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Kimball Art Center’s Art Starts Here Gala
May 2nd, 2018
The Art Starts Here Gala committee has designed an innovative and inspiring evening that highlights the importance of the arts and the critical role Kimball Art Center plays in fostering our cultural community.
Stories from Ten Years: 2009
April 30th, 2018
Since 2009, we have sold too many of his gorgeous paintings to count, and I have added another piece to my own collection as well. I love learning from this artist and working together to try out new ideas.
Leading us to the Light: Cairns by R. Nelson Parrish
April 21st, 2018
I was most excited to see a new series of sculptures that are Parrish’s signature BioResin and wood. This time, the sourced wood was flown from his home-town in Alaska. The sculptures are layered with heavily grained wood and deep, translucent centers of BioResin in a variety of colors.
Gallery MAR Paints a Ten
April 21st, 2018
“Many of the artists from the very beginning are still with us,” she said. “When I started, I represented 15 artists. Now there are 32, and out of them, seven have been with me from the beginning.”
What’s a “Flitch”?
April 4th, 2018
One definition of a flitch is a longitudinal cut from a trunk of a tree. To the Santa Barbara artist, R. Nelson Parrish, this natural form has inspired another idea — hanging sculpture layered with jewel-toned colors and encased in resin — voila!
Shawna Moore – 2018 Encaustic Workshop
March 21st, 2018
Join Gallery MAR artist Shawna Moore for her one-and-only encaustic workshop of 2018, in Telluride, Colorado.
“TIME” Exhibition by Shawna Moore + R. Nelson Parrish
March 15th, 2018
When shapes blur into abstract forms and colors flash in the blink of an eye, encaustic artist Shawna Moore and mixed media artist R. Nelson Parrish are at the height of inspiration. Through their work, time slows and is compressed into reflection and appreciation of one singular, yet layered moment in time.
Three Rings — Jamie Burnes’ Latest Monumental Artwork
March 15th, 2018
New to the gallery is a series of concentric circles from New Mexico-based artist Jamie Burnes. This series beautifully exhibits the artist’s recent turn to finished and polished CorTen steel on his work.
Stories from Ten Years: 2018
March 11th, 2018
This is the first installment of Stories from Ten Years: blogs about special paintings, collectors, and unexpected situations. We will start with 2018, the year that we opened.
“AfterEarth” Film Screening at Gallery MAR
March 2nd, 2018
Gallery MAR is proud to have hosted the gorgeously crafted, inspiring film “AfterEarth,” presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center on January 23rd during the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.