266-0120

Elsewhere in New Mexico

Mimbres Region Arts Council rem 1201 N. Pope St | 575-538-2505

Santa Fe

Cottonwood Trading Post rem 35 Odo Po, San Ildefonso | 505-455-1453
EVOKE contemporary rem 130 Lincoln Ave | 505-995-9902
Gallery 203 B 203 Canyon Road | 505-992-0333
Arroyo 200 Canyon Road | 505-988-1002
GVG CONTEMPORARY rem 202 Canyon Road | 505-982-1494
Adieb Khadoure Fine Art pic 610 & 613 Canyon Road | 505-820-2666
Adobe Gallery rem 221 Canyon Road | 505-955-0550
Charles Azbell Gallery pic 203A Canyon Road | 505-988-1875
Joan Caballero Appraisals pic PO Box 822, Santa Fe, NM | 505-982-8148
Canyon Road Contemporary Art, Inc pic 403 Canyon Road | 505-983-0433
Case Trading Post rem 704 Camino Lejo | 505-982-4636 x102
Chimayo Trading and Mercantile rem State Road 76, Chimayo, NM | 505-351-4566
Steve Elmore Indian Art rem 839 Paseo de Peralta | 505-995-9677
Leslie Flynt pic 225 Canyon Road | 505-955-9901
Folk Arts of Poland pic 118 Don Gaspar | 505-984-9882
Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art rem 702 Canyon Road | 505-986-1156
Glenn Green Galleries rem 136 Tesuque Village Road (CR 73), Tesuque, NM | 505-820-0008
The Frank Howell Gallery rem 103 Washington Ave | 505-984-1074
The Johnsons of Madrid Galleries of Fine & Fiber Art pic 2843 South Highway 14, Madrid, NM | 505-471-1054
La Mesa of Santa Fe pic 225 Canyon Road | 505-984-1688
Lewallen Galleries rem 129 West Palace Ave | 505-988-8997
Manitou Galleries rem 123 West Palace Ave & 225 Canyon Road | 505-986-0440
Marigold Arts rem 424 Canyon Road | 505-982-4142
Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery Inc rem 602A Canyon Road | 800-422-9382
Mercedes Velarde Modern Art pic 533 Agua Fria St | 505-216-7769
Morning Star Gallery rem 513 Canyon Road | 505-982-8187
Museum of New Mexico Foundation Shops pic At four museums in Santa Fe | 505-982-3016
Nedra Matteucci Galleries rem 1075 Paseo de Peralta | 505-982-4631
Patina Gallery rem 131 West Palace Ave | 505-986-3432
Peyton Wright Gallery rem 237 East Palace Ave | 505-989-9888
Que Tenga Buena Mano pic PO Box 762, Santa Fe, NM | 505-983-2358
The Rainbow Man pic 107 East Palace Ave | 505-982-8706
River Trading Post rem 610-B Canyon Road | 505-982-2805
Scarlett's Antique Shop & Gallery pic 2531 Avenida Isidro | 505-983-7092
Seppanen & Daughters Fine Textiles, Inc pic 2879 South Highway 14, Madrid, NM | 505-424-7470
Sherwoods Spirit of America rem 1005 Paseo de Peralta | 505-988-1776
Shidoni Galleries / Sculpture Garden / Foundry rem Bishop's Lodge Road | 505-988-8001
Shiprock Santa Fe rem 53 Old Santa Fe Trail - Upstairs | 505-982-8478
Silver Sun Santa Fe rem 656 Canyon Road | 505-983-8743
Tesuque Glassworks pic Bishop's Lodge Road | 505-988-2165
The Torres Gallery pic 207 West Water Street | 505-986-8914
Touching Stone Gallery rem 539 Old Santa Fe Trail | 505-988-8072
Tresa Vorenberg Goldsmiths rem 656 Canyon Road | 505-988-7215
Vivo Contemporary rem 725 Canyon Road | 505-982-1320
Joe Wade Fine Art rem 102 East Water Street | 505-988-2727
Wadle Galleries Ltd pic 128 West Palace Ave | 505-983-9219
Roger Wilbur pic 1362 Don Gaspar | 505-983-7885
Ginny Wolf Gallery rem 108 Yankie St | 575-313-5709
Leyba & Ingalls Arts rem 315 N. Bullard | 575-388-5725
Molly Ramolla Fine Art & Framing 307 N. Texas | 575-538-5538
Seedboat Center for the Arts rem 214 W. Yankie | 575-534-1136

Taos

GalileoÕs Universe rem 117 Bent St #B | 575.737.5200
Act I Gallery & Sculpture Garden rem 218 Paseo del Pueblo Norte | 575-758-7831
Artemisia rem 115 Bent Street | 575-737-9800
Artwares Contemporary Jewelry rem Historic Taos Plaza | 575-758-8850
Blue Rain Gallery rem 130 Lincoln Avenue | 505-954-9902
Chimayo Trading del Norte rem #1 Ranchos Church Plaza | 575-758-0504
ClaireWorks & ClaireWorks II rem 482A State Highway 150, Arroyo Seco | 505-255-0403
La Tierra Mineral Gallery pic 124-K Bent Street | 575-758-0101
Millicent Rogers Museum rem Four miles north of Taos Plaza | 575-758-2462
Mission Gallery pic 138 Kit Carson Road | 575-758-2861
Emily Benoist Ruffin Design rem 119-B Bent Street | 575-758-1061
Studio De Colores Gallery rem 119 Quesnel St | 575-751-3502
Wilder Nightingale Fine Art rem 119 Kit Carson Road | 575-758-3255
Welty Art Gallery rem 424 Broadway, Truth or Consequences | 575-894-0095

Related Pages

Antique Indian Silver Jewelry article
Collecting Milagros article
Indian Trade Blankets article

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