Innholdsfortegnelse for October 2022/ No. 182 i Western Art Collector

Welcome to the October issue of Western Art Collector! Fall is an amazing time to capture movement and light from the high contrasts of the season. It is as if nature herself painted the canvas of fall, a unique attribute to this season. It is no wonder this is the season for top gallery shows! In this issue we showcase many of the largest gallery shows of the year. The artists read like a Hollywood Western movie. We have Legacy Galleries’ Kyle Polzin and Z.S. Liang show this month. Moving through the pages you will see a preview for Blue Rain Gallery’s Doug West show and Insight Gallery’s John Coleman show. All in October! The spirit of collecting is full of life this October. And speaking of life measured in…

THROUGH NOVEMBER 5 MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND Trappings of Texas Alpine, TX – (432) 837-8730 www.museumofthebigbend.com THROUGH NOVEMBER 6 DENVER ART MUSEUM Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer Denver, CO – (720) 865-5000 www.denverartmuseum.org THROUGH NOVEMBER 13 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART Above the Clouds: Art of the Alpine Jackson, WY – (307) 733-5771 www.wildlifeart.org THROUGH DECEMBER 31 NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART Selections from the Collection of 20th Century Art Santa Fe, NM – (505) 476-5072 www.nmartmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 1, 2023 TURTLE BAY EXPLORATION PARK Society of Animal Artists 62nd Annual Exhibition and Tour Redding, CA – (423) 799-0925 www.societyofanimalartists.com THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2023 NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF ART Western Eyes: 20th Century Art Here and Now Santa Fe, NM – (505) 476-5072 www.nmartmuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2023 THE JAMES MUSEUM OF WESTERN &…

The Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia, has acquired a number of important works by top Western artists. The pieces come from the collection of Bob and Barbara Hunter and include paintings by H. David Wright, Michael Coleman, Robert Peters, Krystii Melaine, Arturo Chavez and others. “I have known Barbara Hunter and her late husband Bob for nearly 20 years. Their enthusiasm for collecting nearly everything was obvious from our first meeting and grew continuously. Their capacity for research and connoisseurship was similarly impressive from the beginning and grew along with their collection as well. Among all the collectors I have worked with they had among the best ‘eyes’ and the ability to determine the outstanding producers in each collecting category they tackled,” says Seth Hopkins, executive director of…

A unique new exhibition that will explore the A similarities and differences of American and Norwegian landscape photography is now open at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle. Across the West and Toward the North: Norwegian and American Landscape Photography—which draws from the collections of Norway’s Norsk Folkemuseum, University of Bergen Libraries, and the holdings of private collector Ron Perisho—examines late 19th-century and early 20th-century photography of Norway and the American West side by side. The exhibition will feature works by Scandinavian photographers Anders Beer Wilse, Axel Lindahl, Knud Knudsen and Marcus Selmer, and American photographers Carleton Watkins, A.J. Russell, Timothy O’Sullivan and William Henry Jackson, among others. Most of the photographers worked in the 19th and 20th centuries. “The exhibition investigates the artists’ attempts through personal initiative or as part…

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The C.M. Russell Museum is one of the nation’s finest museums of American Western art and the home of the most complete collection of Russell art and memorabilia in the world. In 1953, the C.M. Russell Museum opened in a small gallery, housing the personal Russell collection of family friend Josephine Trigg. The museum has since expanded multiple times and now occupies a full city block that includes the Russell’s home and log studio, which together were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The permanent collection includes more than 12,000 objects from Charles M. Russell as well as the works of such well-known artists as O.C. Seltzer, Winold Reiss, J.H. Sharp, E.E. Heikka, E.I. Couse, Olaf Wieghorst, Henry Farny and Frank Tenney Johnson. In addition to the Russell House…

The Sears Art Museum is located 50 minutes from Zion National Park. The beauty of this area is awe inspiring. The Sears Art Museum reflects this in its wonderful space and exciting exhibits. People are attracted and appreciate their visits to the Sears to discover meaningful connections with artistic expressions and to enjoy opportunities for conversation, contemplation and a cooperative experience. This year, the museum celebrates the 36th Annual Robert N. and Peggy Sears Invitational Art Show and Sale, opening every President’s Day weekend. The Gala and preview will be held February 18 and opens to the public February 19. The exhibit runs until April 2, 2023. This is the only fundraiser for the Sears, and 37 percent of purchases are a donation and therefore tax deductible. More information and times…

Steamboat Art Museum is located in the heart of downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The museum presents three new exhibitions annually, celebrating the work of living masters as well as historic work relevant to the culture and heritage of the West. Opening December 3 is “The New West: The Rise of Contemporary Indigenous and Western Art” with Guest Curator Seth Hopkins of the Booth Western Art Museum. Tracing the evolution of Western art from the early instructors and students at the Institute of American Indian Arts to contemporary Western artists today, the exhibit includes masterworks from museums and private collections plus works for sale by living artists. Summer 2023, SAM presents a retrospective by husband and wife TD Kelsey (sculpture) and Julie Oriet (pastels and paintings). Fall brings the annual Plein…

Brian Lebel Old West Events 1041 Westend Drive, Suite 107, Greensboro, GA 30642, (480) 779-9378, www.oldwestevents.com Gallery Wild 80 W. Broadway Avenue, Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 203-2322, www.gallerywild.com Lee Lester Studios (719) 395-3279, www.leelesterstudios.com leelesterstudios@yahoo.com Represented by Grey Wolf Gallery Mary Ann Cherry (208) 219-0998, www.maryanncherry.com Represented by Lost Creek Gallery 517 S. Main (St. Hwy 6), Calvert, Texas 77837 (979) 383-2249, www.lostcreekfineart.com Trailside Galleries (307) 733-3186, www.trailsidegalleries.com…

Growing up on a small ranch on the edge of Tucson, Arizona, and becoming a rodeo competitor, led Howard Post to a prolific career in depicting scenes from the West. Today, his oil paintings are displayed and exhibited in prestigious art shows and museums around the country, and beginning October 22, a mix of new and older works will hang at Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery. In the show, titled From Above, is a 10-piece series that focuses on Post’s unique perspective of his subjects. “Back in the ’80s,” says Post, “I discovered this overhead view as I got up on fences and catwalks at rodeo arenas and looked at the animals.” [What I saw] were amazing abstract shapes, colors and shadows, and it caught my attention. Since then, I’ve…

Lee Alban has been painting in the style of realism since he put crayon to paper. He recalls an elementary school teacher tasking the class to draw four trees. Alban was so consumed with the details he was chastised the next day for only completing one—but his was not the lollipop tree and cotton ball cloud drawings the other kids had made. The drive to work on a piece until it’s exactly right is a necessary trait for a successful painter of realism and is the foundation of Alban’s ethos of “no compromises.” When Alban retired from his career as a middle school science teacher at age 52, he could finally turn his full attention to becoming a professional artist. While studying at Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore,…

One of the great joys that comes with watching the C.M. Russell Museum’s annual auction event known as The Russell—this year it’s called The Russell Reignited—is knowing that any artwork’s sale price could soar into the stratosphere. Of course, this can happen at any auction, but it happens so frequently at The Russell that it’s almost uncanny. The phenomena happens with high-dollar items from the greats, mid-tier works from established stars and lower-tier items with four-digit estimates. It happened again, many times, when The Russel Reignited kicked off August 18 in Great Falls, Montana. By the end of the four-day event, the sale had achieved nearly $2.5 million in sales with a 95 percent sell-through rate. As usual, the works by Charles M. Russell performed well, including the bucking-horse painting…

The BrighamYoung University Museum of Art houses the largest public collection of Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) paintings in the world. A selection of those paintings are always on view, but it’s been more than 20 years since it has displayed a majority of the collection together simultaneously as it will be doing over the next year. What it has never done—what no one has ever done before—is pair Dixon’s paintings with the poetry he wrote throughout his life. By doing so, Maynard Dixon: Searching for a Home, presents a fresh way to see the legendary artist and his artwork. “People who know Dixon and have presented shows on Dixon have certainly been aware of his poetry for a long time, but I don’t think anyone’s ever taken it seriously as a…

A new exhibition at the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona centers on artwork created throughout the American West, the Southwest border and parts of Canada, delving into the ways that artists weave their regional identities and perceptions into their artwork. At the same time, the concept behind the show is far more complex. “Upon its surface, the exhibition may appear to be about artists’ identities and how their backgrounds and experiences shape the works of art they create. However, this theme goes much deeper than that,” says Christine Brindza, Senior Curator, James and Louise Glasser Curator, Art of the American West at the Tucson Museum of Art. “It engages in conversations about nuanced interpretations of the American West, exploring the variety of ways that artists may incorporate important subjects…

So here’s an October you don’t want to miss in the Western S art world. There are always great shows, openings and events in October, but it’s also a bit of a transition month as galleries, museums and auction houses finish implementing their fall seasons, or start digging in for winter. We’ve had some quiet Octobers in the past. And then this year just kind of exploded in all the best ways. Whether the month is quiet, or packed to the gills with art openings, we take great pride in bringing you not only the best artwork and the newest artwork, but also the people that can speak to the strengths of the art and the market. These are some of the best people to know in all of Western…

NOVEMBER 1, 2022 Hindman’s Western & Contemporary Native American Art Sale Denver, CO – (312) 447-3271 NOVEMBER 4-5, 2022 Santa Fe Art Auction’s Annual Signature Live Auction Santa Fe, NM – (505) 954-5858 NOVEMBER 4-5, 2022 Cowboy Artists of America Show & Sale Fort Worth, TX – (817) 247-1200 NOVEMBER 2022 (DATE TBA) Christie’s American Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 636-2000 NOVEMBER 2022 (DATES TBA) Sotheby’s Modern & Contemporary Art Sale New York, NY – (212) 606-7000 NOVEMBER 20-21, 2022 SWAIA Winter Indian Market Santa Fe, NM – (505) 983-5220 JANUARY 2023 (DATES TBA) Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Denver, CO – (303) 291-2567 JANUARY 2023 (DATES TBA) Brian Lebel’s Old West Mesa Mesa, AZ – (480) 779-9378 JANUARY 2023 (DATES TBA) Petrie Institute of Western Art…

Founded in 1987, the National Museum of F Wildlife Art is a world-class museum and nonprofit located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The museum’s collection boasts more than 5,000 artworks representing wild animals from around the world. Featuring work by prominent artists such as N.C. Wyeth, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, Bob Kuhn, Albert Bierstadt and Carl Rungius—the museum’s unsurpassed permanent collection chronicles much of the history of wildlife in art, from 2500 BCE to the present. Built into a hillside overlooking the National Elk Refuge, the museum received the designation “National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States” by order of Congress in 2008. In addition to the impressive galleries, the museum also includes a museum shop, interactive children’s gallery, Palate restaurant and the outdoor Sculpture Trail. Located just two…

Situated high on a hill overlooking Kerrville, this unique museum was designed by famed Texas architect O’Neil Ford Sand features a rugged hacienda-type exterior, manicured grounds graced with larger-than-life-size bronze sculptures, and distinctive handcrafted Boveda ceilings. Multiple galleries house paintings and sculptures done by past and present acclaimed Western artists. Special exhibits change throughout the year. The museum is dedicated to excellence in the collection, preservation and promotion of Western heritage and the education and cultural enrichment of its diverse audiences. Through October 29 is the 39th Annual Roundup Exhibition and Sale featuring over 100 original works done by nationally recognized Western artists. The museum’s treasure trove of western artifacts and priceless art leaves a lasting impression on all who visit this Texas Hill Country treasure. Major Upcoming Exhibitions 39th Annual Roundup…

The Brinton Museum is located on the 620-acre Quarter Circle A Ranch. The Ranch House was opened to the public Tas the Bradford Brinton Memorial in 1961 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. On exhibit are works by artistic masters Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Edward Borein and Frank Tenney Johnson. Knowledgeable guides will take you on a tour of the property and Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building’s exhibits of Western and American Indian art. Rotating shows in the S. K. Johnston, Jr. Family Gallery and the Jacomien Mars Reception Gallery feature a diversity of art including works from the permanent collection. Visitors are invited to stroll around the Brinton gardens, grounds and nature trails. Brinton Nature Trail is an easy, 0.7-mile walking trail. The Quarter Circle…

Modernism is a loaded term. To some, it means the art of today. And to others, it’s a movement pioneered by bold new artists a century ago. For Colorado-based painter, Sushe Felix (pronounced “su-shi” like the food), it’s a little of both. “It’s messing with it and turning it into your own interpretation,” Felix says of modernist landscape painting. “For some artists, that involved some cubism, for other artists, no,” she explains, referencing regionalist painters from the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s who traveled west in search of fresh opportunities and inspiration. “They were looking at this landscape and they didn’t want to do it realistically,” says Felix. The artists brought abstraction and open mindedness with them when they came to the Southwest, she tells us. “And so they started stylizing…

“When you let go—get rid of the rendering idea—it’s just pure color, shapes, form,” says Gregory Frank Harris. “It is not an arroyo; it is not a tree; it’s not a mountain; it’s not a cloud. And yet, that’s what they are when you get back,” he says of his large-scale landscape paintings. “It’s line and mass and color.” While the Santa Fe, New Mexico-based artist still paints real places and recognizable subjects, his latest show at Acosta-Strong Fine Art dives deep into a style he calls “New Mexico modern.” The landscapes Harris has painted over the past few years are bold and saturated with a fauvist sensibility that sets it apart from the artist’s early work. “The paint is the star, not the subject,” he says, citing influences from…

Sculptor Bill Nebeker’s inspiration has come mostly from the working S American rancher and cowboy. “Since my ancestors and I have lived this way of life, I admire the cultural aspects of their work ethic, principles, integrity and want to tell those stories in my sculptures,” the Arizona artist says. “I create authentic historic or contemporary detailed depictions of the subjects I chose to sculpt. Whether I choose to portray a modern-day cowboy gathering cattle along a hot, dusty, desert trail, or a frontier settler from long ago coming over a snowy-cold mountain pass to raise cattle out in the wilderness, I want my viewer to see, feel and imagine the tension and atmosphere.” Nebeker, who is a longtime member of the Cowboy Artists of America, adds, “Sculpting action and…

“My paintings focus on the narrative found in the wild in the eyes of living creatures, the silent stories exchanged in nature we often don’t see,” says Paige Weber. “It might be that moment of recognition between a bear and bird before the latter takes flight. It could be the sound of horses’ tails swishing away flies as they traverse a pasture. I strive to engage the viewer’s senses in a single moment.” Weber adds that travel has amplified her exposure to exotic birds, wild landscapes and unique wildlife opportunities. She digitally composes initial compositions and then translates them to canvas. Oil paint enables her to explore subtle shifts in color and light, creating realistic animal paintings. “Today, I am actively seeking ways to use my work to bring attention…

Historian, author and artist Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi has curated an exhibition of contemporary quilts, Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West, at the James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida, through January 8, 2023. All of the pieces are quilts designed and made by members of the Women of Color Quilters Network founded by Mazloomi in 1985. “Quilts and quilt making are important to America and Black culture in particular,” Mazloomi says, “because the art form was historically one of the few mediums accessible to marginalized groups to tell their own story, to provide warmth for their families and to empower them with a voice through cloth.” Connie Horne has been quilting since 2000 and often depicts historical events. Black Miners, 2021, depicts men panning for…

Michael Kassel Associate Director/Curator of Collections Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum Cheyenne, WY (307) 778-1410 www.oldwestmuseum.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? Recently, the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum completed the rejuvenation of its main exhibitions exploring the history of our celebration and the main events from 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. We also recently hosted the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and Sale featuring many significant and cutting-edge Western artists from across the nation. In the future, the museum will host its New Frontiers Art Show. The New Frontiers Art Show will be a show that pushes the definition of Western art and is accessible to all types of buyers, from…

Now open at the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Montana, is A Timeless Legacy, the museum’s annual celebration of Glacier National Park and the artists who create within its boundaries. This year’s show is the eighth edition and comes with a new theme attached to the show title: A Timeless Legacy: Artists of Glacier, Past and Present. The exhibition features contemporary artists, loaned historic works and artifacts from Glacier National Park’s collection and archives and private collectors, and features works from the Hockaday’s permanent collection. More than 50 works will be in this year’s show “with subject matter ranging from Glacier’s iconic views, to the wildlife that roam the park, cultures both past and present, and the splendor of one of the earliest national parks in America,” the museum…

1 ROSETA SANTIAGO PREPS NEW WORK FOR A BIG 2023 New Mexico painter Roseta Santiago has been busy in her studio preparing new work for shows in 2023, including a major show at Legacy Gallery in Santa Fe. Titled Day in the Pueblo, the work has many of the fascinating qualities of Santiago’s painting style, including the softness of her figures, a marvelous composition and vibrant color. Stay tuned in Western Art Collector for more news on Santiago and her shows. Visit www.legacygallery.com for more information. 2 BLUE RAIN GALLERY DEBUTS NEW FRANK BUFFALO HYDE WORKS Prayers in 5G is a new contemporary Western piece now available at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The painting is by Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga/Nez Perce), who takes iconic imagery of the…

Western museum exhibitions continue to include works from Wprivate collections, individual artists shows and celebrations of a region’s art. The exploration of photography as an art form and as documentary from its early days to the present is part of a growing evolution as is the recognition of the important role of minorities and underappreciated contributors to the West’s history and development. Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West continues at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida, through January 8, 2023. The history of movements, pioneers and important individuals is portrayed in quilts made by members of Women of Color Quilters Network founded by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi. Black Artists of Oregon will open June 10 and continue through December 3, 2023, at the Portland…

The Southern Utah Museum of Art, on the Tcampus of Southern Utah University, features the artwork of regional artists known for their landscapes, faculty and student artists from the SUU Department of Art & Design, as well as emerging and distinguished artists from around the country. Strengths of the nearly 2,000-object permanent collection include the body of work by Jimmie Jones that exemplifies his notable career in the region, as well as a robust collection of prints featuring well-known artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Salvador Dalí, Katsushika Hokusai, Thomas Hart Benton and others. Part of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts, which also includes the Utah Shakespeare Festival, SUMA is free and open to the public. Major Upcoming Exhibitions Reclaiming Agency: Ukrainian Women Photographers Today October 8-December 23, 2022…

Prescott, Arizona’s Phippen Museum is named after local artist and first president of the Cowboy Artists of America, PGeorge Phippen. It presents museum-quality Western fine art exhibitions, educational opportunities and special art events for visitors of all ages. The 17,000-square-foot facility currently houses four galleries, two studio replicas, a research library, a multipurpose classroom, a well-stocked Museum Store and a Western heritage gallery featuring artifacts, photos, memorabilia, a working chuck wagon and the Arizona Rancher & Cowboy Hall of Fame. The museum is also proud to be the home of the Prescott Area Art Trust’s Solon H. Borglum Collection, a special display featuring bronze sculptures, paintings, furniture and other extraordinary objects from the artist’s life. And, in addition to several outstanding permanent displays, the museum also offers continuous rotating exhibits…

One of the hardest parts about being a painter, Colt Idol says, is finding your artistic identity. “It’s harder than the mechanics of it,” he says. “What are you trying to say with your work? How do you stand apart?” Growing up in Big Horn, Montana, Idol was exposed to plenty of classic Western subject matter—the landscape, the wildlife, the cowboy swagger—and his upcoming show at Legacy Gallery in Santa Fe, titled Endless Horizon, epitomizes his identity as a Western artist. Idol’s interpretation of the West is vibrant with high contrasts and intense colors. “Even if the subject matter is taking you back a ways in time, instead of trying to make it seem aged, it’s about trying to revitalize it,” he explains. “I like to be on that line…

For 20 years, while living in California, Sally Delap-John only painted with watercolors. “I wouldn’t even look at oil paintings,” she says. “I couldn’t stand the somber look of them.” But then she moved to the village of Truchas, New Mexico, and she wanted to go outside and paint in plein air. “Of course, watercolors never worked well for me that way, but the oils did,” Delap-John says. A solo show titled A Painted Tale of Truchas will feature more than 80 paintings that pay homage to her time in the village, created over a span of 15 years. Delap-John continues to be fascinated by the architecture and the landscape around her home, even after a decade and a half of painting it. “In particular, there’s this one little adobe…

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The spirit of man is what makes him unique above all of God’s creations.” Gary Lee Price aims to capture this spirit as close as humanly possible in his sculpture meant to lift the human spirit and inspire. This is the essence of Price’s work. “My passion for art and my belief that art empowers and lifts the human spirit has only grown stronger throughout my life. I have been blessed with many generous and selfless mentors, and my dream is to pass those gifts on to others,” he says. To this end Price often teaches workshops to individuals, groups and corporations on the aspects of creation and manifestation. Price, a 1981 fine arts graduate of the University of Utah, believes in “perpetual student-hood.” He finds…

A magnificent selection of art—from the most traditional Western paintings and bronzes to the most modern of cowboy images, including a stunning piece by Andy Warhol—will be available to bidders October 29 in Dallas during the Lone Star Art Auction. The sale, owned by Great American West Gallery owner Phil Berkebile, will feature around 225 lots within a number of categories, including sporting art, wildlife, cowboys and cattle, Native American subjects and a number of prominent bronze works. The auction will even feature a beautifully hand-carved leather saddle from Thomas Carson. “I like to think the auction is actually a broader umbrella than the gallery, so bidders are going to see a lot of really great work, from Western and wildlife, but also so much more. The goal is to…