Our cover features a painting by Spaniard Rubén Guerrero celebrating the universal language of art and the return of the Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight (MAS) program, with Guerrero’s February exhibition at its center. In early March, a Dallas contingent will travel to Spain for ARCOmadrid, the international art fair where his dealer, Galería Luis Adelantado, will present his work. In Spotlighting the New Spanish Vanguard, we trace the key moments of Guerrero’s career alongside the artists—emerging and established—making their mark on the global stage at ARCO.
The Dallas art scene thrives on a mix of storied collectors and emerging enthusiasts, a blend that keeps the market fluid and full of surprises. In Early Access we spoke with five local collectors—Marlo and Jeff Melucci, Nadia Dabbakeh and Jason Friedman, and Travis Vandergriff—to get a glimpse of their standout pieces and gather their insights and advice ahead of the upcoming Dallas Art Fair. We also investigate new fair exhibitor Carpenters Workshop Gal
