Addison Rowe Gallery first opened its doors in Santa Fe, New Mexico over ten years ago. During the past decade it has grown in both physical size and scope of art displayed. Originally based in traditional representational painting done in New Mexico in the early twentieth century, the gallery has expanded its reach to include Modernism, Abstraction, and Non-Objective painting. During the past century, many artists traveled between New Mexico and New York—this movement is reflected in the art on display. Ranging from the Stieglitz Circle to the Transcendental Painting Group, the Hudson River School to Los Cinco Pintores, the Addison Rowe Gallery captures a unique cross section of 20th century American History.

The Addison Rowe Gallery now handles the estates of many renowned New Mexico painters such as Raymond Jonson, Louis Ribak, Beatrice Mandelman, Louis Catusco, and more. These artists formed the bedrock of the second generation of painters in Taos, known as the Taos Moderns. Although not a part of the group, Raymond Jonson was instrumental in attracting many renowned artists to New Mexico and training a whole generation of painters as a teacher at the University of New Mexico. Through his efforts at the Jonson Gallery in Albuquerque, he ensured that Modern Non-Objective painting had a voice in New Mexico. In addition to these artists, Addison Rowe Gallery is also exhibiting work by Emil Bisttram, John Marin, Victor Higgins, Joseph Henry Sharp, John De Puy, Oscar Blumner, W.R. Leigh, and Jozef Bakos.

The Addison Rowe Gallery is on the forefront of the changing art market. Creative curation is emphasized in the upcoming fall exhibitions. Seemingly tenuous historic connections are clarified though visual juxtapositions, such as the influence of John Marin on Victor Higgins, Ward Lockwood, and Loren Mozley—leading to a unique expression of the New Mexican landscape in watercolor. History is emphasized, for although a gallery is a commercial space, it is also an educational space. From lectures to essays and catalogs, the Addison Rowe Gallery is working to expand the definition of American Art.