Reno art galleries engage, enlighten and entertain

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 St
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 322-8896

The Artists Co-op Gallery of Reno displays paintings from many fine artists as well as pottery, baskets and other handmade items. All art is "original" and done by local artists. Business hours are from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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.

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.

Northwest Reno Gallery

2325 Robb Dr.
Phone: (775) 787-4100
Director: Jill Berryman
Hours: Sunday, Monday, Friday, noon – 5 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.;
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 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.

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.

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.

River Gallery
135 No. Sierra St., Suite 2A
Phone: (775)324-2298
Owners: Alejandra Carpenter
Website: www.geocities.com/therivergallery
Hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon – 4 p.m.
Size: 1,500 sq.feet

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.

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

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.


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.

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.

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.