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.

Enduring Visions

Western Art Collector • MAY 2026 | MONTHLY

Tomorrow’s Artists Today

Western Art Trail May 2026 • OUR GUIDE TO SPECIAL EVENTS, SALES & AUCTIONS FROM COAST TO COAST

AT A GLANCE

Jon Oscher • 1932-2026

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

BRICK BY BRICK • A look inside the Arizona home and art collection of painter Naomi Brown and her husband.

STYLE & SUBSTANCE • Eric Bowman reflects on the first decade of his fine art career in a new solo exhibition at Maxwell Alexander Gallery.

Southwest Beauty • Roseta Santiago turns to New Mexico as she brings history and culture alive in her paintings.

Summer Heat

Giving Back

Deliberate Design

Everyday Moments

The Story Continues

The Energy of Place

Drawn to the Desert

Into the Desert

Abstraction & Simplification

Sacred Spirits

Oil & Metal

Visions of America • A new exhibition at the New Mexico Museum of Art examines imagery related to community and celebration.

High Demand • Jackson Hole Art Auction branches out into Native American art and objects for its spring online sale.

Rugged Spirit • Works by dozens of top Western and Native American artists will be available during Santa Fe Art Auction’s Art of the West sale.

New & Old • Historic and contemporary works performed well at the C.M. Russell’s annual sale in Montana.

A New Record • Russells and Remingtons were among the stars at March in Montana’s 2026 sale in Great Falls.

Meaningful Engagement • The Native Elements Art Festival + Market brings community together and celebrates in Native American art and culture.

Fresh & Exciting • The Phippen Western Art Show & Sale in downtown Prescott rounds up nearly 100 Western artists.

STATE of the ART NEW MEXICO

Acosta Strong Fine Art • 200 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 982-2795, acostastrong@gmail.com, www.acostastrong.com

Alvin Gill-Tapia • gilltapia@yahoo.com, www.alvingilltapia.com

TOURISM Santa Fe • 201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (800) 777-2489 www.santafe.org

King Galleries • 130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (480) 440-3912, www.kinggalleries.com

La Fonda on the Plaza • 100 E. San Francisco Street Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 982-5511, www.lafondasantafe.com

Legacy Gallery • 225 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 986-9833, www.legacygallery.com

Manitou Galleries • 123 W. Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 986-0440, www.manitougalleries.com

Michele Byrne Studio/Gallery • Santa Fe, NM, (610) 698-3372, michele@michelebyrne.com, www.michelebyrne.com

Morphy Auctions • info@morphyauctions.com, www.oldwestevents.com

Nedra Matteucci Galleries • 1075 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, (505) 982-4631, inquiry@matteucci.com www.matteucci.com

Parsons Fine Art • 131 Bent Street, Taos, NM 87571 www.parsonsart.com

Santa Fe Art Auction • 932 Railfan Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, (505) 954-5858, info@santafeartauction.com, www.santafeartauction.com

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) • www.swaia.org, info@swaia.org

Couse-Sharp Historic Site • 146 Kit Carson Road, Taos, NM 87571, (575) 751-0369, admin@couse-sharp.org, www.couse-sharp.org

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