Art Events & Show Previews

Our Show Previews and Auction Previews offer in-depth coverage of the top art events happening in the West and beyond. Each month, the editors zero in on some of the most important openings, invitationals, exhibitions, auctions, fairs, festivals, and more around the country. We offer substantial information about each event, along with plenty of big, beautiful images of works that are in the show. Click on the links below to get great information on every event we’ve covered.

Bruce Greene, Out of Nowhere, oil, 48 x 48.

Show Preview | Cowboy Artists of America

The Cowboy Artists of America presents its 56th annual exhibition and sale on November 4-5 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, TX. More than 100 member works in a variety of styles, mediums, and sizes are available in a fixed-price draw.
Barry McCuan, Lueur des Tournesols, oil, 30 x 30.

Show Preview | Barry McCuan

Bright fields of flowers, rolling French and Tuscan fields, and sun-kissed Southwestern mountains characterize the oeuvre of plein-air painter Barry McCuan. His newest landscape paintings are on view at Ventana Fine Art on Santa Fe's Canyon Road from October 21-November 7.
Alla Tsank, Queen of Birds, oil, 36 x 30.

Show Preview | La Quinta Art Celebration

The La Quinta Art Celebration returns from November 10-13 for its Encore event featuring 200 artists from across the nation. The Palm Springs, CA, area outdoors event welcomes collectors for a weekend of purchasing, socializing, and networking.
Z.S. Liang, The Spirit of the Plains, oil, 16 x 20.

Show Preview | Liang & Polzin

The Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, debuts Vision—Spirit—Legacy, an exhibition featuring the works of acclaimed contemporary western artists Z.S. Liang and Kyle Polzin. With demand high for works by both, paintings are sold in a drawing on October 22, and some may be auctioned. The exhibition runs through November 4.
Kevin Box, Hero’s Horse.

Show Preview | Origami in the Garden

The delicate nature of folded paper meets the massive stature of metal sculpture in Origami in the Garden—two traveling exhibitions created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box. The Atlanta, GA, and Winchester, VA, exhibitions are on display through October 16 and November 13, respectively.
William Haskell, Southwest Sentinel, acrylic, 20 x 16.

Show Preview | Quest for the West

Now celebrating its 17th year, the Quest for the West Art Show and Sale at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN, is one of the top western art shows in the country. It brings together collectors and artists for two fixed-price, luck-of-the-draw sales and a September weekend packed with festivities.
Olena Babak, Sounds of Vivaldi, oil, 11 x 14.

Show Preview | Best of America

The National Oil & Acrylic Painters’ Society presents its 32nd annual Best of America National Juried Exhibition at Wilcox Gallery in Jackson, WY, from September 8-October 8. On display are 150 of the finest works from oil and acrylic painters working today.