All Exhibitions 2015 SNAP! GEOLogic Crossing Between Worlds Women Artists of the West Bittersweet Harvest 2016 The Dirty Thirties Desert Relations Art of Circumstance Behind Barbed Wire Paul Kitagaki's Gambatte! 2017 The Dazzled Eye The Wayfinder's Perspective The Wayfinder's Dilemma Under A Vast Sky Vaquero & Charro 2018 Colors to Dye For The Sawmill Fire 2019 Effie! Plein Air Pioneer SNAP 2! Snapshots of History through Vintage Advertising 2020 The REDress Project Art is the Seed Buffalo Soldiers 2021 All The Single Ladies Sacred Dancers 2022 Citizen/Enemy 2023 ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues 2024 Gold Fever September 27, 2023 Circa 1930s: Memories of the General Store, Feed Sacks, Quilting and More Repair, reuse, make-do and don't throw anything away in this 1930s based exhibit that includes an era-inspired General Store. Read More May 1, 2019 SNAP! Visualize History Through the Art of Vintage Ads! Read More November 1, 2015 GEOLogic: Michael Holcomb Read More November 1, 2015 Crossing Between Worlds: Life, Land and Culture of Canyon de Chelly Read More November 3, 2015 Women Artists of the West 45th Annual National Exhibition: WAOWing the Grand Canyon State Read More December 5, 2015 Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942 - 1964 Read More December 5, 2015 The Dirty Thirties: New Deal Photography Frames the Migrants’ Stories Read More March 11, 2016 Wayne Norton: Desert Relations Read More November 5, 2016 Art of Circumstance: Art and Artifacts Created by Japanese Americans Incarcerated During WWII Read More November 5, 2016 Behind Barbed Wire: Japanese American Incarceration in Arizona Read More

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About Us Welcome to the Tucson Desert Art Museum, a nonprofit institution dedicated to showcasing the art and artifacts of the Desert Southwest. Our Mission Since opening our doors on November 1, 2013, our mission has been to educate our guests about the rich history, diverse cultures, and vibrant art of the region. At the heart of our collection lies one of the Southwest’s premier collections of Navajo and Hopi pre-1940s textiles, showcasing chiefs' blankets, Navajo saddle blankets, optical art textiles, and Yei weavings. We also house a diverse range of historical artifacts, and classic as well as contemporary Southwestern paintings, including works by renowned artists such as Maynard Dixon, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Gerald Cassidy, Ed Mell, Ray Roberts, Peter Nisbet, and Howard Post. Our museum features rotating special exhibitions that change annually, ensuring that each visit offers a new and engaging experience. From exhibits on Navajo Sand Painting to early armaments of the Southwest and artifacts from the Mesoamerican period, our collection offers a unique and eclectic array of Southwestern art and artifacts. Conveniently located on Tucson's Eastside, our museum offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in history through our beautiful art while enjoying the magnificent panoramic views of the Catalina and Rincon mountains. Our building spans 25,000 square feet. James E. Conley Jr. About the Founder (1943-2020) James E. Conley Jr., along with the Museum’s first executive director, Rhonda R. Smith, founded the Tucson Desert Art Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 2013. The Museum showcases Jim’s premier collection of Southwestern art, artifacts and textiles. Jim always encouraged the Tucson Desert Art Museum to actively pursue special exhibitions that address or expose bias in our history, so that we may learn from these difficult periods and never repeat them. His order to, “never whitewash history” but to tell the truth about our past will continue to be part of the Museum’s mission. His extensive art and artifacts (collected over the course of his entire lifetime) will continue to be an important source of public and scholarly learning for centuries to come. Subscribe to Our Newsletter Enter your email here Sign Up Thanks for submitting!