West to East

Discover how artists across America have been inspired by their communities and the places they call home.

Midwest

Article:  Potter Richard Bresnahan Navigates an “Eco-mutual” Future

The Minnesota artist's humanist, ecological pottery contains operating instructions for our shared survival.

Article:  Modernist Barns and Modern Farmers

How Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Thomas Hart Benton depicted the humble structures—and how they mask the struggles of farmers today.

Article:  Iowa Artists Craft Complex Visions of the Rural

How artists based in Iowa, from the early 20th century to today, have crafted their own visions of the region.

Article:  Called Back: On George Morrison, Land Acknowledgement, and Returning Home

In her tribute to the late George Morrison, Ojibwe artist Andrea Carlson asks, how can Indigenous artists be called back to the land?

Southwest

Article:  Emmi Whitehorse Paints the Harmonies of Her Homelands

How the Diné artist's serene paintings "tell the story of knowing land over time."

Article:  Sentinels and Sprawl: Photographs of the Saguaro Cactus

As the presence of humans changes the Sonoran Desert, photographers capture the impact on the saguaro cactus.

Article:  Art that Represents, and Misrepresents, the US-Mexico Border

How contemporary artists working in El Paso and Juárez counter mainstream narratives of the region.

Article:  Mark Klett's Rephotography of the American West

How the photographer’s journey tracking down views from 19th century photographs altered the writer’s understanding of space and time.

South Central

Pacific Northwest