American Art Collector

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.

A Collector’s October

American Art Collector

Sharing Stories

October 2026 • YOUR GUIDE TO EXHIBITIONS, ART FAIRS & SPECIAL EVENTS FROM COAST TO COAST

The latest in contemporary American realism.

A Portrait Across 20 Years

Ed Copley • 1944-2026

A GUIDING Light • Palette & Chisel celebrates the life and legacy of artist, author and teacher Richard Schmid.

IT’S A WAY OF LIFE • David Dibble’s paintings pay homage to the understated beauty found in the hard and humble labor of working the land.

Attuned to Beauty • Robin Weiss shares the joys and challenges of painting in plein air.

Show Previews • OUR EDITORS TALK TO ARTISTS ABOUT THE WORK IN THEIR LATEST SHOWS

Channeling Joy

Child’s Play

Storm Front

Working in Contrast

Where Beauty Abounds

Touched by Light

Conversations

(Punctuating Ideas)

Under the Water

Shared Roots

Contemplation & Connection

Changing Perspectives • Painter Joel Babb is the subject of a retrospective at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Maine.

Radiating Presence • Brookgreen Gardens hosts the National Sculpture Society’s 93rd Annual Awards Exhibition.

Virtuosos • Oil Painters of America presents a juried showcase of works by its top-tier members.

Upper Echelon • The inaugural Chicago Art Fair brings together leading galleries from around the world in a showcase of museum-quality artwork.

The Next Generation • Spectrum Chicago brings fresh perspectives in contemporary art to the cultural hub of the Midwest.

Coastal Creativity • The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents nine days of events and creative competition in Laguna Beach.

Community in Conversation • The Atlanta Art Fair returns to offer a diverse art experience with a focus on regional galleries and artists.

OUT IN THE OPEN

FEATURED Artists & Galleries

The Art Lover’s Guide to Collecting Fine Art in CHARLESTON

Seeing with Clarity • McCracken was the Grand Prize Winner in International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 154 Still Life.

David Patchen

Kelly Birkenruth

Inga Poslitur

Sitka

Bobby Zokaites

Judith Almasque

SOLD! • American Art Collector magazine has changed the way artists, galleries and collectors connect. It has closed the gap that previously existed in the traditional art market. Spectacular and instant SOLD! stories keep rolling in. Check out some of the highlights of the sales and connections achieved from the pages of our magazine and throughout the market.