A Conversation with Artist Lainey Peltier

1. What are your earliest memories of art? How did you become an artist yourself?

I have many early memories of art, as my mom often took me to art museums as a child. She is also an avid collector, and my childhood home was filled with original art, so I grew up having a great appreciation for both collecting and creating. Though I had an active interest in visual art in elementary and middle school, it wasn’t until I enrolled in a printmaking class in undergrad that I really fell in love with creating art.

ArtistsCynthia BurrDecember 6, 2023Lainey Peltier, Representational art, Prints, Printmakers, Print Art

A Conversation with October Featured Artist Larry Simon

We last talked to you about your work in depth in 2019. How has it changed over the last several years?

Due to the pandemic, my work was in a holding pattern until we could start traveling again. Photographers like me need to be out in the world to make their art. So in 2022 and 2023, traveling again was a kind of rebirth of making the type of art I like to make, which requires me to roam foreign places and spaces looking for intriguing subjects. Needless to say, getting out there again was liberating.

ArtistsCynthia BurrOctober 4, 2023Larry Simon, Photographic art, Colorful art, Giclée, Representational art

Ask the Expert: The Ins and Outs of Building a Gallery Wall

Gallery walls are popping up all over on social media, designer websites, and magazines. What makes them so popular? And how do you put one together? At the gallery, we’re often asked about creating gallery walls and the process behind it. While there are no specific rules for creating a gallery wall of your own, there are some guidelines that we follow here at the gallery. Below, we will explore the process of creating a gallery wall, as well as some tips you may find helpful along the way.