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Snow College Student Show
April 17th, 2016
Last week, owner Maren Mullin (I) had the honor of selecting the juror’s awards for the annual Snow College art show, and speaking to their art students. I rarely have the time and opportunity to speak about my career, but always relish the opportunity to share my background with students.
Glassblowing — An Ancient Art Continues Through The Ages
April 8th, 2016
What is it about glass that entrances us? Visit a glory hole (glass blowing studio) and you will find yourself captivated. Watching the glassblower is mesmerizing, as hypnotic as watching a snake or a fire, and everyone that visits Gallery MAR is intrigued by the glass art of Colorado sculptor Jared Davis.
Jylian Gustlin, Stanford Medical Center
April 4th, 2016
Our artist Jylian Gustlin recently installed a new painting at the Stanford Medical Center. In total, they commissioned four paintings from this Bay-area artist, one of which you can see above. The Medical Center’s designer (unrelated to Gallery MAR) had seen Gustlin’s work previously, and decided that they were the perfect works for this special […]
The Blackest Black
March 23rd, 2016
By Eileen Treasure, Fine Art Consultant “The Queen of all colors is black.” -Pierre-Auguste Renoir Recently, controversy arose over a new black paint—the blackest black ever — has risen. Vantablack, the new pigment, absorbs 99.96% of light. It was developed to disguise satellites and fighter jets. A crumpled piece of tin foil covered with a […]
Tips for Choosing Art
March 20th, 2016
Unless you’re an art curator, gallery owner, or artist, chances are that buying art does not come very naturally to you. A few weeks ago during a visit to artist
Nina Tichava Solo Show – Park City
March 16th, 2016
We are excited to announce our first solo show for Nina Tichava, New Mexico mixed media artist. The artist’s most recent paintings are visual poems devoted to the Aspen tree, perfect for our area.
Color My World
March 14th, 2016
I love color. I am happiest when skies are blue and colors pop. I feel healthiest when my cheeks are rosy and my eyes sparkle. I salivate over food that has color, shape and texture. I wear color every day and it makes me feel good.
We all Wear Masks
March 6th, 2016
Joe Norman has just graced us with a new series of sculptural artwork for our show (opening this Friday) entitled “Taking Shape.”
Best Seat in the House: The Eames Lounge Chair
February 27th, 2016
Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman at Gallery MAR In our Park City gallery, we get a lot of questions about our furniture, and one chair in particular certainly takes center stage… and also takes lots of weary feet and elevates them! Fine Art Consultant Eileen Treasure delves into the history of the chair in this […]
Nurtured by Nature – Matt Flint
February 26th, 2016
To study the paintings of Matt Flint is to step into a great American novel like Call of the Wild by Jack London.