Previewing upcoming art exhibitions from coast to coast, American Art Collector is a unique monthly magazine specially designed to bring living representational artists, galleries and active art collectors together in one place.
As we all know, social media and other digital platforms have increased the amount of art that is being bought online these days. Eager collectors scour the digital version of our magazine, gallery websites and other similar virtual spaces to find the newest art being offered each month from top galleries across the country. To us, all art sales are good things so this is very positive. However, we will always be fans of brick and mortar galleries. Galleries found in places like Santa Fe, San Francisco, Los Angeles Seattle, Scottsdale, New York City, Boston, Charleston or wherever else one may find a cluster of such spaces these days. The art market needs galleries in order to survive and thrive. It is galleries in these cities where collectors wander into…
COAST TO COAST COVERAGE Find out what’s happening across the nation. This is the first magazine to provide coast-to-coast coverage of upcoming shows from artists and galleries specializing in traditional fine art paintings and sculpture—the art that collectors want. PREVIEWS In the Preview pages, we reveal new works about to come available for sale by the country’s leading galleries. ART SHOW LOCATIONS At the top of each Preview page you’ll see the destination where the upcoming exhibition is showing, the dates, and the gallery address and contact details so you can make inquiries about new works— before they go on sale to the general public. ARTIST FOCUS PAGES These one-page articles are bonus Previews and focus on additional exhibitions taking place each month. Artist Focus Pages also show new works…
Presidential Portraits The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were revealed at the National Portrait Gallery in February. The president was painted by Kehinde Wiley, and depicts him sitting in a chair in front of an intense pattern of green foliage. The first lady was painted by Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald. The Wild West The Addison Gallery of American Art strings together various artworks that display the nation’s view on firearms throughout history. Artists including Civil War-era Timothy H. O’Sullivan and the more modern perspectives of Andy Warhol and Carroll Dunham explore how the gun made an impact on America’s story. The show runs through July 31. Canyon Road Contemporary After 37 years in the same location, Canyon Road Contemporary Art will be…
In every issue of American Art Collector magazine, we publish the only reliable guide to all major upcoming fairs and shows nationwide. Contact our assistant editor, Erin Rand, to discuss how your event can be included in this calendar at (480) 246-3789 or erand@americanartcollector.com. APR 2018 26 SAN FRANCISCO, CA ART MARKET SAN FRANCISCO Art Market San Francisco returns to the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion for its eighth year. Last year, over 25,000 visitors attended the fair, and this year’s event presents a significant collection of contemporary and modern works. www.artmarketsf.com Through April 29 1 WILMINGTON, DE THE DELAWARE CONTEMPORARY The Figure: The Indicative and the Allusive Twenty-two American artists will present works focusing on the human figure, questioning what it means to be human, and the human experience through mixed media.…
For many artists, they can identify a time or name a person that changed the direction of their life. For Mario Robinson it was his high school art teacher. Taking note of his giftedness, she encouraged him to view his art in a serious light. After speaking with his mother about Robinson attending an art college, she helped him assemble a collection of his work and attend Portfolio Day at Pratt Institute. Robinson says, “Visiting the campus forged my aspirations, as it exposed me to serious draftsman and expanded my world view.” Graduating with his BFA from Pratt Institute, Robinson has been drawing and painting almost every day since. Currently, he is working on studies for an upcoming solo exhibition at Bernarducci Gallery in New York. About the work that…
The Bo Bartlett Center at Columbus State University, in Georgia, opened in January to rousing success. The center, designed by famed Seattle architect Tom Kundig, contains 18,400 square feet of exhibition space and a learning center dedicated to American realism. “I am honored to have played any part in this incredible institution. It has been a labor of love for many people over the past 15-plus years. The university, collectors, donors, local and national benefactors have all come together to make this possible,” says Bo Bartlett, who is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Art at the school. “I am grateful and humbled by the turnout and the support. The aesthetic experience serves the art community and the outreach programs serve the needs of the local community.” The center’s inaugural exhibition is…
