Encounter the Grand Canyon’s depth and complexity — a rare dialogue rediscovering its power in American Art

Curt Walters: Resilience is a retrospective exhibition featuring 20 paintings by renowned Grand Canyon artist Curt Walters, spanning from the 1980s to the present. The exhibition will be on view from January 17 through March 15, 2026.

Widely regarded as the greatest living painter of the Grand Canyon, Walters has spent five decades observing, studying, and interpreting one of the world’s most complex landscapes. The exhibition brings together works that highlight his command of light, atmosphere, season, and geological detail, presented in both intimate studies and large-scale canvases.

“To see these works together is to experience an artist in dialogue with one of the world’s most complex landscapes. These paintings remind us why the Grand Canyon remains one of the most powerful subjects in American art.”

Chief Curator Andrew Patrick Nelson, PhD

Curt Walters: Resilience is timed to coincide with the release of Resilience: The Life History and Grand Canyon Art of Curt Walters (University of New Mexico Press), a comprehensive survey of the artist’s career and lifelong engagement with the American Southwest.

Presented as part of Western Spirit’s continued commitment to highlighting significant artists and stories of the American West, this exhibition invites visitors to engage with the Grand Canyon’s enduring impact through the lens of one of its most devoted interpreters.