A unique art experience. We strolled in after a huge vibrant painting caught our eyes. What came next wasnt the typical art experience we have. We were greeted by Eric and Linda who took an interest in learning about us. Eric noted our curiosity in culture and gave us a little cultural and historical tour of the collections on display. A number of things stood out. First, most if not all the art is of local native American culture. Whats even more unique is that the pieces are actually produced by world famous artists, some trained in European techniques. So you have the chance to view another through a lens a viewer may be used to seeing making it easier to understand and become engaged. Second, the pieces have been very well described. This is a huge overlook by most galleries as many can often recall how boring it becomes to read the descriptions listed for a piece. These descriptions are fewer in nature, and provide greater depth into the history and culture. Also, all the art is on display from actual owners looking to resell it. So its interesting to see how much these pieces go for. Worth mentioning, the building in which the pieces are on display is an architectural gem itself with massive logs spanning the spaces, sitting atop of huge wooden pillars. We went into this place to look at some cool stuff. We walked out with a new understanding of the local heritage on which new Mexico is built upon and stunned by the vibrance.In the picture shown is actually a real Brazilian tribal mask that was utilized for ceremonies and recovered. A unique find, especially for a gallery.If I could, it is an institution as such I would buy from that understands the background and can conceptualize in such a way to provide meaning and curate a part of history often not told about but quintessential to American history and culture.
I was visiting downtown Santa Fe.And came across Windsor Betts art gallery. Both of the new owners were so accommodating to me and my wife. I didn’t feel rushed as I was asking a lot of questions as I am not an art expect. Both owners were in the gallery and did a great job on making me feel comfortable about the art I eventually purchased from them! Thank you Windsor Betts!
An amazing collection of beautiful pieces of art. Highly recommend this stop!
Beautiful art! Friendly and knowledgeable staff as well. Lovely gallery
The most welcoming gallery Ive been to in Santa Fe so far. Upscale but not too pretentious. I enjoyed the work of CJ Wells, there are several artists in there.
Not to be trusted. We went in and found a piece of art that we liked a lot. The artwork had a printed tag with the name of the piece, the artist, the size and the price of $900. We told the attendant we were interested and we just needed to drive to our home here in Santa Fe to measure a wall.A few hours later we received a call from the gallery saying that the price was not really $900 it was $2500. But they would sell it to us for $2000. I objected to this price which was more than double the listed price, but Windsor Betts refused to honor their own price from 3 hours prior.They then tried to sell me a smaller piece...classic bait and switch, a deceptive sales tactic.It is a shame that galleries try to pull these shady practices on local art collectors. Needless to say, we are done with Windsor Betts.
Fabulous art gallery !
A fine selection of fine art: Featured works by Red star, Scholder, and Wright demonstrate that Alex Windsor-Betts has honed her abilities in the art world to a razors edge.
An excellent gallery