With previews of gallery exhibitions, museum shows and auctions, Western Art Collector is the premier monthly magazine for collectors searching for works by talented living and past artists who depict the West in paintings and sculptures.
As you all know, Western Art Collector is the only monthly magazine dedicated to contemporary and historic Western art. And that is every month, twelve issues a year, filled from front to back with timely and reliable information for Western art collectors. When we plan each issue, the first thing that comes to mind is how to relay as much of this information to you, the collector, in the easiest manner possible. The front of the magazine is filled with quick, one-page news stories of timely happenings in the Western art world. Then we give you a calendar filled with all the important events, then chats with Western curators across the country and finally our feature stories. These stories are either gallery or museum exhibitions that we feel will provide…
OWNER Phil Berkebile Jr. Great American West Gallery Grapevine, TX The American West is completely unique in the history of the world and it has really helped to define our country and our people in the minds of those living outside the United States. The rich history of the American West has so many stories to tell that authors, screenwriters and artists will never run out of material to capture the attention of audiences worldwide. As a gallery owner, art dealer and as a huge fan of the American West, it is a pleasure and a privilege to run a business focused solely on buying and selling original Western art. While Western books and movies entertain us for hours at a time, it is Western art that lives with us…
The C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, has opened the Frederic G. and Ginger K. Renner Research Center, a transformative new library space that will be devoted to the research, accessibility and discovery of art at the famous Western museum. The library was unveiled during a public opening September 8. “The Renner Research Center renovations and installation of a compact storage system that more than doubles the storage capacity have brought an overwhelmingly positive, cascading effect to preserving our museum history,” says museum archivist Kathryn Kramer. “We can now care for and grow all of our collections in one place, as well as provide a reading room, process collections that have not yet been prepared for use, and make the existing collection materials more discoverable.” The research center’s namesakes…
The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, which will be celebrating its 36th year in 2018, has named wildlife painter Kathryn Mapes Turner as the Featured Artist for next year’s show. Her horse painting Unbridled was also named as the featured artwork for the three-day, citywide art and culture event. “It is a deep honor to be selected to be the Featured Artist for this year’s Southeastern Wildlife Exposition,” the artist says from her studio in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “Having been passionate about painting animals since I was a young girl, this is an unprecedented opportunity for me as an artist. My goal is to create work for the show that expresses my profound respect for the natural world and inspire the viewer to understand the interconnectedness we share.” In describing Unbridled, Turner…
Each fall thousands of patrons descend on Cartersville, Georgia, for the annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival & Symposium at the Booth Western Art Museum. The four-day festival, which is now in its 15th year, includes art events, gunfight re-enactments, Native American dancing, Cowboy Church and entertainment from Sons of the Pioneers. “This is the largest Westernthemed event in the Southeast, so it always attracts a large crowd of Western art and culture fans,” says the museum’s executive director Seth Hopkins. “Collectors look forward to seeing the work of the featured artist and having a chance to meet them in person. This year’s featured artist is Howard Post, a fan favorite among Booth members.” The Festival & Symposium opens to the public on the afternoon of Thursday, October 26, when members and…
Cowboys, Cowgirls and Some Indians [sic] is now open at PDNB Gallery in Dallas. The exhibition, which opened September 9, will feature photographs from some of the West’s most beloved photographers, both historic and contemporary. Photographers include Edward S. Curtis, whose pioneering 30-year research on Native Americans during the early-20th century includes some of the most iconic pictures of the West, and Bank Langmore, whose images of working cowboys and ranchers offer stunning views of contemporary Western figures. Also featured in the exhibition will be images by Dallas photographer Chris Regas, whose work focuses on the mythical cowboy; Jeremy Enlow, author of the photo book Cowboys of the Waggoner Ranch; John Stryker, who took vintage rodeo photographs in the 1940s; and John Langmore, Bank’s son, who is currently working on…
