At its heart CGN is a unique resource devoted to exploring and supporting the contemporary art market by listening to collectors and gallerists, promoting living artists and by educating new and future collectors. 

One of the ways we keep this exploration interesting is to regularly examine the various art collections in our midst. No collection is the same and each is as unique as its steward. CGN has conducted dozens of interviews over the years with collectors who have generously shared their stories, homes and treasured pieces with us. Collecting art is fulfilling pursuit, but there are bound to be delightful moments as well as inevitable challenges. We asked a handful of collectors to share their own stories or lessons learned, as well as some insight into what has kept them going and what may inspire the next generation of collectors who are so important to the future of the art market and today’s working artists. Keep up with CGN to read more collector stories and interviews.

– CGN

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The couple pictured at the opening of the Christina Ramberg show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in February 2025. In the background is “Belle Reve”, (1969) on loan from their collection for the show, one of two pieces by Ramberg that was loaned to the show.

“Our collecting continues to be focused on post-war and contemporary Chicago-based artists as we fill in gaps in our collection. It is always a thrill when a piece by an artist in our collection is borrowed for a major exhibition, such as the recent Christina Ramberg retrospective, which traveled from Chicago to LA, then to Philadelphia. Attending the openings is enormously gratifying and is a great way to meet other curators, collectors, and arts patrons from around the country.”