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 • MAY 2023 Monthly

Wagon Loads of Art

A Robust Market

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

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

Up the Hill • Santa Fe welcomes the 10th Annual Canyon Road Spring Arts Festival on May 13.

Progress in Tulsa • Construction continues at the Gilcrease Museum in Oklahoma as the museum looks to the future.

THE VIEW FROM THE HEAVENS • Arturo Chávez brings his newest large-scale landscape paintings to Manitou Galleries in Santa Fe.

BACK to the RENDEZVOUS • A new exhibition at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West examines the works of Alfred Jacob Miller during a pivotal time in his career.

Two Perspectives • Aaron Hazel and Luke Anderson bring a two-man show to Gallery Wild in Jackson Hole.

NOSTALGIC Connections • Blue Rain Gallery continues its series honoring Taos Society of Artist members, with this year’s show highlighting the work of William Herbert “Buck” Dunton.

A Steady Pace

STATE of the ART New Mexico

Origin Stories • Six artists who exemplify New Mexico as a place of great creation.

Gallery Previews

The Quiet

Looking West

Strength and Hope

More than Meets the Eye

Braking for Beauty

Bold Marks

Textured Paint

A Family Affair

Anticipation

Drama & Beauty

Western Journeys

Jim Rey

Steve Atkinson

Tim Gump

Johanne Mangi

Ridgely Francisco

Mountain Views • Nancy Silvia’s views of the Southwest will be the subject of a new exhibition at the Nicolai Fechin studio in Taos, New Mexico.

In the Field • The National Museum of Wildlife Art presents an exhibition of nearly 50 masterworks by the Big Four.

Tiny Treasures • The Phippen Museum celebrates the 20th anniversary of its annual Miniature Masterpiece Art Show & Sale.

A Weekend of Western Wonders • The Phippen Museum brings together significant collections of Western art among a weekend of festivities and events.

Varied Material • Santa Fe Art Auction offers bidders a large selection of art from many categories throughout the West.

Pieces of the West • Western works are key highlights of Heritage Auctions’ May 12 American art sale in Dallas.

High Caliber • Hindman Auctions highlights Western and contemporary Native American artworks in their May 4 sale.

Treasure Trove • Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry’s estate hits Vogt Auctions in Texas.

Key Examples • Fine works by several important Western artists will be available to bidders at a John Moran Auctioneers sale.

SOLD! • Who’s buying whose art they first saw in this magazine.