Western Art Collector

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.

Western Art Collector • JANUARY 2023 Monthly

January is a Keeper!

The Best of Both Worlds

Western Art Trail Calendar • Our guide to special events, sales & auctions from coast to coast

Top Western Events and Auctions at a Glance

Each Month We Ask Leading Museum Curators About What’s Going On In Their World.

Going Big • Andy Mast pencil works to be projected onto a building in Denver for the annual stock show.

A CONSTANT Prayer • A new body of work by Shonto Begay reflects the multifaceted experiences of a lifetime.

The QUIET SPEECH • The stones speak softly to sculptor Doug Hyde, who is being honored at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum.

MILLION-DOLLAR CLUB • Fewer than 30 Western artists have hit $1 million at auction. That rarity makes it special in the art world.

2023 WESTERN AUCTION DIRECTORY

AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST

BRIAN LEBEL’S OLD WEST EVENTS

BRISCOE WESTERN ART MUSEUM

C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM

COEUR D’ALENE ART AUCTION

LONE STAR ART AUCTION

HERITAGE AUCTIONS

HINDMAN

JACKSON HOLE ART AUCTION

JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS

MARCH IN MONTANA AUCTION AND DEALER SHOW

MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND

REATA PASS AUCTIONS

ROCK ISLAND AUCTION COMPANY

SANTA FE ART AUCTION

SCOTTSDALE ART AUCTION

WESTERN TRADING POST

VOGT AUCTION

DESERT DESIGN • Using nature, wildlife and history, artists are expanding Western art into the 21st century.

STATE of the ART Arizona

BRIAN LEBEL’S MESA OLD WEST SHOW & AUCTION

LEGACY GALLERY

SETTLERS WEST

MARK SUBLETTE MEDICINE MAN GALLERY

KING GALLERIES

FAUST GALLERY

REATA PASS AUCTIONS

MOUNTAIN TRAILS GALLERY

THE ERIN HANSON GALLERY

DESERT CABALLEROS WESTERN MUSEUM

RAY TIGERMAN

ARIZONA-SONORA DESERT MUSEUM ART INSTITUTE

NAOMI BROWN

DARCIE PEET

TUCSON MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORIC BLOCK

Gallery Previews

Narrative Land

Mojave Views

Desert Spell

Don Coen

Den Schofield

Widely Loved • The Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale celebrates a milestone 30th anniversary.

Grace and Grit • Desert Caballeros Western Museum honors Joni Falk and Doug Hyde with lifetime achievement award.

Shared Experiences • The Denver Art Museum’s PIWAA Symposium returns to explore themes of colonialism in a March exhibition.

Grand Finale • The Sid Richardson Museum showcases works from Frederic Remington’s final decade.

Desert Contemporary • Four artists share their takes on desert ecosystems at a new exhibition in Tucson, Arizona.

Soaring in Texas • The Cowboy Artists of America returns to Fort Worth with exceptional results.

All of the West • Art, memorabilia and historical artifacts will be offered at Brian Lebel’s Mesa Old West Show & Auction.

A Trio of Sales • Santa Fe Art Auction brings in $2.5 million across three diverse sessions in New Mexico.

A Great Start • After a successful first sale, the Lone Star Art Auction is already looking ahead to 2023.

An Important Collection • Bonhams’ Collection of G. Andrew Bjurman sale achieved more than $5 million

Collecting Gems • Western art, including several small works, steal the show at John Moran Auctioneers’ fall sale.

Fritz Blitz • Hindman’s fall Western and Native American art sale...