After ten years of running a gallery, showcasing artists, building a following and maintaining a solo art career, you learn a few things in the art world. The reason we start with an invitation to the artists (with a prompt), is not because we are “gatekeepers”, but because wee feel beholden to sell the work of hardworking artists within a framework designed for the partnering non-profit. Recognizing that some themes that were used previously to attract newer audiences may ha

Having to deliver less than pleasant news to an artist is the worst part of gallery life. It’s similar to three cracked eggs upon opening the new carton. But sometimes a mess becomes an omelet. When Jamie Azevedo’s “paper dolls” project was shy one point away from winning the Up For Grabs , we knew we had to honor her lyrically morphic photographs of the divine feminine. Hatching the idea of offering her a show for Art Family Values to include her illustrator husband Lino, sh

Knowing that we always wanted to do a series of shows that showcased artists that are related, we needed a thread to initiate a campaign. Despite the duality of the artist’s styles, there is a connectivity from shared experiences that display color, form and composition. This becomes a visual conversation between people who know each other in closer ways than the viewer. But with so many different artists for the 2026 lineup, the connecting throughline became Art Family Value