American Art Collective

Popping into our Scottsdale studio today is Tim Rees, whose paintings have risen through the ranks of contemporary realism with exceptional speed. Tim is a frequent teacher, so we talk at length about teaching and he even offers some helpful exercises for any artists listening. We also chat about Tim's detours through careers in medicine and law, proving that no two art journeys are the same. Toda...

Wendie Martin is the host of this Western Art Collector First Look inside the September issue. Joining her as her guest is Michael Clawson, Western Art Collector's executive editor, who takes you into the heart of this next issue. Michael talks about features on artist and gallery owner Carrie Wild, Mark Maggiori's new show in New York City, and Dan Corazzi's encounters with wildlife as he travels...

Wendie Martin hosts today's First Look for American Art Collector's September issue. She chats with managing editor Sarah Gianelli about all of the great content in the issue, including features related to artists Hisaya Taira and Eric Green, a Contemporary Masters feature on Juliette Aristides, and a look inside the videos of Jesse Brass, who has been recording artists as they talk about their st...

We are in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for this episode with sculptor Ed Natiya. Ed's bronze works, including many large monuments, are a way for the artist to speak to his Navajo heritage and traditions. His sculpture has been a fixture in the Southwest for many years, but it's also finding new collectors in other places, including Texas, where Ed recently won a top award at the Briscoe Western Art Muse...

Joining us for our annual preview of Santa Fe Indian Market is Mateo Romero, a contemporary painter whose works speak to the beauty and history of the American Southwest. We discuss some of that vital history today as we chat about the world-famous market, some of the historic sites around the Santa Fe Plaza and the union of three unqiue cultures, which has come to define much of Santa Fe and Nort...

You've heard Gina Teichert's name mentioned many times on this podcast, and now she joins us as a guest to talk about her art career, her inspiration as a painter and her recent contributions to Western Art Collector magazine, where she has served as a guest writer and columnist. Today's episode is sponsored by Western Art Collector magazine, the only monthly art magazine devoted to art of the Ame...

Today's guest needs no introduction—it's American Art Collective co-host Maggie Cibik, who drops into today's show for a big announcement. We also talk about some of her favorite episodes, her crash course through the art world and what excites her about American art and its many genres.

On today's episode of First Looks for Western Art Collector, co-publisher Adolfo Castillo talks with executive editor Michael Clawson about the August issue of Western Art Collector. Inside the issue are features on Silas Thompson, Sean Michael Chavez, a group show inspired by author/painter Will James and more, as well as special sections on ranch life and Western portraiture. This episode is spo...

On today's episode of First Looks for American Art Collector, co-publisher Adolfo Castillo talks with managing editor Sarah Gianelli about the August issue of American Art Collector. Inside the issue are features on artists César Biojo, Jeanine Brito and Noah Saterstrom, as well as previews of openings and events all around the art world. The issue also has our famous Art of the Portrait annual sp...

Abstract painter Isabelle Alessandra joins us for today's episode as we explore her career and studio, as well as her involvement in the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach and the Pageant of the Masters. Isabelle talks about her life growing up in Canada, her interest in the arts, important advice she received from her mother and her involvement in the popular Laguna Beach art event. The Festival of...

[Western Art] We are recording in Santa Fe, New Mexico, today as Jenny Kimball joins the show. Jenny is a co-owner of La Fonda on the Plaza, the 102-year-old hotel on the Santa Fe Plaza. We talk about the many events that are hosted in and around La Fonda, especially in August during Santa Fe Indian Market, and also about the vast art collection that remains on view within the rooms and common are...

[Native American Art] Our guest today is Cray Bauxmont-Flynn, the host of Beyond the Art podcast. Michael Clawson chats with Cray about Native American art, the stories coming from that side of the art world and also design and other aspects of American art. We've partnered with Beyond the Art for two special episodes devoted to Native American art: one Beyond the Art episode with Michael as a gue...

On this episode of the American Art Collective, we talk with renowned artist Dennis Ziemienski. We talk about his early days as an artist, the ebbs and flows of his illustrious career, what has inspired his work, upcoming shows and so much more! This episode is sponsored by Western Art Collector Magazine.

On today's episode of First Looks for American Art Collector, co-publisher Wendie Martin talks with managing editor Sarah Gianelli about the July issue of American Art Collector. Inside the issue are features on Quang Ho, Zienna Brunsted Stewart, Simon Dinnerstein and more, as well as special sections on scupture, art of the nude and a destination guide on New England. This episode is sponsored by...

On today's episode of First Looks for Western Art Collector, co-publisher Wendie Martin talks with executive editor Michael Clawson about the July issue of Western Art Collector. Inside the issue are features on Teal Blake, LaQuincey Reed, the Winborg family of artists and more, as well as special sections on Western scupture and a destination guide on Wyoming. This episode is sponsored by Western...

Very special guests on today's show: Jody Folwell and her daughter Susan Folwell. Jody and Susan are two of the most respected Native American potters working today. They talk about their careers, the methods they use to create their work and a major new exhibition at the Booth Western Art Museum featuring five generations of Folwell pottery. The exhibition runs from June 22 to October 20 at the B...

Returning to the show is Thomas Blackshear II. We recorded this episode at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City during the Prix de West. Moments before Thomas sat down to join us, he won the Museum Purchase Award, one of the top honors at the Prix de West. We usually sit down with the winner of this award after it is announced, and we were happy to continue that tradition...

We're going deep into American art, especially California art, with our special guest, Jeff Moran of John Moran Auctioneers. Jeff gives insight into the American art market, auctions and the many great artists who painted in California, where the auction house is based. We cover lots of fascinating ground within historic American art in this episode, so be ready to learn a lot! This episode is spo...

Joining us on today's episode is Denver modernist and cowboy painter Duke Beardsley. Inspired by ranch life in the West, Duke has risen to become one of top artists working in the West. His paintings, often large and wide, blur the lines between Western art and more modern genres such as Pop Art. Today's episode is sponsored by Western Art Collector, which has featured many of Duke's shows all aro...

Historical Fine Art - On this episode, The American Art Collective get a special look into the Baltimore Museum of Art's exhibition: Art/Work Women Print Makers of the WPA. We talk with Virginia Anderson, BMA's Curator of American Art and Department Head of American Painting & Sculpture and Decorative Arts, as well as the curator of Art/Work Women Printmakers of the WPA. Virigina tells us about th...

Historical Fine Art - This episode of the American Art Collective is the third and final installment of our three part series featuring Provincetown, MA - America's oldest continuous art colony. For this special finale we are joined by the wonderful Greg Salvatori, artist and owner of Greg Salvatory Gallery in Provincetown. Greg walks us through his journey to becoming an artist and how he came to...

Historical Fine Art - On this episode of the American Art Collective we are joined by H. Alexander Rich, Ph. D. Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Polk Museum of Art. He talks with us about the museum's ongoing exihibtion, Rockwell/Wyeth: Icons of Americana. The exihibit features 40 orgininal paintings from Rockwell and Wyeth and 321 Saturday Evening Post Covers. Plus, Alex takes us behin...

On this episode of American Art Collective we get the first look at the June issue for American Art Collector magazine! Sarah Gianelli chats with us about cover artist Brian Haberlin, the features including Carl Dobsky and Shawn Barber at Copro Gallery, Industrial Beauty at Fairfield Museum and History Center, the collector's focuses, upcoming events and shows and so much more! This episode is spo...

On this episode of American Art Collective we get the first look at the June Issue for Western Art Collector! Michael Clawson talks with us about the cover aritst Carrie Ballantyne, the features including; Abigail Gutting, Edward H. Bohlin and the biannual La Luz de Taos. We talk about the collecto's focuses on women artists and canyons and deserts. Plus, upcoming events, shows and so much more! T...

Western Art - On this episode of the American Art Collective we chat with artist Ben Steele. Ben takes us on his artist's journey from growing up in Washington to moving to Utah as a teenager. We talk about our shared fascination with pop-culture and explains his techniques that bring his sought after work to life. Ben also helps cultivate the growing art scene in Helper, Utah where he continues t...