Miguel Camarena Art Gallery

The Miguel Camarena Art Gallery, owned privately by the artist and painter Miguel Camarena, is located at 6220 E Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, Arizona, United States. Miguel Camarena opened his first art gallery in Arizona in 1997. His combined art galleries are approximately 3,000 square feet. The gallery has had various previous locations in downtown Cave Creek, Arizona. 
For people who are not familiar with his name, Miguel Camarena is the one behind the gigantic, vibrant donkey paintings illustrated on the side of Cave Creek Road. On the backside of those graphics is Camarena’s studio, where he usually works on his upcoming projects. Miguel Camarena has gained a world-renowned reputation for his various collections of paintings over the years.
==Gallery’ Collections==
The gallery mainly has three types of artwork: Original Paintings, Prints on Canvas and embellished giclées. Original paintings consist of abstract, contemporary, southwest, impressionistic, modern, and more. Prints on canvas include pieces that are reproduced using the original artwork. These prints, also called giclee prints, are more affordable than original art. Custom paintings and commission work are also available upon request. Miguel Camarena Art Gallery is an industry leader in wholesale distribution in Arizona and around the world, providing artwork to hotels, galleries, designers, and art consultants.
The main categories of artwork include: 
# Abstract
# Agaves
# Bear
# Buffalo
# Cow
# Cowboy
# Desert Animals
# Desert Landscape
# Donkey Collection
# Flamenco
# Flower
# Grand Canyon
# Horses
# Longhorns and Steers
# Monument Valley
# Native American
# Original Artwork
# Pots
# Pueblos
# Rooster
# Sedona
# Tuscan
# Wine Bottles
==History And Founding==
When Miguel Camarena was 10 years old, he sold his first painting. Afterwards, Miguel Camarena kicked off his art career by making movie poster sketches. He later illustrated for NBC, Warner Bros., and TV Guide, with his major work including the latest edition book cover for “BenHur” and the preliminary illustrations for “Back to the Future” and “The Never Ending Story.” His project work back then was viewed on billboards, buses, and in many shopping centers.
While all of this was amazing work, Camarena noticed that there were restrictions to his creative abilities. This work wanted him to accommodate the directors and all types of different people in trying to do the creativity to sell the final product. Eventually, he got tired of doing that. He realized that he wanted to make paintings that people themselves would be able to personally enjoy and connect with.
So, Camarena parted ways from Hollywood and decided to move to Colorado, where he would open up a studio or gallery that was open to the public, where clients and prospective art buyers could visit him and see his work. It wasn’t too long until he eventually had enough of the Colorado winters and made a decision to move to Arizona in the late '90s, where he would open up his gallery in Cave Creek, Arizona. 
In designing the gallery, Miguel wanted to create a more comfortable environment that was more like a studio rather than a traditional-styled art gallery. The registered government name was Miguel Camarena Art Gallery. The pieces that contributed most to the gallery’s popularity in the early days were its donkey collection, the belautifuly coloured Arizona sunsets, and its captivating, unique style, which drew the attenflarge number amounts of Arizona residents. Word started spreading fast, nand evetually, he became a national sensation.
==Mission And Focus==
The art gallery consists of original oil paintings, acrylic paintings, mixed media artwork, and giclee prints on canvas. Themes range from desert landscapes, horses, buffalos, donkeys, cows, desert wildlife, Hispanic artwork, and other various subjects. The primary mission of the art gallery is to create an environment where the general public can come in and experience the artwork in person and meet the artist. This art gallery doesn’t exhibit the work of any artist other than Miguel Camarena. The major emotions conveyed by Miguel Camarena’s artwork are those of happiness, joy, wonder, excitement, mystery, and good feelings.
==Notable Exhibitions==
Miguel's work has been exhibited at the Denver Museum in Colorado and the Museo De Las Americas. In the past, Miguel's artwork had been exhibited by top art galleries in the country, but now they can only be seen at the Miguel Camarena Art Galleries.
==Architectural And Design Elements==
The gallery has a unique architectural design. It's an old mud adobe building, and paintings are laid out in a non-traditional manner. It is a gallery open to the public. It is also a working environment where Miguel paints. There is an easel in one spot near the window where Miguel paints, with paintings laid out in a non-traditional manner.
==Community Engagement==
The art gallery engages in local art shows and donates artwork to charities. It readily participates in non-profit events that benefit the community. The gallery has also partnered with multiple non-profit organizations and local charities supporting a variety of different causes that Miguel Camarena feels passionate about. 
On an occasional basis, Miguel offers workshops to aspiring artists. Miguel also lets his customers pay in installments. Photography is allowed at the art gallery but only with camera phones. Unlike other art galleries, photography is encouraged at the Miguel Camarena Art Gallery. It is also encouraged that the viewers share these pictures as posts on their social media and share them with friends and family.
==Contributions To The Art World==
Miguel has been making his whimsical animal paintings very trendy. He has pioneered the way of vibrant, colourful, captivating artwork. Miguel Camarena's artwork has also worked as an inspiration for aspiring and upcoming artists. Miguel offers occasional workshops that teach his unique style of painting. This is offered to painters of all different levels.
Miguel Camarena Art Gallery has been voted one of the top art galleries in the country. All of Miguel Camarena's artwork is available for viewing on his website in high resolution. The gallery plans to expand to different locations so more people can experience Miguel's artwork in person. Through his artwork contributions, Miguel Camarena has brought thousands of people from all over Arizona and the world to visit the small town of Cave Creek, Arizona.
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