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Picture This: Nature Narratives
August 28th, 2025
At Gallery MAR, we believe that nature is more than a backdrop—it’s a force that grounds and uplifts us. In our latest exhibition, “Soaring,” artist Michael Kessler captures the rhythms of the natural world: its expansive skies, organic structures, and the quiet energy that connects all living things. Inspired by this new show, we’re turning […]
Art Basel 2025: What This Year’s Global Trends Mean for Gallery MAR Collectors
August 23rd, 2025
Each summer, the art world converges in Basel, Switzerland for what has become the ultimate global barometer of taste, talent, and trajectory: Art Basel. The 2025 edition was no exception, offering a powerful preview of the evolving priorities in contemporary art—from who’s being collected to how the work is made and experienced. For Gallery MAR […]
Picture This: Water Worlds
August 16th, 2025
At Gallery MAR, we believe that water is more than a subject—it’s a sensation. In our latest exhibition, “By the Water, Of the Water,” artists T.S. Harris and Shawna Moore explore the many moods of water: its shimmer and stillness, its lightness and depth, its pull toward memory and emotion. Inspired by this new show, […]
The Collector’s Eye: The Kelly Family
August 13th, 2025
Art gives our homes a sense of place — a serene view of nature, a bold burst of energy, a spark of curiosity. Before we say a word, it speaks on our behalf: “This is what I love. This is how I see the world.” At Gallery MAR, we’ve always believed that the artworks our […]
Hunt Slonem: Discovering a Crystal Cave
August 6th, 2025
Gazing into one of Hunt Slonem’s paintings feels like falling through a Lewis Carroll novel into a world of vibrant whimsy, where the physical realm of nostalgic reality collides and converges with the spiritual realm of exotic mysticism. With each colorful brush stroke, Slonem beckons viewers to melt into these ethereal worlds held within ornate […]
Fearless by Design: Samantha da Silva
July 30th, 2025
How Samantha da Silva’s New Workshops Inspire Creative Breakthroughs Re-posted from The Scout Guide For artist Samantha da Silva, art is more than a visual language—it’s a form of grounding. Born in Brazil and now based in Utah, Samantha has shaped a creative practice deeply rooted in movement, memory, and material. Known for her large-scale, […]
Picture This: Monochromatic Artwork
July 23rd, 2025
At Gallery MAR, we know that sometimes the boldest statements are made with the fewest strokes. Monochromatic artwork—or pieces created with a carefully limited color palette—can offer a quiet kind of power, distilling emotion, form, and atmosphere into their most essential elements. In this installment, we’re turning our focus to the visual poetry of restraint, […]
The Artist’s Atlas: Shawna Moore’s Sojourn to Panama
July 18th, 2025
In the second installment of The Artist’s Atlas, Gallery MAR journeys into the luminous, wave-washed world of encaustic artist Shawna Moore. Fresh from a six-week sojourn along Panama’s wild Pacific coast, Moore returns not only with sun-kissed memories and salt-air sketches, but with a deepened artistic clarity—one forged in the rhythm of tides and the […]
Welcoming Lola and Her Luminous Resin Art to Gallery MAR
July 8th, 2025
Some artists arrive through formal study, others by way of slow evolution. For Lola, the path to her studio began not with canvas or brush, but with a plate. A trained chef and former restaurateur, she first honed her aesthetic instincts in the kitchen — where color, composition, texture, and timing come together in a […]
Material Matters
July 3rd, 2025
At Gallery MAR, we’ve long celebrated artists who go beyond paint and canvas. From stones and sand, to salvaged wood and vintage frames, the materials themselves become part of the artist’s message. These artists don’t just depict the world, they work with it. Sometimes, the most compelling detail about a piece is what it’s made […]