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Anaheim
Sarah Bain Gellery
411 W. Broadway Suite C
Anaheim CA
714.758.0545
www.sarahbaingallery.com
Hours: Wed - Sat: 11AM - 6PM or by appointment
Exhibiting the work of contemporary emerging artists for over nineteen years, the Sarah Bain Gallery has played an important role in developing a thriving art scene in Orange County.
Balboa Island
Art for the Soul
210 Marine Ave.
Balboa Island
949.675.1791
www.art4thesoul.com
Hours:
Locals and tourists alike delight in the ever-changing array of blown glass, funky prints, jewelry, and color drenched furniture. Many of our visitors stop by for the sole purpose of reviving their spirits with a healthy dose of inspiration.
Debra Huse Gallery
229 Marine Ave Suite E
Balboa Isand
949.723.6171
www.debrahusegallery.com
Hours: Saturday & Sunday 10am- 5pm | Friday & Monday 12 - 5pm
At the Debra Huse Gallery we are thrilled to bring you the best selection of plein air and studio paintings by the finest contemporary artists in the country.
Michael Zschoche Gallery
209 Marine Ave
Balboa Island
949.673.4255
www.mzgallery.net
Hours:
Brea
City of Brea Art Gallery
1 Civic Center Dr
Brea CA
714.990.7730
www.cityofbrea.net
Hours: 12 - 5 pm Wednesday - Sunday |closed Monday, Tuesday, and Holidays.
The gallery's 6,000 square foot exhibition space is home to quality exhibitions throughout the year featuring artwork from around the world. In addition to all the inspiring artwork, the Gallery also offers a gift shop featuring work by regional artists and special one-of-a kind items.
Corona Del Mar
Margaret Bedell Studio/Gallery
700 1/2 Carnation Ave
Corona Del Mar CA
949.760.9100
Costa Mesa
The California Scenario
611 Anton Blvd
Costa Mesa CA
714.384.5500
Sculpture Garden designed to reflect the natural landscapes
Fullerton
Fullerton Main Art Gallery
California State University
800 N State College Blvd
Fullerton CA
714.278.7750
www.fullerton.edu/arts/art
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 12 - 4pm |Saturday – 12 - 2pm
It is the mission of the Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery to collect art and present exhibitions that contribute to the experience of learning about and better understanding visual culture. The regional focus of the exhibitions is Southern California but also includes national and international projects that merit scholarly attention.
Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 W Malvern Ave
Fullerton CA
714.738.6595
www.muckenthaler.org
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 4pm
The Muckenthaler Cultural Center provides extraordinary exhibitions, performances and stimulating educational programs to Orange County's diverse communities and beyond.
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach Art Center
538 Main St
Huntington Beach CA
714.374.1650
www.surfcity-hb.org
Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12 - 6pm|Sunday 12 - 4pm|Closed Monday - Tuesday
The Huntington Beach Art Center is a community arts and cultural center serving Huntington Beach and the Southern California region. The Center presents the works of artists producing in all media. Through exhibitions, performances, film/video screenings, lectures and educational programming, the HBAC serves to advance public awareness and understanding of cultural, historic, and contemporary perspectives. The HBAC creates opportunities for local, regional and national artists and the community to share in a climate of experimentation, education and experience.
Irvine
Beall Center for Art & Technology
712 Arts Plaza
Irvine CA
949.824.4339
http://beallcenter.uci.edu
Hours: Tuesday - Wednesday 12 - 5pm |Thursday - Saturday 12 - 8pm
The Beall Center aspires to redefine the museum/gallery experience, both in content and form, formulating answers to the questions of how technology can be used effectively, not only to create new forms of art, but also to connect artist to artist, and artist with audience.
Irvine Fine Arts Center
14321 Yale Ave
Irvine CA
949.724.6880
www.irvinefinearts.org
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9pm - 9pm | Friday - Saturday 9am - 5pm | Closed Sundays
Since 1980, the Irvine Fine Arts Center has been the place to see, learn about, and create art. Our unique facility was designed by architects specifically for visual arts programming and specialized studios were created for painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, culinary arts and more.
The Irvine Museum
18881 Von Karman Ave Suite 100
Irvine CA
949.476.2565
www.irvinemuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm
Free Admission and Free Parking
The Irvine Museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of California art of the Impressionist Period (1890 - 1930). The Irvine Museum embraces a principal role in the education and furtherance of this beautiful and important regional variant of American Impressionism that has come to be associated with California and its remarkable landscape.
University Art Gallery and Room Gallery @ University of California Irvine
712 Arts Plaza
Irvine CA
949.824.9854
http://studioart.arts.uci.edu
Hours: Tuesday - Saturdays 12 - 5PM
Gallery provides several exhibition platforms for inter-generational and interdisciplinary dialogue. The Major Works of Art Series commissions original projects by canonical artists working today. The Emerging Artist Series features solo projects by a set of younger artists informed by the legacies showcased in the Major Works series. Augmenting this inter-generational dialogue, UAG also produces larger thematic group exhibitions alternately showcasing historical and contemporary art and film projects. UAG / ROOM Gallery further promotes an active dialogue between UCI residents and the local and international art communities through colloquia, conferences, visiting artist lectures and theme-based films series, all of which are open to the public. As the UAG / ROOM Gallery continues to mature we stand committed to being an experimental exhibition space different from the current - but largely traditional - art biennial and film festival platforms.
Laguna Beach
California Art Gallery
305 N Coast Highway Suite A
Laguna Beach CA
949.606.6830
www.californiaartgallery.com
California Art Gallery was established in 1990. The Gallery continues to specialize in the Early California Scene Painters (19258-1955) watercolors. It has one of the largest selections in the US for the genre and represents several important estates.
Dawson Cole Fine Art
326 Glenneyre St
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.4988
www.dawsoncolefineart.com
Originally established in 1993, Dawson Cole Fine Art specializes in Contemporary and Modern sculpture, drawings, prints, and unique works on paper by American and European Masters. With a special concentration in Contemporary, Early Modern and West Coast Regionalism, the gallery has offered works by Chuck Close, Paul Gaugin, Robert Heindel, Richard MacDonald, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Pablo Picasso and Jian Wang.
Deru's Fine Arts
1590 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.376.3785
www.derusfinearts.com
Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10am - 5pm | Saturday 10am - 2pm |Monday by Appointment only
Our galleries feature paintings by artists such as Edgar Payne, Maurice Braun, William Wendt, Jack Wilkinson Smith, Conrad Buff, Elmer Wachtel, Anna Hills, and many others. As the official representative for the Estate of Edgar Payne, we have many of his paintings and drawings available. We are proud of the fact that our paintings are all in great condition having been professionally cleaned and conserved in our own restoration studio. In addition to our own works, we do all of the cleaning and restoration of the Irvine Museum’s collection of paintings, numerous corporate collections as well as many art galleries across the United States. We guarantee our artwork to be authentic.
Diana Ferrone Gallery
1999 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.697.6920
www.dianaferrone.com
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 6pm and by appointment
Diana Ferrone Gallery exhibits the work of contemporary established and emerging artists. Encompassing original works in a range of media, the gallery is committed to promoting and developing artists on every level. The gallery looks to be an advocate for the artist and the collector, and to encourage a dialogue in contemporary art.
Esther Wells Collection
1390 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.494.2497
www.estherwellscollection.com
Hours: Daily 10-ish - 4:30pm
Long known as a destination for fine art, we represent a number of the country's leading representational artists. The works range from impressionism to super-realism and include landscape, still life and figurative pieces. We are also known as an excellent showplace for sculpture in bronze, stone, and terra cotta.
Laguna Art Museum
307 Cliff Drive
Laguna Beach CA
949.494.8971
www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Hours: Monday - Sunday 11am - 5pm |First Thursday of the month 11am - 9pm
The Museum focuses on the cultural heritage of our huge, diverse and powerful state, and on the unique history and accomplishments of Laguna Beach, a community of the American West located on the shore of southern California, about fifty miles below the city of Los Angeles. As cultural theorists often enjoy pointing out, southern California, with its motion picture, television, and aerospace industries, is the mecca of artificial culture.
Laguna College of Art and Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Road
Laguna Beach CA
949.376.6000
www.lagunacollege.edu
Laguna College of Art + Design has a location like no other, in a beachside community that lives and breathes creativity -- Laguna Beach, California. Our extensive foundation program gives a thorough preparation for excellence in your chosen field. Our curriculum uses the latest technology and upgrades in hardware and software. And our dedicated faculty and small student-to-teacher class ratio creates an intimate educational environment designed for your success.
Laguna Fine Art
264 Forest Ave
Laguna Beach CA
949.494.8900
www.lagunafineart.com
Hours: Sunday - Thursday 10am - 6pm | Friday - Saturday 10am - 9pm
Laguna Fine Art is pleased to offer the finest selection of Master works and internationally renowned contemporary artists. We feature works by the great Masters such as: Rembrandt, Chagall, Miró, Dürer, Pissarro, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Tissot, Picasso, Matisse, Cassatt, and others. Additionally, we showcase an internationally recognized collection of contemporary painters and sculptors including Schultz, Bolingbroke, H.C. Pissarro, Singley, Schkolnyk.
Marion Meyer Contemporary Art
354 N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.5442
www.marionmeyergallery.com
Hours: Daily 12 - 6pm | Friday and Saturday evenings | Closed Wednesdays
Established in 1998 on North Laguna’s Gallery Row, Owner Marion Meyer brings with her 18 years of International gallery experience. Directly involved since 1998, a past President and board member of Laguna Beach’s First Thursday’s Art Walk, Marion is committed to supporting the growth of Contemporary Art in Southern California and attracting International recognition to the Arts in Orange County.
McKibben Studios
540 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
888.625.4223
www.mckibbenstudios.com
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 7pm |Sunday 10am - 5pm |Closed Monday
In his showroom, McKibben strives to give clients the ultimate audio/visual experience. Because he believes sound is an important part of the ARTS and the Showroom experience, he installed a 5.1 sound system with a subwoofer. A 42" high-definition flat-screen TV plays SURFING DVD's and ROCK documentaries. There are comfortable chairs nearby, and customers are encouraged to sit down with a glass of wine or a cappuccino and soak in their surroundings.
Miranda Galleries
417 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.4491
www.mirandagalleries.com
For almost two decades, Miranda Galleries has pioneered and set the pace for outstanding contemporary art in Southern California. Miranda Galleries offers original works of art on canvas and paper, as well as original graphics, monotypes and sculpture. Providing an outstanding and unique collection of contemporary work that includes some of the most powerfully vivid abstract and representational art from all over the world, the galleries have become a haven for true collectors looking for unique art.
Pacific Edge Gallery
540 S Coast Highway Suite 112
Laguna Beach CA
949.494.0491
www.pacificedgegallery.com
Hours: Mon - Tues 1pm - 5pm | Wed - Sun 11am - 6pm
Pacific Edge Gallery features the finest painters in Southern California. Beginning with contemporary impressionist Maria Betran, the gallery over the past 21 years has added enhanced realist painter of "Lightscapes" Tom Swimm, the unique neo–expressionist Sandra Jones Campbell, and our newest artist, Brenda K. Bredvik.
The Redfern Gallery
1540 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
949.715.6000
www.redferngallery.com
Hours: Daily 10am - 5pm and by appointment
The Redfern Gallery should not be missed by anyone interested in fine art. Specializing in American Impressionism with an emphasis on paintings by the early California Plein Air Artists (1890-1940), the gallery walls are filled with carefully selected museum quality paintings.
Rohrer Fine Art
346 N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.494.8200
www.rohrerfineart.com
Challenging conventional aesthetics, ROHRER FINE ART exhibits en eclectic selectionb of pieces which create a dialog between African, Asian, Europoean, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian artwrorks, on the one hand, and Contemporary, Impressionist, Latin American, Modern and Post-War paintings and sculptures, on the other hand.
Schaar Galleries
484 N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.7289
www.schaargalleries.com
Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm |Monday and Tuesday-By appointment
For over 20 years, Schaar Gallery has been presenting the finest representational art in Southern California. Original oils, acrylics, watercolors, sculpture, and limited-edition giclees and prints by some of today's finest California artists, and their international counterparts, are elegantly displayed within a former Laguna Beach residence.
Sherwood Gallery
460 S Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.2668
www.sherwoodgallery.com
Located in the heart of downtown Laguna Beach, Sherwood Gallery is recognized for its stunning selection and display of contemporary artwork in a beautiful, welcoming setting. Featuring both established and emerging artists, the artwork is sophisticated and diverse and includes sculpture, paintings, functional art furniture, glass, ceramic, wood, metal and mixed media construction.
Studio 7 Gallery
384-B N Coast Highway
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.1080
www.studio7gallery.com
Hours: Daily 11am - 5pm & until 9pm on the First Thursday of every month
Close to the Laguna Art Museum and just minutes from the Sawdust Festival and Pageant of the Masters, you will find Studio 7 Gallery along Gallery Row - between Aster and Jasmine on Pacific Coast Highway.
Wendt Gallery
1550 S Coast Highway Suite 102
Laguna Beach CA
949.497.4292
www.wendtgallery.com
Hours: Monday - Wednesday 10am - 5pm |Thursday - Sunday 10am - 6pm
Wendt Gallery is recognized as one of the country's leading fine art galleries for Contemporary American art. Representing the academic community's most respected and sought after artists, the gallery prides itself with creating a renewed level of confidence and respectability in the American fine art market.
Mission Viejo
Orange County Museum of Art
850 San Clemente Drive
Mission Viejo CA
949.759.1122
www.ocma.net
Hours: Monday - Tuesday closed |Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm |Thursday 11am - 8pm
The Orange County Museum of Art is the premier visual arts organization in Orange County, California, serving a population of nearly three million residents in one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the country. Critically acclaimed exhibitions such as Picasso to Pollock: Modern Masterpieces from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone, and Birth of the Cool: Art Design, and Culture at Midcentury, draw more than 60,000 visitors annually.
Orange
The Exchange Fine Arts Gallery
195 S Glassell St
Orange CA
714.997.8132
Gallery includes California impressionist, plein air and some 19th century pieces.
Guggenheim Gallery @ Chapman University
1 University Drive
Orange CA
714.997.6815
www.chapman.edu/art/guggenheim.asp
The Guggenheim Gallery, housed in the Moulton Center on the campus of Chapman University, was built with a gift from Robert and Shirley Guggenheim in 1975. It sponsors an annual schedule of exhibitions by professional artists, students and community arts organizations.
San Juan Capistrano
Soldiers Barracks Gallery
26801 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano CA
949.234.1300
www.missionsjc.com
An informative series of lectures and slide presentations are presented throughout the year by Mission San Juan Capistrano. Some are sponsored by the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society, and others are coordinated by the Mission Artifacts Council or the Mission’s department of On Site Events and Development. The entertaining lectures provide educational opportunities for the community, and are held at the Mission’s Soldiers Barracks Gallery or at the SJC Community Center, as noted. Seating for all presentations is limited. Lectures taking place in the Soldiers Barracks Gallery are free to Mission Preservation Society Members or with paid admission to Mission grounds. Check our online Calendar section or this page for more details on upcoming lectures.
Santa Ana
Grand Central Art Center
125 N Broadway
Santa Ana CA
714.567.7233
www.grandcentralartcenter.com
The only Southern California venue to exhibit the Yerba Buena's Center for the Arts traveling exhibition, R.Crumb's Underground. This exhibition salutes local San Francisco treasure Robert Crumb with an eclectic exhibit of early work, collaborations old and new, and the world premiere of his "spool" drawings. Universally acknowledged as the founder of the underground comic scene, Crumb gained cult popularity for his pioneering Zap Comix and stardom with the Terry Zwigoff documentary, Crumb. Extending far beyond comics, the YBCA traveling exhibit shows how his work has grown in philosophical complexity, and highlights his collaborative work, including intimate confessions produced with wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
117 N Sycamore St
Santa Ana CA
714.667.1517
www.occca.org
Hours: Thursday & Sunday: 12pm - 5pm |Friday & Saturday: 12 - 5pm & 5 - 9pm |Monday - Wednesday: By Appointment free admission
The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) is an artist operated California non-profit corporation dedicated to the pursuit of professional excellence and freedom of expression in the arts. Since it's inception in 1980, It provides emerging and established member and guest artists a forum to explore and develop ideas in contemporary art in an atmosphere that promotes experimentation and risk-taking, but without the specter of censorship.
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