10 Contemporary Art Galleries in Phoenix You Should Visit

Once defined by its popularity as a ‘snowbird’ winter retreat, Phoenix – thanks in part to a revitalization of its downtown quarter – is now incubating a thriving contemporary art scene. From clusters of galleries in Phoenix’s arts and culture district Roosevelt Row to venues nestled in foothills of the surrounding mountains, this is a city intent on raising the profile of contemporary Arizonian art. These are ten of the best contemporary art galleries and museums in Phoenix.

Perihelion Arts is a cutting-edge contemporary art gallery and artist collective that was established in 2002 by owner Amy Young. The gallery aims to showcase the very best of contemporary art to inspire public interest in the arts, with an emphasis on art movements that push boundaries such as folk, surrealism, pop surrealism, outsider, and erotic art. The gallery has featured a number of exhibitions by prolific and acclaimed contemporary artists. In 2011, Perihelion Arts exhibited godzenmonsters by painter and illustrator Mike Maas 2011, whose dark yet humorous art is inspired by pop culture, punk rock, and comic books, and New York City arts scene mainstay Robert Loughlin, who uses non-traditional materials as a canvas and whose work has been collected by the likes of film director Joel Schumacher and fashion designer Helmut Lang.

Perihelion Arts, currently without a fixed address, curates shows at various locations throughout the year and participates in art fairs across the country.