John Bishop Fine Art

A new show called Material Matters I’m very lucky to have been selected to participate in a juried group exhibition at The Ardest Gallery in The Woodlands, Texas. If you’re not familiar with the concept, a juried exhibition is one where not every artist who applies is accepted. The work is reviewed and selected by a juror, in this case, artist Benji Stiles. Once the selections were made, gallery owner Julie Verville curated and installed the show, thoughtfully placing each piece so the...

Remember the last piece you bought simply because you had  to have it, not because it was rare, valuable, or a smart investment, but because it spoke to you? That moment gets at the heart of why we collect. Is it the thrill of owning something unique? The desire to turn passion into profit? Or something far more personal? This post explores the fine line between collecting for love and collecting for value, and how that distinction shapes not only our collections, but our relationship with...

Did you know there are patterns in the way you collect art? You may not be consciously aware of them—I’m not sure I am either—but they are there. While there are certainly people in the art world who would love to analyze what drives our purchasing decisions, I sometimes wonder whether it’s more important, and perhaps safer, for us to understand those patterns ourselves. Art collecting is shaped by far more than the galleries we visit or the communities we move within. It is deeply influenced...