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.
Welcome to the May issue of Western Art Collector! I am writing on April 2, 2023, and I want to reflect on the past four weeks. We have been on the Western Art Trail all month long. We started the month supporting our sister title Native American Art as the official magazine of the 65th annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market on March 4 and 5 in Phoenix. More than 20,000 people attended and our team was there to sell subscriptions, pass out the official magazine, and meet and greet collectors. In week two, our team witnessed the historic Mark Maggiori show at Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona. A packed house, auction records and $3 million in sales—it was an epic night in the magazine’s hometown. For week…
In March, I moderated two panels for the Night of Artists exhibition at the Briscoe Western Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. During the second panel, several fascinating issues were raised about the structure of the Western art market, and where collectors should be focusing their time, energy and money. At the center of this discussion was Beau Alexander from Maxwell Alexander Gallery in Los Angeles. From his perspective as a gallery owner, he spoke about why galleries are vital to the art market and how they are instrumental in finding and nurturing new artists, as well as supporting established artists. He also spoke about how auctions and even large museum shows, like Night of Artists, compete with galleries. The reaction from the panel was immediate—and fascinating. Suddenly, all at once,…
MAY 20-OCTOBER 22: ALFRED JACOB MILLER: REVISITING THE RENDEZVOUS—IN SCOTLAND AND TODAY BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST | Cody, WY | (307) 587-4771 | www.centerofthewest.org May MAY 1-31 MONTANA TRAILS GALLERY Troy Collins: The Journey Bozeman, MT – (406)586-2166 www.montanatrails.com MAY 1-JUNE 4 PHIPPEN MUSEUM Miniature Masterpiece Art Show & Sale Prescott, AZ– (928) 778-1385 www.phippenmuseum.org MAY 2-JUNE 4 TAOS ART MUSEUM Taos Holds My Heart Taos, NM – (575) 758-2690 www.taosartmuseum.org MAY 4 HINDMAN AUCTIONS Western & Contemporary Native American Art Denver, CO – (303) 825-1855 www.hindmanauctions.com MAY 6-20 SETTLERS WEST GALLERIES Summer Show Tucson, AZ – (520) 299-2607 www.settlerswest.com MAY 9 JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS California & American Fine Art Sale Monrovia, CA – (626) 793-1833 www.johnmoran.com MAY 12 HERITAGE AUCTIONS American Art Sale Dallas, TX – (214)…
New Mexico Museum of Art Santa Fe, NM (505) 476-5063 www.nmartmuseum.org What event (gallery show, museum exhibit, etc.) in the next few months are you looking forward to, and why? I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the opening of the Vladem Contemporary, our new site which will open in Santa Fe’s Railyard District this summer. However, I’m also looking forward to SITE Santa Fe’s upcoming exhibition Bruce Nauman: His Mark, which is his first solo exhibition in New Mexico, though he has been a resident since 1979. What are you reading? I’m always reading three or four things at once, but I just started Ron Cooper’s book Finding Mezcal. Cooper is not only an interesting contemporary artist but also an important purveyor of mezcal. Interesting exhibit, gallery opening…
Few stretches of asphalt are as famous in the art world as Canyon Road in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Within just half a mile, Canyon Road treats visitors from around the world with dozens of art galleries—from Western to contemporary, traditional to modern, paintings to sculpture and so much more. Visitors will have a chance to celebrate the famous road on May 13 during the Canyon Road Spring Arts Festival, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival showcases the talents of dozens of artists working in mediums such as watercolor, ceramic, pastels, acrylics, metal leafing, photography, sculpting and much more. “Everyone attending will have the opportunity to see a vast variety of art,” says Nancy Ouimet, president of the Canyon Road Merchants Association. “Artists will…
Foundations have been poured and vertical construction has commenced at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The famous art museum, founded in 1949, closed in July 2021 so the old museum could be torn down and a stunning new $139 million museum could be built in its place. The construction is expected to take two years to complete. As work continues, the museum is planning ahead in anticipation of reopening to the art world. One aspect that is at the forefront of the project is funding. More than $80 million of the project has come from the public sector and $39 million from private donors, which leaves a gap of more than $20 million to complete the museum, which is owned and managed by the City of Tulsa. Two causes…
