Art Collector (magazine)


Art Collector is a quarterly art magazine. It primarily covers Australian contemporary and Indigenous art and also features New Zealand and international artists.

Publication

The magazine is best known for its annual features 50 Things, Art Under 5k, Undiscovered and Annual Roundup, which are referenced by other sources and collectors. In 2020 Art Collector celebrated its 23rd year in print. Every quarter, the magazine features profiles on leading artists, gallerists and collectors. You’ll also find art news, analysis of important issues affecting collectors and previews of forthcoming exhibitions across Australia and New Zealand.
Art collector's featured in the magazine have included Simon Mordant, Corbett & Yueji Lyon, John Kaldor and Colin & Elizabeth Laverty.
Art Collector is sold in more than 1,400 newsagents across Australia, as well as select specialty bookstores and art galleries. Art Collector is also stocked in newsagents in New Zealand’s premier art districts.

History

Art Collector was launched in 1997 in Sydney, Australia. Shortly after its foundation the magazine was briefly in the news when text from one of its articles was used without acknowledgement by art critic Robert Hughes, when writing for Time magazine.
In 2009, Art Collector published its first Guide to Indigenous Art Centres. In the same year it also published the Guide to Public & Regional Galleries and the Collector's Guidebook, a directory of services for art collectors.
In 2012, Art Collector published the third edition of the Guide to Indigenous Art Centres, which featured stories on ethically sourcing Indigenous art and how to be certain of provenance. The fourth edition of the guide would be released in late 2013.