The Best of Western Horseman Artist 2025

Western Horseman Best of Artists Winner: Tim Cox

Best of Artists Winner: Tim Cox

Tim Cox is one of the crown jewels of the Western industry, as he’s literally painted a picture of the real working cowboy for the world to view. If a photo says a thousand words, a painting does that tenfold, especially if it comes from Cox’s easel. A cowboy himself, Cox regularly works on ranches near his home in Bloomfield, New Mexico. But he also raises a few cattle and trains horses with his wife, Suzie.

“The older I get, the more important it is for me to put down in paint the places and things in the West that I’ve seen before they disappear entirely.” — Tim Cox

An emeritus member of the Cowboy Artists of America, Cox won the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Desert Caballeros Western Museum and Two Great American Cowboy Awards from the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. He’s a champion of the industry as he’s preserving the modern cowboy for generations to come.