Bob was born in Canada, but his family lived internationally throughout his childhood.  He has lived in Switzerland, South Africa, Australia and Paris.  Bob attended high school at the American School in Paris and studied Art History at the University of Michigan where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree.  After graduation, he began a year-long internship with Christie's in London and spent another year working at A & F Gordon.  He and his wife Lisa came back to the states in 1984 and Bob started his career with Southwest Gallery in 1988.  He became partner in 1995, just as the gallery was moving to it's current location of Sigma Rd. in North Dallas.  Bob and Lisa have a six year old daughter, Michelle. 

Melissa began her career at Southwest Gallery after receiving her degree in Art from Stephen F. Austin State University.  She also studied printimaking at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris as well at the Glassell School of Art in Houston, where her primary focus was abstract works on paper.  She worked in Houston for several years as an artist and frame designer then in 1979 she happily moved back to her birthplace, Dallas, to marry her high school sweetheart and began working at Southwest Gallery.  Wearing many hats for the gallery, her work over the years has included gallery manager,  frame designer, advertising manager, jewelry and object d'art buyer.

Susan is a native of both Texas and Oklahoma and received a degree in Art and Photography from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma.  She moved to Dallas in 1985 and has worked for Southwest Gallery ever since.  She began as a frame designer but became a sales associate one year later.  Susan enjoys the eclectic nature of selling art, there is always someone new coming through the door and finding the piece that's just right for them is a challenge that she enjoys.  She also appreciates that selling art isn't the typical sales job, it much more personal and emotional for the buyer.  Susan spends her free time playing various musical instruments in a local indie-acoustic band.  But she assures us, she isn't quitting her day job anytime soon.

Denise is a new addition to the Southwest Gallery team.  She is a native Texan who has been in Dallas since 1999.  She is well traveled and has been everywhere from Germany to Nicaragua and plenty of places in between.  When not at Southwest Gallery, Denise enjoys expressing herself through creative writing.  She is also a fine dining connoisseur who can always suggest a new restaurant to her co-workers.  Denise is also sports fan, her favorites being baseball and  football.  She considers her greatest joy and achievement to be her 18 year old daughter who has just begun college in California.

Luz is originally from Veracruz, Mexico but has been in Dallas for the past eight years.  She began her training as a specialty framer at that time.  She has been with Southwest Gallery since 2003 and enjoys the challenges that our framing customers bring her.  She is skilled in cutting and building frames, specialty design projects, shadowboxes, frame repair and restoration and light art restoration.  She regularly attends seminars to upgrade her training.  Luz has also won several awards for her frame designs and construction, including winning First Prize at the annual Professional Picture Frames Association Framing Competition in 2004.

Paul has been with the gallery since we opened our doors in 1967.  He has done a little bit of everything over the years, including selling and framing at the original Main Street location downtown.  He is currently our in-house art restorer as well as one of our most popular gallery artists.  He works in an abstract expressionist style on monumental canvases.  His work is defined by experimentation with texture and color.

Troy, who has been with the gallery since 1997, worked previously with Mary Kay Cosmetics for ten years.  As the lead delivery and installation person and shipping manager, Troy is an invaluable member of the Southwest Gallery team.  He stays busy as our Jack-of-All-Trades.  In his free time, Troy is a tournament and league bowler, and also enjoys fishing, golf and playing Texas Hold 'Em - he's the luckiest guy we know!

Jennifer studied both Art and Theater at Stephen F. Austin State University and began working with Southwest Gallery after graduating in 2001. She also spent a year studying at Rose Bruford College in London.  As our web developer, Jennifer uses her creative computer design skills to bring Southwest Gallery's inventory into our clients homes and offices. She is currently studying photography in her spare time and tries to travel whenever possible.  Last visited: Las Vegas.  Next on the list: Alaska!

Dana, the newest member of the Southwest Gallery team, began work in the spring of 2007.  She hails from Dallas and is a graduate of Lake Highlands High School.  She is currently taking classes part-time at Richland Community College. Dana fits right in at the gallery because she has always had an interest in art, specifically painting.  She is also a skilled jazz dancer and enjoys spending time outdoors participating in a variety of activities including boating, water-skiing and camping.