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 at
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 Aug. 5.
*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 a photography exhibition by
local photographer Milano Liberi. Liberi has a passion for travel and
exploration into western landscapes and likes to capture that in
black and white, responding to the natural beauty he immerses himself
in while studying nature. He likes to capture the west’s mountains,
deserts, canyons, rivers, waterfalls, lakes and coastline at specific
times of the year. The gallery is directed by Fitz Maurice. The
Sawdust Festival and Festival of Arts are on continuous exhibit
through this program. Information: (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.
The gallery features works by William DeBilzan.
*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.
*Haupt Gallery
(949) 494-2486
750 S. Coast Highway
https://www.hauptart.com
Featuring a special exhibition celebrating the gallery’s 6th
anniversary with Joachim Haupt’s new series, “Village.”
*Kaleidoscope Gallery
670 S. Coast Highway
(949) 715-2630
Featuring artists Christophe Vacher, Ilene Meyer, Tom Fagan and
Rob Gonsalves.
*Laguna College
of Art & Design
(949) 376-6000
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
https://www.lagunacollege.edu
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 a “Landscape Show” with recent works by Marko Mavrovich,
M.S. Park and Jeff Surret.
The gallery is one of Southern California’s premier contemporary
art galleries, featuring internationally renowned artists’ 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
Pacific Edge Gallery is dedicated to exclusively showing the
finest painters in Southern California. Beginning with contemporary
impressionist Maria Bertran, the gallery over the past 14 years has
added the enhanced realist painter of “Lightscapes” Tom Swimm, the
renowned plein-air painter John Cosby, the unique neo-expressionist
Sandra Jones Campbell and showcasing our newest artist, Brenda
Bredvik.
*Pure Color
(949) 497-1129
570 S. Coast Highway
Featuring powerful images of art in nature with the photographic
art work of Mike Kelly.
*Richard MacDonald Gallery and Sculpture Garden
(949) 497-4988
326 Glenneyre St.
https://www.richardmacdonald.
com
*[seven-degrees]
(949) 376-1555
891 Laguna Canyon Road
https://www.seven-degrees.com
Featuring local Laguna artist Jim Veal’s exhibition of original
oils.
[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
Introducing New York artist Hamilton Aguiar’s original oil
paintings along with several new artists in ceramics, glass and
sculpture. 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
Now under new ownership, the gallery features works of art from
around the world. Our collection consists of vibrant paintings,
contemporary sculpture, ceramics, functional art and furniture.
Featuring Contemporary ceramic work by Miguel Maldonado and Helio
Gutierrez.
NORTH COAST
HIGHWAY GALLERIES
*California Art Gallery
(949) 494-7270
305 N. Coast Highway, Suite A
Primary focus on early California watercolor artists.
Architectural oils by Beverly Kadlec and watercolor landscapes by
guest artist Margaret Bedell.
*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 Selene Santucci wooden figurative
sculpture by Joe Brubaker.
*Laguna Art Museum
(949) 494-8971
307 Cliff Drive
https://www.lagunaart museum.org
Laguna Art Museum is featuring: “Surf Culture Redux,” the links
between surfing and art are explored through works of art by surfers
and artists influenced by surfers. “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.
*Laguna North Gallery
(949) 494-4324
376 N. Coast Highway
This month featuring artists Jeanne Davis and Maggie Jamison.
*Len Wood’s
Indian Territory, Inc.
(949) 497-5747
305-D N. Coast Highway
Free appraisal night at next Art Walk Aug. 5. Bring in your Indian
made items and they will give you a free verbal appraisal of it just
like the “Antiques Road Show.”
*Lu Martin Galleries
(949) 494-8074
372 N. Coast Highway
Featuring original paintings by 10 regional and international
artists including still-life, landscapes, modern figurative,
seascapes and impressionism.
*Marion Meyer
Contemporary Art
(949) 497-5442
354 N. Coast Highway
Marion Meyer Contemporary Art is featuring paintings by Paula
Schoen, introducing Hunter Grayson and Georges Wenger.
*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
Featuring Iris Adam is a long time member of the gallery and will
be exhibiting her colorful “Asian Flare,” watercolors, landscapes and
florals.
*Sandstone Gallery
(949) 497-6775
384A N. Coast Highway
Featuring architectural oils by Beverly Kadlec and watercolor
landscapes by guest artist Margaret Bedell.
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 with artist painting demonstrations and live guitar
performance by Ed Krajec for Art Walk on Aug. 5.
*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 the works of prominent artist Marc Whitney, whose
eclectic, highly personal style encompasses such themes as figures,
interiors, landscapes and still life. Also exhibiting sculptures and
paintings by other artists.
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 new members exhibition of works by Brian Allan, Bill
Knauer, Joan Goodner and Sheryl Sauer.
*DeRu’s Fine Arts
(949) 376-3785
1590 S. Coast Highway
Featuring “Selection of Highlights from Our Early California
Impressionists,” and contemporary landscape artist David Chapple.
*Contemporary Chinese Fine Art
(949) 376-6799
1099 S. Coast Highway
Featuring top contemporary realist artists from Mainland China,
carrying only original oil paintings by masters of realism, including
still-lifes, figurative and landscapes.
*The Esther Wells Collection
(949) 494-2497
1390 S. Coast Highway
The gallery will be highlighting the various permanent artists and
their works.
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 Muzundo and 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
Presenting an important collection of post World War II Russian
Impressionism. Featuring plein air landscape, figurative and
industrial scenes by painters Nikolai Timkov, Alexi Belykh and
Vladimir Danilynuk with a reception on Aug. 5.
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 Albert Dudley Buchanan’s “Steel Fantasy,” his latest
contemporary, polished steel sculpture show. A Southern California
artist, his creations exemplify a simple beauty and grace in their
reflective angularity. The show runs through Aug. 15.
*Redfern Gallery
(949) 497-3356
1540 S. Coast Highway,
Suite 103 https://www.redferngallery.com
Village Gallery
(800) 546-5233
502 S. Coast Highway
The gallery features original pieces and limited editions of work
by Sam Park, Cao Yong and Steve Barton. A collection of work by
artist Stephen Shortridge is on exhibit.
*Vladimir Sokolov Gallery
(949) 494-3633
1540 S. Coast Highway
Sokolov Gallery has been doing business in Laguna Beach since
1980. It features unique mixed-media collage and acrylic paintings by
Vladimir Sokolov, acrylic paintings by Alaexander Sokolov and
laminated acrylic sculptures by Vasa.
*Watercolor Gallery
(949) 494-8838
1492 S. Coast Highway, No. 7
Introducing new artist Barbara Stutheit and her paintings of
Tuscany.
*Wendt Gallery
(949) 497-4292
1550 S. Coast Highway, Suites 101 and 102
https://www.wendtgallery.com
Featuring their 2nd annual Young Artist Show, featuring the
brightest new talent under the age of 30.
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