Pursuing artworks as he ran a dairy farm in Cache Valley and later, a cattle ranch in Idaho, Wanlass acquired more than 1,000 works of NEHMA’s nearly 6,000-piece collection. Today, the museum prides itself on highlighting artists who have “fallen through the cracks of history.”

With the recent opening of his namesake Wanlass Center for Art Education and Research at the museum, The Salt Lake Tribune asked Wanlass to name 10 of his favorite acquisitions.

Now in his 80s and living in Big Timber, Montana, he picked 11 — each key to the collection that today anchors NEHMA and helped redefine what art from the American West could be.

Discover unmissable 2025 exhibits and art fairs showcasing the groundbreaking work of women artists across the country.

The San Diego Museum of Art has launched ‘american minimal’, a groundbreaking new exhibition that redefines how we view Minimalist art—and who we credit for shaping it

Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from Issy Wood's confession and concealment at Michael Werner Gallery to a Diane Arbus retrospective at David Zwirner

Works by Doug Ohlson are highlighted in this feature on Lisa Perry's sleek Palm Beach home and its art collection, reported in the Financial Times.

Louis Stern Fine Arts is praised as a standout at Zona Maco 2025.