American Art Collector - May 2023

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Jon Ching: Everything from the Earth • Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence • Susan Lyon: Contemporary Master • A Walk on the Wild Side, Collector’s Focus: Wildlife Art • Endearing Companions, Collector’s Focus: Wild at Heart (Pets) • Collector’s Focus:
Art of the Horse • The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Santa Fe • Art Fair & Art Show Previews • Upcoming Solo and Group Shows • Award Winners • Art Show Calendar

EVERYTHING FROM THE EARTH

Wildlife and nature artist Jon Ching shifts his imagination toward the wonders of gems and minerals

5 mins

AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF SILENCE

Kehinde Wiley excavates unsung martyrs in the struggle against oppression in the U.S. premiere of his latest work at the de Young Museum

4 mins

Gusan Lyon A Contemporary Master of American Art

The award-winning portrait and figure painter Susan Lyon is best known for her beautiful edges and inviting cultural renditions of the human form, capturing life from around the globe

7 mins

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

From time to time a Steller's Jay will wander down from the forests of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and visit one of my bird feeders

5 mins

Endearing COMPANIONS

When wolves were brave enough to wander into human encampments to consume scraps of food perhaps 30,000 years ago, they began a chain of evolution in which wild animals became domesticated working animals and eventually pets some were even bred to be, well, cute

5 mins

JOY RIDE

COLLECTOR'S FOCUS ART OF THE HORSE

3 mins

Magnetic Places

Geoffrey Johnson says he's somewhat lost in the creative process as of late

1 min

In the Shadows

Beginning May 1, RJD Gallery will present Between the Shadows, a new solo exhibition for Erin Ruffino,  whose graphite-based mixed media works are rooted in reality, but also have magical and surreal properties that make viewers question the figures and settings

4 mins

Fantasy World

In a show of approximately 22 fresh oil and watercolor paintings, hosted at Stone Sparrow in New York, artist Victor Grasso illustrates his new-found playfulness and embraces his inner child

2 mins

Hidden Beauty

In describing the work of José López Vergara, Arcadia Contemporary gallery observes, “Although his realist technique requires a strict methodology and rational thinking, his compositions rely on subconscious impulses and demand an abstract expression.”

2 mins

Classic Kitsch

Ben Steele blurs the line between pop culture and art history, and throughout the month of May his paintings will be on view in a solo show at GiacobbeFritz Fine Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico

2 mins

RICK J. DELANTY & RAY HUNTER: Scenes of Santa Barbara

There is no shortage of artists who have become enamored with the California coastline, never tiring of capturing its endless scenic delights

2 mins

The Wilds of an Inner Life

In her latest show with Chicago-based 33 Contemporary Gallery, figurative painter Ellen Starr Lyon blends still life and portraiture to evoke the quiet yet powerful moments in a woman’s everyday life

2 mins

Dreaming of the Old Days

A sense of whimsy and wonder guide the paintings of Nathan Durfee. His style is instantly recognizable—elements of storybook illustration meets impressionism with a hint of cubism

2 mins

The Gift of Time

For the past two years, a selection of Ayana Ross’ work has been touring the country in an exhibition of works by the 10 finalists of the 2021 Bennett Prize, an award granted every two years to the most promising woman artist working in contemporary realism today

3 mins

Running the Gamut

The National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society features another exciting presentation of small oil and acrylic works in a variety of subject matter

2 mins

Leading Ladies

The American Women Artists host their annual, all-female exhibition featuring sculpture and paintings in a variety of subject matter

2 mins

A Grand Event

The Portrait Society of America celebrates a milestone 25th anniversary of its annual Art of the Portrait Conference

2 mins

Understated Beauty

After a four-year hiatus, the American Tonalisty Society returns to New York's Salmagundi Club with their second biennial exhibition and sale, Shades of Gray II

2 mins

A Spring Awakening

The California Art Club's Excellence in Traditional Fine Art Competition challenges artists to create works inspired by the theme of transformation

2 mins

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Previewing upcoming art exhibitions from coast to coast, American Art Collector is a unique monthly magazine specially designed to bring living representational artists, galleries and active art collectors together in one place.