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 • JUNE 2022 Monthly

Oscars of the West

An Abundance of Art

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

On View Now

Top Western Events and Auctions at a Glance

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

Couse-Sharp Historic Site: Ed Smida

Livin’ Large • The National Cowgirl Museum now showing Bob Wade’s famous cowgirl photography in new exhibition.

Fresh Paint • Highlights from Up-and-Coming Artists and Brand New Works Available in Studios and Galleries Around the Country

SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY!

HISTORY & HONOR • As the Prix de West marks 50 years, Western Art Collector takes a look back on the 49 previous museum purchase award winners.

AN OFFER OF LUXURY • Marking 20 years as a gallery, Sorrel Sky brings together art and history within elegant packages in two key Western cities.

Telling a BETTER STORY • Donna Howell-Sickles paints authentic Western stories, one cowgirl at a time.

HOME On the RANGE • Arizona painter Shawn Cameron paints what she knows—ranching in the American West.

GRAND VIEWS • Arizona painter Darcie Peet is exploring the beauty of North America one epic destination at a time.

A WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE

ARTISTS & GALLERIES

A Bygone Era

ARTISTS & GALLERIES

Powerful Poses

The Gilded West

Fleeting Moments

Summer Retreats

Lightness of Spirit

Doing What They Do Best

Lori Putnam

Jane DeDecker

Jennifer Wendt

Karen Roehl

Shirley Quaid

Golden Jubilee • The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum celebrates the 50th Prix de West in Oklahoma City.

Capturing a Feeling • The Booth Western Art Museum highlights the work of Arturo Chá vez and Grant Redden during a prominent dual exhibition.

The Big Bend and Beyond • The Museum of the Big Bend examines Fred Darge’s artistic journey, beginning with his passion for scenes of Western Texas’ Big Bend.

Artists in Their Own Right • The National Museum of Wildlife Art celebrates the achievements of Rosa Bonheur and other significant women artists of the wildlife genre.

East to West • A striking new exhibition at the Brinton Museum shows the Western influence on Japanese leatherworkers.

Canyon Light • Doel Reed is the subject of a new exhibition at the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House in New Mexico.

Into the Sunlight • The New Mexico Museum of Art brings Western modernism into focus with a new exhibition now open in Santa Fe.

Geared Up • The Summer Stampede returns with more than 30 artists exhibiting paintings, sculpture, silverwork and more.

Collecting Legacy • A grouping of Emil Bisttram works and the Charles Loloma Collection are key highlights at the Santa Fe Art Auction’s summer sale.

Consistent Bidding • Steady live, phone and internet bidding pushed the Scottsdale Art Auction to $14.7 million in sales.

Furious Selling • March in Montana reports a 97 percent sell-through rate across two huge sales in Great Falls.

Deep in the Heart of Texas • The Briscoe Western Art Museum’s Night of Artists brings in nearly $2 million in sales.

The Arizona Glow • Mejo Okon takes the top award at Cowgirl Up! in Wickenburg, Arizona.

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