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 printmaking 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's 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 native Texan who has been in Dallas since 1999.  Denise comes to us from Corporate America, with fifteen years of Public Accounting experience. She is well traveled and has been everywhere from Europe to Nicaragua and plenty of places in between. She is also a fine dining connoisseur who can always suggest a new restaurant to her co-workers. She considers her greatest joy and achievement to be her 21 year old daughter who is in her third year of college.

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!

Dana hails from Dallas and is a graduate of Lake Highlands High School.  She is currently taking classes part-time at Richland Community College as well as taking classes online working on receiving her bachelors degree in Business Marketing from UTD. Dana fits right in at the gallery because she is a creative mind with 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.