Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2023 i American Art Collector

Welcome to the August issue of American Art Collector Magazine! Each year in August we celebrate portrait artists and connect you with them in our Portrait Artists Directory, which provides direct contact information for more than 60 top portrait artists working in in the United States and abroad. Our special Art of Portrait section begins on Page 66. Historically, portrait artists were highly in demand to preserve royal bloodlines through grand portraiture, many of which we now see in museums. In the 18th century, America’s upper class entered a new era of prosperity as we became established as a country. Whether impressionism or realism in any medium, portraits were quickly a coveted symbol of wealth and status. Fast forward 200 years and portrait art is an integral part of modern…

The Columbus Museum of Art in Columbus, Ohio, has announced an acquisition of 32 works of art by leading contemporary artists, donated by the Scantland Family. These works will be featured in the exhibition PRESENT ‘23: Building the Scantland Collection, on view through October 8. Visitors will be able to explore an array of artists (from 10 countries and more than 10 U.S. states) including Hayley Barker, Raphaël Barontini, Gabriella Boyd, Kenturah Davis, Angela Dufresne, Veronica Fernandez, Sayre Gomez, Asif Hoque, Devin B. Johnson, Heather Jones, Tidawhitney Lek, Amy Lincoln, Kat Lyons, Kylie Manning, Danielle McKinney, Jaime Muñoz, Robert Nava, Patrick Quarm and many more. Abstract Visions The abstract visions of artist Audra Weaser will be on view at JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, California, starting this summer. Utilizing…

Hosted by Somerville Manning Gallery in Greenville, Delaware, the American Impressionist Society’s 24th Annual National Juried Exhibition will feature nearly 170 juried paintings by some of the most prestigious artists work in the genre today. These works were selected from more than 1,600 entries by a five Signature-member panel who rated the pieces in a blind jury process. An additional 25 paintings by AIS Masters, officers and founders will also be in the exhibition. “You will see an incredible range of subject matter in our show,” says AIS president Debra Joy Groesser. “From floral and still life, to animals, figures and portraits, to city scenes, landscapes, seascapes and more. We accept a wide variety of mediums too, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, casein and more. This adds another level of…

The portrait artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) wrote, “I do not judge, I only chronicle.” Yet, he wasn’t above being provocative, painting a portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardiner that her husband wouldn’t allow to be shown publicly while he was alive, and painting a portrait of a Parisian socialite for the 1884 Salon that set Parisians on their ear. Today, Sargent’s painting, Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Madame Gautreau used a lavender powder on her skin which appeared creamy white in candlelight. In the original portrait, one of the jeweled straps of her dress had slipped off her shoulder. In the photograph of the painting in Sargent’s Parisian studio, he had already repainted the strap in a more proper location. The…

In a dynamic collaboration between 33 Contemporary Gallery and PoetsArtists, a group of talented international artists explore the human form in motion through their own unique interpretations of the theme. Through a range of mediums that includes painting, sculpture and mixed media, the artists take literal and conceptual approaches to capturing a moment of time. Kimberly Dow’s two pieces in the show are part of her Sirens and Secrets series, in which the artist employs several metaphors to convey the fall from innocence. Balancing Act depicts women hopping from rock to rock to cross a stream and, in Dancing with the Devil, they are losing themselves in the music of temptation. In that sense, there is a different kind of movement happening as well—these young women are transitioning from the…

Margaret Morrison has been drawn to Baroque painting since she was a young girl. As an adult, she developed a mastery of the contrast of light and dark that characterizes Baroque style. What she didn’t know is how that style would help her navigate a faith crisis that shook her to her core. An exhibition of her work, Paradigm Shift: Paintings by Margaret Morrison, is currently on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens, Georgia. The suite of 10 large oil paintings depict theatrical characters in dramatic poses and charts the artist’s allegorical grappling with her faith. An art professor at the University of Georgia, Morrison teamed up with theater professor Anthony Marotta on a project titled Contemporary Examination of Caravaggio’s Dramatic Staging and Lighting - A Collaboration…

Genevieve May’s father, artist Dennis Nolan, said, “Keeping it simple and magical is the best way to travel. And the magic is always there if we take the time to notice it.” He and his wife Lauren Mills, a book illustrator, writer and sculptor collaborated on a number of projects. Growing up in rural Massachusetts, Genevieve has always had a love for fashion and for the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. Leaving the city one day after photographing a model, she saw a piece of graffiti on a wall that read “wolves once walked here.” “I thought about my love for fashion and glamour and about how we have destroyed the earth,” says May. “My parents always gave me fashion-related books and I make the dresses that the models wear…

“I’ve drawn, painted, written, spoken—in other words expressed myself—with many methods my whole life,” says artist Tanya Roland, who lives in Falls Church, Virginia. “For some of us it’s just something we have to do.” While Roland was talked out of going to art school in college, she ended up receiving a degree in art history anyway, taking as many studio classes as she could. That drive to learn and create art continued well after graduation, even while she held two careers as a colorist and co-owner of a top film/video post production house, and as a teacher and co-owner of a popular yoga studio. “[Making art] always emerged when the conditions were right and I would just pick up where I’d left off,” Roland reflects. She quit her other…

Grace Mehan DeVito has had a deep love for the painted image that dates back to early childhood and expresses her gratitude to have painting be her vocation. She paints in the representational realist style and is equally adept in the genres of portraiture, figurative, still life and landscape. “The love of light and its effect on the form are my pursuit whether I’m painting a distinguished person or a humble plant,” says DeVito. “My desire is to cause the viewer to stop and reflect on the subject and see its beauty and significance. “Portraiture is a really exciting field to me, I get to meet such interesting people and their families and peek inside their lives for a bit. When painting a person, I’m looking to capture the character—their…

1 Principle Gallery sells work after show preview in Amerian Art Collector Bombshell by Anthony Waichulis was included in a March exhibition at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, titled Still Fresh. The group show was previewed in that month’s issue of American Art Collector. The piece was then purchased by one of Principle Gallery’s longtime clients and collectors as a birthday gift for her significant other. “He already owns one of Anthony’s paintings, so he was over the moon when he received this unforgettable present,” say assistant gallery director, Taylor Chauncey. “The world of Anthony Waichulis is one of nostalgia, humor and tranquility,” Chauncey continues. “His work Bombshell takes us back to a time when people enjoyed the little things and didn’t rush from one thing to another. It’s almost…

As you know, American Art Collectoris dedicated to contemporary realism and showcasing the best artists working in the genre today. It’s easy to be enthralled with cutting-edge artwork that pushes the boundaries, that contains cultural commentary, that is dark and sleek—and from the shows and artists we regular feature, you can see that here at American Art Collector, we are too. In tune with modern tastes, in this issue we are introducing our very first annual special section on fine art photography, another medium popular among collectors of contemporary realism. American Art Collector also has a deep respect for contempory realism with a more traditional aesthetic, clearly steeped in centuries-old techniques, theories and painterly styles. The August issue is truly a celebration of these timeless artistic movements and genres, and…

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33 CONTEMPORARY Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 25th Street, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60609 www.33contemporary.com ED COPLEY www.edcopleyfineart.com GEORGE AYERS www.georgeayersartist.com GRACE M. DEVITO Stamford, CT, (203) 979-2472 gmdevito@yahoo.com www.gracedevito.com NÜART GALLERY 670 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 988-3888 www.nuartgallery.com PATRICIA WATWOOD (646) 456-7169 patriciawatwood@gmail.com www.patriciawatwood.com THOMAS JEFFERSON UNVIERSITY 4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144, (215) 951-2800 www.jefferson.edu…

It’s not often we get the chance to see paintings in a conversation with one another that springs from an actual conversation between artists. A new show at Vanessa Rothe Fine Art Gallery does just that. On view through September 10, Triptych features work by Rothe and two other Los Angeles-area artists, Dan McCaw and Derek Penix. The three artists are friends and have an ongoing dialogue about the relationship between abstraction, representation, impressionism and realism. “We are inspiring each other’s work directly,” Rothe says. Gallery owner and artist Rothe has a classical style with notes of impressionism. She takes on classical subject matter as well—from French countryside landscapes to still lifes and figures. Inspired by masters such as Van Gogh, Degas, Homer and others, Rothe excels at creating a…

Throughout the month of August, George Billis Gallery in New York City will present new wildlife works from India-based painter Sushma Jain, who has devoted her life and work to the care of and compassion for animals. “Humankind must learn to understand that the life of an animal is in no way less precious than our own,” she says. “Wildlife in the world can only be protected by the love of compassionate hearts in the world.” The show will feature a number of new wild-life pieces, including birds, zebras and some of her favorite subjects, big cats. Many of the images are inspired by observations she makes in preparation for her artwork. “My paintings are majorly inspired by my personal sightings and observations. I am very passionate about wildlife and…

While etymologists continue to debate the derivation of the word threshold, its meaning continues to be a transitional space from one physical, emotional, intellectual place to another. In an exploration of this idea, the Holton Studio Gallery in Berkeley, California, is presenting On the Threshold: Ellen Howard, Tia Kratter and Kim Lordier—3 Views, 3 Mediums, 3 Women running July 22 through August 26. Tim Holton, who curated the exhibition with Ellen Howard, comments, “In this show, each of the artists has focused on one expression or example of the threshold theme—seasonal changes, boundaries between abstraction and reality, dusk and dawn. It’s worth noting, though, that picture-making itself, as a creative act, is the crossing of a threshold, a becoming. Something in the world catches the eye of the artist, meets…

On July 22, the Women Artists of the West celebrates its 53rd national exhibition in Newton, Kansas. This region is often called America’s Heartland, which refers to its traditional way of life, its self-sufficiency and its abundance of farming. But like a heart in a chest, it also refers to the central location—Newton is not far from the geographic center of the United States in Lebanon, Kansas. “We’re right in the middle, right there in the Heartland of the country,” says Women Artists of the West event chair Joey Frisillo. “We strive to have every show in a different locale, but this one is going to be very fun because of where it is and what that means for everyone being right in the middle of everything.” This year’s show,…

Amanda Fish has been steeped in art her entire life. Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, her mother, an artist, encouraged Fish’s creativity from a young age, and regularly took Fish and her sister (also an artist) to museums and galleries. Her mother was also an avid antique collector so Fish grew up surrounded by the kind of lovely objects that many years later often form the centerpiece in her timeless still lifes. “When you’re surrounded by creative people, it rubs off on you when you’re young,” Fish says. “My mother was always sketching and painting, and we spent a lot of time with our grandparents who were creative as well. That was the wonderful, warm atmosphere of creativity that was all around us.” Although she graduated with…

Perhaps the semi-nomadic life of military families has shaped Nancy Tankersley’s career and aesthetic. While many artists find their subject and style early, Tankersley enjoys finding new interests and new ways to express herself. Her upcoming show Wanderings at the d’Art Center in Norfolk, Virginia, encompasses the full breadth of her subjects, from figures and portraits, to landscapes and still life. Beginning her artistic journey as a portrait painter, Tankersley frequently uses the human form as a vehicle to converse and connect with her viewers. She gained national notice and gallery representation early in the 1990s with her paintings of families on the beach, and then moved on to depicting people at work. The explosion of the plein air movement in the United States at the turn of the century…

July 22-August 26 On the Threshold: Ellen Howard, Tia Kratter, and Kim Lordier—3 Views, 3 Mediums, 3 Women The Horton Studio Gallery Berkeley, CA » (510) 450-0350 www.holtonframes.com July 22-September 15 Women Artists of the West’s 53rd National Exhibition—No Place Like Home Carriage Factory Art Gallery Newton, KS www.womenartistsofthewest.org July 29-August 12 Genevieve May: Wolves Once Walked Here Abend Gallery Denver, CO » (303) 355-0950 www.abendgallery.com August 1-4 Intersect Aspen Aspen Ice Garden Aspen, CO www.intersectaspen.com www.intersectfairs.com August 1-31 Expressions in Motion 33 Contemporary Chicago, IL » (708) 837-4534 www.33contemporary.com www.poetsandartists.com August 1-31 Sushma Jain George Billis Gallery New York, NY » (917) 273-8621 www.georgebillis.com August 1-September 4 Night and Day—The Art of Mood RJD Gallery Romeo, MI » (586) 281-3613 www.rjdgallery.com August 2-September 2 Scott Prior: New and Recent Paintings…

There’s something mischievous about the tinkling laugh that punctuates Shiqing Deng’s otherwise demure demeanor. Her work has a similar quality—it is one thing on the surface but there are layers of information, innuendo and, yes, humor—coursing beneath it. Although she claims her work is not meant to be serious or a form of social commentary, decoding the symbolism insists otherwise. Deng, whose friends call her “Demo,” is the recipient of the 2023 Bennett Prize, the largest prize offered solely to women figurative realist painters. She will be awarded $50,000, giving her the opportunity to spend the next two years creating new work in the figurative realist style for a solo exhibition that will ultimately travel the country. She plans to use the funds to help with rent for her Brooklyn…

If you haven’t been to Philipsburg, Montana, now you have a great reason to go. Equidistant between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks, Philipsburg is a charming 19th-century mining town that still proves to be a gem for visitors interested in history, geology, outdoor recreation—and art. Once voted among the prettiest painted places in America, its colorful art scene and the local Illume Gallery West make for an ideal location for Oil Painter’s of America’s annual Masters Show. The exhibition, which opens August 3 with a reception from 5:30 to 8 p.m. and runs through August 31, features 70 paintings from an elite group of OPA artists and invited guests. Thirty-five artists are OPA Master Signature artists and the rest are comprised of nationally recognized artists from OPA’s Signature division. “OPA…

CHERYL KING cherylkingart@gmail.com www.cherylkingart.com JACKSON FINE ART 3122 E. Shadowlawn Avenue NE Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 233-3739 info@jacksonfineart.com www.jacksonfineart.com JEFF GREEN JDG Fine Art Photography (516) 698-1989, jeff@jdgfineart.com www.jdgfineart.com PDNB GALLERY 50 Manufacturing Street, Ste. 203 Dallas, TX 75207, (214) 969-1852 info@pdnbgallery.com www.pdnbgallery.com STEPHEN ROBECK stephen@stephenrobeckphotographs.com www.stephenrobeckphotographs.com (310) 614-4036 WESTON GALLERY Sixth Avenue & Dolores Street Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921 (831) 624-4453, info@westongallery.com www.westongallery.com…

This past March, artist Carol Baxter Kirby unveiled a new commissioned portrait of the Honorable Robert Benham, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. The work was unveiled at a special ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom with Justice Benham’s wife, Nell, and his adult children in attendance. “The opportunity to paint former Chief Justice Robert Benham for the Supreme Court of Georgia was a special honor given to me through Ann Richards of Portraits, Inc.,” says Kirby. “Upon receiving the commission, I began researching Justice Benham and found a video interview where he shared a lot of information about his life and career. He was the first African-American justice to serve on the state’s highest court. As I learned more about him, I prayed that I would…

CALIFORNIA KRISTINA OGANEZOVA During the creation process of my artwork, I believe that my hand is moving by the creator. We create amazing art world where people love to travel. The world increases to the size of the art universe where I have the honor to be co-creator. Price Range: $3,000-$10,000 Contact Information k.oganezova@hotmail.com www.oganezz.com/en (650) 933-6053 CALIFORNIA ROSALINDA TAYMOR I enjoy connecting with my models through painting the portrait. Price Range: $1,035 Contact Information rtaymor@comcast.net (650) 888-3873 CALIFORNIA KRISZTINA LAZAR My art is the expression of the internal experience that seeks to highlight meaning in the mundane. My images come from memory, mythology and fantastical realms to create one-of-a-kind portraits for my clients. Price Range: $2,000-$8,000 Contact Information hepaglyphic@gmail.com www.transcendentbird.com (440) 708-3792 COLORADO CYNTHIA FEUSTEL Cynthia Feustel is a…

Beginning early August, four artists come together for the Wally Workman Gallery show Realism. Tracey Harris, James Andrew Smith, along with husband and wife Sara and Shane Scribner, demonstrate their skills in realistic subjects like the figure and still life, while also communicating spirit, meaning and insight. “This group show is a wonderful opportunity to see how different artists, using very similar techniques, can create varying moods and perspectives,” explains gallery partner Rachel Stephens. “In this show, realism, simply by depicting the objects around us is able to evoke humor, grace and elegance.” Still life painter, Smith, focuses on flowers as his main subject for the show—certainly a favorite for the artist. For his oil Silent Glow, he shares: “I was drawn to the rich, velvety crimson of the amaryllis…

The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society returns to celebrate yet another year of unparalleled oil and acrylic work for their Best of America National Juried Exhibition. For the 33rd edition, the event is held at Principle Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia, and boasts an impressive 135 paintings in a variety of subject matter from NOAPS members. “We expect to have a very high caliber show this year, with some very prominent artists,” says NOAPS president Pat Tribastone. “I’m just astounded by the high level and quality, and really excited to these paintings in person. [In addition], visiting historic Alexandria is a real pleasure. We like to go all over the country with our shows so that more people can attend and have access.” In addition to the exhibition of paintings,…

Texas native Ann Kraft Walker is primarily known for her realistic still life paintings. She turned to painting later in life, taking workshops, painting models from life, and attending conferences and group sessions, which began the never-ending process of learning to paint. Walker stages her arrangements in her studio and paints mostly from life. She often inserts little birds in her compositions, and for that, she relies on photos. She is fortunate to have a brother-in-law who loves to photograph birds and generously shares his photos with her. “Inspiration seems to strike out of the blue,” Walker says. “In Mix N Match, a rancher down the road gave me the whitetailed skull and a friend from a ranch up the road gifted the axis hide to me. Even though they…

Surrounded by a family of successful fine artists, Jennifer Heine set out three decades ago to find her “own groove” by trying every medium and genre. “I found nothing as compelling and rewarding as painting some of the interesting characters I’ve met,” says Heine. “In the time I’ve shared the studio with these works and later, encountering them again as old friends, I find these paintings more than any other have new facets to discover and stories to whisper. I believe works which suggest stories invite speculation, continually renewing your engagement and adding to the enjoyment of a painting over time. “When out seeking inspiration I am looking to be arrested by the unique—a weathered face, full of character and history, a humble alley made unexpectedly beautiful by the way…

Moved by lighting, composition and his love for the techniques of the Old Masters, David Kizziar is inspired to create pieces which build from his natural artistic gift of portraying lifelike movement and capturing tonal values to give perspective. Having grown up on the California coast, it is not a surprise to see that much of Kizziar’s work has been inspired by the ocean. His original drawings in monochromatic colored pencil, graphite or ink can take more than 300 hours to complete with no room for mistakes. This summer, Kizziar is excited to share with his collectors an ancient technique used by the Renaissance Masters—the method of silverpoint drawing that dates back to the 12th-century. Using this historical method, Kizziar covers his drawing surfaces with a ground mineral coating mix……