American Art Awards Names Best Gallery In Nebraska, 2022: Kiechel Fine Art

Thom Bierdz
4 min readMay 28, 2022

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Each year the American Art Awards selects the 20 Best Galleries And Museums In America; only one museum or gallery per state per year. Among other criteria, selections are based on years established, industry reputation, online buzz, location, size, socially relevant exhibits, motivational and educational programs, represented artists as well as artist, client and visitor references.

American Art Awards: “We considered thousands of the most established art venues from Hawaii to Maine. This year we chose five museums, one with an impeccable reputation for 125 years, one 80, one 50, one 40, and one fairly new. We selected a Mid-West art center doing important community work for 44 years, and a lively Southern gallery linked to a 5 day festival. Most the galleries we selected are heralded longtime landmarks with expansive interiors perfect for exhibiting today’s contemporary masters. Many have several locations and cater specifically to regional collectors with regional artwork, but just as many represent all genres of work from all levels of national and international artisans.

“Kiechel Fine Art is our Best Gallery or Museum in Nebraska, 2022, and one of American Art Awards 20 Best Galleries / Museums in America, 2022. The three-floor towering showplace exhibits top Midwestern Contemporary artists as well as 19th & 20th century American Art. Their endless inventory of Old Master & Contemporary originals and prints have made this a favorite of collectors nationwide for 36 years. This full service gallery places works in some of the top private, corporate and public collections across the United States, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chicago Art Institute, Smithsonian Institution and Crystal Bridges. Located in the heart of historic downtown Lincoln, and currently showcasing three unique gallery experiences, the Kiechel facility itself is a work of art.”

MORE ABOUT THE GALLERY:

Kiechel Fine Art, established in 1986, specializes in 19th and 20th century American Art, Old Master and Contemporary prints, as well as regional and national contemporary art. They represent the estates of several notable artists and private family trusts. The gallery offers the highest level of services including art consultation and certified appraisal.

NOTABLE ARTISTS:

Top Regionalist Artists; John Steuart Curry, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Dale Nichols, Roger Medearis — among many others, Kiechel also represents many of the top Midwestern Contemporary artists like Keith Jacobshagen, Francisco Souto, Dan Howard, Eddie Dominguez, Aaron Holz, Jenny Kruger, Anthony Benton Gude & Hal Holoun. Kiechel also represents the estates of John Steuart Curry, James Eisentrager, Thomas Coleman and others.

The staff of Kiechel Fine Art provides for their clientele private & public art consultations, art estate management, art packaging & installation, & long­‐term art storage. Director Buck Kiechel is an ISA CAPP certified appraiser and member of the IFPDA.

OPEN Mondays and Saturdays by appointment, Tuesday-Friday 10am-6pm.

Contact: gallery@kiechelart.com

Web Site: https://kiechelart.com/

Address: 1208 ‘O’ Street Lincoln, NE 68508 / Phone: 402.420.9553

www.AmericanArtAwards.com annually awards 20 museums and galleries in spring, and with their critique in autumn, awards 300+ artists (painters, photographers, sculptors and digital artists).

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Thom Bierdz

One of Medium’s TOP ART CONTRIBUTORS, award-winning author, actor, film-maker, painter. 12 books: 6 on art. President of WAA & AAA & ACCA.