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A Community Loss: Tony Hsieh
December 29th, 2020
It’s a story of genius: a life, taken too quickly. We are saddened by the death of Tony Hsieh. There has been speculation, and tabloid drama, and more reference to whippets than I would ever like to read. But the heart of the story is tragedy. What a loss for our community and for entrepreneurship […]
Picture This: Winter Wonder
December 21st, 2020
As our world evolves and digitizes, so does our art market. For that reason, we’re looking for fresh and innovative ways to connect our collectors with beautiful artworks they’ll cherish for generations to come. In our latest blog series, “Picture This,” we offer a new online backdrop for our artists’ latest work. So if you’re […]
The Sketchbook Diaries: Sarah Winkler
December 16th, 2020
Our ongoing series, “The Sketchbook Diaries,” aims to reveal and showcase a different Gallery MAR artist’s process and artistic journey through the use of sketchbooks. For this next piece, we talked to Colorado-based mixed media artist, Sarah Winkler, to get her take on the practice. Each section of Sarah Winkler’s mixed media landscape paintings […]
Gallery MAR on the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
December 9th, 2020
One year ago, the producers and cameras of Bravo’s show The Real Housewives, started filming in the Salt Lake and Park City areas — and we got to tag along for the ride, as they filmed one day at Gallery MAR. We have known the star Meredith Marks for several years (she owns a beautiful […]
R. Nelson Parrish: Hard Work and Magic
December 5th, 2020
Perhaps the most appropriate way to close the chapter of this rather chaotic year is with the work of R. Nelson Parrish in his latest show with Bridgette Meinhold, “Letters to the Universe.” Nelson Parrish’s wood and resin work aims to convey, through vivid color and expressive form, the intensified focus upon the present brought […]
Travel Art
November 23rd, 2020
Although we’ve been unable to travel as much as we might have liked to this year, we can take solace in the memories of our past travels and in the dreams of travels yet to come. It’s then no wonder that Architectural Digest reports an increased demand for travel-related art this year. As they write, […]
Our Artists’ Museum Exhibitions
November 17th, 2020
While we may be partial to a gallery setting, we love to see the other ways in which our artists’ exceptional work is recognized. As one of our new artists, Howard Hersh, eloquently articulates, “since artists work alone, and for their own pleasure, recognition in any way is gratifying and validates the artist’s work. A […]
Sustainable Fashion as Art
November 16th, 2020
By Victoria Slagel, Fine Art Consultant I’m constantly being asked in the gallery, “What makes art worthy of being good?” Of course there is the obvious explanation of composition, color choices, and complimentary imagery… but the real question that lingers, “What IS art?” While the masters of the old days would be turning in […]
Introducing Videographer Claire Wiley
November 12th, 2020
If you’ve ever seen one of our Gallery MAR artist videos, then you’ve seen first hand the talent of videographer Claire Wiley. Wiley, founder of the videography and photography company, Eclectic Brews Productions, pours a lifetime’s worth of passion and skill into each of her videos. Her videography allows us to travel the country and […]
Luminous Layers: Pamela Murphy
November 2nd, 2020
The incremental process of painter Pamela Murphy Sweet and a bit sentimental without being sappy, Pamela Murphy’s paintings are, mostly, a blast from the past – sometimes based on real people, sometimes entirely imagined. She starts with photos, usually vintage, and uses them to create paintings with many layers of paint that she scrapes […]