Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2020/ No. 151 i Western Art Collector

Marking a milestone, the San Luis Obispo Cattlemen’s Association is presenting the 30th annual Cattlemen’s Western Art Show beginning April 3 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, California. The three-day show will feature more than 400 new works of art from a variety of prominent Western artists. “Being one of the only shows left on the Central Coast, this is a unique opportunity to meet the artists and become a part of the world of art. The ability to talk to each artist and step into their world, learn the stories behind each piece and why they create what they do…Their passion is contagious and will leave you wishing to become a collector,” says organizer Dee Pellandini. “For the serious collector or the beginner there is something…

With beautiful views of Sonoran sunsets and pristine desert, the Arizona Fine Art Expo has returned to Scottsdale, Arizona. Now in its 14th year, the expo features artist studios that allow visitors and collectors to browse through artwork, watch the artists work and buy artworks right off the walls of their temporary work spaces. The three-month show started on January 10 and concludes March 22. The show is known for its diversity of artists, subject matters, mediums and themes. Guests can view and purchase a huge selection of work, from paintings in oil, acrylic and watercolor to sculpture in bronze, wood, metal and stone, as well as stunning examples of impressionism, realism, modern art and even blown glass and photography. Tickets for Arizona Fine Art Expo can be purchased from…

1 C.M. Russell Museum 400 13th Street North, Great Falls, MT 59401 (406) 727-8787, www.cmrussell.org Events: The Russell Auction Preview, Art Preview Party 2 Heritage Inn 1700 Fox Farm Road, Great Falls, MT 59404 (406) 761-1900, www.gfheritageinn.com Events: Out West Show & Sale, Montana Miniatures, Montana Masters, Montana Watercolor Society Art Show 3 Celtic Cowboy Darkhorse Wine Hall & Snug 116 First Avenue South, Great Falls, MT 59401 (406) 952-0393, www.thecelticcowboy.com Events: The Kira Fercho Art Show 4 Hampton Inn 2301 14th Street SW, Great Falls, MT 59404 (406) 453-2675 Events: The Wild Bunch Art Show 5 Holiday Inn Great Falls 1100 Fifth Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405 (406) 727-7200 Events: Western Heritage Artists’ Footprints on the Trail Art Show 6 Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art 1400 First Avenue North, Great Falls, MT…

Moving from Missouri to Montana in 2011 opened a whole new world for Dan Messerli. Not only did he meet the woman he would marry but he discovered Western art. Debbie Messerli had grown up with original art in her home. “My dad’s friend was a ‘starving artist’ and my dad would buy his paintings which we had all over the house. I did art all through high school.” Dan, on the other hand, did photography as a boy but art was not a big part of his life. Today, he is on the National Advisory Board of the Bozeman Art Museum and he and Debbie have begun putting together a meaningful art collection. “I think what we love so much about Western art,” he says, “is it is so…

March in Montana, the hit dealer show and auction that arrives during Western Art Week, returns to Great Falls, Montana, on March 19. The three-day show will offer artwork of all kinds, with many works that exemplify the beauty and spirit of Montana, including its appropriate nickname, Big Sky Country. “We offer a lot of different things, which is really what brings people to our shows, but our bread and butter is our Montana historical pieces,” says March in Montana manager partner Ron Nicklas. “And this year is no different with a really great selection of Montana pieces. We also have a huge selection of Native American weavings. We’ll be offering 65 weavings, including some fantastic large pieces.” Nicklas adds: “It’s our diversity that sets our show apart. Even if…

Once again, talented women artists take center stage during Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s annual Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West invitational exhibition and sale. Opening weekend this year runs from March 27 to 29, bringing in hundreds of works of art including paintings, sculpture and mixed media from artists across the country. Among those in the show and sale this year are Amanda Cowan, Judith Durr, Mejo Okon, Linda M. Budge, Sheila Cottrell and Laurie J. Lee. The event transforms Wickenburg’s Frontier Street into a massive celebration of the arts, and one thing is abundantly clear about Cowgirl Up!—it’s a communal affair, where participating artists support and encourage one another. It’s a place for old friends to gather and new acquaintances to be made between artists,…

The Women Artists of the West’s national juried show is celebrating half a century this year at Settlers West Galleries in Tucson, Arizona. The 50th National Exhibition Jubilee Celebration, which takes place from March 27 to April 17, is a massive special exhibition featuring more than 120 works of art from 120 women artists from across the United States, Canada and Australia. All of the artists juried into the milestone exhibition are members of WAOW. Among those whose work will be featured in the exhibition are Barb Schacher, Linda Mann, Molly Moore, Tina Bohlman, Katherine Irish, Beverly Endsley, Sarah Kennedy, Elizabeth Lewis Scott, Pokey Park, Dana Cook Lombardo, Marla Epstein and Paula Holtzclaw. “I am incredibly honored and excited to be included in this very special exhibition,” says watercolorist Margie Hildreth.…

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 15 works March 20-April 10, 2020 Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery 6872 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 130 Tucson, AZ 85750 (800) 422-9382 www.medicinemangallery.com When Josh Elliott is preparing for an exhibition, he comes up with a theme and then keeps works in progress around him in the studio to judge how they fit in. His March exhibition at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, has the theme Desert Array, a kind of anti-theme encompassing things that have attracted him “from Taos to Death Valley, from Tucson to Utah.” Accompany the exhibition is a photograph of the artist in the midst of his array. “I was thinking I wanted to include an array of the things I would be painting for the show and then…

Clap along with us: The stars at night are big and bright / Deep in the heart of Texas. Celebrate those Texas nights with Night of Artists, the Briscoe Western Art Museum’s exhibition and sale that offers work of art from some of the best Western artists working today. The annual event kicks off March 27 in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s show will include more than 80 artists offering nearly 300 works of art. Artists include Martin Grelle, George Hallmark, Z.S. Liang, Mark Maggiori, Jan Mapes, Stefan Savides, Billy Schenck, Michael Ome Untiedt and Kim Wiggins, as well as many others. New artists at this year’s show are William Alther, Bruce Cheever, Todd Connor, William Haskell, Oreland Joe, Walter Matia, Mark McKenna, Paul Moore, Chad Poppleton, Jason Rich, Mian…

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John Coleman’s November 2016 solo show at the Legacy Gallery is the stuff of legend. The painter and sculptor had set aside a whole year prior to the show, even canceling appearances at major exhibitions and sales around the country, to prepare for the show in Scottsdale, Arizona. He produced five drawings, 10 oil paintings and five bronzes, and by the end of the night everything was sold, all to the tune of more than $1.4 million. For Coleman, the success of the show was personal vindication that he could be both a sculptor and a painter. For everyone else, they got to witness history in the making. Now, four years later, Coleman is once again holding a major solo show at Legacy—it is slated for October 2020. One of…

In the throes of deadline, with several final works still on the easel or in planning stages, C. Michael Dudash is doing what many artists do at this point before a solo show: He’s taking his time, as fast as he can. “Oh, I’m swamped here,” he says from his Idaho studio. “I’m finishing up some work now, but at this point I have to let the chips fall where they may.” The chips will fall favorably for Dudash, who is no stranger to deadlines. He’s been a fine artist since 2000, and before that was an illustrator for 25 years. Like brushes, paints and canvases, deadlines come with the territory. His new show—Tales of the Painted West opening March 5 at Legacy Galley in Scottsdale, Arizona—will feature 20 works,…

MARCH 18-21 Out West Art Show & Sale Opening reception: March 18, 5-7 p.m. Young Masters Art Programs: March 19, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Art show: March 18, 5-10 p.m.; March 19-21, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Quick Draw and auction: March 20-21, 2 p.m. Where: Heritage Inn, 1700 Fox Farm Road, Great Falls, MT 59404 Information: (406) 899-2958, www.outwestartshow.net Tickets: Free MARCH 18-21 Montana Miniatures Silent auction begins: March 18, 6 p.m. Silent auction closes: March 21, 6 p.m. Where: Heritage Inn, 1700 Fox Farm Road, Great Falls, MT 59404 Information: (406) 363-7693, www.bitterrootframes.com Tickets: Free MARCH 18-21 Montana Masters Where: Heritage Inn, 1700 Fox Farm Road, Great Falls, MT 59404 Information: (406) 363-7693, www.bitterrootframes.com Tickets: Free MARCH 18-21, 10 A.M.- 10 P.M. The Kira Fercho Art Show Where: Celtic Cowboy Darkhorse…

Rippling from a lodgepole like a pennant in a parapet’s breeze, the eagle-feather warbonnet is the “call” in Joseph Henry Sharp’s magnificent oil Call of the War Chief, Crow Reservation, which will be sold at auction as part of The Russell live auction March 20 in Great Falls, Montana. In other cultures, the call might be a cry, the blare of a post horn, or—better—the peal of a chapel bell. In short, a sound. Had it been any one of these, Sharp—who lost his hearing after a falling into a swift river while playing when he was a boy—wouldn’t have heard it. They say the other senses compensate and sharpen when one sense is diminished or lost, though the history of the arts shows us that this isn’t always the…

After the success of three previous Montana Miniatures shows in Great Falls, Montana, organizer Bitterroot Frames and Publishing was ready for more than 300 applications for the 2020 show. From that immense wave of interest 100 artists have been chosen to have their artwork shown starting March 18 during Western Art Week. The show, held at the same time and place as the Out West Art Show & Sale, will take place at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. It will run concurrently alongside Bitterroot Frame’s sister event Montana Masters, as well as several other key shows that are nested within the Out West show. The show opens the evening of March 18 and continues until 6 p.m. on March 21. All the artwork will be sold via silent auction,…

The Russell, the crown jewel of Great Falls, Montana, returns March 19 to the place where Charles M. Russell lived, worked and helped bring Western art into the 20th century. The artist and his legacy loom large over Western Art Week, the citywide event that has sprung up around The Russell, and yet the C.M. Russell Museum, the organizer and host of the show, continuously finds ways to celebrate the artist’s life while also looking into the future with artists who are inspired by Russell’s work. The resulting show produces, year after year, a diverse array of artwork from a diverse array of artists, each drawing in their own special way on the Russell legacy. This year is no different, with hundreds of works from some of the top Western…

Made up of some 350 professional women artists, the Women Artists of the West organization supports women through promoting their artwork, hosting public exhibitions and workshops and fostering a sense of camaraderie amongst its members. The group was founded in 1971 in California by a small group of women seeking to connect as professional artists. Debuting their first exhibition in Palm Springs, California, the group has grown over the years into its distinctive Western style. Among the many talented artists who are currently members of Women Artists of the West are Colorado-based landscape and portrait artist Judith Brunko; Texas painter Pam Bunch, owner of Lee Bunch Studio Gallery; and Susan Larson, who, after 15 years of painting in water media, transitioned to soft pastels within the last six years. Women…

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 23 works Through March 6, 2020 Turner Fine Art 545 N. Cache Street Jackson Hole, WY 83001 (307) 734-4444 www.turnerfineart.com Now open at Turner Fine Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is One Touch of Nature, a new solo show for Swedish watercolorist Gunnar Tryggmo. His new works sample wildlife from two very different places. “It’s a meeting between Africa and Wyoming, [from] birds and animals from the open meadows and valleys in Yellowstone to the great plains in Kenya and Tanzania. Nothing from my home habitat this time, except maybe some circumpolar species like the peregrine falcon and a raven who could have been from here, too,” he says. “The inspiration and references for the U.S. paintings are from trips to Jackson over the years since…

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 20 works March 16-28, 2020 Trailside Galleries 130 E. Broadway, Jackson, WY 83001, (307) 733-3186 www.trailsidegalleries.com Trailside Galleries is hosting a two-person exhibition for the artwork of Greg Overton and Robert Duncan, known for their Native American subject matter among other themes. Native Spirit — Two Voices will bring 15 to 20 new paintings in front of collectors for nearly two weeks, and for Overton, this is his first time showing with the gallery. “I want this show to be special,” he says, “so I’m kind of just trying to imagine painting Native [content] that doesn’t have a lot to do with conflict in the West, but rather just celebrating the culture. The mystery, the connection to the earth, the connection to the animal spirits. I’m…

Currently in its 17th year, the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering at the Booth Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, boasts one of the largest gatherings of chuck wagons east of the Mississippi River. Among the many festivities that take place during the one-day event are the Southeastern Chuck Wagon Gathering Invitational, one of the top food festivals in Georgia, in which guests get to choose a chuck wagon depending on the menu they like most. The rest of the day features happenings like the Art Comes to Life exhibit, various activities for children, as well as a panel discussion titled The Jackson Hole 5: Important Painters from the West, led by the “Jackson Hole 5” consisting of Amy Lay, Amy Ringholz, Kathryn Mapes Turner, September Vhay and Kathy Wipfler. From 5 to…

FEBRUARY Through February 28 ADOBE GALLERY Southwestern Landscapes and Portraits by New Mexico Artists Santa Fe, NM – (505) 955-0550 www.adobegallery.com February 21-March 13 MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY Ed Mell – New Works Tucson, AZ – (800) 422-9382 www.medicinemangallery.com February 22-23 FORT MASON CENTER FOR ARTS & CULTURE American Indian Art Show | San Francisco San Francisco, CA – (949) 280-6551 www.marinshow.com Through February 23 PHIPPEN MUSEUM Walk on the Wild Side Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 www.phippenartmuseum.org Through February 24 TERZIAN GALLERIES Simple Poetry Park City, UT – (435) 649-4927 www.terziangalleries.com February 26-March 4 MARK GIBSON MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY Park City, UT – (435) 615-8748 www.mountaintrailsgalleries.com February 27-March 15 LEGACY GALLERY Oreland Joe: Artist Focus Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-1113 www.legacygallery.com Through February 28 INSIGHT GALLERY Daniel Gerhartz…

An intriguing little mystery lies buried at the heart of a major new exhibition at the Denver Art Museum: Did two of America’s greatest 19th-century artists and illustrators, Frederic Remington and Winslow Homer, ever meet? There is ample evidence, all circumstantial, that would seem to suggest they could have. Both artists lived in New York City and even frequented some of the same Manhattan venues, including the National Academy of Design, the Art Students League and M. Knoedler & Co. Gallery. Some of their separate haunts—including publishing companies, watering holes and studios—were often down the street or around the corner from each other. Both men were close friends with artist J. Alden Weir, with Homer even rooming with him for a year before Weir left for Paris. Both Remington and…

Now in its fifth year, the Montana Watercolor Society’s annual Members Watermedia Art Sale returns once again to Great Falls during Western Art Week. The show, which will run concurrently with the Out West Art Show & Sale at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls, will feature prominent Montana artists who work in watercolor and other water-based mediums. Previous years shows were larger, with many more artists, but this year’s show has reduced the number of artists to help create more space for visitors and collectors to browse the artwork, ask questions and make informed purchases. New overhead track lighting has also been purchased for this year’s show to bring more light onto the artworks. Returning artists are Sallie Bowen, Roberta Burruss, Jack Dykstra, Jessica Glenn, Karen Leigh, Shimi McKenzie,…

Emily Wilson Senior Curator C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT (406) 727-8787, www.cmrussell.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? I am looking forward to completing our new installation showcasing the Browning Firearms Collection, which will open in June 2020. We’ve had the firearms on a temporary display since 2016, so I am excited to move forward with a fresh design and interpretation that will focus on technology in the American West. What are you reading? Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber. The book traces the historical trajectories of credit systems and currency and their ties to slavery and warfare. It also challenges the morality of debt. It’s provided me with some interesting ways to think…

The C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Montana, recently completed an extensive, yearslong conservation and restoration of both the home and studio of the museum’s namesake, Charles M. Russell. The goal of the project was to bring visitors deeper into the world of Charlie and Nancy Russell. Plexiglass stanchions were removed, rooms were opened up and the buildings were stripped of some of the barriers that prevented visitors from exploring the nuances of the home and studio. “We took it back, as close as we could, to what it was like originally,” says C.M. Russell senior curator Emily Wilson. “Where visitors couldn’t walk before, now they can. They can walk in and really appreciate where Charlie lived and worked.” The home was built in 1900, with the studio following in…

Every year, the Russell Exhibition & Sale at the C.M. Russell Museum is enhanced by the Russell Skull Society of Artists Suites. Held at the Mansfield Convention Center about a mile from the museum, the Russell Skull Society event gives visitors the opportunity to visit artists’ booths and meet face-to-face with the artists themselves. It’s another element of what makes Western Art Week so anticipated each year. “I feel there’s no better way to view artwork than to have an artist describe their process and give you their story firsthand. It adds an immediate story to a new piece in your collection,” says Duane Braaten, director of art and philanthropy at the C.M. Russell Museum. Artists who are part of the Russell Skull Society are some of the best that…

Jeff Aeling seeks the vast open landscape where he can absorb its power intimately, devoid of the presence of buildings, people and their impact on the environment. There, nature is unfettered—rain falls and nourishes plant life and replenishes the underground aquifer. The watered plants turn sunlight into energy for growth, absorbing water and carbon dioxide and emitting oxygen. The vistas inspire awe regardless of the viewer’s knowledge of what is happening in the clouds or beneath the surface of the land. Often two-thirds sky, paintings like Thunderstorm S. of Denver #1 illustrate the cycle of life that continues without the intervention of man. Aeling paints with an economy of detail but captures the subtle gradations of light in the clouds and the on the prairie, trees rhythmically placed across the…

SETTLERS WEST GALLERIES 6420 North Campbell | Tucson AZ 85718 | tel 520.299.2607 | info@settlerswest.com | settlerswest.com WAOW Online Catalogue: www.waow.org WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE WEST | 50TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION WAOWing the Wind River Valley Headwaters Arts Center Dubois, Wyoming June 15 - July 13, 2020 All Member Inclusive Show & Sale…

UPCOMING SHOW Up to 25 works March 6-30, 2020 Manitou Galleries 123 W. Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 (505) 986-0440 www.manitougalleries.com Tom Perkinson calls northern New Mexico “a magic place. I always feel energetic here… I feel creative.” He was first awed by the region when he visited at the age of 6. He returned for graduate school and now lives between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, considering himself a “regional painter.” His watercolor and mixed media painting Freight Train West, Near Gallup captures the dramatic light and the landscape that attracted him as a boy. The first passenger train came to New Mexico in 1879, opening the area to tourists and eventual residents. Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe is hosting the exhibition, Cultural Tourism, March 6 through 30, honoring…