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.

A GROWING FRONTIER

Western Art Collector • JUNE 2025 | MONTHLY

Artists Forward

Western Art Trail June 2025 • OUR GUIDE TO SPECIAL EVENTS, SALES & AUCTIONS FROM COAST TO COAST

Top Western Events & Auctions AT A GLANCE

Denver Art Museum: Fritz Scholder

A Personal Story • The iris plays an important role in Jeremy Lipking’s Prix de West paintings.

Fresh Paint • HIGHLIGHTS FROM UP-AND-COMING ARTISTS AND NEW WORKS AVAILABLE IN STUDIOS AND GALLERIES AROUND THE COUNTRY

The Best in the West… And Beyond!

THE INVISIBLE CONNECTION • Glenn Dean, Josh Elliott and Logan Maxwell Hagege reunite for their third joint exhibition in Taos, New Mexico.

CHARCOAL TRUTH • Rachel Brownlee hopes to bring a new level of authenticity to ranch depictions—one drawing at a time.

THE Ride • From New York to New Mexico, French artist Chloé Marie explores America and makes it her own.

ARTISTS to WATCH • Countless women artists are creating magical new work in the Western genre. Here are 10 of them.

ESSENTIAL STORIES

The STILLNESS in the AIR

Previews & Reports • Coverage of the Western art market from galleries, auction houses, events and museums across the country.

Enduring Strength

Light & Color

Mountain High

Scenes that Shimmer

Dichotomy

Weekend Plans

Risk Taker

Duane Frey

Teresa Lynn Johnson

Doin’ Fine • The Prix de West returns to National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum with its 53rd edition.

The Western Way of Life • Summer Stampede returns for an ongoing celebration of the Western lifestyle.

Wardrobe Department • Western costumes from TV and film on view at the Booth Western Art Museum in Georgia.

From Plate to Paper • Steamboat Art Museum’s latest exhibition highlights the art of printmaking.

Surf to Saddles • The Briscoe presents a collaborative exhibition that explores the connection between Mexico’s vaqueros and Hawaii’s Paniolo culture.

The Stars at Night • The Briscoe Museum celebrates Western art with the 24th entry to its growing Night of Artists exhibition.

Representing the Best • OPA’s National Exhibition & Convention celebrates the top artists working in representational oil painting today.

Pieces of History • Fine art and historic material unite at Morphy Auction’s and Brian Lebel’s Old West Show & Auction in Santa Fe.

Wildlife and More • Jackson Hole Art Auction will offer more than 350 Western lots in a spring online sale.

From the North • Pure West Art Auction is ready to celebrate its seventh year, offering contemporary and historic Western examples.

Energy in the Room • High and consistent bidding helps Arizona’s Scottsdale Art Auction bring in $15 million in sales.

Sold! • RECENT SALES FROM ALL AROUND THE WESTERN ART MARKET