M Stark Gallery features contemporary fine art that evokes the spirit of the West Coast.
Don't miss this excellent interview of Gyongy Laky Studio, conducted by Emily Wilson of the Art is Awesome podcast. We were honored to feature a survey of Laky's work in the gallery last spring. Check it out!
In this Episode of Art is Awesome, Host Emily Wilson spends time with Hungarian born & renowned textile sculptor Gyöngy Laky.
Congrats to Birgitta Bower on this excellent profile by PUNCH Magazine's .harlow. We have a few pieces left from Bower's solo show, go to mstarkgallery.com/bower to see availability and prices.
Wild And Wooly World - Birgitta Bower
Half Moon Bay just listed as one of the "Best Small Towns in Northern California for a Weekend Retreat" by Worldatlas.com, and M Stark Gallery named as a must-see gallery. Thanks, World Atlas!
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/the-best-small-towns-in-northern-california-for-a-weekend-retreat.html
Congratulations to Sam Perry for this excellent review by DeWitt Cheng in Visual Art Source/ Democracy Chain. The focus of the piece, Perry's new solo show "Folds" is on view at Rena Bransten Gallery through September 7
This Week: Reviews and Commentary by David S. Rubin, Mark Van Proyen, and Michael Shaw July 20, 2024 PRESENTED BY VISUAL ART SOURCE, THE DEMOCRACY CHAIN and FABRIK This Week's Contents (scr
Coming September! Ethereal dirtscapes by Half Moon Bay artist Susan Combs Carkeek-Harris. Read about her work in our recent newsletter:
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Proud to be part of the Downtown Half Moon Bay Where's Waldo tradition! Thanks for including me, Ink Spell Books! And congrats on TWELVE years of Waldo!
About 1,500 people have been busy lately looking for Waldo - the famous chap in a red and white-striped shirt - in businesses throughout downtown Half Moon Bay.
Docent-led Walking Tour of Historic Buildings Along Half Moon Bay’s Main Street
Proud to be one of PUNCH Magazine's {quickpicks} art picks for the month of July! From the editors: "Commune with creatives in Half Moon Bay at "Greetings from the SF Peninsula," a group exhibition where established and emerging artists showcase their talents at M Stark Gallery, July 20 - September 1."
Brian Bounds
Sandi Daroza
Oscar Lopez Art
Sam Perry
Jennifer Roberts Almodova
Jane Rosenscarpaceshintani
https://www.journalgraphicsdigitalpublications.com/36Media/2024/PunchMagazineJuly2024/
Click here to read our latest newsletter and all about the new show!
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Join us in the gallery this Sunday 1-4 to celebrate our new exhibition featuring fiber art by Birgitta Bower aka Wild and Wooly World. Check out this great article about the artist in the Coastside News:
For the past 15 years, El Granada resident Birgitta Bower, a native of Sweden, has explored the artistic medium of felting. A selection of her works depicting Coastside scenes is
We're excited for the unveiling of Oscar Lopez Art's at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, titled "Your Food, My Work, Our Land." We'll be there on Thursday, May 30 at 5pm! The mural honors farm workers of Half Moon Bay and other agricultural communities in California. Lopez will have a solo exhibition at M Stark Gallery opening February 2025.
The Director of Arts Programming & Partnerships from the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture and Artist Oscar Lopez joined host Jessica Wills to share about the Fort Mason Center Spring Ar…
Last weekend! Last chance to see Gyöngy Laky’s solo exhibition “Invent!” Saturday May 25 & Sunday May 26 in Half Moon Bay. Pictured: Gyöngy Laky, Midnight in the 6th, 2018, apple, acrylic paint, screws, plastic animals, 38 x 19 x 2.5 inches.
Gyongy Laky
Gyongy Laky Studio
So nice to see everyone who came for Gyongy Laky Studio’s remarks about her show at the gallery today, May 11! Loved seeing old friends and making new ones too! And… the tea about “Laura’s Quilt”!!!! Sign up for invitations to events at mstarkgallery.com/connect
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Another must-see when you visit the Coastside, about 20 minutes north of Downtown Half Moon Bay
The incomparable Devil’s Slide Trail is an easy walk just over a mile on old Highway 1, on a paved path ideal for kids, bikes, dogs and families.
For artists… great event coming up sponsored by our fellow Downtown Half Moon Bay gallery Mirada ART on Main St. Register today!
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Installation view of Ethan Estess Art+Design's solo exhibition, Tradewinds, on view through Saturday, November 5. #tradewinds #installationview #reclaimedfishingrope #assemblage #wishyouwerehere
Heads up, we're closed October 14 & 15, the weekend of the 51st Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival. But you should still come to town because 275 of America’s top artists and craft makers will be showcasing their latest work at this nationally renowned festival. We're going to be out and about enjoying the fair, just like you! If we're not at the pie-eating contest or pumpkin carving station, you can find us enjoying the scene in lounge chairs on the front porch of the gallery. See you on Main Street! #pumpkinmania #pumpkinfestival #halfmoonbay #mainstreet #smalltownusa
Friday open house 430-6! Thanks to our neighbor Sacrilege Brewery + Kitchen for the refreshments. Stop by before 6 this afternoon and catch a sneak preview of our new exhibition, solo show by Susan Parker. The official opening date is Saturday 7/22, with a reception for the artist from 2-4 (and regular business hours 12-5). See you then!
Get ekphrastic! Announcing a creative writing contest featuring the sculpture of Jerry Barrish According to the Getty Museum, ekphrastic poetry has come to be defined as poems written about works of art; however, in ancient Greece, the term ekphrasis was applied to the skill of describing a thing with vivid detail. Submit an original poem or short story in English to M. Stark Gallery, keep reading for details on how to win (https://www.mstarkgallery.com/connect) Write about any sculpture(s) by Jerry Ross Barrish on our website mstarkgallery.com/jerryrossbarrish between now and March 25. Grand prize is $100. We’ll share all finalists’ submissions with the M. Stark Gallery community on social media, on our website, and with local press. #artislife #creativewriting #getekphrastic #storytelling
Yesterday my elementary school art teacher called to congratulate me on the upcoming opening of M Stark Gallery! Mary Hill Swope was my art teacher from kindergarten through eighth grade. Her classroom was a magical place of cubbyholes, flat files, kilns, and a mysterious box labeled Found Objects filled with things like corks, screws, nails, nabobs of wood, empty spools, etc. We wore our fathers’ worn-out button-down shirts backwards as painting smocks. The power of art first struck me when I brought home "Black Cat," 1978, 12” x 10.5”, Cray-pas pastel and watercolor on paper. Carefully rolled to make the trip home, you can still see the creases. My parents made a huge deal about it and loved it so much they had it FRAMED. I was in 1st grade. "Claws" has always been on the wall everywhere I’ve lived; now it’s in my daughter’s room. In 1979 the second of my two masterpieces was created: "Rainbow," acrylic linocut print on paper, 12” x 9”. I found it in my father’s files after he died, and I framed it myself. From my Ruscha period. Mary H. Swope is still an important person in my life. I see her often at art openings and other alumnae events. I have a piece of her work in my personal collection: Polaroid 12-21 “Geo. Marine Biol,” from a 2012 series of Seinfeld episode TV screen shots, which I can now see is a precursor of digital memes, she was ahead of her time on many fronts. There are a few from the series still available on the secret menu at Open-Editions #artinschools #mentors #inspiration #kidart #artteachersrock #buyart #thepowerofart
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