Phoenix, AZ – On Friday, June 5, 2026, painter and muralist Thomas “Breeze” Marcus will open the doors of his new art gallery, Earth Maker Gallery.
Breeze (Salt River Akimel O’odham/Tohono O’odham/Ponca), a painter and muralist who has been creating since his teens, beginning with abstract graffiti that became renowned and was featured in murals not only in Phoenix but across the country. He was part of the Neoglyphix street art team.
The inaugural exhibition also features artwork by Latine and Indigenous painters, muralists, and tattoo artists, including Douglas Miles (White Mountain Apache/San Carlos Apache/Akimel O’odham), Gloria Martinez-Granados, Micah Wesley (Kiowa/Muscogee), Vyal One from Los Angeles, Lalo Cota, Mando Rascon, Frank Gonzalas, Tony Olvera, Adrian Dominic, Tato Caraveo, Such Styles, and Breeze.
Mission and Plans
Marcus founded Earth Maker Gallery to have an exhibition space for contemporary Native American and Latine artists whose work speaks volumes and transcends boundaries. In O’odham, Phoenix is known as S’ki’kigk, which translates as “Many villages/homes,” and the city is home to diverse populations, including more than 41 percent Latine people. The city is home to an intertribal urban Native American population and is near numerous Native tribes. It is important to Breeze to have this gallery in downtown Phoenix to fill a much-needed void in the community that he has been a part of for nearly two decades.
Earth Maker Gallery will host exhibitions approximately six times each year, in addition to special events.
Opening reception
- Friday, June 5, 6:00–9:00 pm
- Saturday, June 6, 10:00 am–2:00 pm