And if visitors don't consider themselves art aficionados, many of them do love to shop. Because there is such a wide range of art available, it's also affordable for those who just want to buy something decorative for their home, she adds. If you want Indian art, come to Canyon Road. If you want contemporary art, come to Canyon Road. An artist himself, he points to works by such artists as Darren Vigil Gray, with Southwestern themes done in a bold, even startling, contemporary style.
Galleries are only one way to find art in the Santa Fe area.
At the annual Indian and Spanish colonial markets, buyers get to meet and talk to the artists. That's also possible on the High Road to Taos, just north of Santa Fe. One of those artists, Terry Ensenat Mulert, was born in the Midwest but found his calling in the Southwest, he says. In other words, it's remote. But that is much of its appeal.