American Art Collector Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

Rebecca Orcutt: Looking at Someone Looking • Mason Williams: A Journey of Discovery • JoAnn Smith: Living in Color • Collector’s Focus: Landscapes • The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in New York, Washington, D.C. & the Mid-Atlantic States • Art Show Previews • Upcoming Solo & Group Shows • Event Previews • Art News • Calendar of Events

LOOKING AT SOMEONE LOOKING

Rebecca Orcutt's uneasy search for meaning and consequence

6 mins

A Journey of Discovery

A young artist turns to the past and finds deeper meaning in the present

5 mins

LIVING IN COLOR

Artist JoAnn Smith opens the doors to the joyous world of whimsy she has painted into life.

3 mins

Excellence in Oils

Oil Painters of America presents the best works by its eastern United States and Canada-based members.

2 mins

STEPPING OUT

COLLECTOR'S FOCUS LANDSCAPES

8 mins

A Signature Celebration

For the full month of September, Principle Gallery hosts its 10th Anniversary exhibition at the Charleston, South Carolina, location.

3 mins

Living the Dream

Counterintuitively, David Gluck was a painter before taking up tattooing little more than a decade ago. While skin is a completely different substrate and ink a far cry from oil paint, the skills must be transferrable to some degree because there is a wait-time of nine months to get an appointment with him.

2 mins

Solitary Forms

Hogan Brown has been working with Arcadia Contemporary for two and half years and is excited to be featured in his first solo show at the gallery. He doesn't take for granted the many talented figurative painters Arcadia represents and is thrilled to be among them.

2 mins

Island Light

The Cuttyhunk Island Artists' Residency is held in a sprawling, 100-year-old house on an island off the southern coast of Massachusetts.

2 mins

GINA MINICHINO: Playing with Food

Gina Minichino started her journey in visual arts because of Charles Schulz. \"He was my earliest influence for drawing and the reason I wanted to be a cartoonist,\" she says.

2 mins

JAMES AYERS: The Importance of Play

Like many artists, James Ayers' work took a turn during the Covid-19 pandemic. Seeing the enjoyment his kids took from playing with paint in his studio and exploring their creativity inspired him.

2 mins

Figuratively Speaking

New York has always been an epicenter of artists on the edge of excellence, pushing the envelope and finding their voices.

2 mins

Elegant yet Approachable

The second edition of the RTIA Show presents even more art to explore and expanded special programming.

2 mins

Living Legacy

The Butler Institue hosts Allied Artists of America's 110th Annual Juried Exhibition.

1 min

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American Art Collector Magazine Description:

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.