Western Art Collector January 2024/No. 197

Welcome to the January issue of Western Art Collector! Happy New Year! W We hope your New Year’s resolutions include traveling to galleries and museums and being active in the Western art world. In 2024 we know Western art is gaining an ever-increasing following, and we’re seeing it grow every day. Our State of the Art destination guides explore different states each month, and this month we kick off the year with our shining star, State of the Art: Arizona. Read on as we highlight the top galleries and museums in Arizona. Scottsdale is the world headquarters of International Artist Publishing, so we always enjoy looking at our home state. The issue also has features on two shows opening in January in Arizona: award-winning artists William Haskell and R. Tom…

Here at Western Art Collector, we H hold fast to the idea that the Western art market finds its strength from three elements: galleries, museums and auctions. These three venues are how collectors and artists interact with the market and how artwork moves around from artist to collector, or from collector to collector. Having strength in all three is what makes Western art unique among the different genres around the country. This is why we break our previews and reports into sections for galleries, museums and events, and then auctions. We go to where the art is, and that’s reflected in our coverage. This month we turn our attention to the world of auctions for our Western Auction Directory. It’s always fun to see what artwork is coming out of…

JANUARY 18: 19th -Century American and Western Art CHRISTIE’S | New York, NY - (212) 636-2000 | www.christies.com January THROUGH JANUARY 2 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM  Black Cowboys: An American Story Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250} www.nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH JANUARY 2 NATIONAL COWBOY & WESTERN HERITAGE MUSEUM  Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Exhibition & Sale Oklahoma City, OK – (405) 478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org JANUARY 5-FEBRUARY 29 MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY  Arizona Inspires: A Celebration of Creatives Sedona, AZ - (928) 282-3225 www.mountaintrailssedona.com JANUARY 6-21 NATIONAL WESTERN COMPLEX  Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale Denver, CO - (303) 291-2567 www.coorswesternart.com JANUARY 12 MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY William Haskell: Winds of Western Change Tucson, AZ - (520) 722-7798 www.medicinemangallery.com THROUGH JANUARY 13 JACK AND SHANAZ LANGSON INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART Bohemian of the Arroyo…

THROUGH FEBRUARY 4 OJAI VALLEY MUSEUM Ojai Mystique Ojai, CA – (805) 640-1390 www.ojaivalleymuseum.org THROUGH FEBRUARY 18 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER Cowboy Denver, CO – (303) 236-1836 www.mcadenver.org THROUGH FEBRUARY 25 WESTERN SPIRIT: SCOTTSDALE’S MUSEUM OF THE WEST Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 686-9539 www.scottsdalemuseumwest.org THROUGH FEBRUARY 25 TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART Enduring Legacies: The James T. Bialac Indigenous Art Collection Tucson, AZ – (520) 624-2333 www.tucsonmuseumofart.org THROUGH APRIL 6 NORTHEASTERN NEVADA MUSEUM Shared Visions Elko, NV - (775) 738-3418 www.museumelko.org THROUGH APRIL 13 STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM Wild West: Wildlife Masters, Past and Present Steamboat Springs, CO - (970) 870-1755 www.steamboartartmuseum.org…

FEB. 10-MARCH 24, 2024 MASTERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST Los Angeles, CA – (323) 667-2000 FEBRUARY 16-18, 2024 SOUTHEASTERN WILDLIFE EXPOSITION Charleston, SC – (843) 723-1748 MARCH 22-SEPT. 1, 2024 DESERT CABALLEROS COWGIRL UP! Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 MARCH 14-16, 2024 MARCH IN MONTANA Coeur d’Alene, ID – (208) 664-2091 MARCH 14-16, 2024 OUT WEST ART SHOW & SALE Great Falls, MT – (406) 590-1961 MARCH 21, 2024 HERITAGE AUCTIONS’ ART OF THE WEST Dallas, TX – (877) 437-4824 MARCH 22-23, 2024 BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM NIGHT OF ARTISTS San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 APRIL 10, 2024 BONHAMS’ MODERN NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND JEWELRY Los Angeles, CA – (323) 850-7500 APRIL 12-13, 2024 SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-0225 MAY 2024 (DATES TBA) HINDMAN’S WESTERN & CONTEMPORARY NATIVE AMERICAN ART SALE Denver,…

The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is no stranger to wildlife on its property. Located at the foot of the Grand Teton National Park, and across the road from the National Elk Refuge, the museum will routinely get critters, big and small, all year round. On November 9, the museum was given a new permanent resident: Cub, Sitting by the sculpture artist Hacer, who creates large metal pieces made to look like origami creations. The piece was purchased by the museum’s Collectors Circle, a group of museum members whose mission is to support acquisitions for the permanent collection. Part of their membership dues fund art acquisitions, and members vote on new acquisitions to benefit and diversify the permanent collection. “Collectors Circle is always excited to acquire…