Art Dealer Diaries Podcast

I had artist Jerry Jordan on the podcast today. No surprise, it was a really great talk (My god, this guy is so deep).  I"ve always been a fan of his paintings. The way he moves paint, the way that he looks at his subject matters, all of it. After talking with him for almost two hours I could understand where all this

I thought I would do something a little different with today"s podcast - It"s a lecture that I did for the Nevada Museum of Art. They recently had a large Maynard Dixon exhibit and there"s a great book that goes with it on Dixon"s Nevada pieces.  So this is an hour long lecture on just Maynard Dixon and the West. You k

So for anyone who"s never gone to Santa Fe Indian Market, I"ll just give you the lowdown on what happens on the Friday beforehand. You have this event around noon-ish where they announce all of the winners for that year. Now, it"s mainly for the artists and the press, but we were fortunate enough to have sponsored the

I"ve known Michael Higgins for 35+ years and he was actually one of the first dealers that I met in Tucson when I moved here. You see, Michael has been actively buying and selling Native American arts since 1972.  Michael got out of the military after serving in Vietnam, and went directly into the buying and selling of

I had Ron Munn on today. Ron"s been in the business for 60+ years. He started his first gallery in 1968 and ran a very successful auction for decades. I"ve known him for over 30 years and he"s always been one of the individuals I wanted to have on the podcast, because he has the longevity. He"s known all of the players

I had Terry DeWald on today. I"ve known Terry for over 30 years. He"s a magnificent person and he"s a dealer, but he"s also an expert in Native American basketry and textiles, specifically Navajo. He"s spent his entire life working with the Tohono O"Odham basket makers and knows them all very intimately and are a big p