In this issue

Collector’s Focus: Figurative • The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Florida • The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in Canada • Connected to the City • Alyssa Monks: Breaking Point • Alex Kanevsky: Ends and Beginnings • Shaun Downey: Reflective Spaces • Uncharted Territory • Art City Focus: Bend, OR • And previews of works for sale at upcoming shows coast to coast

Connected To The City

Larry Shapin and Ladonna Nicolas feature the works of local artists in their Louisville, Kentucky, home.

5 mins

Breaking Point

Alyssa Monks’ recent exhibition at Forum Gallery highlights the development of her artwork.

2 mins

Ends And Beginnings

Dolby Chadwick Gallery presents a new solo exhibition for Alex Kanevsky through December 1.

3 mins

Reflective Spaces

Shaun Downey’s new show at Arcadia Contemporary uses mirrors for his figures to gaze inward, as well as out.

5 mins

Uncharted Territory

John O’Hern Looks Back On His Groundbreaking Re-presenting Representation Exhibitions.

7 mins

Art Forms

In the lead-up to Michael Carson’s upcoming show at Bonner David Galleries, we dropped by his Phoenix home to see his new work, and as he walked us up to a second-floor studio that overlooks his backyard and the Phoenix skyline, we had to shuffle through a thin layer of wood chips, the result of a recent tangent into wood carving, that were directly in front of his studio door.

2 mins

The Descent

In Domestic Katabasis, New York painter Martin Wittfooth’s new exhibition, the primal relationship between man and the animal kingdom reaches an anarchic conclusion as the animals are in open revolt of the system, of technology, of the status quo, of nature itself.

3 mins

Impersonal Spaces

Years ago, painter Eric Hesse would commute to work within Los Angeles. His home and studio were 5 miles apart, but it would take 30 minutes or more in LA traffic to get to either place.

2 mins

Trio Of Shows

On December 15, Haven Gallery will open three solo exhibitions in its Northport, New York, gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. that highlight the work of Kelsey Beckett, Craww and Amy Minchew. The exhibitions are on view through January 19, and they will feature new works in the three artists’ signature styles.

2 mins

Joy And Peace

The artwork of Mihaela Ioana Atomei brings a sense of joy and serenity through characters who are taking in the quieter moments of life.

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.