Western Art Collector February 2026/No. 222

Welcome to the February issue of Western Art Collector! I am writing this on the last day of 2025 and I am excited looking ahead to 2026. As I reflect on this year and the Western art market, I marvel at the record-breaking level of collecting we saw from almost every category of Western art from auctions, solo gallery shows, group shows and museums. It is clear that the West has won the hearts and minds of an even larger base of collectors. For both the contemporary West and the classic West, collectors are coming together to admire both of these categories within the true spirit of the American West. Billy Schenck’s Antonito captures this perfectly on our cover this month. The image comes from Mark Sublette’s big retrospective for…

One of our core missions here at Western Art Collector is to introduce readers to artists whose works they can own. We also go a step further: not only do we introduce you to artists, but we show you works by those artists that are available for purchase. “Collector” is right there in our title, and that is why we focus on art that is on the market as often as possible. It’s what drives all of the content in these pages. One of the ways we show you new and available work is to emphasize our preview coverage. When artwork hits a gallery, auction or museum exhibition, we want you to learn about these pieces as soon as possible, because that’s how purchases are made. Many magazines, going back…

February 27-28 Western Horizons LEGACY GALLERY Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-1113 www.legacygallery.com January January 15-March 1 Unbound: Art of the West MODERN WEST FINE ART Salt Lake City, UT – (801) 355-3383 www.modernwestfineart.com February Opens February George G. Redden, Nathanael Volckening and Dan Stovall MAXWELL ALEXANDER GALLERY Pasadena, CA – (213) 275-1060 maxwellalexandergallery.com February 1 Robert Pummill INSIGHT GALLERY Fredericksburg, TX (830) 997-9920 www.insightgallery.com February 2-12 California & Western Art BONHAMS Online, Los Angeles (323) 850-7500 www.bonhams.com Opens February 6 Billy Schenck: 55 Year Retrospective MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY & MAYNARD DIXON & NATIVE AMERICAN ART MUSEUM Tucson, AZ – (520) 722-7798 www.maynarddixonmuseum.org February 21-August 23 Photographer Cody S. Brothers: American Film BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM Cartersville, GA – (770) 387-1300 www.boothmuseum.org February 6-May 4 Route 66: From Trails…

Through March 9 Heritage & the Human Condition MUSEUM OF ART + LIGHT Manhattan, KS - (785) 775-5444 www.artlightmuseum.org Through March 22 Ben Steele: A POP of Art! JAMES MUSEUM OF WESTERN & WILDLIFE ART St. Petersburg, FL – (727) 892-4200 www.thejamesmuseum.org Through April 11 Lighting the Way: Robert Lougheed and His Legacy STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM Steamboat Springs, CO (970) 870-1755 www.steamboatartmuseum.org Through April 12 From the Vault: Never Before Seen Items from the Bryan Collection THE BRYAN MUSEUM Galveston, TX – (409) 220-3020 www.thebryanmuseum.org Through April 18 Along the Trail THE LEGACY AT THE NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW Denver, CO – (303) 291-2567 www.coorswesternart.com…

March 19-21, 2026 Out West Art Show & Sale Great Falls, MT – (406) 590-1961 March 19-21, 2026 March in Montana Coeur d’Alene, ID (208) 664-2091 March 19-21, 2026 The Russell Great Falls, MT – (406) 727-1939 March 27-28, 2026 Briscoe Western Art Museum Night of Artists San Antonio, TX – (210) 299-4499 March 27-29, 2026 Sigler Western Museum’s Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Wickenburg, AZ – (928) 684-2272 April 10-11, 2026 Scottsdale Art Auction Scottsdale, AZ – (480) 945-0225 May 20-25, 2026 Native Elements Santa Fe, NM – (505) 471-9103 May 22-25, 2026 Phippen Museum: Western Art Show & Sale Prescott, AZ – (928) 778-1385 June 12-13, 2026 Prix de West Oklahoma City, OK (405) 478-2250 July 17-26, 2026 Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art…

It was a busy fall at the Sigler Western Museum. Not only did the art destination celebrate a recordbreaking $20 million donation and then a name change, the museum once known as the Desert Caballeros Western Museum also saw a major acquisition from a prominent Arizona artist. In October 2025, the museum acquired a cast of John Coleman’s Victory! Plenty Coups, a 10-foot-tall monument depicting Plenty Coups, the Crow chief and warrior. The 1,000-pound work, which won the top sculpture award at the 2025 Prix de West, was installed October 24 at the museum in Wickenburg, Arizona. “This sculpture portrays Chief Plenty Coups mounted on his war horse, raising his coup stick as a symbol of victory, cultural pride and unity. His commanding presence embodies strength and resilience, leaving a…