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Art World News
OCTOB ER 2012
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SOURCE
WEST COAST ART &
FRAME EXPO:
PERSONNEL CHANGES
AND A NEW NAME
The West Coast Art &
Frame Show and National
Conference has changed
its name to The West
Coast Art & Frame Expo
in an effort to better represent
the full scope of the
products and services
available from this leading
trade show and educational
forum in the art and framing
industry. Turn to page 32.
FOTIOU FRAMES ADDS
SIX DISTRIBUTORS
Fotiou welcomes six distributors
to its Partnership
Program bringing quality
fashion-forward products to
frameshops in the U.S. and
Canada. See page 30.
GRAND IMAGE AND
SAGEBRUSH FINE ART
LICENSING DEAL
Grand Image CEO Larry
Winn has announced a
multi-year licensing contract
in which Grand Image and
Sagebrush Fine Art,
whose CEO is Mike
Singleton, will partner to
create a significant open
edition collection with a
focus toward the wholesale
(framing and print) market.
Full article, page 36.
OPEN EDITION PRINT
MARKET UPDATES
A.D. Lines’ Angela
D’Amico presents this
month’s Business Insider,
page 34. Also, What’s Hot
in Open Editions, featuring
the latest best-selling prints,
is on pages 38 to 40.
Pejman Gallery on Main Street, Scottsdale, AZ. See page 20.
IMPACT OF ART FAIRS
ON GALLERY BUSINESS
The number of art fairs taking place in cities across the country
has increased considerably in the past few years, begging
the question as to what this means to the gallery community.
Just this fall, two more fairs entered the mix: Expo Chicago at
Navy Pier produced by Art Expositions, and Affordable Art Fair
Seattle, one of many AAF
shows in Europe, Australia,
and the U.S. The effect of
these fairs is many faceted.
Some galleries now incorporate
their participation in fairs
in their business plan because
they see them as a potentially
significant revenue stream,
as well as a means of expanding
their customer base
in a new market. Others
question whether an art fair,
when it comes to town, syphons
traffic and business away
continued on page 18
QUOTE OF THE MONTH:
“Exhibiting in art fairs should be
approached in a similar manner
to an advertising program. You
have to do them over and over to
create long term critical mass.”
Greg Bloch, page 18.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE
DEPARTMENTS
ARTISTS & PUBLISHERS
Page 10
ART WORLD NEWS
FRAMING
Page 30
BUSINESS INSIDER
Page 34
ART & BUSINESS
Page 36
WHAT’S HOT IN
OPEN EDITIONS
Page 38
CALENDAR
Page 42
RETAILING
Page 43
NEW ART
Page 50
OPEN EDITION PRINTS
Page 51
GALLERY LIGHTS
Page 52
CLASSIFIEDS
Page 53
ADVERTISER INDEX
Page 54
Artwork featured is
“ Verde y Mar (Green &
Sea)” by Marc Esteve,
newly signed by DE Fine
Art. The oil on canvas
measures 19 1/2 by
25 1/2 inches ($7,500).
Phone DE Fine Art,
Atlanta, at (770) 300-9733
or: www.de-fineart.com.
Synergy of Organic
Food and Art
Karla Chambers believes her
marriage of art and naturally
grown food will benefit the
art gallery community equally
as much as retailers of
organic foods.
Page 22
Grand Image,
Sagebrush Partner
In a multi-year licensing contract,
Grand Image and Sagebrush
Fine Art will partner to
create a significant open edition
collection with a focus toward
the wholesale market.
Page 36
New Changes for
WCAF 2013
The West Coast Art & Frame
Show is now named the
West Coast Art & Frame
Expo and is directed by Deborah
Salmon, previously vice
president of PFM Seminars.
What’s Hot in
Open Editions
Page 32
In this month’s What’s Hot in
Open Editions, we feature
a variety of the best selling
images for the month of
September, as well as publisher
contact information.
Page 38
VOLUME XVII
ISSUE 9
A.D. Lines’
Economic Forecast
Angela D’Amico says that
previous economic recessions
have taught her the importance
of tracing trends,
while also keeping an eye on
customers’ financial burdens.
Page 34
Why Your Art Should
Match Your Car
Gallery owner Tal Milan discusses
the benefits of motivating
prospective art buyers
as to why they deserve to
buy art that matches the caliber
of the car they drive.
Page 43
PAGE 7

IN OUR OPINION
NO ROOM FOR
COMPLACENCY
In general retailers and
suppliers are doing better
this year than last, but the
unpredictable nature of the
sales cycle hasn’t changed.
Continuity remains elusive
as gauges in consumer
confidence in the economy
bounce between optimism
and concern.
For our industry, the effect
of the run-up in every
presidential election seems
to be the same. Decent activity
in August that slides
into a September that then
tails-off toward month’s
end. October is frustrating
as buyers seemingly dance
their feet between the accelerator
and brake pedal and
never really get anywhere
until after the election.
This year’s pattern has
been more acute as surveys
illustrating business
owners’ attitudes suggested
the outcome of the election
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would have a very noticeable
effect on how they
plan and spend going
forward.
On some level, all art galleries,
frameshops, and
suppliers have been on the
receiving end of the presidential
phobia that grips the
country every four years.
The unpredictability of the
near future has pushed
many businesses out of
an aggressive position and
back on their heels. This is a
problem as very few, if any,
businesses in the industry
have the luxury—if you want
to call it that—to throttle
down on their effort to be
successful.
The companies that will
record significant improvement
in sales for 2012 are
the ones that never give up.
They never stop creating,
marketing, and selling. To
be the best, you never stop.
John Haffey
Publisher
ART WORLD NEWS
Editor in Chief Sarah Seamark
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Managing Editor Koleen Kaffan
kkaffan@optonline.net
Production Manager Sue Bonaventura
awnimage@optonline.net
Editor at Large Jo Yanow-Schwartz
Editorial Advisory Board
Phillip Gevik, Gallery Phillip, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
Steven Hartman, The Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Philip M. Janes, Arts Exclusive Inc., Simsbury, CT
Heidi Leigh, Animazing Gallery, SoHo, NY
Ruth-Ann Thorn, Exclusive Collections Gallery, San Diego, CA
ADVERTISING SALES INFORMATION
Eastern U.S. & International
John Haffey, Publisher
Phone (203) 854-8566
Fax (203) 854-8569
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Columnists Todd Bingham
mo@tbfa.com
Barney Davey
barney@barneydavey.com
Joshua Kaufman
JJKaufman@Venable.com
Contributing Writers Greg Perkins
Cristi Smith
Publisher John Haffey
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Associate Publisher Brooks Male
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Information Technologist Joe Gardella
Midwest & West Coast
Brooks Male, Associate Publisher
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ART WORLD NEWS

ARTISTS & PUBLISHERS
Dreamworld Art Signs Robert Bissell
Dreamworld Art, Montara,
CA, has signed
imaginary realist artist
Robert Bissell to become
his exclusive
worldwide publisher of
limited edition giclées
on canvas and paper
and bronze sculptures.
Edition sizes range
from 50 to 200, and
retail from $500 to
$5,000. Sculpture retails
from $4,200 to
$9,800. Bissell’s canvas
editions are enhanced
with painted
Robert Bissell’s “The Release.”
highlights and gel brushstrokes. Shown is “The Release,” a
giclée on canvas in an edition of 150, measuring 18 by 22
inches. Phone (650) 728-1400 or: www.dreamworldart.com.
Royo’s New Print Portfolio ‘Mujeres’
“La Lozana.”
“La Violinista.”
“La Guapa.”
Triad Art Group Publishing, Romeoville, IL, is releasing
Royo’s “Mujeres” portfolio of three limited edition prints featuring
three of his models. Royo decided to honor his models,
and his special relationship with each of them, by
creating an homage to them. The collection of 25 images was
first shown at the Palau de la Musica, the museum in his
hometown of Valencia, Spain, where it was greeted with enthusiasm.
From this collection, Royo chose three images to
share with his collectors, “La Lozana,” “La Violinista,” and
“La Guapa,” editions of 150, each 16 by 26 inches, retailing
for $2,400 for the portfolio, and including a signed Royo
book. Call (847) 590-9081 or visit: www.royoart.com.
Mozart and Art at First Street Gallery
First Street Gallery,
New York, recently featured
the newest series
of oil on panel paintings
inspired by Mozart’s
opera The Magic Flute
by Lisa Zwerling with a
performance by the Opera
Company of Brooklyn.
The event was the unveiling
of the artist’s series
of 38 paintings that create
a continuous narrative
of The Magic Flute
opera. Retail prices range
from $850 to $7,500 for
paintings and $150 to
$400 for etchings. Telephone
(646) 336-8053,
www.firststreetgallery.net.
“Tamino Charms the Animals” by
Lisa Zwerling is an oil on panel
measuring 18 by 24 inches.
TEW Galleries Celebrates 25 Years
TEW Galleries
in Atlanta celebrates
its
25th year in
business with
an exhibition
of paintings by
Atlanta native
Jean Glenn
and New York
artist Chuck
B o w d i s h .
Gallery owner
Timothy Tew
continues his
tradition of
s u p p o r t i n g
local charities
“Regency Blue” by artist and Atlanta native
Jean Glenn is an oil and ink on canvas
measuring 24 by 20 inches. Retail prices
for Glenn’s work range from $3,400-$9,600.
with a fundraiser for Caring for Others. Attendees of the
reception made donations to support the charity dedicated
to helping those threatened by homelessness, as well as
a silent auction of work by artists Isabelle Melchior, Kimo
Minton, Olena Zvyagintseva, Charles Keiger, and Rimi Yang.
For more information, telephone (404) 869-0511, or visit
the gallery’s website located at: www.tewgalleries.com.
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A & P
Mets Commission Fazzino Painting
In commemoration
of
C h i p p e r
Jones’ career
at Shea
Stadium a
3-D painting
by Charles
Fazzino was
p r e s e n t e d
to the future
Hall-of-Famer
by Mets’
COO Jeff
Wilpon during
a press
conference
at Citi Field
Mets’ Jeff Wilpon, right, presents Chipper
Jones, left, with a painting of Shea Stadium
by 3-D Pop artist Charles Fazzino, center.
in September. Earlier the baseball great had announced his
final season in the Big Leagues. Fazzino, whose work is represented
by Museum Editions, New Rochelle, NY, is known
for his sports art, and especially his baseball collection. For
details, call (914) 654-9370 or visit: www.fazzino.com.
Rouch Supports Young Aviators
A v i a t i o n
artist Michelle
Rouch
has donated
several of
her original
artworks to
the ExperimentalAircraftAssociation
(EAA)
Young Eagles
Program
that offers
young people
between
“Call to Duty” by Michelle Rouch, an original
graphite, renders four Tuskegee Airmen
under a P-51 fly-by formation.
the ages of 8 and 17 an opportunity to learn general aviation
skills. This year’s Gathering of Eagles Gala raised $2.65 million
for the association, and paid honor to the service and
dedication of the Tuskegee Airmen, African Americans who
fought and died for their rights. Visit: www.rouch.com or
e-mail the Tucson, AZ, artist: mrouch@gainbroadband.com.
Dacia Gallery’s Second Anniversary
Dacia Gallery, New York, celebrates its
second anniversary with an opening reception
for gallery artist Leah Yerpe
with an exhibit titled, “Infinitum.” The
exhibition features the artist’s graphite
and charcoal on paper work that depicts
free-floating figurative subjects.
The gallery opened its doors in September
of 2010 and organizes and curates
exhibitions of contemporary
emerging and established artists in
mediums such as drawing, painting,
printmaking, sculpture, photography,
and mixed media. For further information,
telephone the gallery at (917)
727-9383 or go to the website located
at: www.daciagallery.com.
“Phoenix” by Leah Yerpe is a charcoal
on paper measuring 36 by 93 inches.
Meyer Gallery Adds Ten New Artists
M e y e r
Gallery, Park
City, Utah,
has added
ten new
artists in
m e d i u m s
ranging from
mixed media
assemblage
to cast stainless
steel to
bronze to
Newly signed artist Heather Campbell’s
“Lost Treasure” is a mixed media assemblage
retailing for $5,900.
wood sculpture to oil paintings. Gallery owner Susan Meyer
felt that after holding back on adding new artists during the
rough economic times, that signs of a recovering market
created the perfect platform to generate some new energy
in the gallery. “Late last summer, we started to see a real
surge in art sales. Each month was bettering the month from
the same period last year. Around the holidays it became
clear that our inventory was not going to be adequate and
that we would definitely benefit by bringing in some new
artists to the fold.” Retail price ranges for artwork are from
$1,000 to $25,000 on average. For more details, telephone
(435) 649-8160 or visit the website: www.meyergallery.com.
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A & P
Image Conscious Signs Cochrane
Image Conscious,
San
Francisco,
r e c e n t l y
signed selftaughtphot
o g r a p h e r
C a r o l y n
Cochrane.
F e a t u r i n g
some 45
new images,
the company
has made
Cochrane’s
work avail-
“Down to the Sea,” is a new open edition by
Carolyn Cochrane from Image Conscious.
able as open edition prints, as well as resized images
on canvas. Shown is “Down to the Sea” measuring 30 by
24 inches, retailing for $30. For more information, telephone
(800) 532-2333 or go to: www.imageconscious.com.
P. Buckley Moss Print Benefits CPTV
Artist Pat
Buckley Moss
created a painting
to support
C o n n e c t i c u t
Public Television
(CPTV) in
their pledge
drive in which
the artist’s PBS
documentary
The Lady Behind
the Brush
was rebroadcast.
The painting,
“Spring in
Connecticut,”
featuring the
C o n n e c t i c u t
P. Buckley Moss’ “Spring in Connecticut”
measures 21 by 20 1/4 inches.
state bird and flower, was published as a giclée on paper
and gifted with a $95 donation to CPTV. The image is the
second in a series of State Bird and Flower prints created
specially by the artist to benefit Public Television. Phone
P. Buckley Moss Galleries Ltd., Mathews, VA, at (800)
430-1320, or visit the website at: www.pbuckleymoss.com.
Michael Parkes Wins Chesley Award
Michael Parkes has
won the Chesley
Award from the Association
of Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Artists for his sculpture
“Moonstruck,”
shown. The Chesleys
have long been internationally
acclaimed as
the most prestigious
awards in the field of
fantastic arts. Parkes’
work is represented by
Swan King International,
Montara, CA,
publisher of “Moonstruck.”
The bronze
edition of 60, measuring
27 ½ by 20 ½ by
The award-winning “Moonstruck”
by artist Michael Parkes.
10 inches, retails for $7,800. For further information,
telephone (650) 728-1400 or visit the company’s website
located at: www.theworldofmichaelparkes.com.
Manocchia Painting Makes a Splash
A d r i a n o
Manocchia’s
work attracted
a lot
of attention
from the
fishing community
this
s u m m e r .
One of his
p a i n t i n g s ,
“A Good
H i d i n g
Place,” was
“The Perfect Day” by Adriano Manocchia, oil
on panel, 24 by 15 inches, sells for $5,500.
featured in a recent issue of Southern Trout Magazine,
and another, “The Perfect Day,” shown, was chosen
as the poster and catalogue cover image for the
international invitational show held in Italy, L’Arte della
Pesca, La Pesca nell’Arte (The Art of Fishing, Fishing
in Art). For further information on his artwork, contact
Adriano Manocchia Fine Art, Cambridge, NY, at (518) 677-
5744 or go to the website located at: www.adriano-art.com.
PAGE 16 ART WORLD NEWS

NEW PRINT RELEASES
BY PINO ESTATE
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ—
As part of the celebration of a
Pino Retrospective Show,
held this month at the late
artist’s studio in Naples, FL,
the estate has released
several new images in
editions of 295, available from
Classic Publications Inc.,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ. The
retrospective exclusively
showcases never-before
released fine art original
paintings, illustrations, and
drawings from the Pino
Estate.
The new print releases include
“Little Cherub,” shown,
measuring 20 by 22 inches.
“All of the new releases were
produced between 2000 and
2010,” says Max Dangelico,
Pino’s son and founder and
president of Classic Publications.
“These images were
chosen by my father because
he thought they were some of
his nicest works,” he says.
Published as giclées on
canvas, the editions are
signed and numbered,
plus proofs. The limited
edition prints retail for $1,500
to $5,000; drawings for
$10,000 to $20,000, and
oil paintings for $30,000
to $150,000.
For further information, telephone
Classic Publications
Inc. at (201) 936-3066 or visit
the company’s website
located at: www.pinoart.com.
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ART FAIRS AND THEIR IMPACT
continued from page 1
from the local galleries.
There are so many pros and
cons, but one thing that is for
sure is that they can be
expensive.
“You need to be out
there, and you have to
throw money at the equation,”
says Fernando Luis
Alvarez, founder of the
gallery of the same name in
Stamford, CT. At the time
he was exhibiting at Art
Greenwich produced by International
Fine Art Expositions’
David and Lee Ann
Lester aboard the mega
yacht SeaFair. “We are
doing very well,” he said, by
taking baby steps and exhibiting
locally first before
participating in larger art
fairs further afield such as
Art Palm Beach, a contemporary
art fair presented by
IFAE.
Greg Bloch, an art industry
veteran and owner of
Triad Art Group Publishing,
also deals in 19th century
artwork. He has recently
established The Chicago
Gallery, a division of Triad, in
order to participate in retail
art fairs. “What I am looking
at now is an epiphany. It has
taken me a while to digest. I
have friends who do retail
fairs in Europe and Asia.” For
years he exhibited at Artexpo
New York to do business
with the trade and meet with
galleries. “I used to do seven
figures when all the galleries
would come.” Lately, he has
sat on the side lines, but kept
an eye on retail art fairs. “I
have been going to them to
educate myself and see what
is going on. I think they are a
fantastic way for a gallery to
throw their net wider. They
can revitalize the gallery itself,
giving it a national and
international audience rather
than one that is local. I think
that is terrific, but daunting
because booth rental may be
more than a month’s rent for
a gallery. So it takes some
bravery.” He also sees that it
requires a very special skillset
to work these shows.
People don’t necessarily go
to them to buy, he says. “You
have to sell them. And they
are very expensive.”
He believes that participation
in art fairs should be approached
in a similar manner
to an advertising program—
you have to invest in a long
term advertising to accumulate
critical mass. “Fairs are
the same. You have to do
them over and over.”
What Mr. Bloch is considering
is participating in high
end antique fairs with The
Chicago Gallery. “I will try a
couple of them. I don’t do
things small, and booths will
be about $40,000 per show.
But I am willing to take the
risk. I own the material, so
when I sell it retail, I get the
benefit.” He sees it as an
opportunity to sell more art
so he can buy more. I am not
building a business any
more. I am not going out to
conquer the world. I just
want to be an art dealer.”
Steve Diamant, owner of
Arcadia Fine Arts that
opened its doors in SoHo 13
years ago, finds art fairs to
be critical to his business.
“They are a tremendous
amount of work but it is
worth it. It is an opportunity
to get out of the four walls
you essentially live in as a
Carole Feuerman’s “Swimmer,” a life-size oil and resin
sculpture, was presented by Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery,
Stamford, CT, at Art Greenwich aboard SeaFair in September.
Visit: www.flalvarezgallery.com.
business. It is about getting
the work seen. For us, having
people walk by the
gallery can only do so much,
and many of those who walk
into the gallery are not particularly
interested in art or
making an acquisition.”
However, if someone goes
to a fair, and pays admission,
they are prequalified to
some extent. “And it is up to
you as the sales person to
take it to the next step. An-
continued on page 20
ART WORLD NEWS

VININGS GALLERY OPENS
SECOND LOCATION IN
FORMER FORD SMITH
GALLERY SPACE
ROSWELL, GA—Gary
Handler, owner of Vinings
Gallery located in Smyrna,
GA, for 13 years, has announced
the gallery’s second
location has opened in the
former Ford Smith Gallery
space. The contemporary
gallery’s expansion to the
northern location features the
work of artists such as
Thomas Arvid, Michael
Flohr, Robert Bissell, and
Jaline Pol. Also available at
the new location, as well as
the Smyrna location is the
work of Ford Smith. Shown
is Smith’s “Positive Reaction,”
a giclée on canvas in an edition
of 100, measuring 32 by
48 inches ($1,875). “After 13
years in business, we are
making a leap to grow that
was only a vision all those
years ago. Vinings Gallery
will now have two locations
as we expand into historic
Roswell,” Mr. Handler says.
“We will now have a presence
in a market that we’ve had
our eyes on for quite sometime.”
Mary Bayus is gallery
director for the new 2,000square-foot
location in
Roswell. Phone (770) 299-
1122 or visit the Vinings
Gallery’s website located at:
www.viningsgallery.com.
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ART FAIRS
continued from page 18
other reason we do fairs is
because nothing can substitute
for someone seeing the
work in person. I can’t tell
you how many people have
said they have been intrigued
by an artist’s work,
but seeing it in person
makes it much more interesting
to them. It is really important.”
There are a lot of
artists whose work cannot
be fully appreciated unless
seen in real life. The use of
gold leaf may not truly show
up in a digital image nor the
subtleties of the way light interacts
in the paintings of
Brad Kunkle who has enjoyed
two one-man shows at
Arcadia Fine Arts with 100%
of the work sold in prices
from $5,000 to $60,000.
“On the most basic level,
there are a lot of collectors
who don’t have time to
travel, and what you are essentially
doing is bringing
your gallery to their
doorstep,” observes Mr.
Diamant. For quite a while
he has been doing five or six
fairs a year. Some he finds
are better than others, depending
upon the management
and its ability to get
people in the door. “I don’t
know what percentage of
our revenue is from fairs, but
they absolutely result in additional
sales through the
year, and that is a very important
thing for us. But it is
not just about making sales
at the show. We have followup.
People may come to the
gallery and say they have
seen us in Boston or LA—
and new clients from fairs
have gone on to purchase
other works because they
are visiting New York.”
But fairs, of course, are
not for everyone. Jeff Stricoff
of Stricoff Fine Art in New
York’s Chelsea district, as
well as a seasonal gallery in
Southampton, NY, has not
been doing shows for a while
now. “We stopped for the
last couple of years. I felt
they were becoming too saturated.
We used to make really
good money but now we
don’t, so we are not going to
waste our time going any
more in order to break
even.” Mr. Stricoff adds that
he is always interested in
doing different events, “but it
has to be right, and it has to
be the right timing.” As he
says, “Why run yourself too
thin?” He feels that the show
“The Search” by Brad Kunkle is an oil, gold
and silver leaf on canvas, 48 by 36 inches.
The artist’s work sells for $5,000 to $60,000.
Contact Arcadia Fine Arts, New York City,
at: www.arcadiafinearts.com.
scene can take on too much
importance, and that the
plethora of shows in Miami
Beach and Miami in early December
has resulted in people
feeling that they are a
“nobody” unless they exhibit—yet
some exhibitors do
lose money or only break
even.
Impact of Fairs
On Local
Galleries
A big question is: Do fairs
and art shows do any good
for local galleries? The answer
depends to some extent
on the fair/art show
itself. Discussing the gallery
scene in Scottsdale, AZ,
Bob Pejman, owner of Pejman
Gallery, says, “I would
say they do take attention
away somewhat from the retail
gallery, and dilute the
market by offering more and
more choices to local buyers.”
But he says basically
the art shows and festivals
in Scottsdale serve a different
clientele than that of the
higher-end gallery community.
Pejman Gallery is one of
about 30 galleries on Main
Street, and there are about
15 more on Marshall Way.
These galleries are offering
a higher caliber
of art
than the
shows and
festivals, he
says, and
are serving
a more discriminating
c l i e n t e l e .
“ C o l l e c -
tively, the
g a l l e r i e s
offer intern
a t i o n a l l y
recognized
names at
m u c h
h i g h e r
prices to
people who would not shop
at those other art venues.”
They do draw a percentage
of traffic away from galleries,
he adds, but those galleries
that suffer are generally selling
lower priced work. The
shows and festivals he is referring
to include a Celebration
of Fine Art, held in the
high season from mid-January
to the end of March.
The juried international show
takes place in various tents
amounting to a total of
40,000 square feet of space
providing attendees the opportunity
to meet with 100
artists in a working studio
continued on page 48
ART WORLD NEWS

ART MIAMI EXPANDS,
ADDING A NEW FAIR
CONTEXT ART MIAMI
MIAMI—Art Miami has
expanded to include
CONTEXT Art Miami, an
emerging and cutting-edge
contemporary art fair that
will run alongside Art Miami,
December 4–9, during the
Miami, Miami Beach Art
Week. Art Miami, a contemporary
and modern art fair
now in its 23rd year, will
feature 125 exhibiting
galleries and CONTEXT 65,
from a total of 21 countries.
The shows will take place
within 250,000 square feet of
curated indoor and outdoor
space. A VIP preview on
December 4 will benefit the
Miami Art Museum, reopening
as Perez Art Museum Miami
in a new Herzog & de
Meuron-designed facility next
year. Art Miami LLC
is a partnership consisting of
art and media industry veterans
Nick Korniloff, Mike
Tansey, and Brian Tyler.
For details on the shows,
visit: www.art-miami.com.
MAKING ITS DEBUT IN
NEW YORK: THE SALON:
ART + DESIGN
NEW YORK—The Salon: Art
+ Design, debuting in New
York City November 8–12 at
The Park Avenue Armory, is
a new fair created by veteran
show producer Sanford
Smith in partnership with
Christian Deydier, president
of the Syndicat Nationale des
Antiquaires. Over 50 leading
international dealers will exhibit
modern art and design
from 1890 to the present,
along with major works of
ethnographic art. Over half of
the dealers are members of
the Syndicat, the association
responsible for the Paris Biennale
des Antiquaires. For
details: www.thesalonny.com.
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SYNERGY OF ORGANIC FOOD & ART
The wine industry has used
fine art, design, and color on
wine bottle labels for years
to disseminate its marketing
message. Now, Karla Chambers
is bringing this approach
to the Stahlbush
packaging for certified organic
and sustainable fruit
and vegetables grown on
her farm in the Pacific Northwest.
“We are in a perfect
Karla Chambers enhances the packaging
for organic produce from Stahlbush Island
Farms’ with her artwork, such as “Mt. Hood
& Doug Fir” featured on this cut spinach box.
place in the Willamette Valley
in Oregon to talk about
‘A Perfect Harvest’... and
the fine art will communicate
our story,” she believes.
Karla is co-owner with her
husband Bill of Stahlbush Island
Farms Inc. in Corvalis.
“Spring Tulips” by Karla
Chambers, a limited edition
print in three sizes, 24
by 30 to 16 by 20 inches,
retailing for $950–$470.
She is also a self-taught
artist now making her artwork
available to select galleries
in the U.S. and
Canada. Chambers began
her artistic career creating
fine art for the Stahlbush
packaging, a pursuit she
found to be pure fun. “It
brings my two worlds together—my
love of food and
my love of art.” Similarly, this
native artist
who paints
the natural
world with vibrant
colors
and textures
is working to
establish a
dealer network
for her
acrylic paintings
and her
prints in small
editions.
Stahlbush
Island Farms
p r o d u c e s
two distinct brands: Stahlbush
Island Farms sustainably
grown frozen fruits and
vegetables and Farmer’s
Market organic canned products.
Both lines of products
are available throughout
North America at natural
food co-ops, health food
stores, large natural and
gourmet food chains, and at
select supermarkets. Karla
believes her marriage of art
and naturally grown food will
benefit the art gallery community
equally as much as
retailers of organic foods.
She sees a similar socioeconomic
profile for the consumer
of natural foods as the
art buyer. To promote this
connection she is linking the
website for her artwork:
www.kscart.com with the
website for Stahlbush Island
Farms: www.stahlbush.com,
“Rooster Strut,” an acrylic
painting, 48 by 48 inches,
that sells for $7,900, and
a limited edition print available
in three sizes that retails
from $660 to $1,950.
so traffic will cross over. Her
artwork distinguishes her
food product packaging,
making it stand out against
the competition. Sometimes,
at food industry trade shows,
she will set up her easel in
the Stahlbush Island Farms’
booth and paint.
“Nest Egg” by Karla Chambers,
an acrylic painting,
30 by 40 inches that retails
for $3,900, and a possible
future limited edition print.
She recalls, “I have spent
my entire life living on a
farm, growing up in nature—
and these are the colors I
see.” They are the colors
she transfers to her paintings
and embellished prints.
continued on page 24
ART WORLD NEWS

PLAN TO GROW
LA ART SHOW VIA
PARTNERSHIP WITH PALM
BEACH SHOW GROUP
LOS ANGELES—Kim Martindale,
the 17-year general
manager of the LA Art Show,
has formed a partnership with
the Palm Beach Show
Group in an effort to grow the
already sizeable LA Art Show
that takes place each January
at the Los Angeles Convention
Center. In 2013 it
runs January 23 –27. Created
by the Fine Art Dealers Association
more than 18 years
ago under the direction of KR
Martindale Show management,
and growing from 14
participating galleries to 115,
Mr. Martindale felt the LA Art
Show had reached a ceiling
for growth operating under a
non-profit model. “With this
new ownership team, we can
take the show to the highest
of levels... and create a stage
for the latest developments in
the art world in the West
Coast art market,” says Mr.
Martindale. The Palm Beach
Show Group is a producer of
art, antique, and jewelry
shows. For LA Art Show details:
www.laartshow.com.
CAVALIER GALLERIES
OPENS IN NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK—Cavalier
Galleries, with locations in
Greenwich, CT, and
Nantucket, MA, opened a
space on New York’s Upper
East Side in early October at
71st. Street. The inaugural
exhibition, “Celebrating America’s
Favorite Pastime: Baseball,”
features paintings by
Pulitzer Prize winning,
native New York artist
Leonard Everett Fisher. To
reach the Manhattan gallery,
phone (212) 570-4696. For
more on Cavalier Galleries,
visit the website: www.
cavaliergalleries.com.
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PERKS OF ROAD SHOW EVENTS
Geary Gallery in Darien, CT,
was the setting of a Peter
Max show that saw some
600 attendees over the twoday
event titled “Peter Max:
Masters Series,” run by
Road Show Company, Las
Vegas. “This was our third
year in a row having
Peter Max at the
gallery, brought by
the Road Show and
we were blown away
by the response,”
says Tom Geary.
“Even in these tough
economic times, we
saw great attendance
at the gallery.” Mr.
Geary notes that
working with the
Road Show Company
on such a big event
has many advantages.
“Each Road Show event has
far surpassed the previous
ones. They handle everything
from marketing and
promotion to hanging the
gallery, to providing sales
staff for the duration of the
event. They also handle the
ORGANIC FOOD & ART
continued from page 22
Among her favorites,
“Rooster Strut,” a cockerel
with an attitude that says
everything about his big personality.
“Nest Egg” is another
of her favorites, where
the red, white, and blue
mother hen is sitting on the
nation’s nest egg. She says,
“Typically the female
watches the nest egg or the
finances of the household.
Our nation is having a conversation
on the national
debt, and this art represents
the concept of ‘we need to
get our financial house in
order’ and protect our family.”
And what Karla loves
are nature’s colors—the bril-
artist and make the whole
process seamless.” Mr.
Geary worked with Road
Show Company employees
to cultivate a list of potential
customers and, at their request,
emptied the gallery of
all furniture. Road Show
Pop artist Peter Max is pictured at Geary
Gallery with co-owners Anne and Tom Geary.
came in and hung the entire
gallery with Max’s work to
create the open floorplan
preferred by the artist. “All
of our furniture was removed,
which actually
helped us to get a different
perspective on our gallery.”
Mr. Geary notes that since
liant red of raspberries, the
deep blue of blueberries.
She says, “I trademarked
Farmer’s Market a number of
years ago. We have a line of
organic pumpkin, pumpkin
pie mix, butternut squash,
and sweet potato under this
beautiful label. Fine art is
helping us communicate this
message of gourmet quality.
My flier, ‘The Art of Perfect
Pumpkin,’ is used in the catalogues
where buyers look at
the products to determine
what they will bring into their
retail stores. This color and
beauty assists us in communicating
our message of
healthy, organic, safe products.
These paintings help us
convey the beauty of mother
his 30-year-old business has
been built on his collectors’
relationship with him and his
wife, Anne, they were still
able to be a part of the purchasing
process during the
Max event. Road Show
Company provided signage
for the gallery and
printed material to
mail to collectors. The
company also sent
mailers to their list of
collectors. “Another
perk to working with
Road Show is that
they have this whole
event down to a science.
With an artist
like Peter Max, organization
needs to
be at the forefront because
of his celebrity
status. Everything is very
structured and the event has
gone off without a hitch.”
For details on the Geary
Gallery, phone (800) 452-
0718, www.gearygallery.com.
Call Road Show Company,
at (702) 891-9700, www.
roadshowcompany.com.
nature to a consumer that
may have never experienced
this farming world.
“I was in a large city recently
with my husband and
our four children. The young
waiter at a restaurant we
were at, who served us a
wonderful meal, told us he
had never met a farmer. With
less than 1% of our population
living on farms today, art
can help us all connect to
this natural resource that we
all depend on for healthy
food.”
For more on Karla Chambers’
artwork, call (541) 757-
1497 or: www.kscart.com;
for Stahlbush Island Farms:
www.stahlbush.com.
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BROOKLYN - MONTREAL
A DIALOGUE
BETWEEN GALLERIES
NEW YORK—Sixteen exhibition
spaces in Montreal and
Brooklyn, including contemporary
art galleries and art
institutions, have come together
in a cross-cultural
partnership. Through this collaboration,
two series of exhibitions
will take place in each
city featuring the work of
some 40 artists: Montreal
from October 15–November
17, and Brooklyn from January
10, 2013, to February 2.
Participants are teamed in
pairs, with the idea of learning
and growing with each
other and hopefully founding
long-lasting relationships.
Nina Carelli, assistant director
of the Brooklyn gallery
Causey Contemporary, says,
“This exchange is conceived
as a major event, both in
terms of its dissemination and
its influence in the ongoing
and developing artistic relations
between Montreal and
New York.” Alun Williams,
owner of Parker’s Box, in
business 12 years, who took
part in an earlier Paris-Brooklyn
dialogue, notes that although
most of the Montreal
participants are non-profits,
all 16 entities show similar
work. The difference, he
says, is the much more complicated
process and expense
in the U.S. of setting up nonprofits.
The Montreal contingent
is: Centre CLARK,
articule, Galerie de l’UQAM,
Musée d’art contemporain,
Optica, Galerie Les
Territoires, Galerie [sas],
and Galerie Division. The
Brooklyn galleries are:
Parker’s Box, Front Room,
Interstate Projects, Smack
Mellon, Momenta Art, A.I.R.
Gallery, Causey Contemporary,
and Pierogi. For more
information, visit: www.
montrealbrooklyn.com.
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ROCCA COMING TO NEW YORK!
Banners will fly, and all stops
pulled out at Arnot Galleries
to welcome Luigi Rocca at
his first ever exhibition of his
work in New York in his 30year
career later this fall. In
a demonstration of its belief
in the importance and relevance
of the Italian artist’s
work, Arnot Galleries is
hosting special events over
three days for the trade and
public alike, with the artist in
attendance. “We want to
give as many people as possible
an opportunity to meet
with Luigi Rocca and talk
with him,” says Vicki Arnot,
co-owner with her husband
Peter of Arnot Galleries.
There will be a preview
reception on Friday, Novem-
The banner for Luigi Rocca’s exhibition
at Arnot Galleries, available as a poster
with the purchase of an original.
ber 30, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
and Saturday, December 1
Daniel Merriam, known
for his highly detailed
dream-like images, has
opened Bubble Street,
a 1,500-square-foot
gallery in Sausalito,
CA. Bubble Street will
offer the artist’s paintings
and limited edition
prints, along with jewelry,
pottery, and sculpture
in keeping with
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The opening reception
is on Tuesday,
December 4, from
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The exhibition, “On
the Road Again,” will
feature about 20
paintings, some from
Luigi’s personal collection.
As well as hyperrealistic
scenes of
New York City and
his nostalgic diners
from a bygone era,
new subject matter
will be introduced.
Among his new work are
paintings inspired by his
Harley-Davidson motorcycle,
a 2007 Dyna Super Glide
custom bike that he loves to
ride in the Italian
countryside. In
fact, a video will be
shown at his exhibition
of Luigi on
one of these rides,
where he stops to
talk about the
paintings that are
in his New York
show.
“This is one of
the most ambitious
exhibitions that we
have ever mounted,”
says Vicki
Arnot. “But if you have an
artist of this magnitude, to do
“Reflections” by Luigi Rocca, acrylic
on canvas, 47 1/2 by 47 1/2 inches.
DANIEL MERRIAM OPENS BUBBLE STREET
“Bubble Street” by Daniel Merriam,
for which the gallery is named, giclée
on paper edition, 38 by 25 ($1,900).
his work justice, you have to
do this. It’s making a statement
about the artist, and
our belief in the importance
of his work, as well as its relevance
in the art world.
Through the breathtaking
precision of his brushstrokes
that fool some into
thinking his paintings are
photographs, Rocca captures
moments of the past in
nostalgia, and brings them
back to the future.”
With the purchase of a
Rocca painting is a gift of a
signed hardcover book on
the artist and an exhibition
poster, signed by Rocca, as
long as supplies last. To
reach Arnot Galleries for details,
call (212) 245-8287 or
visit: www.arnotart.com.
the flavor of his work. Merriam
self-publishes through
Monarch Editions. His
paintings, sell for up to
$100,000 and his limited
editions on paper and canvas
for $900–$2,100. For
the gallery, call (415) 339-
0506, e-mail: bubblestreet
gallery@gmail.com. For his
paintings and prints, go to:
www.danielmerriam.com.
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LARSON-JUHL PRESENTS
DILLON, A CUSTOM
FRAME COLLECTION
NORCROSS, GA—Larson-
Juhl introduces its newest
collection, Dillon, featuring
the look of vintage reclaimed
wood with chunky profiles,
reflecting today’s industrial
chic trend. The collection
has oversize profiles ranging
from 1 1/2 to 4 3/4 inches in
three aged timber-inspired finishes:
antique timber, walnut
beam, and weathered grey,
the latter an important finish
in home decor. For details,
call (800) 221-4123 or visit:
www.larsonjuhl.com.
DECOR MOULDING
INTRODUCES THE PARIS
LINE OF WOOD MOULDING
HAUPPAUGE, NY—Decor
Moulding launches its line of
black contemporary wood
moulding called Paris. Featuring
an angled lip in pewter
and bronze, Paris has three
sizes: 1 1/4, 1 3/4, and 2 1/4
inches, as well as a 3/4-inch
rabbet. For more details,
phone (800) 937-1055 or go
to: www.decormoulding.com.
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FOTIOU ADDS DISTRIBUTORS
Fotiou Frames Company of
Woodbridge, Ontario, has
recently welcomed six distributors
to its Partnership
Program to bring quality,
fashion-forward products to
the picture frame industry.
They are Framer’s Choice of
Vancouver, British Columbia;
Framer’s Warehouse
Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta;
Gemini Moulding Inc., near
Chicago in Elgin, IL;
Jayeness Moulding Co.,
Seattle and Spokane, WA;
Shenandoah Framing Inc.,
Lexington, VA, whose facility
is pictured, right; and
South Star Moulding & Supply
Inc., Nashville, TN.
Framer’s Choice, founded
in Vancouver in 1988, is a
leading distributor of framing
supplies in British Columbia,
with a wide selection of
moulding, matboard, glazing,
and hardwa -
re. The company
has an
in-house digital
printing
service and
its own line
of modern
wood mouldings.
Framer’s
Warehouse,
established
in 1993, operates
a full-service facility in
Edmonton serving Alberta,
Eastern British Columbia,
and Saskatchewan, supplying
top brands including
mats, glass, foamboard, accessories,
and supplies. It
also operates a digitizing and
printing service for artwork.
Gemini Moulding of
Chicago, founded in 1976, is
a full-line distributor of leading
brands such as Crescent,
Bainbridge, Nielsen
Shenandoah Framing Inc., now a Fotiou Frames distributor.
Metal, and Tru Vue, as well
as its own line of picture
frame moulding, custom
acrylic vitrines, frames, and
display cases.
Jayeness Moulding, founded
in 1969 with two fullservice
facilities in Seattle
and Spokane, WA, is a leading
supplier of top brands including
mats, glass, foam-
Vancouver-based Framer’s Choice showroom.
board, accessories, and supplies,
and operates a framing
school on site.
Established in 1981, Shenandoah
Framing’s facility has
over 33,000 square feet, and
an inventory of 3,600 different
mouldings in stock, representing
numerous brand
name suppliers from around
the U.S.
South Star Moulding,
founded in 1989, operates a
full-service facility in Nashville.
It is a leading supplier
of the industry’s top moulding
brands, as well as Crescent,
Bainbridge, and MDC
mats, Tru Vue glass, readymades,
photo frames, and
supplies. South Star delivers
to customers in a five-state
region: Tennessee, Kentucky,
Alabama, Georgia,
and Indiana.
Framer’s Choice
Vancouver, British Columbia
(604) 732-8477
Framer’s Warehouse
Edmonton, Alberta
(780) 452-1663
www.framerswarehouse.com
Gemini Moulding
Elgin, IL (near Chicago)
(800) 323-3575
www.geminimoulding.com
Jayeness Moulding
Seattle and Spokane, WA
(800) 423-6287 (Seattle) and
(800) 509-2324 (Spokane)
www.jayeness.com
Shenandoah Framing
Lexington, VA
(800) 368-2171
shenandoahframing.com
South Star Moulding &
Supply, Nashville, TN
(800) 727-6954
www.southstar.net
ART WORLD NEWS

PPFA MEMBERS DONATE
FRAMING SERVICES TO
FUNDRAISING AUCTION
ST. LOUIS, MO—Members of
the Professional Picture
Framers Association
(PPFA) have donated custom
framing services to artwork
for an auction to benefit the
Golden Retriever Foundation
at their gala ball. This year’s
art auction raised more than
$160,000 for the non-profit
foundation created to foster
and promote knowledge and
appreciation of dogs. The
Texas Gulf Coast and Mid
America Chapters of the
PPFA donated the framing
services for some 20 pieces
of art all featuring golden retrievers,
including “A Good
Roll” by Kristin Garneau,
framed by the PPFA’s David
Lantrip. For details on the
PPFA, telephone (800) 762-
9287 or go to: www.ppfa.com.
LEGION PAPERS’ MOAB
INTRODUCES LASAL DUAL
SEMIGLOSS 330
NEW YORK—Moab, a division
of Legion Paper, introduces
Lasal Dual Semigloss
330, a heavyweight, doublesided
fine art paper with
state-of-the-art coating technology.
The first heavyweight
330gsm dual-sided inkjet
paper in its class, Lasal Dual
Semigloss 330 is available in
sizes 8 1/2 by 11, 11 by 14,
13 by 19 inches, and A4
sheets packaged in quantities
of 25. For more information,
visit the website at:
www.moabpaper.com.
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NEW CHANGES FOR WCAF 2013
The West Coast Art & Frame
Show and National Conference
has changed its name
to The West Coast Art &
Frame Expo in an effort to
better represent the full
scope of the products and
services available from
the leading trade show and
educational forum in the
art and framing industry.
WCAF Expo will be held at
the Mirage Resort & Casino,
Las Vegas, from January 28-
30, 2013, and is slated to
feature industry suppliers
and publishers exhibiting in
some 500 booths.
ROB O’DONNELL JOINS APF MUNN
Rob O’Donnell, industry veteran,
has joined APF Munn
as national sales manager
where, among his responsibilities,
he will work to grow
the company, build the retail
side of the business, act as
the go-to person for clients
nationwide, and have a hand
in the design process. Mr.
O’Donnell left AMCI-Regence
after 24 years on August
31 and started with APF
Munn, September 1. “I don’t
believe in down time,” he
Framerica Has Floaters!
Changes within the company
have also taken place.
Deborah Salmon has been
appointed the new Show Director
of the WCAF Expo,
previously vice president of
PFM Seminars. Rob Gherman,
formerly Show Director,
has been promoted to
the position of Director of
Product Development for
Hobby Publications. He will
also remain the Expo’s Director
of Sales. Bruce Gherman,
Publisher of Picture
Framing Magazine, will step
in to the newly formed position
of Director of Trade
jokes. After his first month at
APF Munn, he said, “I have
just been totally energized
and excited. I truly have a real
positive outlook on the near
and long term future, and am
excited about that.” He adds,
“I am coming in with a fresh
perspective from the outside,
having studied the company’s
products for a long time as a
competitor.”
He believes the framing
industry, like any industry, is
Framerica, leading
moulding supplier of
Yaphank, NY, has announced
it has new
Floaters in stock. They
are available in a deep
1 1/2-inch profile that
allows for artwork up
to 1-inch in depth. A
chunky 3/4-inch face is
designed to make this
profile very versatile. It
is available in multiple
finishes and, as always
with Framerica, is made in America. Call (800) 372-6422
for information or visit: www.framerica.com.
Show Marketing. David
Gherman remains President
of Hobby Publications, publisher
of the Expo’s sponsor
Picture Framing Magazine.
The National Conference will
feature 100 informational
classes and hands-on workshops.
For the second year
in a row, the PPFA Convention
will be held at the
WCAF Expo featuring
educational sessions with
business and technical
training. For further information,
visit the websites: www.
wcafshow.com or go to: www.
pfmseminars.com/nc.
Rob O’Donnell.
subject to the 1% rule and
that the high-end will stay.
He believes this segment is
starting to grow again. “So I
am excited for the future of
APF Munn and also the highend
framing market.” APF,
founded in 1955 and known
for its distinctive closed corner
frames, and Abe Munn
Picture Frames, established
in 1958, also known for fine
closed corner frames, as
well as gilded length,
merged in 2006. The emphasis
now is on reinvigorating
the APF Munn brand, unifying
and updating the website,
and prepping new products
for the West Coast Art &
Frame Expo. To reach APF
Munn: www.apfmunn.com.
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BUSINESS INSIDER
A.D. LINES’ ECONOMIC FORECAST
by Angela D’Amico
and James VanGeelen
In 1986, when my company
A.D. Lines saw its
first dollar, the
economy was
booming and numerous
trends
seemed to be
coming out of
the woodwork to
meet with instant
success. We
amassed a collection
of artwork constantly
echoing the color trends
and diverse culture of the
United States of America.
We set the trend for inspirational
artwork and continue
to devote ourselves to
exciting new ideas. Today,
we have become an industry
leader in providing open
edition artwork, all the while
enduring rapidly changing
economic conditions. While
the instantly successful
trend is a thing of the past,
our company has thrived by
vowing to be cutting edge,
trendsetting, and enthusiastic
with a constant focus on
forward momentum in our
business and the tactics
we utilize.
With the economic downturn
we have all been affected
by, it is a constant
uphill battle to keep our
products one step ahead of
the market while continuing
to take the same level of
pride in their quality—however,
we are winning. Our
strategy has always maintained
a focus on forward
thinking. We always have
been at the forefront
of not only
selling products
creating the
trends and palettes
but actually
setting the trend
with our frequently
new and
unique product
lines. Recently,
this approach has meant
more than ever. We are no
longer just thinking to the
future, every day we are
reinventing our approach,
attitude, concepts,
and
products to
be synchronous
with the
economic environment
we
are faced
with. Twentysix
years ago
t r a n s l a t i n g
ideas into
images and
m a r k e t i n g
them was enough, but now
more than ever it is up to us
to keep our senses in tune
with creating trends in home
décor to achieve the same
goals with an eye and ear to
the ever-changing financial
situation of the country.
In this economy, we are
perpetually conscious of delivering
high-quality artwork
for lower budgets, targeting
more affordable retailers,
and working with our customers
to meet the right
budget for them to hit the
right retail.
We have been concentrating
on how to deliver
great artwork at budget
prices; this includes expanding
our library of wall
décor, modifying our existing
artwork, and using new
and innovative approaches
to the decorative arts market.
Constantly, there is an
effort at A.D. Lines to find
new and exciting ways to fit
our artwork into multiple
tiers of the retail industry so
We still and always will
believe that artwork has the
power to inspire and bring
cheer to any environment in
any form, something that is
desperately needed by all in
these tough times.
every customer, regardless
of economic status, can accentuate
their environment
with pleasing imagery without
breaking the bank.
Previous economic recessions
have consistently
taught us that tracing trends
is important; however we
must not only keep an eye
on the trends of the home
décor industry but in the
way our customers are
dealing with the financial
burden. We have noticed in
the past that when the
economy took a turn for the
worst our customers would
spend more time at home,
indeed a boon for framed
artwork as our customers
strived to make the place
they spent the most time at
more aesthetically pleasing.
In the present-day economy,
however, the numerous
financial issues (like the
mortgage crisis) have extracted
an extreme toll upon
the wallet, setting, and mind
of the average American
and left them with more
stressing issues than aesthetics
of the home and
little-to-no expendable income.
In response to this,
our focus has expanded
from not only the wall but to
everyday utilities.
While we still focus on
color trends and new artwork,
we are surviving and
thriving by broadening our
customer bases. It is evident
that one dimension of
the use of artwork is not
enough. In light of this, we
have paid special concentration
to licensing our images
for production on
readily available household
items.
With careful observation
of our customer base and
their new, economically ad-
continued on page 49
PAGE 34 ART WORLD NEWS

ART & BUSINESS
GRAND IMAGE, SAGEBRUSH PARTNERSHIP
Grand Image CEO Larry
Winn has announced a multiyear
licensing
contract in which
Grand Image
and Sagebrush
Fine Art will partner
to create a
significant open
edition collection
with a focus toward
the wholesale
(framing and
print) market.
Sagebrush will
also act as the
Grand Image
licensing agent
for alternative products.
This is a unique venture
that brings a very different
mix to the industry because
the two companies’ history
and models are so substantially
different. Grand Image
has long been known for its
large collection of upscale,
modern imagery and its success
in serving the high-end
design and hospitality market.
Sagebrush developed
their niche with more traditional
Americana imagery
which has proved highly successful
in the mass market.
“This venture came about,”
says Mr. Winn, “because
each party brought their own
unique capabilities to the
table. We needed Sagebrush’s
distribution and client
strength in this arena and
Mike Singleton, Sagebrush
CEO, needed our contemporary
imagery to fill that hole
in his collection.
“This is an enormous op- on the Sagebrush Fine the business model he has
portunity for both compa- Art website at: www.sage established over many
nies but b r u s h f i n e
years of hard
not without a r t . c o m .
work. Our first
its chal- There will
encounter took
l e n g e s . be a sepa-
place at a trade
Right now rate Grand
show Susan and I
we are Image page
exhibited at. He
working on on the site
took notice of an
the chal- featuring all
image in our
lenge of the GI im-
booth that caught
marketing agery and
his eye and said,
two highly GI branding.
“That's A Win-
successful However, all
ner!” He was
yet very the same
right. This part-
d i f f e r e n t images will
nership has all the
Larry Winn. brands and be inte- Michael Singleton.
makings for suc-
p r o d u c t grated into
cess, not solely
lines. We just want to make the Sagebrush main site for Sagebrush and Grand
sure that what and how we without the GI branding, and Image, but for our customers,
retailers, and the
end consumer. This partnership
strengthens the Sagebrush
Fine Art line by adding
several new categories and
bolstering others. It helps to
broaden our print categories
so that customers who do
not look to Sage for this imagery
can now do so. I see
this as a vehicle that will
help Sage achieve their
Frank Palek’s “Arbor DNA” is available on paper and can- goals of offering the most
vas in multiple sizes and prices.
well rounded line of art in
the print industry.”
deliver to the customer
makes sense and does not
confuse.”
Approximately 1,300 images
from Grand Image
(GI) are currently available
through Sagebrush Fine Art,
and this number will grow
to about 3,000 within 18
months. These images can
be viewed in two ways
only featuring the artist’s
name. Thus customers can
find them either on the main
site or, if their interest is
strictly in the Grand Image
line, they will not have to go
through the entire Sagebrush
site to find them.
Michael Singleton comments,
“I have always had
respect for Larry Winn and
Larry Winn adds, “I’ve
known Mike for 25 years,
and seen him come from
nothing to become one of
the key players in his marketplace.
I’ve always liked him
and his focus on customer
service. I’m looking forward
to working with him in
the upcoming years. We’ll
figure it out.”
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WHAT’S HOT IN OPEN EDITIONS
Above Temptation
“Above Temptation” by Ford Smith is
available in multiple sizes on multiple
substrates. Retail pricing starts at
$12.50. For further information, telephone
Bentley Global Arts Group,
Austin, TX, at (888) 456-2254 or go
to the website located at: www.
bentleyglobalarts.com.
Fall Creek
Alstroemeria
A Celebration of 125 Years of
Notre Dame Football
Silvia Vassileva’s “Fall
Creek” measures 39 3/4
by 20 inches ($27). For
details, call Wild Apple,
Woodstock, VT, at (800)
756-3003, or go to:
www.wildapple.com.
“Alstroemeria” by Sally Scaffardi
measures 12 by 12 inches and retails
for $15. Call A.D. Lines – Eurogroup
Inc., Monroe, CT, at (800) 836-0994
or visit the company’s website located
at: www.ad-lines.com.
“A Celebration of 125 Years of Notre Dame Football” by Chris Gjevre
measures 40 by 13 1/2 inches ($30). Call Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas
Inc., Minnetonka, MN, at (800) 334-7266 or visit: www.panoramas.com.
Here are the
best selling prints
from the month of
SEPTEMBER
A Vision
Dog Rules
“Dog Rules” by
Jim Baldwin
measures 8 by
18 inches and
retails for $10.
Phone Sagebrush
Fine Art, located
in Salt Lake City,
for more details
at (801) 466-5136
or go to: www.
sagebrushfineart
.com.
“A Vision” by E.
Jarvis measures
20 by 30 inches
and retails for
$32. For further
information,
telephone Haddad’s
Fine Arts
Inc., Anaheim,
CA, at (800)
942-3323, or
visit the website:
www.haddads
finearts.com.
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WHAT’S HOT IN OPEN EDITIONS
Campbell’s Soup I, 1968
“Campbell’s Soup I, 1968” by Andy Warhol
measures 24 by 36 inches and retails for $25.
Telephone Bruce Teleky Inc., Brooklyn, NY, for
further information at (800) 835-3539 or go to
the website located at: www.teleky.com.
Le Sprint
Madagascar Safari II
“Madagascar Safari II” by Patricia
Pinto measures 24 by 24 inches
($25). Phone SunDance Graphics,
Orlando, FL, at (407) 240-1091, or:
www.sdgraphics.com.
Pink Monday
“Pink Monday” by Kellar Mahaney
measures 36 by 24 inches
and retails for $34. Telephone
Poems Art Publishing LLC, Salt
Lake City, for more information at
(888) 447-6367 or go to the website:
www.poemsart.com.
“Le Sprint” by Michel Boulet measures 48 by 14 inches and retails for
$54. Telephone Rosenstiel’s, London, in the U.S. at (480) 305-0714 or
go to the website located at: www.felixr.com.
Here are the
best selling prints
from the month of
SEPTEMBER
Red Rain
“Red Rain” by Stefano Corso measures
24 by 36 inches, retailing for $32. Phone
Image Conscious, San Francisco, for
further information at (800) 532-2333
or go to: www.imageconscious.com.
The Path of Life
“The Path of
Life” by Dee
Dee measures
12 by 18
inches and
retails for $16.
For further
information,
telephone
Penny Lane
Fine Art &
Licensing,
New Carlisle,
Ohio, at (800)
273-5263, or visit the company’s website
located at: www.pennylanepublishing.com.
PAGE 40 ART WORLD NEWS

CALENDAR
October 26–29: Toronto
International Art Fair, Metro
Toronto Convention Centre.
Produced by MMPI Canada.
Phone (604) 730-2065 for
more information, or go to:
www.TIAFAIR.com.
November 1–4: Annual
Print Fair, Seventh Regiment
Armory at Park Ave.
and 67th St., New York. International
Fine Print Dealers
Association. For details,
visit: www.printfair.com or
call (212) 674-6095.
November 8–11: Affordable
Art Fair Seattle, Seattle
Center Exhibition Hall,
Seattle. For details, visit:
http://affordableartfair.com/
seattle or telephone (206)
494-5365.
November 8–12: The
Salon: Art + Design, Park
Avenue Armory at 67th St.,
New York. Produced by
Sanford L. Smith & Associates
Ltd. in collaboration
with The Syndicat National
des Antiquaires. Visit: www.
thesalonny.com.
November 15–18: The
16th annual Boston International
Fine Art Show at the
Cyclorama, Boston. Produced
by Fusco & Four/
Ventures LLC. For details,
visit: www.fineartboston.
com or call (617) 363-0405.
December 4–9: Art
Miami, The Art Miami Pavilion,
Wynwood Arts District,
Miami. Produced by Art
Miami LLC. Visit the website:
www.art-miami.com or
call (305) 515-8573.
December 4–9: Scope
Miami, Midtown Arts District,
110 N.E. 36 St. at Midtown
Blvd., Miami. For
more details, phone (212)
268-1522 or go to the website:
www.scope-art.com.
December 5–9: Artexpo
Miami & Miami Solo, Wynwood
Arts District, Miami.
Produced by Redwood
Media Group. Contact Eric
Smith, e-mail: eric@artexpo
-miami.com, (216) 225-0962;
or Rick Barnett, e-mail:
rick@artexpo-miami.com,
(330) 278-1012 or: www.
artexpo-miami.com.
December 5–9: RED
DOT Miami, Wynwood Arts
District, 3011 NE 1st Ave.
at NE 31st. St., Miami. For
details, Visit: www.reddotfair.com
or phone George
Billis at (917) 273-8621.
December 6–9: Art Basel
Miami Beach, Miami Beach
Convention Center, Miami
Beach, FL. Call (305) 674-
1292 or visit the website at:
www.artbasel.com.
December 6–9: PULSE
Miami, The Ice Palace, 1400
North Miami Ave., Miami.
Call (212) 255 2327 or go
to: www.pulse-art.com.
December 6–9: New Art
Dealers Alliance (NADA),
Deauville Beach Resort,
Collins Ave. and 67th St.,
North Miami Beach. Phone
(212) 594-0883 or visit:
www.newartdealers.org.
PAGE 42 ART WORLD NEWS

RETAILING
WHY YOUR ART SHOULD MATCH YOUR CAR
by Tal Milan
As a gallery owner, Tal Milan
presents this motivating discussion
with
prospective
art buyers as
to why they
deserve to
buy art that
m a t c h e s
their lifestyle.
tiful homes, yet fill them with
cheap posters, offset lithographs,
and walls of family
collages, diplomas, and inexpensive
reproductions. What
a blown gasket this is! This is
like driving a 7 series BMW
or an LFA Lexus and settling
for the equivalent of a “Yugo
on the Wall.” You deserve
better! If you enjoy your quality
of life, find it. Facts state
that we are spending more
But there is no consistency in
many homes. Where are the
indoor qualities of these
homes in comparison to the
quality of the cars in their
driveways?
For 30-plus years I have
seen the wealthy, rich, and famous
in their huge homes
with many cars worth hundreds
of thousands of dollars
and see them break down
lating to cars and art.
You’re driving a $56K to
$70K BMW or Mercedes.
Why would you have posters
on your walls? These cars
are made to park in front of
a fine art gallery to purchase
work by a local or national
artist. Those posters or reproductions
are not worthy
of being on your newly custom-painted,
designer wall
treatments
with special
inlayed wood
or maybe
marble floors
installed by
an Italian
Artisan.
Tal Milan.
Designers
today are in
the business
How Do You Match Up?
of bringing
t o g e t h e r
your décor
Category A
Mercedes 505 AMG
Category B
Corvette
Category C
Ford F-150s
Category D
Ford Focus
to match or
blend with
the furniture
BMW 7 Series
Lexus LFA 201s
Jaguar
Volvo
Chryslers
Camry
Ford Challenger
Toyota Corolla
of your
home. This
is a major
Aston Martin
Maserati
Navigator
Hummer
Charger
Suburban
Kia Rio
Kia Spectra
Take a
look at the
chart on this
problem that
I see weekly
in our coun-
Infiniti Qx4
Lexus SLS
Cadillac
Avalon
Hundai Accent
Suzuki Versa
page. It will
perhaps give
you a more
try. There is
accurate way
no secret in
the art realm
that we have $30K - $10K
Anticipated Spending Per Painting
$10K - $3K $3K - $1,000 $800 - $200
to match not
only your car,
but your
all heard
lifestyle. You
your art
know who
doesn’t have to match your time at home in the 2000s, and stall when it comes to you are and I hope to give
couch, yet 90% of homes yet have nothing more than a the quality of art. Many of you some guidance to follow
tend to do just that. It has be- sconce of colored floral you driving fine automobiles for art buying. (Just as a rule
come an epidemic where fur- arrangements on the wall. with multiple cars and the of thumb, avoid Made in
niture blends with tan, taupe, Where is the fairness to your- rare collectables might have China. Those in our business
and neutral colors in many self when you get home? a few too many fake plants do not want to see $10 metal
homes today. So many peo-
indoors. It might be said there wall sconces or anything like
ple are not running on all Consider the major areas is a large discrepancy be- that.) We also expect to see
cylinders leaving me ques- in the home: fireplaces, living tween the value of what is in fine paintings and prints
tioning, why? I mean there is rooms, dining rooms, large the garage and that of the art housed in professionally made
a disproportionate number of kitchens, master suites, and on the walls in the house. So, custom frames.
people who drive fine luxury theatre rooms. These are the let’s begin to explore some
automobiles and live in beau- locations to enjoy fine art. examples and categories re- continued on page 46
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ESCOFFERY 11 x 8.5”
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RETAILING
ART PURCHASING
continued from page 43
Cars as a
Measure of
Art Buying
Let me begin with categories
of cars you drive as a
measure of where you
should be in the quality of
your art purchases. (Keep in
mind Category D should
only drive in the slow lane,
at all times. It is alright to put
a print in your RV.)
• Category A: Those of
you who are located in
this category should be
enjoying a minimum of 20
to 30 originals in their
home that were purchased
at fine art galleries,
reputable dealers
or art auctions ($10K to
$30K per purchase). You
may buy and trade in cars
annually. But do you realize
the amount of depreciation
in your new car
annually would pay for
multiple original works of
art? At $10K and above,
these art purchases could
appreciate more than
your car depreciates.
Pass your art onto
younger family members
or take a tax deduction by
donating to a local charity.
• Category B: Levels of
purchase might include
10 to 20 original bronze
sculptures or paintings.
People in this category
buy from art galleries and
tend to have leased cars
they trade in before the
warranties are out.
• Category C: This category
typically owns five to
ten $1,500 to $3K pieces
of art including high-end
custom framing. They
drive an average car to its
warranty’s 60K miles.
• Category D: People in
this category might purchase
from box stores or
frameshops at a level of
under $100 to $800 per
item. You can enjoy a limited
edition lithograph at
this budget. You might be
working paycheck to paycheck,
rolling up 100K
miles per car and more.
Whatever category you
are in, you can improve your
life—and your parties—with
art. Many Americans are
guilty of living a lavish
lifestyle with fine cars, large
homes, or a home and
condo, and fine dining
weekly yet will not buy art
for more than the cost of a
nice bottle of wine. Where
do you fall into our study?
Do you drive a 100K or
above luxury car? Do you
have a million dollar home
with at least a four-car
garage or possibly more?
You might not hesitate to
spend on upgrades for bigger
wheels, all-wheel drive,
turbochargers, rare paint,
sunroofs, tweels, surround
sound, seat warmers, must I
go on? Only 1% of art buyers
can be heard saying,
“Let’s throw in a bronze
with that painting as a second
piece.”
People in Category A are
Whatever category you are in, you can
improve your life with art. Many
Americans are guilty of living a lavish
lifestyle with fine cars, a large home
and fine dining weekly, yet will not buy
art for more than cost of a nice bottle of
wine. I say, ‘Buy fine art and your life
will be better for it!’
capable of spending upwards
of $50K on upgrades,
choose to drink expensive
bottled water to improve
their health, and avoid taking
a toll road to improve
their drive time to the next
stop. I say to them, “Buy
fine art, and your life will be
better for it.” See how a
print can’t be a worthwhile
purchase if you are used to
the better things in life. I
would guess over half the
best gallery patrons in
America have versions of
poster art, prints, and cheap
imitations of fine art. I won’t
tell anyone if you promise to
seek out from now on
something beautiful that has
meaning for your life. Go to
a gallery show opening,
enjoy the wine and hors
d’oeuvres, and meet the
artist so you have a story to
share about your art.
Join in on the redefining
of real wealth. Agreed, we
are not all supermodels and
do not look that fantastic,
yet we let our interior designers
add a mirror in the
entrance of our homes and
our dining rooms, over the
couch, over the stairs, on
the bedroom walls, bathroom
walls, so on and so
on… This is another measure
for you to self-check
where your next art purchase
can be placed.
I’m telling you that just
by adding one or two paintings
or a sculpture per year
your home will give you a
lifetime of quality that can
outlive those fake flowers in
that niche. Let’s talk about
the “niche,” (pronounced
neesh)—that area home
builders recess into walls,
where the inlay is set into a
wall for the benefit of showcasing
paintings and sculpture.
Take the flowers and
mirror out and get to your
favorite gallery soon.
Why not enjoy a special
piece of art, particularly in
the areas most lived in? I
have clients with their most
continued on page 47
PAGE 46 ART WORLD NEWS

ART PURCHASING
continued from page 46
expensive art in their bathroom,
kitchen, and game
room where life happens—
and I’m proud for them enjoying
it there.
So, if you are guilty of having
a lavish style of autos,
fine meals, and fine wine
weekly, where is the fairness
when you get home? Treat
yourself to nice art. We all
enjoy our stay-at- home, relax
days. Your art will become
like a great lifelong pet that
you will see and enjoy differently
each day. You know
pulling up to a charity event in
a lemon is not going to happen,
so it is my opinion and
other gallery owners, that we
want you to know artwork will
give you a real sense of pride
and happiness. It is something
to share, brag about,
and possibly re-sell for a
good amount, unlike cheap
art, and old broken down
cars that get nothing in return.
Let us match art to the
quality of our cars, not the
couch. Teach the youth that
art is forever.
Let us match art to the quality of our
cars, not the couch. Teach the youth
that art is forever. This is what I believe
can help perpetuate America’s strong
art collections.
This is what I believe can
help perpetuate America’s
strong art collections. Help
support those millions of
hard working and talented
artists. It only takes one purchase
of fine art each year
to be a collector.
Now go out and get your
walls a tune up and supercharge
your art collection.
Tal Milan is owner of Milan
Gallery at 505 Houston St.
in Fort Worth, TX, in business
33 years. The gallery
features national and international
artists. Tal likes to
use the tag line: “For art,
one must first know where
to look.” To reach him, email:
tal@milangallery.com,
visit: www.milangallery.com
or call (817) 338-4278.
ART WORLD NEWS PAGE 47

BUSINESS OF ART FAIRS
ART FAIRS
continued from page 20
setting. There is also the
three-day Scottsdale Arts
Festival in early March that
draws up to 40,000 visitors,
and several more shows
during the year.
Mr. Bloch sees an aspect
to art fairs that benefits local
galleries in that they create
interest in the arts, as well
as exposure to them. For instance,
when the inaugural
Expo Chicago ran for four
days in September, the
show spread far beyond its
locale at Navy Pier into the
city. The Chicago Loop Alliance
showcased large
scale installations for the
expo at its Pop-Up Art Loop
space in the iconic Inland
Steel Building lobby. The
works were open for public
viewing, free of charge,
throughout the month of
September. The idea was to
provide greater exposure to
the public of two emerging
Chicago artists’ work in the
form of the installations.
Some 25 galleries plus other
businesses hosted “Late
Night at River North Art District”
on the Saturday of
Expo Chicago. Complimentary
weekend art shuttles
between River North, the
Museum of Contemporary
Art and Expo Chicago were
running that afternoon and
into the evening. Additionally,
other galleries, such as
Peter Miller Gallery, extended
their hours during
the show to capitalize on the
show’s aura.
Nancy Voss of Zygman
Voss Gallery in River North,
says, “It worked out well for
us. We had a nice group
here and met with people
who would not have come
to the area otherwise.
Some were from out of
town, and also international.
The thing that was encouraging
to me was that the
people who came to Expo
Chicago were interested in
continuing on and seeing
what else Chicago has to
offer.” It is this increased interest
in art that can be generated
by shows and fairs
that pleases Mitch Plotkin,
director of Axelle Fine Arts,
Boston. In general, Axelle
Fine Arts does not participate
in art fairs, yet Mr.
Plotkin will attend the opening
night of the Boston International
Fine Art Show
produced by Fusco & Four/
Ventures LLC in November.
This show does not tend to
generate more traffic in the
gallery, except for one or two
of the gallery owners exhibiting
at the show. “I think most
of the clients who go to the
show are local, and they visit
the gallery anyway, so I don’t
see it bringing in any people.
But for me it is always positive
when
there is
any artr
e l a t e d
event in
Boston because
it
makes it
more of an
art destin
a t i o n . ”
He is even
happy if a
new gallery
opens on
Michel Delacroix’s “Café de la Paix” is a new
acrylic on canvas, 25 1/2 by 21 inches that
retails for $40,000, framed. A limited edition
serigraph release on paper and canvas will
be available soon, retailing for $1,800 and
$2,500, framed, respectively. For more details,
contact Axelle Fine Arts: www.axelle.com.
on the better.”
Newbury
S t r e e t
where Axelle
Fine
Arts is loc
a t e d ,
“because
the more
that goes
On another note, I asked
Steve Diamant of Arcadia
Fine Arts if he thinks the rise
in art fairs in general could
be a factor of the economy?
His response: “When one
hits a hurdle, one can sit and
complain about it or do
something about it. And
fairs represent an opportunity
for people to do just
that: Get up off your arse
and get your work out there
—get your work seen. Fairs
are a form of advertising.
You put the work in front of
people. I am not going to sit
back and let the economy
take control of how my business
does. I am going to do
what it takes to keep it
strong.” And one thing’s for
sure, the fairs keep rolling on.
Miami and Miami
Beach Shows
With the Miami and
Miami Beach art fairs in
early December it’s hard to
know where to begin. There
are so many of them, and
there’s so much hoopla attached
to this art spectacular
that began with Art
Miami, expanded to include
a hotel art fair, and then Art
Basel moved in. Now there
are approximately nine in
Miami Beach and 13 in
Miami taking place consecutively
December 4–9. This
year, David and Lee Ann
Lester’s SeaFair is participating
with a high end jewelery
show. Collectively, the
fairs draw a huge crowd,
with enough critical mass to
spill out into the local gallery
communities.
With so many art aficionados
coming into the area,
local galleries do have
an opportunity to benefit.
Mary Ann Cohen, owner of
MAC Fine Art, located in
the Wynwood Art District
of Miami, says some good
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ART FAIRS
continued from page 48
things do result from the
shows. “We usually sell
pretty well during that
period because there are
so many people in town.”
It’s hard, she says, to stand
out from the many options
that visitors have. She has
never done the shows.
“I couldn’t see why I
would want to spend that
sort of money when my
gallery is here.
“But some people do the
shows who have spaces locally
and they like it. They
use the show to drive business
into their gallery. It cuts
BUSINESS INSIDER
continued on page 34
justed behavior we have realized
that while the average
American may not be focusing
as much upon what is on
his or her wall, they will still
spend the extra dollar to enhance
the appearance of
items they need and use on
a day-to-day basis.
Because of this realization,
we have decided to
broaden our horizons to provide
affordable artwork to
satisfy every customer.
If a customer needs a new
potholder, it is an easy decision
for them to pick one that
matches their home décor
and color with artwork they
enjoy over a simple mono-
both ways.” This, however,
will be her last season in
Miami. She plans to move
the MAC corporate headquarters,
exhibition space,
multimedia department
complete with a digital
photography studio, a stateof-the-art
giclée printing facility,
and a computergraphic/prepressdepartment,
up to the Fort Lauderdale
area.
In Miami Beach the fairs
are:
• Art Basel Miami Beach
www.miamibeach.art
basel.com
• Aqua 12
www.aquaartmiami.com
• Design Miami
tone utilitarian kitchen accessory.
We know that just
because their pocketbook
has been affected, their taste
for beautiful artwork will remain
intact.
Also, we still and always
will believe that artwork
has the power to inspire
and bring cheer to any environment
in any form, something
that is desperately
needed by all in these tough
www.designmiami.com
• Ink Miami
www.inkartfair.com
• NADA Art Fair
www.newartdealers.org
• Pool Art Fair
www.poolartfair.com
• Select Fair
www.select-fair.com
• UNTITLED
www.art-untitled.com
• Verge Art Miami Beach
www.vergeartfair.com
In Miami, the fairs are:
• AOA Tribal
www.tribalartmiami.com
• Art Asia
www.artasiafair.com/
• Artexpo Miami
www.artexpo-miami.com
• Art Miami
times. It is truly amazing
what a simple placemat with
an inspirational “family”
motif can do to liven up
the mundane appearance of
a dining room table that
We still and always will believe that
artwork has the power to inspire
and bring cheer to any environment
in any form... something that is
desperately needed by all in
these tough times.
may not have seen very
much renovation since the
recession.
Because of these adjustments,
A.D. Lines manages
to stay at the cutting edge of
www.art-miami.com
• Context
www.contextartmiami.com
• Fountain Miami
www.fountainartfair.com
• Miami Photo
www.miamiphotofair.com
• Miami Project
www.miami-project.com
• OVERTURE
www.overtureartfair.com
• Pulse Miami
www.pulse-art.com
• Red Dot Miami
www.reddotfair.com
• Scope Miami
www.scope-art.com
• Seven
www.seven-miami.com
Sarah Seamark is Editor in
Chief of Art World News.
the publishing industry in a
day and age where expendable
income for artwork has
suffered immensely.
By being willing to explore
new frontiers for the open
edition market, our company
has managed to stay at
the forefront of the industry
and learn the lesson that
reinventing one’s approach
is consistently necessary, as
well as prosperous, if you
are in the business of setting
trends.
Angela D’Amico is president
and owner of A.D. Lines –
Eurogroup Inc. in, Monroe,
CT. The Web address is located
at: www.ad-lines.com
and the telephone number is
(203) 880-9590.
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NEW ART
Fearless
Swan King
I n t e r n a -
tional, Montara,
CA,
introduces
M i c h a e l
P a r k e s ’
“Fearless,”
a giclée on
canvas in an
edition of
60, measuring
27 1/2
by 24 1/2
inches. The
retail price is $1,250. For more details, call (650) 455-9932
or visit the website at: www.theworldofmichaelparkes.com.
Cherry Yellow
Arnot Galleries,
New
York, presents
Minna
Laaksonen’s
“ C h e r r y
Yellow” as a
giclée on
canvas in an
edition of 20
measuring
16 by 16
inches. Retail
price
a v a i l a b l e
upon request.
“Cherry
Yellow” is from a suite of four prints including “Single
Cherry,” “Cherry in a Green,” and “Cherry Twins on
Violet.” For information, call (212) 245-8287 or go to the
websites: www.arnotart.com or: www.herbertarnotinc.com.
Alfred Home
Artist Allison
Wojcik ,
R o l l i n g
Meadows,
IL, presents
“ A l f r e d
Home” as
an oil on
c a n v a s
measuring
36 by 48
inches. The
retail price
is $1,800.
For further
information,
t e l e p h o n e
the artist at
(847) 337-8318 or send an email to: aerwojcik@gmail.com.
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Fire
Crown Thorn
Publishing, San
Diego, presents
“Fire” by Henry
Asencio as a
giclée on canvas
in an edition
of 195, measuring
30 by 40
inches. The retail
price is
$1,600. For furtherinformation,
telephone
(619) 895-3027
or go to the
website at: www.
c r o w n t h o r n
publishing.com.

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GALLERY LIGHTS
At a fundraising event held by the Southampton, NY-based
Bego Ezair Gallery, are, from left, gallerist Steven Green,
gallery owner Marijana Bego, Humane Society of New York
committee member Leesa Rowland, and gallerist Larry Wohl.
Shown at Sargent’s Fine Art, Maui, are, from left, gallery
co-owner Kim Smith, director Chris Bierley, Addison Art
Group’s Patricia Bowe, and artist Richard Johnson during
the reception for the artist’s show “The Feminine Mystique.”
South African artist Holly Kavonic, third the left, is pictured at
Just For You Gallery, Healdsburg, CA, during her show with,
from left, friends Aron Quiter and Sarah Olinger, and husband
Ben Hutchinson. Kavonic also painted live during the event.
Conner Contemporary Art director Jamie Smith, left, and
artist Alexander Peace celebrate the opening of ACADEMY
2012, the 12th annual invitational survey of outstanding work
by MFA/BFA students in the Washington/Baltimore area.
Arnot Gallery co-owners Vicki Arnot and Peter Arnot, right,
flank collector Armand Scala, pictured during the opening of the
reception on Gallery Night on 57th Street featuring the work of
many artists, such as Luigi Rocca whose work is shown.
Pictured during the Todd Selby / Matthew Pillsbury opening
reception held at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, are, from left,
gallery assistant Warner Wolf, preparator Whitney Wolf,
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