Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2018 i American Art Collector

Once our new issue is released I grab an advanced copy of it, head to my favorite morning coffee spot, sit in the corner and go through it story by story, page by page. When I do this, I’m not looking for errors or things we could have done better. Instead, I’m trying to envision what a collector would think as they thumb through the new issue as it arrives at their home or if they pick it up at an art fair, a gallery or on the newsstands. I do this because this is what is at the core of this magazine. We love what we do and we love art and we want to show the best work that is being created each month in every single issue.…

9/15-9/30 Pasadena, CA In John Brosio’s new works, his subjects—elderly people in a moonscape, skeletons and wolves in a nature scene, a cook in a taco stand—are dwarfed by the immense scenery around them. They are small and insignificant, and yet they are holding their ground as citizens of these vast lands. “There is nothing anyone can achieve without having to remember how small we are. Whatever is going on ‘out there’ is huge. And not just physically but psychologically and time-wise—all of it,” Brosio says from his California studio. “There was a Dutch painter named Jacob van Ruisdael whose images grabbed me in college for their use of scale and perspective, but I do not see any difference between that and the opening of the original Star Wars film…

9/7-9/23 Santa Fe, NM Carol Mothner’s fascination with Madonnas, armor and flowers began in her childhood in Brooklyn, New York. “I loved dolls when I was little,” she says. “My apartment building was mostly Jewish, but my friend Barbara and her family was Catholic. She would invite me to go to church with her and there I saw the most beautiful Madonnas—they were gorgeous dolls.” After moving to Santa Fe, New Mexico, she began to acquire antique Spanish Madonnas, one of which is always standing in front of her when she paints in her studio. When she went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she “always went straight for the armor room. The armor had wonderful reflections and I’ve always loved reflections. Even then,” she continues, “I knew that little…

9/1-9/29 Denver, CO An artist’s interpretation of subject matter is one element that makes artwork distinctive. In the upcoming show Found in Translation at Abend Gallery in Denver, Suchitra Bhosle, Natalia Fabia and Jennifer McChristian bring their viewpoints to the figure and landscapes. They weave in personal narratives, as well as turn to the greater world for inspiration. McChristian will display figures, landscapes and narrative scenes pulled from places she has traveled—Europe, Africa, the Caribbean—and her home of Southern California. “The theme/idea behind these new works is that there is a common thread hidden under the layers of paint, which ties all the disparate places and paradigms together,” she explains. “As the viewer’s mind works to translate the foreign subject matter they will find an internal place revealing the essence…

9/13-10/14 Cincinnati, OH The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society’s 28th annual Best of America exhibition kicks off September 13 at Eisele Gallery of Fine Art in Cincinnati with an assortment of subject matter and styles to suit the needs of collectors. The show, which features 130 works and will be judged by artist Adam Clague, will present a reception on September 14 from 5 to 8 p.m., giving collectors the first chance to view the show and meet participating artists. Among those with works in this year’s exhibition are Joe Anna Arnett, Mitch Caster, Kathleen Cencula, Kathleen Denis, Lee Alban and Cynthia Feustel. Alban will present Earth and Myself are of One Mind, a work from his series depicting Western landscapes merged with photographs from the past that look…

Chuck Larivey has always enjoyed painting, however, it was a never a priority in the way it is now. He is most comfortable exploring koi and lilies and considers them to be his favorite subjects. “It allows me to use all the things I like about painting…design freedom,” he says. “I avoid commissions as a default. My quirky thing is preferring iconic subjects like Venice over the mundane.” There are two basic approaches seen in Larivey’s style. “When I’m in the mood for detail, a more classical approach emerges,” he says, explaining that the combination of a suggestive stroke and more detailed moves produces refined works such as On A Clear Day. “However, most prevalent is abstract realism with wet-in-wet luminous light effects. Venice, Another Time and Under Crashing Waves…

Crossroads The Carnegie Museum of Art has announced recent collection acquisitions in contemporary art, decorative arts and photography. Joan Brown’s The Room, Part I, Alex Katz’ Vivien Baseball Cap and Pope.L’s Fountain (reparations version) will debut in the exhibition Crossroads: Carnegie Museum of Art’s Collection, 1945 to Now. Trailblazer The Fondation Louis Vuitton opens the highly anticipated exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat, a landmark show of 120 works. On view October 3 through January 14, 2019, it is a comprehensive exhibition of work by the artist, including his first drawings and works that are rarely on view to the public. Several collaborations between Basquiat and Andy Warhol, previously unseen in Europe, will be included. Illuminantes Illuminantes, on view at the Municipal Museum in Guayaquil, Ecuador, revolves around 10 original works by Gabriela…

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarah will scour the country for the best and brightest emerging artists on the scene and then interview them about their work. Sarah has a wonderful eye, and I'm sure you will enjoy what she is able to discover. Artists, if you want your work considered, hashtag all your social media posts #tobeannounced #americanartcollector. It comes as no surprise that such vulnerable and passionate art would come from an artist who bears those same traits. Patrick Church is a New York-based artist who I have actually featured once before in this column back in October 2015. Church’s work has since, aggrandized in volume, concept and has caught the attention of famous singers and other artists from around the world. I had the pleasure of speaking to Church on…

Contemporary realism as a genre owes a deep level of gratitude to the life and career of risk taker Richard Schmid, who carried the torch for realism throughout several decades until it reemerged in popularity in the mid-1990s. Some of this debt will be paid back later this month when Kristen Thies and West Wind Fine Art host a tribute to Richard Schmid in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his book Alla Prima II at the Laumeister Art Center in Bennington, Vermont, September 22 and 23. The tribute will consist of a variety of different events for both collectors and artists to enjoy. In the main gallery at the art center, Thies has chosen a group of 10 to 12 Schmid masterworks for a two-day exhibition. The group includes…

ARCADIA CONTEMPORARY 39 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105, (626) 486-2018 www.arcadiacontemporary.com BOWERSOCK GALLERY 373 Commercial Street, Provincetown, MA 02657, (508) 487-4994 www.bowersockgallery.com CAMILLA HALE lisacamillahalefineart@gmail.com www.lisacamillahalefineart.com CANYON ROAD CONTEMPORARY ART 622 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 983-0433 www.canyoncontemporary.com CHERYL NEWBY GALLERY 11096 Ocean Highway, Suite 4 Pawleys Island, SC 29585, (843) 979-0149 www.cherylnewbygallery.com CHRISTIANE DAVID Christiane David Gallery 112 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603, (717) 293-0809 www.christianedavid.com CHRISTINE GRAEFE DREWYER Annapolis, MD, (410) 271-2407 cdrewyer@aol.com www.christinedrewyer.com COPPER SHADE TREE GALLERY 102 Schumann Lane, Round Top, TX 78954, (979) 249-4127 www.coppershadetree.com GARVEY|SIMON 547 W. 27th Street, New York, NY 10001 (646) 869-7637, www.garveysimon.com JUDITH S. BABCOCK Judith Babcock Fine Art 220 E. 7th Avenue, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 669-6353, lododuo@icloud.com www.judithbabcockfineart.com LISA GLEIM Atlanta, GA, (770) 919-7719…

Chinese artist Kexin Di has three series of artworks. One portrays real people, such as fishermen; a second grouping draws from his personal life, including paintings of his artist wife; and the third, called Politeia, which he considers to be his most important series. In Politeia, Di paints an eternal utopia or paradise. “Here love, balance, faith, chaos, death, limbo and the void can share the same space,” he says. “I describe my logical world of Politeia as expressing people with cold, peaceful, solemn faces, faithful eyes and even breath, free from harm or pain…with a feeling stretching back to the ages, an immemorial moment. I am currently working on 10 or more pieces of this paradise subject matter.” Di’s technique is inspired by Rembrandt’s use of light. “Also, I…

The natural beauty of the Southeastern United States is on full view in the plein air works created by members of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. From coastal marshes and barrier islands to farmlands and forests, the terrain found in these lands is captivating and has long served as inspiration. Each year, the organization hosts its Paint Out where members of the juried group paint a particular region and then sell their works. For 2018, the Paint Out returns to Leiper’s Creek Gallery in Franklin, Tennessee, from September 10 to 15, with the sale happening September 14 and 15 at the gallery from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Also, on September 15, select members of PAP-SE will hold painting demonstrations on the grounds of the gallery. Leiper’s Creek…

Richard Lack (1928-2009) remembered studying with R. H. Ives Gammell (1893-1981) at the Fenway Studios in Boston: “He was very direct, very frank. No hyperbole; just right to the point—which I appreciated, although I got a little irritated in the beginning because as a precocious art student you don’t like to have people tell you that your work is awful.” Lack went on to become a distinguished teacher and, in 1999, the American Society of Portrait Artists presented him with their first Founder’s Award. This award is “given to artists who have elevated and continued the tradition of fine portraiture, through works of exceptional merit and the consistent, thorough training of younger artists. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Lack’s work has exhibited the highest standard of both artistry and…

9/14-9/29 Santa Fe, NM Erin Currier travels the world getting to know indigenous people, participating in their causes and collecting the cast off ephemera of their lives. Their personal and sociopolitical lives appear in her paintings along with collages assembled from their detritus. Her latest work will be shown in the exhibition Las Meninas at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 14 through 29. The paintings in this exhibition refer to art historical precedents. She appropriates the composition and color palette of the originals and often “subverts” their messages—replacing demure Polynesian women in a Gauguin painting with Peruvian women holding a protest sign stating, “We’re indigenous. We’re not Savages.” The sign refers to the Peruvian government having called its indigenous people “savages.” Currier participated in protests on…

8/30-9/17 San Francisco, CA Husband-wife duo Nate Ross and Lindsey Kustusch have a relentless support for one another—and as fellow artists, they understand each other’s passions and pitfalls like not many others can. Kustusch is an established figure in the art world, while Ross is an animator, working on visual effects in films like The Last Jedi. However, in the last four years, with the mentorship and expertise of his wife, Ross has honed his skills as a painter, exploring his passion for fine art in his off time. Simply put, Ross and Kustusch live and breathe art. From August 30 to September 17, the artists will exhibit new works at STUDIO Gallery in San Francisco, the first show to feature just the two of them alone. A native of…

Brian Keith’s goal as an artist is to respond to beauty by creating something beautiful. “At every step—studying the anatomy, sketching out compositions, working my hands through the clay, shaping the figure, refining the sculpture—I am acting out of admiration for what I freely receive in nature, giving a three-dimensional form to my response,” he says. “I find it an absolute joy to use my hands, making works of art that will engage people, to bring them an experience of beauty or move them to contemplate what is important.” Keith is inspired by the attention to anatomy and the dramatic figural poses in the works of Bernini and Caravaggio, how Norman Rockwell imagined memorable characters and distilled meaning into a single moment, and the redemptive narratives he finds in the…

One of the country’s oldest juried women’s art organizations, Women Artists of the West, will host its 48th national exhibition at Price Tower Arts Center in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, opening September 20. The organization is made up of award-winning, professional women artists, including Lee Tisch Bialczak, Patricia Rose Ford and Robbie Fitzpatrick. The Price Tower Arts Center where the show will take place is an artwork in itself. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1956, the 19-story building is a landmark in Bartlesville, only 40 minutes north of Tulsa. As host of the show, it will award $20,000 in cash and prizes to the women artists participating in the Women Artists of the West’s exhibition, titled Tallgrass Rendezvous. This year’s awards juror is traditional realist painter Krystii Melaine, who has been…

Each year Oil Painters of America hosts two regional exhibitions in addition to its national show held in the spring. The goal is to assemble among the best representational oil paintings that show high quality in draftsmanship, color and composition. The pieces are also diverse in style and subject matter, making the exhibition appealing to collectors of all types of art. The 2018 Western Regional Exhibition, featuring juried paintings by more than 85 member artists who reside in the West, will take place September 7 through October 6 at Mary Williams Fine Arts in Boulder, Colorado. The show will kick off with a reception and awards ceremony on opening night from 5 to 8 p.m. Acting as this year’s juror of awards will be OPA Signature Member Mike Desatnick, who…