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. Free shuttle service commences from the Laguna Art Museum 6:15

and runs until 9 p.m. Information: https://www.firstthursdays

artwalk.com or (949) 683-6871. The next First Thursday Art Walk will

take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on June 3.

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

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 “Canyon Artists Group Exhibit.”

Laguna Canyon Artists is the largest complex of professional artists

in Laguna Beach with the exhibit showing the variety of media and

diversity of the 20 artists on exhibit. 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.

Featuring a special master’s exhibition featuring an incredible

group of old master prints from the “Klob Collection.” Also

exhibiting rare etchings, engravings and woodcuts. 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. The

exhibit runs through April.

*Haupt Gallery

(949) 494-2486

750 S. Coast Highway

https://www.hauptart.com

New release of Joachim Haupt’s series “Movements into the New

Millenium” Sculptures by artist Prakasi.

*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

https://www.lagunacollege.edu

Featuring their Senior Graduate exhibit.

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.

McKeehan Art Gallery

(714) 883-3861

3295 Laguna Canyon Road Suite C at Stan Oaks

Exhibits feature flowers, landscapes, wildlife and portrait style

paintings in oil and pastels.

Miranda Galleries

(949) 497-4491

417 S. Coast Highway

Featuring the latest works by Michelle Samerjan. This

internationally acclaimed artist uses textiles collected from around

the world to create her three dimensional textural landscapes.

The gallery is one of Southern California’s premier contemporary

art galleries, featuring internationally renowned artist’s woks on

paper and canvas and multiple originals and sculpture. The gallery

specializes in unique art from figurative to landscapes to abstract

expressionism, featuring Arkhipov, Emannuel, Richard Hall, Royo,

Tuan, and recent works by gallery artists Henry Asencio, Michael

Flohr, Michelle Samerjan and others.

*Pacific Edge Gallery

(949) 494-0491

540 S. Coast Highway,

Suite 112 https://www.pacificedge gallery.com

Featuring Sandra Jones Campbell and her new show -- “Hipsters,

Tricksters, Coolcats, and Some Fancy Dancin.’”

*Pure Color

(949) 497-1129

570 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “Extreme Latitudes,” the photographic art work of Mike

Kelly.

Richard MacDonald Gallery and Sculpture Garden

(949) 497-4988

326 Glenneyre St.

Featuring “Celebrating Moore -- sculpture, drawings and graphics.”

*[seven-degrees]

(949) 376-1555

891 Laguna Canyon Road

https://www.seven-degrees.com

Featuring 7-degrees of separation, which opened May 20.

[seven-degrees] is a multi-media art and event venue that defines

experience. The technology equipped media lounge, an idea lab for the

promotion of artistic endeavor, the gallery and visiting artists

studios are open to the public.

*Sherwood Gallery

(949) 497-2668

460 S. Coast Highway

Featuring contemporary and progressive works of art. Representing

more than 30 artists in mixed media wall sculpture, paintings,

indoor/outdoor sculpture, functional art furniture and ceramics.

*Wentworth Gallery

(949) 376-3878

305 Forest Ave.

Features art by internationally acclaimed artists including Peter

Max, Howard Behrens, Charles Fazzino, Gary Benfield, Calman Shemi,

David Schluss and Janet Treby also including authenticated works by

Picasso, Miro, Chagall, Dali, Matisse and Renoir.

*William Merrill Gallery

611 S. Coast Highway

(949) 464-0067

Offering an international collection of original fine contemporary

art. The principle interest of the gallery is in reflecting the

diversity and creativity found in Contemporary Modern Art and

Sculpture.

*Win Henstock Gallery

(949) 376-5789

550 S. Coast Highway

Showing California impressionist paintings by Roger Armstrong,

Saim Caglayan, Calvin Liang, Win Henstock and Morgan Samuel Price.

European watercolors by John Yardley and oils by Bruce Yardley.

*World Treasures Gallery

(949) 376-8176

176 S. Coast Highway

Featuring art sculpture and unique furniture from Africa and Latin

America including Mata Ortiz Pottery, Shona Sculpture and Brazilian

furniture. Also showing works by Derek G. Hume Glaskin.

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 new paintings by Linda Christensen and Leslie Lusardi.

*Laguna Art Museum

(949) 494-8971

307 Cliff Drive

Laguna Art Museum opened two new exhibits: “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.

https://www.lagunaart museum.org.

*Laguna North Gallery

(949) 494-4324

376 N. Coast Highway

This month featuring oils by Jeanne Davis and watercolors by Yoko

Blake. Regularly featured artists: Bob Hall, Elaine Ruettiger, plein

air watercolors by Hedy Codner and Brian Norkaitis and oil painter

Maggie Jamison.

*Len Wood’s

Indian Territory, Inc.

(949) 497-5747

305-D N. Coast Highway

*Lu Martin Galleries

(949) 494-8074

372 N. Coast Highway

Featuring “Gerhard Ruhland, a new collection.”

*Marion Meyer

Contemporary Art

(949) 497-5442

354 N. Coast Highway

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is featuring California

neoimpressionist Nancy Pace’s premiere of “textural Fusion.” The

collection is on display through May 31. Also showing are works by

Eva Carter and sculpture by Jeff Day and Paul Braslow.

*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

Celebrating 40 years in Laguna Beach, the gallery exhibits the

works of twelve members and one guest artist. Newest member Marilyn

Thompson exhibits landscapes and portraits.

*Sandstone Gallery

(949) 497-6775

384A N. Coast Highway

Featuring “New Work” by Lynn Welker and Oriental artistry by guest

artist le thu hue.

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 Debby Carman, who draws, paints and sculpts whimsical

cats and dogs and unique colorful fine decorative sculpture.

*Whitney Gallery

(949) 497-4322

350 N. Coast Highway

https://www.marcwhitney.com

Featuring “Spring Show,” a collection of new works by Marc Whitney

and several other contemporary artists. Painter Ray Friesz

contributes several pieces, representing his more than 40 year

career.

SOUTH LAGUNA GALLERIES

*Bluebird Gallery

(949) 497-5377

1540 S. Coast Highway

The Bluebird Gallery has been specializing in California

impressionist paintings for more than 22 years.

*Cove Gallery

(949) 494-1878

1294 S. Coast Highway

Featuring watercolors of the tranquil sea by John McCarty and

mixed media works by Shirley Sullivan.

*DeRu’s Fine Arts

(949) 376-3785

1590 S. Coast Highway

Featuring “Laguna’s Early Art Colony,” with early California

Impressionist paintings by its founding members.

*Dy’Ans Bahram-B Gallery

(949) 581-9542

1273 S. Coast Highway

Featuring original works of Dy’An’s which includes seascapes,

desertscape and her framed Japanese Koi. Also displaying works by

national and international artists.

*The Esther Wells Collection

(949) 494-2497

1390 S. Coast Highway

“Still Life” An exhibition of still life works by gallery artists.

Introducing oil painter Nancy Carroll.

https://www.estherwells collection.com

*Fil Mottola Gallery

(949) 497-1050

1492 S. Coast Highway No. 8

Featuring American and European academician artists from the 19th

and 20th Century. Featured artist is Fil Mottola. Also featuring the

works of 65 international artists.

Gallery Grace

(949) 376-9951

1966 S. Coast Highway

https://www.gallery-grace.com

*Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery

(949) 376-7902

1550 S. Coast Highway

The gallery offers one of the world’s finest collection of

serpentine stone sculptures. Original one-of-a-kind sculpture by

internationally acclaimed artist Joseph Muzundoand Dominic Benhura.

The collection includes large contemporary works suitable for indoors

and outdoors. Also on exhibit are original contemporary oil paintings

from California and international artists.

*J. Kamin Fine Art

(949) 494-5076

1590 S. Coast Highway

Beginning 6 years of specializing in post World War II Russian

Impressionist paintings, contemporary American Impressionist

Jacqueline Kamin, Chinese master Shuqiao Zhou, sculptor Nari

Bagdagulyan and introducing contemporary American Impressionist Stacy

Kamin.

Li-Ying & Co.

(949) 376-0525

537 S. Coast Highway

Kaspin is back! Largest new collection of his original oil

paintings. Also featured this month is Robin Altman’s new collection

of prints and oils by Nancy Pace and Elaine Hughes.

*Lynn Peri

(949) 497-6690

1590 S. Coast Highway.

Featuring beautiful etchings by master Italian engravers. Our

artists employ century old techniques to create a unique perspective

of their subject, in styles ranging from precisely detailed to loose

and abstract. Also featuring custom bronze statuary and rare unique

decorative arts.

*Redfern Gallery

(949) 497-3356

1540 S. Coast Highway,

Suite 103 Featuring William Wendt, “The Dean of the Southern California

Artists.” Wendt’s dramatic images of the landscape are presented in

this exhibit of several major paintings that show the progression of

this important painter’s career