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Noted Bronze Sculptor Georgia Gerber is featured in the September issue of Southwest Art Magazine. Featured works include Turtle & Rabbit , Colt & Turtle & Otter Moon 11. In the two page spread on the artist. Otter Moon 11 is pictured in clay. It will be cast in bronze just in time for Cannon Beach’s 27th Annual Stormy Weather Arts Festival beginning November 7th. See a slide show of the foundry process by the artist November 7th at 5pm at Northwest by Northwest Gallery. The sculptor defines many of our favorite NW Public Places like Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square or Rachel the Pig forRead More →

Sculpture and watercolor are celebrated on Saturday September 6 from 2 to 5p at Northwest By Northwest Gallery. Public sculptor Ivan McLean has just installed a 108″ foot stainless steel sphere in Newport Beach California. Mclean is one of ten sculptors selected nationally for the Sculpture Park. His public sculpture can be seen throughout Portland from the Pearl District to the Nines Hotel & The New Seasons markets. Meet the sculptor Saturday September 6. He will share a slide show of his sculpture from 2 to 3p. From private home & garden to public sculpture Ivan McLean defines our NW landscape. Kirk Lybecker is aRead More →

IT’S OUR ANNIVERSARY! July 12th, 2001 was our opening reception, and the 13th was our first full day of business. In honor of our 13 years, we are offering a customer appreciation discount of 13% on any purchases made this weekend over $250! This includes phone orders. Thank you for your support of DragonFire Gallery over the years. We wouldn’t be here without you! Eeva, Marsha, Lotte, Diane and CathyRead More →

Oregon artist Rodd Ambroson was recently selected for a show titled Portraying the Human Spirit at the prestigious Bennington Center for the Arts in Vermont. Two bronze sculptures by Ambroson will be featured: ‘Morning Song’ and ‘Dawning of the Day’. Both sculptures are figurative, depicting women in poses of contemplation and tranquility. Ambroson’s background as a medical illustrator gives his work anatomical accuracy while engaging the senses, mind, and heart. The Bennington Center for the Arts is a non-profit full-spectrum art center built by philanthropist Bruce Laumeister. The Bennington is known for holding some of the finest art exhibitions in the country. In its 20thRead More →

Seven Artists Receive Awards at Cannon Beach Gallery Group’s Plein Air & More Arts Festival Cannon Beach, OR – July 1, 2014 More than 50 artists participated in the Cannon Beach Gallery Group’s 6th Annual Plein Air & More Arts Festival which drew hundreds to the coast June 27-29 to watch them paint and create throughout the town and on the beach. At the end of the festival, Kimberly Moore from SW Art Magazine announced six awards, three to artists who represented those painting “En Plain Air” and three to those who represented the “& More” part of the event which opened it up toRead More →

Saturday June 28th from 1 to 3 during the Plein Air & More Arts Festival in Cannon Beach is the only time Georgia Gerber works in front of an audience. Watch her sculpt outside Northwest By Northwest Gallery on Spruce Street across from the City Park & the Cannon Beach Information Center. Northwest by Northwest Gallery, celebrating their 28th year, features Original Fine Art and Fine Craft by established Pacific Northwest Artists whose works are recognized for their excellence and contribution to the Arts. Artists whose work celebrates the beauty and spirit of the NW. A vision and philosophy of the real cultural value ofRead More →

Jeff White is the artist of "Reeds," done in pointillist style. The painting is on display at Northwest by Northwest Gallery. via Column: Galleries to celebrate the ‘Twelve Days of Earth Day’ – Daily Astorian: Cannon Beach. There is a lot more to April than playing tricks on fools, dyeing eggs, eating jelly beans and filling out tax forms. One of Cannon Beach’s unique celebrations is the Twelve Days of Earth Day. This annual event, running this year from April 12 through 28, features tree plantings, a birdathon, beach cleanup and several presentations and speakers involved with the many aspects of environmentalism. Visit Twelvedaysofearthday.com forRead More →

Each March, the American Art Awards, with an intent to introduce the 25 Best American Galleries to unknown artists worldwide, announces their gallery picks via Highlight Hollywood. President of AAA, Thom Bierdz, shared why AAA has selected Bronze Coast Gallery this year above the many other Oregon Galleries. “For over twenty years, Bronze Coast Gallery has been one the Oregon Coast’s premier fine art galleries,” Bierdz explained. Specializing in limited edition bronze sculpture, the gallery was opened by Kim Barnett in 1993 after more than a decade spent operating a large art foundry in Eastern Oregon. “We love that the focus of the gallery isRead More →