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.

The West: Preserved and Still Inspiring

Western Art Collector • OCTOBER 2026 | MONTHLY

The Cowboy Artist

Western Art Roundup! • Western Art Trail → Western Art News → Fresh Paint → Sold

ON VIEW NOW

Top Western Events & Auctions AT A GLANCE

Wolf of the West • Ray Tigerman unveils his debut novel at Western Spirit museum in Arizona.

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

THE Original COWBOY ARTIST • The legend of Charles Marion Russell, a century after his death.

MEET ME IN RUSSELL COUNTRY • Four Western artists rendezvous in Central Montana to prepare for a 2027 show.

DIRECT OBSERVATION • Jivan Lee hits the road with his paints to capture the light, shadow and mystery of the desert.

Glenn Dean Desert Passages

Erika Victor The Edge of Darkness

Doug West Visual Impact

William Haskell Land and Sky

Gary Ernest Smith Land, Labor, Light

Douglas Aagard Spirit in the Landscape

Andrea Morgan Way Out Western

Rachel Brownlee & Abigail Gutting Horses in the Modern West

Maura Allen A Quiet Point of View

Gregory Frank Harris Five Decades

The Start of Something Great

Master Works • The Lone Star Art Auction brings masterpieces from major artists to its fifth sale in Dallas.

WESTERN MUSEUMS

Cross-Sections • We sent questions to seven top curators, directors and presidents from Western museums around the country. This is how they responded.

A Cowboy’s Retreat • The Sid Richardson Museum examines Charles M. Russell’s time at Bull Head Lodge in Montana.

Honoring an Icon • Denver Art Museum presents a new Charles M. Russell exhibition that marks a century since his passing.

A Century Gone • The C.M. Russell museums marks 100 years since the death of Western icon Charles M. Russell.

Going Bold • The James Museum honors the legacy of Ed Mell during an upcoming exhibition featuring nine major works by the artist.

Reimagining the West • The A.R. Mitchell Museum hosts the fifth edition of its popular showcase, inviting artists to recreate Mitchell’s iconic vision of the West.

The Cowboy Life • The Brinton Museum celebrates one of its own in an exhibition of works by William Gollings.

A Grand Legacy • More than half a century worth of artwork by Curt Walters is celebrated during a retrospective in Sedona, Arizona.

A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art • 150 E. Main Street, Trinidad, CO 81082 • (719) 846-4224 • armitchellmuseum@gmail.com www.armitchellmuseum.com

Booth Western Art Museum • 501 N. Museum Drive, Cartersville, GA 30120 • (770) 387-1300 • www.boothmuseum.org

Briscoe Western Art Museum • 210 W. Market Street, San Antonio, TX 78205 • (210) 299-4499 • www.briscoemuseum.org

Denver Art Museum • 100 W 14 th Avenue Pkwy Denver, CO 80204 (720) 865-5000 info@denverartmuseum.org www.denverartmuseum.org

Museum of the Big Bend • 400 N. Harrison Street • Alpine, TX 79832 • (432) 837-8730 museumofthebigbend@sulross.edu • www.museumofthebigbend.com

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum • 1700 NE 63 rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111 • (405) 478-2250 • thecowboy.org

National Museum of Wildlife Art • 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, WY 83001 • (307) 733-5771 • info@wildlifeart.org • www.wildlifeart.org

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