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.
All in One There are so many facets to the Western art market that we find it nearly impossible to cover everything every single month. But we do. As the only monthly magazine dedicated solely to the market for historic and contemporary Western art, we feel that is our responsibility to keep collectors informed of everything happening each month, from auctions to museum exhibitions to gallery shows and artists groups. And this isn’t going unnoticed. When auction houses across the country get a consignment of Western art for an upcoming auction, we are always the first people they call. In fact, in this issue, you can see proof of this in advertisements from auctions such as Heritage, Santa Fe Art Auction, Leslie Hindman, Brunk Auctions and Sotheby’s. They come to…
On September 6 the C.M. Russell Museum honored painter W. Steve Seltzer with the prestigious Josephine Trigg Award for his contribution to Western art, including his role in contributing to the art community at the museum in Great Falls, Montana. The award is named after Josephine Trigg, a friend, neighbor and admirer of Charles M. Russell who bequeathed her extensive personal collection of Russell art, letters and sculptures to the museum. “Steve Seltzer’s talent and generosity have been instrumental in growing the strong Western art community that we enjoy today,” says Tom Petrie, C.M. Russell Museum board of directors chairman. “With this year’s Josephine Trigg Award we are proudly recognizing a dedicated man who has carried forward his family legacy of friendship with Charlie Russell for over 50 years.” Not…
A new book from the University of Oklahoma Press takes a deep look into the permanent collection at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles. The museum, home to the Masters of the American West exhibition, is one of the premier Western art museums in the country and is respected for its magnificent collection that ranges from some of the earliest iterations of Western art to contemporary works by living artists. Art of the West: Selected Works from the Autry Museum takes a thoughtful look into the museum’s rich history and collection. The book, which features more than 150 color illustrations, is edited by Amy Scott, the museum’s Chief Curator and Marilyn B. and Calvin B. Gross Curator of Visual Arts, with a forward by Stephen Aron…
The 49th annual Mountain Oyster Club Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale returns to Tucson, Arizona, on November 18, when more than 200 local and nationally known Western artists will exhibit work at the historic Pond Mansion, home of the Mountain Oyster Club. This year’s sale will honor the show’s founder, John K. Goodman, who died on April 16 at the age of 97. Not only was Goodman responsible for organizing and promoting the show, he also helped select many of the artists, including oil and watercolor painter John Fawcett, who got his start at a Mountain Oyster show. This year’s exhibition will take place November 18, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased in advance. Admission is limited and the show often sells out,…
The Plein Air Painters of New Mexico will celebrate its 10th annual National Juried Members Exhibition at Sorrel Sky Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, beginning November 2. Dozens of artists will have works on view and for purchase through November 25. An opening reception will take place November 3, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Artists will be vying for $15,000 in awards and prizes. Award categories include best of show, nocturne, oil media, wet media, dry media, figure in landscape and a popular artists’ choice award. The show will feature about 150 works of art. This year’s awards judge will be Western painter Ray Roberts, a Signature Member of Plein Air Painters of America. In addition to the opening night reception, an artist demo will also take place on…
When Billings, Montana, kicked off its first international film festival in September it did so with poster art designed by prominent Western and Native American artists. Montana International Film Festival, dubbed MINT by festivalgoers, ran September 14 through 16 and featured 55 films, numerous panels and additional events, and succeeded at uniting Billings’ growing culture base, Western and otherwise. To help promote the show, the festival turned to interior designers Kibler & Kirch and its sister business Stapleton Gallery, which had four Stapleton artists—Audrey Hall, Ben Pease, Judd Thompson and Tyler Murphy—create poster images to announce and publicize the film festival. The artists’ works also helped promote a brand new category at the festival, Made in Montana. The posters offered a range of subjects related to Montana: Murphy’s poster featured…
