ART WALK Join more than 40 galleries...

ART WALK

Join more than 40 galleries throughout Laguna Beach on the first

Thursday of every month for a festive cultural evening from 6 to 9

p.m. Information: https://www.firstthursdays artwalk.com or (949)

497-0716. The next First Thursday Art Walk will take place from 6 to

9 p.m. on April 1.

*Notes galleries who participate in the First Thursday Art Walk.

NORTH COAST

HIGHWAY GALLERIES

*California Art Gallery

(949) 494-7270

305 N. Coast Highway, Suite A

Primary focus on early California watercolor artists. Also

featuring early historic California impressionists and two

contemporary oil painters; Liliana Simanton and Mark Geller.

*Gallery McCollum

(949) 497-4027

206 N. Coast Highway

Gallery McCollum specializes in original landscape paintings of

Italy and France, tropicals and local scenes. Group show featuring

Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, Michael Logan, David Solomon,

Lisa Kaspryzcki and Michael Obermeyer.

*Greenwood/

Chebithes Gallery

(949) 494-0669

330 N. Coast Highway

Featuring a two-person exhibition with Kenna Moser and Greg Skol.

*Laguna Art Museum

(949) 494-8971

307 Cliff Drive

Laguna Art Museum is opening two exhibitions Sunday, “Joseph

Raphael: American Expatriate -- Impressionist Paintings from the

Collection of Oscar and Trudy Lemer,” and Deborah Aschheim’s

site-specific installation based on neurobiology, with light as the

principal medium. Raphael is an American artist who spent 37 years in

Europe, never severing his connection to his country and hometown,

San Francisco. The exhibit is of 70 pieces that creates an

unprecedented opportunity to see various facets of Raphael’s persona,

his life’s work and what it means to be a California Impressionist.

There will be two lectures on each artist, call for information:

(949) 494-8971, ext. 0 or https://www.lagunaart museum.org.

*Laguna North Gallery

(949) 494-4324

376 N. Coast Highway

This month featuring acrylics by Chuck Best and watercolors by

Brian Norkaitis. Regularly featured artists: Bob Hall, Elaine

Ruettiger, plein air watercolors by Hedy Codner and Watercolorist

Brian Norkaitis, and oil painter Maggie Jamison.

*Len Wood’s

Indian Territory, Inc.

(949) 497-5747

305-D N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Walk in Beauty,” the history and evolution of the 19th

Century Navajo blanket.

*Lu Martin Galleries

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Featuring new works by California Impressionist Don Langford.

*Marion Meyer

Contemporary Art

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Desert Priestess of New Wave Plein Air” by Melissa

Battersby.

*Peter Blake Gallery

(949) 376-9994

326 N. Coast Highway

The Peter Blake Gallery on North Laguna’s historic Gallery Row has

been a definitive source for modern and contemporary art since 1992.

https://www.artscenecal.com/ pblake.html

*Quorum Art Gallery

(949) 494-4422

374 N. Coast Highway

The Quorum Gallery celebrating 40 years in Laguna Beach, exhibits

the works of twelve members and one guest artist. New member Sharyn

Evert paints children, historic buildings and ocean scenes in oil.

*Sandstone Gallery

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Featuring landscapes and architecture by Beverly Kadlec.

Watercolors by Shirley Amburgey and acrylics by Ann Marie de Jony.

Contemporary painters Judith Anton and Marta Whistler.

Schaar Galleries Ltd.

(949) 497-7289

484 N. Coast Highway

https://www.schaar galleries.com

*Studio 7 Gallery

(949) 497-1080

384B N. Coast Highway

Featuring works by artists in residence Eagle, Wade Weiderman and

Wodark.

*Deborah Carman Gallery

(949) 464-9709

305 N. Coast Highway

Featuring Debbie Carman, who draws, paints and sculpts whimsical

cats and dogs and colorful fine decorative sculpture.

*Whitney Gallery

(949) 497-4322

350 N. Coast Highway

https://www.marcwhitney.com

Featuring the works of prominent Marc Whitney, whose original

works reflect both East Coast and West Coast influences. Whitney’s

eclectic highly personal style encompasses such themes as figures,

landscapes, still life and interiors. The gallery also exhibits

sculptures and paintings by other artists.

CENTRAL

DOWNTOWN GALLERIES

Auster Studio/Gallery 133

(949) 494-9525

2405 Laguna Canyon Road

https://www.kenauster.com

Banking on Art at

Wells Fargo Bank

(949) 497-2234

260 Ocean Ave.

Banking On Art is proud to present Marsh Scott in a solo

exhibition of her paintings in oil, encaustic, and acrylic. Her

minimal, geometric paintings are rich in textures and painterly

gesture. Scott’s exhibition will be shown on the second balcony level

for the month of March. The gallery is directed by Fitz Maurice. The

Sawdust Festival and Festival of Arts are on continuous exhibit

through this program. For information, call (949) 497-2234.

Coffin/Fulton Fine Art

(949) 497-2214

301 Forest Ave.

Featuring plein air landscapes and figurative work of A. Jane

Fulton and Lesanne Pelle Coffin.

*Diane DeBilzan Gallery

(949) 494-5757

224 Forest Ave.

Diane DeBilzan Gallery features paintings by artist William

DeBilzan, bronze sculptures by Louis Longi and hand-carved spirit

poles by John Geldersma.

*Fingerhut Gallery

(949) 376-6410

210-A Forest Ave.

The gallery represents a collection of paintings, graphics and

sculptures by artists: Jiang, Toomalatai, Snowden, Barbara McCann,

Vanderween, Dr. Seuss, Wilkinson along with modern masters, including

Chagall, Picasso, Miro, Rembrandt and Matisse.

Forest Avenue Fine Art

(949) 376-4244

220 Forest Ave.

https://www.forestavenue fineart.com.

Exhibits continue with Alexander Volkov, Csaba Markus, Paige

Bradley, Alexandra Nechita, Frederick Hart, Siu Ho Lee and the Makk

Family.

*Harlow’s

(949) 376-6075

332, Suite 7 Forest Ave.

Featuring the opening of “New York Life: Images After the Fall” by

Gerard Van der Leun with his solo photography installation.

*Haupt Gallery

(949) 494-2486

750 S. Coast Highway

https://www.hauptart.com

The gallery features artwork by German born resident artist

Joachim Haupt. He is known for the modern abstract mixed-media

technique that he developed called “lacquer foil art,” representing

great diversity in artistic style and genre. The gallery also

features selective sculptures of internationally known artists, as

well as collectible art. Guest artists, Ronarong metal sculptures

including life-size “Predator.”

*Kaleidoscope Gallery

670 S. Coast Highway

(949) 715-2630

Featuring an exhibition of Michael Parkes’ Stone Lithographs.

*Laguna College

of Art & Design

(949) 376-6000

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

Featuring “Graphic Design Exhibition.”

https://www.lagunacollege.edu

Marshall Art Gallery

(949) 497-6715

357 S. Coast Highway

Marshall Galleries features California and International artists.

Robert White, Alexandru Darida, Debra Sievers, Arian, Ginger Cook.

Originals, Limited Editions, Sculptures.