Reno art galleries engage, enlighten and entertain
Gallery guide to Reno's vibrant art scene
Marnie McArthur, reno.com, tahoe.com March 1, 2008
Reno is Art Town any day of the year. Dozens of art galleries, ranging from 200 to 8,000 square feet, exhibit works by emerging and established artists, local, regional, national and international. See our local galleries. Get inspired.
Alexandratos Gallery Museum Towers Inside Paisan’s Deli 100 Liberty St., Suite 150 Phone: (775) 762-4811 Owner: Stephanie Tsanas artnevada@gmail.com Website: www.art-nv.com Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Size: 200 sq. feet.
The gallery features an eclectic blend of original fine art by new and established but undiscovered artists from the Nevada area and the American West. The premier Midwest artist is painter Joseph Alexander whose work includes wildlife and landscape as well as a blending of geometric shapes and abstract backgrounds. Artist receptions are held the first Thursday of each month from 4 to 7 p.m.
Artists Co-Op of Reno 627 Mill Street Phone: (775) 322-8896 Owner: 20-member co-op governed by a Board of Directors Hours: Monday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Size: 1,000 sq. feet
ACR is the oldest continuously-operating co-operative gallery in Nevada opened in July 1966. It still occupies the 19th Century French Hand Laundry building on May Street. Original works by 20 local artist members, including oil painting, watercolor, pastels, pen and ink, pencil, mixed media, and photography depict many local and regional themes.
The gallery also exhibits unique pottery, baskets, jewelry, fabric, gourds and Nevada-themed books. Monthly shows include “meet the artists” public receptions and introductions of guest artists. Any day, visitors are greeted by a member artist and given a guided tour of the gallery, if desired. The co-op is limited to 20 members at a time. Guest artists who wish to participate should contact the gallery.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 1-31 “Year-End Sale” Paintings, art supplies and books.
• Feb. 1 – 29 “Wild Horses of Hidden Valley” A portion of the proceeds benefit the Hidden Valley Wild Horse Fund. Reception Feb. 3, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• March 1 – 31 “Photo Fandango II” Second invitational photography show with outstanding local photographers. Reception March 2, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• April 1 – 31 “For the Love of Nevada” Painting and metal sculpture by Cheryln and Ralph Bennett. Reception April 6, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
• May 1 – 30 “Tibet/China – An artistic View” local artists depicting scenes of their latest Travels to Tibet & China. Featured artists: Al Ferrand, Carol Neel, Penny Pemberton, Jean Braden, Caren Bechtold, Ethel Tishchler, Peggy Herrick, Paulette Bernson, Judy Nicolino, Lois Pierson. Reception: May 4, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Art Source 9748 S. Virginia St. (near WinCo, next to Sherman Williams) Phone: (775) 828-3525 Owner: Christel Citko Website: www.artsourcereno.com Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Size: 8,000 sq. feet
Art Source is more than a gallery, it's a resource for artists, students, art collectors, and the design community. Along with a museum size inventory of paintings, sculpture and glass, including, American landscapes, Western scenes, European etchings, and Asian artwork, Art Source offers a custom framing center featuring “Picture It First,” museum and conservation framing, art commissions, art search and acquisition, picture hanging services, indoor signs and sports keepsakes.
The gallery has a young collectors program where start-up collectors may acquire pieces at special pricing. Owner Cristel Citko’s philosophy is to promote art for everyone and the gallery does not feature shows by individual artists.
Catherine Bouwer Fine Art Gallery, hosted by Consuelo 945 Morrill Hall Court Phone: (775) 762-3601 Owner: Consuelo Website: www.cbgalleryreno.com Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and by appointment Size: 1,100 sq. feet
This independent gallery, located in a remodeled portion of the owner’s home, offers a unique perspective from which to view art. It features local and original paintings and sculpture, indoor and out, Raku pots, large Oribe pottery, neon and metal art work.
The CB Gallery offers Certificates of Authenticity and “Track your Investments," a way to check on your artist’s current value in the market. Artist/owner Consuelo came to Reno from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She opened the gallery in early 2007.
Consuelo also curates exhibits at various locations around Reno including the Art Gallery and Dreamer’s and the Silver Peak Restaurant and Brewery.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events at the CB Gallery: • Now through Jan. 15, an exhibit of more than 100 pieces by 50 local artists, including interactive sculpture, large Oribe pottery, paintings and more.
Dreamer’s Coffee House and Art Gallery 17 S. Virginia St. Phone: (775)322-8040 Contact/curator: Consuelo (775) 762-3601 Website: www.dreamerscoffeeandart.com
This large, comfortable coffee house features rotating art shows, artists’ receptions, large neon and metal sculptures, paintings and photography. Artists who would like to submit work for consideration should visit the website for instructions.
ClayNichols 106 California St., Phone: (775) 324-0505 Owners: Jackie Clay and Jean Nichols Website: www.claynichols.com Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Holiday hours through December Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday -Sunday, 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Size: 1,000 sq. feet
Clay Nichols offers a hand-selected assortment of curated art, jewelry, home accessories, furnishings and vintage gifts. Jean Nichols, a former history museum curator and director, and Jackie Clay, an avid traveler with a wide range of interests, are co-owners of the store, which opened in 2005. Clay Nichols holds programs and workshops along with select art exhibits that create a salon-like environment.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 11 – March 1 – Paintings and painted furniture by Sidne Teske ; Opening reception, Friday, Jan.11, 5 – 7 p.m.
Front Door Gallery and McNamara Gallery University of Nevada Reno Church Fine Arts Building Phone: (775) 784-6658 Director: Primarily student-run with oversight from Sheppard Gallery Director Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
These two galleries are hallway spaces in the UNR Fine Arts Building. They feature primarily student art work of varying mediums and are also used for faculty and curated exhibitions. The galleries are always open and free to the public during normal school hours.
Grayspace 26 Cheney St. (between S. Virginia St. and Center) Owner: Sara Gray (775) 786-2346 Website: www.grayspacegallery.com Hours: Thursday noon – 3 p.m.; Sat, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and by appointment Size: 600 sq. feet
Grayspace is a contemporary and conceptual gallery located in a remodeled 1930's duplex. It focuses on professional exhibitions from both national and regional emerging artists. Owner Sara Gray is a photography and video graduate of UNR. She managed the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery and worked for the Capital City Arts Initiative in Carson City before opening Grayspace in June 2007.
The gallery features six exhibitions a year with artists chosen each fall by a curatorial committee.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 17 – Feb. 22 Bobby Lukas, painting and installations. Reception: Thursday, Jan. 17, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
• March 13 – April 18 John Yoyogi Fortes, painting and video. Reception: Thurs, Mar 13, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
• May 8 – June 13 “Cutism” Painting and ceramic sculpture, featuring Rebekah Bogard, Ahren Hertel, Jason Huff, and Melissa Jones. Reception: Thursday, May 8, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
The Northwest Reno Library Gallery exhibits emerging and established artists who are on the cutting edge. The gallery is funded by the Friends of Washoe County Libraries and Somersett Development and is managed by Sierra Arts.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Now – Jan. 4 “Lyrical Abstraction,” oil paintings of Lars Johnson
Metro Gallery 1 East First St. Phone: (775) 329-2787 Director: Jill Berryman Website: www.sierra-arts.org Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Located in the lobby of the Reno City Hall, Metro Gallery exhibits emerging and established artists who are on the cutting edge. The gallery is funded by the City of Reno and managed by Sierra Arts.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Now – Jan. 11 "Celeritas," a solo exhibition of vibrant photographic prints by Murray Hidary
• Jan. 14 – March 7 George LeMaitre’s “Oil Cans – an Iconic Form,” sculpture and paintings.
Record Street Café 945 Record Street (south side of UNR campus) Phone: (775) 329 -7227 Manager: Sean O’Hair Website: www.myspace.com/recordstreetcafe Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Size: 400 sq. feet
This small café is a hang-out for the college crowd and other artsy types and those who are young-at-heart. The walls are covered with work from emerging artists in Northern Nevada and currently feature oil paintings by the region’s illest 'graff writers.
Richardson Gallery 3670 S. Virginia St. Phone: (775) 828-0888; 1-800-628-0928 Owner: Mark Richardson Website: www.richardsonfineart.com Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Size: 3,750 sq. feet
Art collector and dealer Mark Richardson has assembled a plethora of art from around the world under one roof. The collection includes all subjects and styles, the work of more than 100 artists, and an inventory of nearly 3,500 art works, including old masters and chic conceptual creations. Custom framing is available. The gallery also has a display booth in the baggage claim area of the Reno-Tahoe International airport.
Much of the art in River Gallery is the work of painter and owner Alejandra Carpenter, a native of Honduras who opened the gallery in 2004. In addition to Carpenter, featured artists include Rolland Carlson, Scott Thompson as well as young, local artist Tony Lee.
Art works include painting, color and black and white photography, glass art, and sculpture. Carpenter’s studio is in the gallery and visitors may see her working.The gallery also includes a full custom frame shop.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: River Gallery participates in the Reno Wine Walk, the third Saturday of every month from 2 – 5 p.m. Those who come to the gallery to purchase their wine glass and map for the event may receive a hand painted wine glass at no additional charge while supplies last.
Sierra Arts Gallery and Arts in Education Gallery 17 South Virginia St. Phone: (775) 329-2787 Director: Jill Berryman Website: www.sierra-arts.org Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The Sierra Arts Gallery is located in the historic Riverside Hotel now known as the Riverside Artist Lofts. The gallery shows cutting-edge emerging and established artists selected through calls for artists through Sierra Arts.
Sierra Arts conducts an arts education program and exhibits of approximately 20 pieces of student art that rotate every two months in the Arts in Education Gallery, adjacent to the main gallery. The Arts in Education program was established in 1977 and currently serves 63 elementary schools in the Washoe County District. Approximately 240 students experience hands-on instruction in one of a variety of arts disciplines each year.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Now through Jan. 11 “A Possible Unknown Civilization,” Patricia Fietta’s artistic interpretation of archeology
• Jan. 14 – March 6 Peter Goin’s “Contested Places,” photography. Reception: Jan. 18, 5 – 7 p.m.
Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery University of Nevada Reno Church Fine Arts Bldg, 162 (north end of the building) Phone: (775) 784-6658 Director: Marjorie Vecchio Website: www.unr.edu/art Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Size: 2,000 sq. feet
The Sheppard Gallery began in 1960 and has remained one of the only professional, contemporary art galleries in Nevada that is not commercially dependent.
Lecture halls, lab areas, classrooms and studios are in direct proximity to the gallery as are three student exhibition spaces: McNamara Gallery, Front Door Gallery, and Investment Gallery, a new gallery located in the Cashiers Office next door to the Church Fine Arts Building.
Educational programs include classes and public lectures, workshops, school tours, and commissions with a local youth video production company, Project Moonshine. Gallery Director
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 7 – Jan. 23 2000 Square-feet: Experimental Curatorial Lab, featuring the Exhibition Bringing Background Home, Closing reception: Jan. 23, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• Jan. 30 – Feb. 8 Valentine Auction: Show us what you got, Show us the lo Auction: Feb. 8, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• Feb. 26 – April 4 Walker and Walker Opening lecture with artists: Feb. 28, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.; reception 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
• April 17 – April 25 Annual Student Art Club Exhibition, juror to be announced Opening lecture by juror: April 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m.; reception 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
South Valleys Library, John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Art Gallery 15650A Wedge Parkway Phone: (775) 851-5190 Director: Jill Berryman Website: www.sierra-arts.org Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The John Ben Snow Memorial Trust Art Gallery exhibits emerging and cutting edge artists. The gallery is funded by the Friends of Washoe County and the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust and is managed by Sierra Arts.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 7 – March 7 “Facial Paradox” paintings by Rob Brown, Natacha Sperka and Julie Steiner
Stremmel Gallery 1400 S. Virginia St. Phone: (775) 786-0558 Owners: Peter and Turkey Stremmel Website: www.stremmelgallery.com Hours: Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Size: 5,000 sq.ft
Stremmel Gallery was founded in 1969 as a fine art gallery specializing in contemporary paintings, drawings and sculpture by mid-career and established American and European artists.
Located in an architecturally award-winning building, the gallery offers a full range of client services, including conservation framing, restoration of paintings, and resale or direct purchase of single pieces or entire collections of important contemporary and modern work.
The gallery is connected with the educational programs of the UNR, TMCC and Nevada Museum of Art. Exhibiting artists are often professors and lectures at Universities in the US and abroad. Although the gallery is not accepting new artists at this time, they are willing to review new work.
Portfolios of no more than 20 slides and 20 printed images should be mailed with a return envelope. No CDs are accepted.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Through Jan. 5 Oils and pastels by Wolf Kahn
• Jan. 31 – Feb. 29 “Silent Thunder, " paintings and sculpture by Danaë Anderson, Kenzi Shiokava and Tom Uttech. Reception: Jan. 31, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• April 2008 Charles Arnoldi and Roger Berry
• May 2008 Bill Braun, Sharon Maczko, and Michael Oatman
Truckee Meadows Community College Art Galleries 7000 Dandini Blvd. Phone: (775) 674-7698 Website: www.tmcc.edu/artgalleries Hours: Main Art Gallery. Monday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Red Mountain and Photo/Print Gallery. Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
The Main Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the V. James Eardley Student Services Center. The Red Mountain Galleries are located on the third floor of the Red Mountain Bldg. Artist receptions are held on the first or second Tuesday of the month from September through December and February through May. Check the online calendar for information.
Truckee River Gallery 11 North Sierra St. #100 (on the Riverwalk next to Riverside Theater) Phone: (775) 324-1105 Owner: Mark Hammon Website: www.TruckeeRiverGallery.com Hours: Wednesday – Friday, 4 – 7 p.m.; Saturday, 2 – 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 – 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday by appointment Size: 250 sq. feet
Reno’s newest contemporary fine art gallery opened in August 2007. Owner Mark Hammon is a regional landscape photographer, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area.
The gallery exhibits oil and acrylic paintings, sculpture, photography, watercolor, jewelry and other disciplines. Additional wall space in the small gallery is created with 60-inch by 8-foot hanging cloth panels. Featured artists include Bart McCoy, Carina, Eric Holland, Mark Hammon, Mike Callahan, Naomi Nickerson, Pat Wallis, and Tia Flores.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: Jan. 3 – 20 Pat Wallis shows a rang of paintings including copper plates; Opening reception: Jan. 5, 3 – 7 p.m.
Wildflower Village (Including Open Door Gallery, Chapel Gallery and Eagles Nest Trading Post) 4275 – 4395 W. Fourth St. Phone: (775) 787-3769 Pat Campbell Cozzi
Owners, Eagles Nest: Pan and Julie Phones: (775) 813-4159, (775) 229-3265 Website: www.wildflowervillage Hours: Open door and chapel galleries, Noon – 6 p.m., Monday – Sunday
Eagles Nest Noon – 4 p.m. through December January 2008 and on: Friday– Monday, noon – 4 p.m.
Open Door Gallery 2,500 sq. ft.; Chapel Gallery 1,500 sq. ft.; Eagles Nest, 600 sq ft.
Wildflower Village is an artists’ haven and one-of-a-kind art experience.
Housed in an old motel and adjacent buildings are three art galleries, a coffee house, wedding chapel, meeting spaces, and much more.
Owner Pat Campbell Cozzi established the Village in 1994. She put out a call for artists and opened the first gallery, The Open Door, in 2002.
Up to a dozen artists live and work on the property and more than 75 artists overall exhibited in the galleries. Art work includes an extensive collection of glass art, painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, textiles, mixed media and a collection of rock 'n' roll posters and memorabilia from the 1960s and '70s housed in the Chapel Gallery.
Many of the artists-in-residence offer classes and the Village hosts workshops and retreats, including a conference for Art Educators held every other year.
Eagles Nest Trading Post is the newest addition to the Village galleries. Artist/owners Pan and Julie display authentic Native American crafts and Raku pottery.
Current and Upcoming Shows and Events: • Jan. 19 5 – 8 p.m. Penultimate Saturday artist reception: John Badwell, painting.
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