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Welcome to the October issue of American Art Collector! Four years ago this October, Adolfo Castillo and I purchased 25-year-old International Artist Publishing and its five art titles: American Art Collector, Western Art Collector, American Fine Art Magazine, Native American Art and our flagship publication, International Artist. Adolfo and I had known and worked with founder and publisher Vincent Miller for 25-plus years prior to taking the helm, which prepared us for the exciting journey. We have grown the company in many ways over the past four years, sharpening our focus on the importance of bringing you the news and gallery previews you need as collectors. To complement our magazines, we created the podcast the American Art Collective, which debuted on March 30, 2021. Since then, we’ve built a library…
Every so often I have the kind of interview with an artist that makes me turn off the timer and settle in for however long the conversation requires to fully unfold. These are the kinds of exchanges that light me up, that I talk about with my friends, and that stay with me long after that issue has come and gone. They are the unforeseeable gems forged between two people who got on the phone as strangers and hung up, at least on my end, feeling cloer to what really matters, despite our failed attempts to articulate it. I had one of those interviews this month with artist Stephen Fox. For nearly three hours, we talked about art—his, other artists’ and in general—and “the thing” that makes some paintings sing.…
September 20-October 8 Heartland: Michael Miller Solo Exhibition Abend Gallery Denver, CO • (303) 355-0950 www.abendgallery.com September 20-December 15 IGOR Fall Salon Online Exhibition Online www.realismguild.com October 1-31 Stillness 33PA/Virtual Chicago, IL www.poetsandartists.com www.artsy.net/show/33-contemporary-stillness October 1-November 10 Early Holiday Showcase: Art $5,000 and Under RJD Gallery Romeo, MI • (586) 281-3613 www.rjdgallery.com October 3-6 Atlanta Art Fair Pullman Yards Atlanta, GA • (212) 518-6912 www.amp.events October 4-31 Kyle Stuckey: Waterways Principle Gallery Charleston, SC • (843) 727-4500 www.principlegallery.com October 4-November 14 Jeff Bye: The Ugly Beautiful Art Association of Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA • (717) 236-1432 www.artassocofhbg.com October 4-November 16 Maine Stories Susan Powell Fine Art Madison, CT • (203) 318-0616 www.susanpowellfineart.com October 5-13 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational Various Locations Laguna Beach, CA • (949) 376-3635 lpapa.org October 7-November 2 Hiroshi Sato…
Ohio-based artist Paul Wyse recently completed a new commissioned portrait of Dennis LaBarre, chairman of the board of the Cleveland Orchestra. About being selected to paint LaBarre’s portrait, Wyse says, “Although I work now as a portrait painter, in my previous career I worked as a professional classical musician. I have several friends and colleagues who perform in the Cleveland Orchestra. Through them I was connected to the powers that be, and I was commissioned to paint the portrait.” Wyse’s portrait of LaBarre will hang alongside portraits of past board presidents in Cleveland’s iconic Severance Hall that date back to the Orchestra’s founding in 1918. In the background of LaBarre’s portrait, Wyse wanted to include a nod to this great history. “I chose to place Dennis in the Rankin Board…
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The International Guild of Realism’s Fall Salon Online Exhibition will bring together 224 fantastic works of art by more than 200 IGOR artists from around the world. This annual juried show highlights a blend of contemporary and classical approaches, with styles ranging from magical realism and trompe l’oeil, to contemporary realism, photorealism and hyperrealism. All artwork in the show will be available for purchase and viewable on American Art Collector’s website and on IGOR’s website. The 2024 salon opens September 20 and runs through December 15. Among the many esteemed artists showing off their chops this year is Aflatun Israilov, a self-taught artist who began painting after the age of 40. “As an artist, I’m deeply inspired by the everchanging nature of the ocean, as well as the serene beauty…
