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“We started out with
very traditional Western
art: spacious landscapes
of the West, wildlife, and
very photorealistic art.
Over the years though,
we branched out and
morphed into a gallery
that also carries more
contemporary Western
art, too,” says Bob.
In their Tubac gallery you
will find exquisite ex-
amples of Southwest art,
drawing on the talents
of many regional art-
ists. Take husband and
wife team of Fred and
Deborah Copenhaver
Fellows from Sonoita,
Arizona. Both are highly
accomplished award-
winning artists. Deborah
is collected throughout
the US for her stunning
sculptures in bronze and
silver, animating, often
playfully, cowboys and
cowgirls. Fred, who was
elected as a member of
the prestigious Cowboy
Artists of America in 1968,
conveys in his bronzes
the dynamic movement
and intricate detail of
rodeo life in all its drama.
Then there’s Texas artist
Donna Howell-Sickles,
famous for her smiling
cowgirl lithographs and
etchings that brighten
the gallery and tell the
story of independent
woman through her
iconic subjects. Round-
ing out the gallery are
affordable reproduction
giclees, artistic gift items,
and even a line of repro-
duction tableware from
the Sante Fe Railroad.
In January 2018 the
gallery moved to La En-
trada de Tubac. “There’s a
lot going on here, and we
are closer to other galler-
ies and the Tubac Center
of the Arts, a big draw
for folks coming to the
area,” says Bob. “I’ve been
doing this for a very long
time and our new gallery
is the most excited I have
been in this business for
many years.” So expect
to be warmly welcomed
at the gallery. Customer
service has alwa ys been
a hallmark of its long
success.
Pat Aguilar
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f e m i n i n e m y st i q u e a r t g a l l e r y
Owner artist Pat Aguilar
opened Feminine Mys-
tique Art Gallery some
twenty years ago in Tu-
bac with five artists—all
women. Today her gal-
lery is home to an eclec-
tic and highly imagina-
tive mix of traditional
and contemporary art
mediums… exclusively
produced by female art-
ists. For Pat, a lifelong
feminist and activist,
her art journey began 35
years ago as a way to bal-
ance an over-developed
left brain as an accoun-
tant. Her medium was
pottery, and you will find
many of her miniature
clay adobe structures,
clay boxes and colorful
female figures on display
throughout the gallery.
The gallery’s name is
an homage to feminist
author Betty Friedan
and her groundbreak-
ing best-selling book,
The Feminine Mystique,
which ignited a second
wave of feminism in the
early 1960’s. “The reason I
opened this gallery was
to help women get a leg
up.” Since then Pat has
continued to demon-
strate her passion and
commitment to help
both emerging women
artists and those who
have made it.
The gallery is self-sus-
taining and Pat plows
her profits into
marketing her
artists, sponsor-
ing shows, and
finding new
ways to ensure
their success.
Pat’s background
in business and
finance has helped
many of her artists
understand how to be-
come more successful
in the crazy world of
art. Not quick to give up
on any artist she sees
has potential—and her
radar for that is finely
honed—Pat will encour-
age and cajole her art-
ists to hang in there. “I
won’t give up on them
because I know the
economy will eventually
come back, which it is
doing now. I don’t want
to let them go, knowing
in two years they’ll be
able to sell just about
everything they have. I
have a math brain that
sees the big picture,” she
muses. Thus the upside
for the artist—having a
committed gallery own-
er with a long view!
Pat’s gifted women
artists, many highly re-
spected and collected
internationally, create
vibrantly colorful two-
dimensional paintings
and wall art, fabric and