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June 1st - June 14th
​2026

Weekly Featured Content

James David Thomas
​Fine Art

Website
https://jamesdavidthomas.artspan.com/carousel.php?galleryID=302907

Bill  Battaglia
CRE A T I O N S

email: [email protected]
https://billbattagliacreations.com/

Michael Thompson
Abstract Art

https://mlt.artspan.com/home

Stephen M. Russ 
Fine Art
​
https://www.stephenmruss.com/home

Christopher Roche
Fine Art

https://www.christopherocheart.com/

​Maria DeFranco
Sculpture

https://www.defrancoartworks.com/

Doug Stuckle
​Fine Art

https://www.dougstuckleart.com/

Michelle Soslau 
​Fine Art

https://michellesoslau.artspan.com/

Nina Clayton
​Art
​
https://www.nclaytonart.com/home

Antje Roitzsch

Multi Media Art 

https://www.instagram.com/visualartsmaine/

VisualArtsMaine.com
touching the heart through
Sculpture, Jewelry, 
Author of the book:
"Art to Touch the Heart" an artistic journey
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Featured Artist

Lisa Dombek
​
https://www.lisadombek.com/home

[email protected]

https://theumva.org/member_artist_page/lisa-dombek/

Instagram Account:  lifeisartful
Facebook Art Account: https://www.facebook.com/DombekArt/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.dombek.5/
Listed American Artist with the ARS/NY:   https://www.arsny.com/

Holly L. Smith

https://www.hollylsmith.com/home

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/hollylsmithart/

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/hollylsmithart/

Karen Munday

https://kmunday.artspan.com/carousel.php

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/dkmunday4555/

Alvin Ouellet 
Fine Art

https://www.alvinouellet.com/home

Patty Neal 
Fine Art

https://www.pattyneal.com/home

 Aaron Schwartz
Fine Art

https://aaronschwartzart.com/
https://fineartamerica.com/art/aaron+schwartz

Peter Kluge
1945  - 2018​
​
​petergustavkluge.artspan.com/home
www.petergustavklugeasf.com/about-the-artist

 Xevi Solà, Endless Sun-days

OPERA GALLERY NEW YORK

12 February - 07 March 2026

Loretta Hamilton
Watercolors

www.lorettasgallery.artspan.com
@lorettasgallery
[email protected]

Pamela Larsson-Toscher

Pamela Larsson-Toscher art page fb
Plt47 instagram
 plt2.artspan.com

Michelle Kinnaird Art
​
https://cajunmk.artspan.com/home

Chad Gennuso 

https://gennusostudio.artspan.com
https://www.tiktok.com/@gennuso.studio
https://linktr.ee/gennuso.studio
[email protected]​

Sandee Johnson ​Fine Art
​
https://www.sandeejohnson.net/

Denise Henderscheid
​Seaworthy Art

https://www.seaworthyart.com

Marina Goldberg Fine Art

https://www.marinagoldberg.com/home

Linda Adler
​
Website: https://www.lindaadlerart.com
Insta:  https://www.Instagram.com/ladler52
Email: [email protected]

Guy Dauerty
​Photography

https://guydauerty.com/
https://www.guydauertyphoto.com/home

Richard Porowski
​Fine Art

https://www.richardporowski.art/shop-art

Fahey / Klein Gallery Presents
​ Herb Ritts: Allies & Icons at ONE Gallery | West Hollywood

https://www.faheykleingallery.com/exhibitions/herb-ritts-allies-icons

Herb Ritts: Allies & Icons

at ONE Gallery | 626 N Robertson Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069November 13 – December 21, 2025

Connie Falk
​Fine Art

https://cfalk.artspan.com/home

Michael Davies
Fine Art

https://slomotionarts.artspan.com/home

Lynette Cook Fine Art
​
https://www.lynetteinthestudio.com/home

Janice Gernhart Bogy

Wolf Studios, LLC
[email protected]
www.JaniceGBogy.com

Shel Howard Beugen

https://www.shelhowardbeugen.com/

BJ Beck
​Fine Art
​
https://limbicstudio.com/home

Jack H. Breslow (American Artist, (1927 -2023)

https://dbreslow.artspan.com/home

Contact: David Breslow
[email protected]

Leslie Broughton Art

https://bluemesa.artspan.com/

 Email:  [email protected] 

Susanne Belcher
​Fine Art

http://www.susannebelcherart.com  

Michal Barkai Fine Art

Website: https://www.michalbarkai.com/
Blog: https://michalbarkai.wordpress.com/
\Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichalBarkaiArt/
[email protected]​

James Zamora 
​Fine Art

https://www.jameszamora.com/

William Rogers ​
​Fine Art

https://www.williamrogersart.com/

Helen Viebrock Hamel
​Fine Art

Tammi Vaughan
​Fine Art

https://www.tammivaughan.com/

Lesley Underwood
​Fine Art

https://lesleyunderwood.com/

Paul Youngman
​Fine Art

https://www.paulyoungman.com/

Ray Hassard
Fine Art
​
https://www.rayhassard.com/contact

https://www.instagram.com/rayhassard/

Who Is Walter Paul Bebirian ?

https://walterpaul-bebirian.pixels.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/walterpaulbebirian/

​https://news.artnet.com/art-world/walter-paul-bebirian-volord-kingdom-art-collection-2427334

Jim Wodark
​Fine Art
​
https://www.jimwodark.com/

Dori Spector 
​ Fine Art

https://www.dorispector.com/
​
https://www.instagram.com/dorispectorfineart/reels/

Dori Spector on Facebook

James Roybal
​Fine Art

https://www.jamesroybal.com/

Douglas House ​
Fine Art
​
https://www.douglashousefineart.com/

Dennis Lawrence Fine Art

https://www.dennislawrencefineart.com

Bruce Silverstein Gallery 
In Sequence

G R O U P   S U M M E R  E X H I B I T I O N

J U N E  2 6 T H , 2 0 2 5 - A U G U S T  2 9 T H , 2 0 2 5

529 West 20th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10011

Shana Greger
Fine Art
www.shanagreger.com

Claire Oliver Gallery
​Presents

Sami Tsang: Our Family Portrait
May 24 - July 26, 2025, at Claire Oliver Gallery in Harlem

S.C. Mummert
Fine Art

Fran Noonan
​Fine Art

Diane Morgan
Fine Art

https://www.dianemorganfineart.com

​Susan Leonhard
​ Fine Art

https://www.susanleonhardfineart.com

Kathleen Litwin 
​Fine Art

https://www.kathleenlitwin.com

Portuguese rising star Joana Galego debuts first U.S. solo art exhibit at Isabel Sullivan Gallery
​
Opening Reception Thursday, April 24, from 6–8 pm​

Cheryl Leclair Sommer 
Fine Art

https://www.leclairsommer.com/contact

James Jackson

email: [email protected]

website: jamesjacksonartist.com

If you are considering a purchase, or would like to commission a work, please feel free to text or email.

Terry Cooke Hall
​Fine Art

Bozeman, Montana
[email protected]

Mary Edna Fraser

https://www.instagram.com/maryednastudio/
Mary EdnaFraser Studio - Facebook

PO Box 12250 Charleston, SC 29422
www.maryedna.com
www.deleteapathy.com

Fremin Gallery is delighted to invite you to Julian Lennon's new solo exhibition, "Reminiscence",
on view March 06 - April 6, 2025 at Fremin Gallery in New York City.

Mike Etie
Fine Art​

https://www.mikeetie.com
[email protected]

Chessine's Travels

Explore the History, Culture & Arts of the United States, Canada, Mexico & South America

The Fahey/Klein Gallery
Presents 
" Reverie"
Photographs by Arthur Elgort.

Kate Moss at Cafe Lipp, Paris,
Vogue Italia,1993
© Arthur Elgort, courtesy of
Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Gary Hoff
Fine Art

https://www.garyhoff.com

Isabel Sullivan Gallery

Presents
​
Pia Dehne: Faced with a Choice Do Both

39 Lispenard St.
New York, NY 10013

Lu Bentley
Fine Art

https://www.lubentley.com
Margaret Drake

Sculpture
​
https://www.margaretdrakestudio.com

email: [email protected]

Beverly Adams

https://www.beverlyadamsfineart.com

Cheryl Wilson-Smith

Website
​
https://www.cherylwilsonsmith.com

Rebecca Crowell

Website

Instagram

Facebook

[email protected]

Katie Dobson Cundiff
https://www.dobsonart.com

Nathan Murphy

Website
https://www.n8ertot.com

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/n8ertot42/?hl=en

Susan Brown Contemporary Artist

Join me on my art adventure at

www.susanbrownfineart.com

IG:@susanbrownfineart
Rachel Brask
​
https://www.rachelbraskrainydays.art

Website: www.rachelbraskart.com 
Instagram: instagram.com/rbraskstudio 
Facebook: facebook.com/rachelbraskstudio 
Email: [email protected] 
​Hashtags: #rachelsrainydays #rachelbraskart
Mark Granlund
 https://www.markgnlund.com/original-art

Michelle Marcotte Art
​
https://www.michellemarcotte.com
https://www.michellemarcottebooks.com

Nathalie Gribinski

Website: www.nathaliegribinski.art

Instagram: www.instagram.com/gribinskinathalie

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ngribinski
​
YouTube: https://music.youtube.com/@Ngribinski

PE Pinkman

Links:

Website: https://pepinkman.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pepinkman/ 
FB: https://www.facebook.com/ppinkman 
Book (100 Days of a Pandemic) https://a.co/d/aioEQlR 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiyJ2sAYOQk
Jersey City Times review: https://jcitytimes.com/p-e-pinkmans-pandemic-chronicle-at-saint-peters-fine-arts-gallery/

Tim Cox

https://www.timcox.com/

[email protected]

Bruce North

Artwork Archive
https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/bruce-north-artist

​http://www.bruceanorth.com/bio.html

Helena Kuttner  - Giasson

Fine Art For Small Spaces
https://www.fineartforsmallspaces.com/#/
(586) 209-1989

Jann Pollard Fine Art

https://www.jannpollard.com

Artwork Archive
https://www.artworkarchive.com/rooms/jann-pollard/37746b

​​www.facebook.com/jannpollardartist

https://www.instagram.com/jannpollard/

Sue Dion
​
www.suedionart.com
www.facebook.com/SueDionStudio
www.instagram.com/suedionart
www.youtube.com/@suedionart

Joyce Wynes

Fine Art Links:

https://joycewynes.com
[email protected]
www.facebook.com/joycewynesart
www.instagram.com/joycewynes
www.pinterest.com/joycewynes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joycewynes

Sponsored Advertisement

Fahey/Klein Gallery

148 N. La Brea Avenue
Los Angeles CA  90036
Tel: 323-934-2250
​
www.faheykleingallery.com

Face the Music

The Legacy of Music Photography

July 25th through September 7th

Alan Michel 

Artwork Archive

​https://www.alan-michel.com
​[email protected]

Carla Benjamin

https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/carla-benjamin
http://cbenja1.otherpeoplespixels.com/home.html
[email protected]
Todd Alexander
​Fine Art
http://www.toddalexanderart.com
Special Health Feature

Lecia Bianca Wellness 

(973) 936 8446
[email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lecia.clay/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lecia-clay-58818823

Instagram: ​https://www.instagram.com/leciabiancawellness/

Barbara Fletcher

Mixed Media Artist
https://barbarafletchermixedmediaartist.com​​

​T: (978) 688-8713
E: [email protected]

The Spiritual Healing Art Of
​ Sara Conca
​
https://www.saraconcafineart.com

https://www.instagram.com/saraconca/

https://www.facebook.com/SaraConcaArtist/

Delisa Sage

http://www.delisasage.com

https://www.instagram.com/delisa.sage

https://www.facebook.com/DelisaSage

https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/delisa-sage

[email protected]

Jayne Walther 
​[email protected]
Raleigh, North Carolina

Donna Mitchell

https://www.donnamitchellpastels.com

https://www.donnamitchellpastels.com/blog
"Ethereal Legacy: The Art of Fahren Feingold”

A Retrospective Solo Exhibition Presented by The Untitled Space

[email protected]

Exhibition On View
May 11 – May 31, 2024
​
The Untitled Space
45 Lispenard Street, NYC 10013

Mary Kamerer

https://www.marykamerer.com

Capturing the Carolinas in Oil

Linda Richichi
https://www.richichiart.com
LANDSCAPE ALCHEMY ONLINE

Tara Novak 
Fine Art

https://taranovakart.com/index.html

Follow my latest arts activities on Facebook & Instagram @TaraNovakAR 

 Questions / Inquiries
 [email protected]
​https://www.instagram.com/taranovakart/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taranovak/

Kate Blacklock

Artist, kateblacklock.com
Faculty, Rhode Island School of Design
Chair, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts

Michelle Murray

Michelle Murray
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
[email protected]

Robin Maria Pedrero

https://www.robinmariapedrero.com

https://www.instagram.com/robinpedrero/reel/C3bDuUzunfN/

https://www.facebook.com/RobinMariaPedrero

Robin Antar
Realism in Stone inc.

​ https://www.instagram.com/robinantar/?hl=en
Email:  [email protected] 
Web:   www.rantar.com

​Shirley Williams Art

‘Expressing the energy of color & texture’

THE STUDIO GALLERY
3080 Grand Marais Road East
Windsor, Ontario, Canada N8W 5A3
519-980-4852

https://www.shirleywilliamsart.com

[email protected]