Plateau Magazine June-July 2023

“You can become a new fan of art or add
we should do. We picked a building people
stunning work to your existing collection,”
were iffy about and turned it into a gem.”
Gola said. “There is such an abundance of
As for the gallery’s name change, Hinkey
art. Here, it’s a unity of diversity.”
said he likes the word “invocative” because
In addition, Hinkey draws live at the
it suggests art that arises from a spiritual
gallery, holds special events and teaches
response rather than commercial intent,
courses, while pros such as Barbara Jamison,
Mark Bettis and Ann DerGara come to
Art Highlands for pure simplicity. “I am a
but they ultimately decided to change to
explain their process and take you deeper
fan of things that just roll off the tongue,”
into their art—and all art.
Hinkey said. “I don’t want the name of the
Summer schedules are posted in local calendars
and on www.ArtHighlands.com.“We’re
Highlands is nice and clean.”
business to confuse even one person. Art
here to make a difference, to inspire, to have
The gallery also offers classes and public
just the right thing for you to take home,” Hinkey
said. “Constantly changing, the curation
“We’ve gotten really great responses from
events and arranges private art showings.
is exciting. You’ll get new ideas for hanging,
architects, builders, interior designers and
lighting and enhancing your collection.”
realtors,” Hinkey said. “We just love that because
we enjoy assisting with art placement,
Other featured artists at Art Highlands
include Clara Berta, Luis Sanchez, Suzan
lighting and anything that helps bring out
Obermeyer, Yari Ostovany, Fred Free, Allan
Bealy, Sunny Redmond, Kim DerGar-
Let us help you stage a shoot and gain ac-
what each piece of art is about, in its place.
abedian, Kyle Van Lusk, Charles Sherman
cess to some of the world’s great treasures.”
and Colette Fairman. “Our artists really
The growth of the plateau should position
match our vision,” said Hinkey, who also
Art Highlands for lots of opportunities to
displays his own digital art, printed on
get its art into new places, Gola said. “It’s a
multiple mediums and TVs in the gallery.
great time for our area,” she said. “We’re going
to do everything we can to have beauti-
Hinkey and Gola work together to carry out
their vision for the gallery and feed off each
ful art that people can enjoy. We’d like to see
other’s abilities in transforming the space.
art incorporated more into the whole scene.”
“We picked colors no one thought we should
For information regarding upcoming events,
pick,” Gola said. “We did floors no one thought
go to www.ArtHighlands.com. Artist Meet &
Greets: June 1-4, Michael Hayden; June 23,
(Left:) Minaya by Florencia Clement de
Mark Bettis; July 13, Barbara Jamison. Healing
Theater with Dr. Hinkey, Spiritual Access
Grandprey; (Above): Beata Gola and Dr.
Steve Hinkey, co-owners and partners in Art
Highlands Gallery; Abstract Art Thoughts No
for Creatives Series and Health and Wellness
556 by Harry Moody; Morning by Ann DerGara. Series held throughout June and July. P
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