Manitou Galleries

Specialties

Manitou Galleries is one of the foremost galleries in the West, with locations on Palace Avenue just off the Santa Fe plaza, on the famous Canyon Road in Santa Fe, and in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The gallery offers one of the finest collections of contemporary representational paintings, sculpture, prints, glass, and fine jewelry, and our experienced and knowledgeable staff is always friendly and accommodating.

History

Established in 2011.

Established in 1975

Manitou was established in 1975 in Cheyenne, Wyoming by Robert Nelson. Through his appreciation of art and antiques he has worked to build a strong, credible reputation as a fine art and historic collectible resource to collectors worldwide. Our Santa Fe location opened in 2001 and we expanded to Canyon Road in 2011.

Manitou on Canyon Road hosts lively openings every fourth Friday of the month in conjunction with the Canyon Road Art Walk. You can find us open till 7:00 on the fourth Fridays of the month, May-​September. The openings feature live music in the summer and artists in attendance throughout the year.

Meet the Business Owner

Robert N.

Business Owner

Robert Nelson — Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1941, Mr. Nelson has been and continues to be a collector of all things western. He has between 12 — 15,000 books and artifacts in his collection. Mr. Nelson’s grandparents were homesteaders west of Newcastle, Wyoming and his mother was raised on a Wyoming ranch.

Mr. Nelson practiced law in Cheyenne for 26 years before retiring in 1993 to spend more time with his other business interests and building this museum.

A Wyoming big game hunter since the age of 14, Mr. Nelson began serious worldwide hunting in 1981. Since then he has hunted on every continent and has hunted in Africa nine times.

He is dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the world’s wildlife resources.