In this issue

Ayana Ross: Empowering Figures • Hung Liu: Portraits of Promised Lands • The Art of the Portrait • International Perspectives • Portrait Society of America • Compelling Faces—Collector’s Focus: Portrait Art • Portrait Artists Directory • The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in the Pacific Northwest • The Art of Food—Collector’s Focus: Culinary Delights • Upcoming Solo & Group Shows

A Return to Colorado

Thirty leading art dealers will participate in a pop-up edition of Intersect Aspen.

1 min

Homecoming in the Hamptons

Market Art + Design hosts its 11th annual fair at the Bridgehampton Museum in New York.

1 min

Living Pictures

Art comes to life during the Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach’s annual Pageant of the Masters.

2 mins

Weekend in the Park

The 43rd annual Long’s Park Art Festival will include paintings, sculptures and more by over 200 juried artists.

1 min

Empowering Figures

Ayana Ross, winner of the second Bennett Prize, explores the themes of race and identity in her paintings.

5 mins

Portraits of Promised Lands

The first portraiture retrospective for Hung Liu opens August 27 at National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

5 mins

International Perspectives

Compositions from across the globe feature major design principles that captivate viewers and communicate inspirations.

9 mins

In Harmony

It’s tempting to call paintings by Ron Hicks “enigmatic.” The word comes from the Greek ainissesthai, which means “to speak in riddles.” That doesn’t work. Nor does “mysterious.”

2 mins

A Changing City

Greg Gandy received his master’s degree at Academy of Art University in San Francisco in 2007, the same year he had his first exhibition at the city’s STUDIO Gallery. His most recent paintings will be shown at the gallery from August 26 through September 13.

2 mins

Beautiful Variations

Robin Hextrum grew up in Stinson Beach, a small town across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. Stinson Beach separates the biodiversity of Bolinas Lagoon from the Pacific Ocean. Living in such a beautiful and fragile ecosystem, she has been aware of environmental issues from an early age.

2 mins

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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.