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2023’s Pantone Color of the Year
January 19th, 2023
Welcome to the Magentaverse! At the start of every new year, Pantone chooses a new color to represent the year ahead. This selected color predicts the upcoming trends of the year and gives us insight into what we can expect from the color palettes of the new year. This year’s Pantone’s Color of the Year […]
The Sophisticated Whimsy of Sara Edgar
January 14th, 2023
Spotting the work of local artist Sara Edgar is as delightful an experience as spotting the real life counterparts of the subjects she depicts. At first glance, her body of work is all play and whimsy: kittens and sweethearts, bunnies and rainbows, all basking in pastel hues or juicy shades of punchy color, provoking from […]
Wit and Whimsy: New Arrivals from Wayne Salge
January 11th, 2023
ARTIST STATEMENT When I create, I attempt to emphasize both contemporary and classic design elements: line, space, texture and color reflected by intricate patinas. My abstracted human and animal figures are then cast in small limited editions. Bronze is the ideal medium to continue this melding of old and new with my signature style […]
Floral Experience at Gallery MAR
January 7th, 2023
Valentine Design Experience at Gallery MAR, Park City Date: Tuesday February 7, 2023 Time: 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm $158 per couple If you enjoy great music, fabulous art and flowers, this is a design experience you don’t want to miss. It’s a relaxing date night experience before the Valentine’s rush! Come join us and […]
Lucrecia Waggoner’s Porcelain Zen
January 5th, 2023
From the first time Lucrecia Waggoner molded clay in her hands at the tender age of seven, she knew there was a connection. By now in her career, her unique, elegantly understated porcelain installation art is world renowned; however, her journey to finding her style took her through many countries and many different pottery styles […]
Jared & Nicole Davis: A Collaboration in Power and Fragility
December 31st, 2022
Spheres of influence can be a powerful force in the art world, especially in the world of glass blowing where the expense and necessity of glass blowing specific equipment, kilns, and materials make resource sharing among artists common. It would be reasonable and expected for a former apprentice of the world famous Swedish Glass Blowing […]
Where It Started: Laura Wait on Her Art Books
December 26th, 2022
Look … and then look again. When you view a Laura Wait painting, your eye is drawn past the surface images to the hints of a history below. Take, for example, her “Thunder Moon Rising.” As Wait puts it, “This gives the idea of a feeling, of a certain time of the moon in summer. The paint is acrylic, but […]
Picture This: Holiday Style
December 20th, 2022
In our blog series, “Picture This,” we use the magic of Photoshop to present our artists’ latest artwork in a whole new light and offer you a few of our tips and tricks for brightening up your home. So if you’re unable to make it out to the gallery in person, we hope you’ll enjoy […]
Just Stop Targeting Priceless Art!
December 10th, 2022
Caroline Goldstein, November 9, 2022 for Artnet News. Posted by Eileen Treasure, Gallery MAR Manager. ‘We Have Been Deeply Shaken’: 92 Museum Leaders Release Statement Addressing Climate Actions That Target Works of Art The statement comes as world leaders meet at the COP27 climate summit. Following weeks of increasingly frequent actions by climate activists targeting works of art […]
Maura Allen: Artist, Photographer, Storyteller
December 6th, 2022
In our last conversation with mixed media artist Maura Allen, we discussed the intersections of her Western work with that of acrylic artist Ron Russon in honor of their recent dual exhibition “Adventure West.” Maura Allen discussed how her photography serves as the foundation for her mixed media work. Being offered insight into Maura Allen’s […]