King Galleries of Scottsdale—7100 E. Main St., Scottsdale, kinggalleries.com, (480) 481-0187. “Surface,” Sept. 17-24, presents the work of potters Dora Tse-Pe, Mark Tahbo and Daryl Whitegeese, who incise, paint and carve, respectively, the surface of their pottery.

Kolb Studio—Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim, grandcanyon.org, (928) 638-7033. Artwork from the inaugural Grand Canyon Celebration of Art is on exhibit Sept. 19-Nov. 1.

Lisa Sette Gallery—4142 N. Marshall Way, Scottsdale, (480) 990-7342. “Everything Is Illuminated: Revealing the Back Room,” through Oct. 24, offers visitors a glimpse of the ever-changing treasures found in the gallery’s back room. The exhibit includes works by artists from Argentina, China, Cuba, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Vietnam, as well as artists from across the United States, including several Arizona artists.

LKG Contemporary—7171 Main St., Scottsdale, lkgcontemporary.com, (480) 922-1370. “Design and Texture,” Sept. 3-24, features paintings by Ashley Rae Naumann. The artist incorporates her knowledge of design into her paintings, which are extremely textural with a color palette that is vivid and dramatic with subtle contrasts.

Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery—602A Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, medicinemangallery.com, (505) 820-7451. “Maria Martinez and Family 11th-Annual Show and Sale,” through Sept. 11; “Navajo Saddle Blankets 1880-1930,” through Sept. 15; and “New Works by Native Artists Shonto Begay and Oreland C. Joe, CA,” through Sept. 18.

Mesa Contemporary Arts—1 E. Main St., Mesa, mesaartscenter.com, (480) 644-6500. “FOMA (Friends of Mexican Art) Collects,” Sept. 11-Nov. 15; “Domestic Arsenal,” Sept. 11-Jan. 3; and “Poetics of Dissection: The Paintings of Brent Adrian,” Sept. 11-Jan. 31.

Mesa Historical Museum—2345 N. Horne St., Mesa, mesaaz.org, (480) 835-7358. “Play Ball: The Cactus League Experience,” through Dec. 31, 2010.

ART WITH HEART Emerging and established artists from Mexico are in the spotlight as Mesa Contemporary Arts in Mesa, Arizona, presents “Contemporary Artwork From Mexico,” Sept. 11-Jan. 3. Pictured is “Sagrada Corazón,” glass and mixed-media, 12" high x 8" wide, by brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. Sponsored in part by Friends of Mexican Art, the show runs in conjunction with “FOMA Collects,” Sept. 1-Nov. 15. For details, visit mesaartscenter.com, or call (480) 644-6500.

Mountain Artists Gallery—228 N. Alarcon St., Prescott, mountainartistsguild.org, (928) 776-4009. “Spotlight Show on Bob Duncan,” through Sept. 11, features paintings of varied subjects and media on two-dimensional surfaces; “High Desert Discoveries Art Show,” through Sept. 12; “Bedazzled Fine Arts Show,” through Sept. 16, with functional, wearable and visual arts by Judd Lotts, Amari Magdalena and Thomas Restifo; and “Drawn to Water,” Sept. 25-Oct. 16, featuring oil paintings by G. Eric Slayton depicting scenes of rivers, oceans, streams and waterways. A reception for Slayton is planned from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

The Phippen Museum—4701 Highway 90 North, Prescott, phippenartmuseum.org, (928) 778-1385. “Treasures of the Phippen Collection,” through Sept. 20, represents the finest in traditional Western art from some of today’s best-known artists. The exhibit includes many new acquisitions to the museum’s collection, as well as works that have not been exhibited for some time. The museum also hosts its fifth-annual “Fall Gathering” from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12, celebrating the original grand opening of Phippen Museum in 1984. The event includes live cowboy music and an authentic Western barbecue.

Phoenix Art Museum—1625 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, phxart.org, (602) 257-1222. “Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement,” through Sept. 20; “Tony Foster, Searching for a Bigger Subject: Watercolor Diaries From Everest and the Grand Canyon,” through Oct. 18; and “Face to Face: 150 Years of Photographic Portraiture,” Sept. 19-Jan. 10.

Pinnacle Gallery—23417 N. Pima Rd., Scottsdale, pinnaclegallery.com, (480) 563-9800. Distinctive Contemporary works by Southwest artists are on display in “West by Southwest—Regional Artists,” Sept. 1-30. Included are glass works by Rafael Gevorkian and Cheryl McNeill, ceramics by Randy O’Brien and David McDonald, wood pieces by Frank Luedtke and Mike Konen, and jewelry by Kevin O’Grady, Kazzie Talmadge and Bill Booze.