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Evocative photography by Werner Segarra

Werner Segarra, Vaqueros de la Cruz Del Diablo exhibition in the Main Museum.

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The Dita and John Daub Western Women’s Art Collection

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20th Annual Cowgirl Up!

March 28, 2025 – May 25, 2025

In 2006, Desert Caballeros Western Museum embraced a revolutionary idea: an annual exhibition showcasing the brightest contemporary female artists working in the Western genre. In the male-dominated world of Western Art, Cowgirl Up! turned the spotlight squarely on women’s voices and perspectives, serving up a new, deeper understanding of the American West. Over a decade later, CU! remains one of the major national events for Western women artists.

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