Western Art & Architecture Magazine: Profile, Content, Publisher and Editors
Profile updated November 2026
Western Art & Architecture magazine describes itself as the magazine for art collectors and architecture aficionados across the United States, with a clear focus on the West. Published from Bozeman, Montana, and known for oversized, glossy pages, it covers everything from classic Western masters to contemporary painters, sculptors and printmakers, along with the ranch houses, mountain homes and architects of the region.
| Home | 1050 E. Main St., Bozeman, Montana |
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| Founding publisher | Jared Swanson, now owner and publisher |
| Sister titles | Big Sky Journal, Tahoe Quarterly, Cascade Journal |
| Schedule | Two-month issues, such as December 2025 to January 2026 |
| Format | Oversized glossy print magazine plus website |
| Editor in Chief | Rose Fredrick, since late 2025 |
| Official website | WesternArtandArchitecture.com |
History of Western Art & Architecture
Western Art & Architecture was launched by Jared Swanson, its founding publisher and today its owner and publisher. Swanson also publishes Big Sky Journal, the long-running Montana lifestyle magazine, and Tahoe Quarterly, and he oversees Cascade Journal after his most recent acquisition.
The magazine set out to serve a specific audience: collectors who buy Western art and owners and admirers of architecture shaped by Western landscapes. Its big-format pages give room to paintings, bronzes and photography of homes in a way few art magazines attempt.
Christine Rogel, who began at the magazine as an intern, served as editor in chief for about a decade. In the December 2025 to January 2026 issue, Swanson announced her departure, and Rose Fredrick, a freelance writer, curator and art advisor who had written the magazine's Collector's Notebook column, took over as editor in chief, initially on an interim basis.
Western Art & Architecture Today
Western Art & Architecture publishes issues spanning two months each. Its content is organized into Features, Artists of the West, Collecting, Architecture and Events, and it covers creative communities from Texas to the West Coast.
The December 2025 to January 2026 issue featured printmaker Joel Ostlind, painter Linda Lillegraven, sculptor Pati Stajcar, Fergus Garber Architects and a home near Lake Tahoe, with a linocut by Monique Wales on the cover.
What Western Art & Architecture Is Publishing Now
Artists of the West
Profiles of painters, sculptors and printmakers working in traditional and contemporary Western styles.
Collecting
Auction coverage such as the Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, the Collector's Notebook column and guidance for building a Western art collection.
Architecture
Ranch houses, mountain retreats and the architects and builders designing for Western landscapes.
Western Art & Architecture Editors and Staff
The magazine's publisher and editor letters name:
- Jared Swanson - Owner and Publisher
- Rose Fredrick - Editor in Chief
- Christine Rogel - Former Editor in Chief (about 10 years, to 2025)
Who Reads Western Art & Architecture
Readers are art collectors, gallery owners, artists, architects and owners of ranches and second homes in the Rockies and the wider West. Many of the landscapes they collect are working ranch country; the USDA Census of Agriculture documents those farms and ranches, and USDA's Economic Research Service shows how central cattle are to Western agricultural income.
Collectors of Western art know a painted cowboy never has to fix fence in the rain, which is part of the appeal. For the real-life side of the picture, farm.FM serves farm satire and ranch humor about the people who actually live in those landscapes, with plenty of farm humor for gallery openings. The farm jokes there would look fine framed above a reclaimed-barnwood mantel.
Readers who want the full experience can pair the jokes with Tractor Tunes, the country music for farmers that farm.FM, the nation's first satirical farm site, plays between stories. This author page is a fine starting point.
Western Art & Architecture Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- Western Art & Architecture: Publisher's Note - Jared Swanson on the 2025 editor transition.
- Western Art & Architecture: Editor's Note - Rose Fredrick takes over as editor in chief.
- Western Art & Architecture: Jared Swanson - the publisher and his titles.
- USDA NASS Census of Agriculture - data on the West's farms and ranches.
- USDA ERS: Animal agriculture receipts - cattle as the largest livestock sector.
Western Art & Architecture FAQ
Where is Western Art & Architecture published?
In Bozeman, Montana.
Who publishes Western Art & Architecture?
Jared Swanson, its founding publisher and owner, who also publishes Big Sky Journal and Tahoe Quarterly.
Who is the editor?
Rose Fredrick became editor in chief in late 2025, succeeding Christine Rogel.
What does the magazine cover?
Western visual art from classic masters to contemporary artists, collecting, events and Western architecture.
With oversized pages and a collector's eye, Western Art & Architecture magazine gives the art and buildings of the West the room they deserve.