to our readers

“Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if you fall in love with the music of Coltrane, the music of Aretha Franklin, or the music of Chopin — find some beautiful art and admire it, and realize that that was created by human beings just like you, no more human, no less.” — Maya Angelou

Falling in love is perhaps one of the greatest moments of a lifetime. Love has many manifestations. One of those is finding the perfect work of art for your collection. We at Exclusive Collections are matchmakers of the arts, pairing up our collectors with works destined to be theirs. Our desire is to facilitate the joy of art collecting while building a part of your legacy that will live eternally.

This autumn we invite you to join us in Breckenridge, Colorado as we celebrate the grand opening of ECG Breckenridge with Michael Flohr!

We have a lineup of exciting shows at ALL of our ECG locations. Artist Daniel Merriam will appear in San Diego with a new body of drawings titled Allegorically Speaking. Spanish Master Jose Royo’s one-man retrospective will feature a lifetime of classical works at our Beverly Hills gallery in October. Thanksgiving weekend we will celebrate with artist Asencio at our Las Vegas Caesars Forum Shops gallery.

As the season for giving approaches, we can help you find the perfect gifts for your loved ones. Take a look at our holiday gift guide and give us a call. We offer free gift-wrap and personalized gift cards.

Thank you for supporting the arts! It is because of your patronage of the arts that we get to fall in love everyday!

MAGAZINE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE COLLECTOR

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PUBLISHER EC Galleries

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ruth-Ann Thorn

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR & SENIOR WRITER Jen Moreno

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jens Rossen Feil Alia Hollback Mark Elliott

COPY EDITOR Hallie Schmiedeberg

PHOTO EDITOR Jens Rossen Feil

ART DIRECTOR & GRAPHIC DESIGN Monica Preston

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