Gallery Guide

Galleries

Azali on Forest Fine Art Gallery
(949) 376-4244
www.azali.com
Featuring the works of international and local artists Alexander Volko, Ton Dubbeldam, Marie Vermeulen-Breedt, Jaco van Schalkwyk, Margaret Gradwell, Paige Bradley, and more. Open daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The gallery is located at 220 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach.

California Art Gallery 
(949) 494-7270
www.californiaartgallery.com
The gallery specializes in original early California oils and watercolors as well as contemporary art. The gallery is located at 305 N. Coast Hwy., Ste. A, Laguna Beach. 

Cal State Fullerton's Main Art Gallery
(714) 278-2037
www.arts.fullerton.edu
Check Web site for upcoming exhibits.

Dawson Cole Fine Art
(949) 497-4988
www.dawsoncolefineart.com
Featuring works by internationally renowned sculptor Richard MacDonald, exhibiting figurative bronze sculpture. Other artists include Pablo Picasso, Henry Moore, Chuck Close, Robert Heindel, and Jian Wang. The gallery is located at 326 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach.

Debra Huse Gallery
(949) 723-6171
www.debrahuse.com
Open Thursday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is located at 229 Marine Ave., Suite E, Balboa Island.

DeRu’s Fine Art
(949) 376-3785
www.derusfinearts.com
Featuring Scenes of Laguna as painted by Early California Impressionists. The gallery is located at 1590 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Diane DeBilzan Gallery
(949) 494-5757
www.dianedebilzangallery.com
The gallery features works by Wolfgang Bloch, William DeBilzan, James Verbicky, and many other artists. The gallery is located at 224 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach.

Esther Wells Collection
(949) 494-2497
www.estherwellscollection.com
Representing many of the country’s leading artists. The works range from impressionism to super-realism and include landscape, still life and figurative pieces. Also featuring sculpture in bronze, stone terra cotta, and steel wire. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gallery is located at 1390 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Gallery HB
(714) 845-4835
www.thegalleryhb.com
The Gallery at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach presents regular ongoing exhibitions, which include works by such artists as Toreen West, Kevin A. Short, Bill Drysdale, Corinne Hartley, Todd White, Dean Torrence, Anita Hampton, and Jeff Horn. The gallery is located at 21500 Coast Hwy., Huntington Beach.

Gallery McCollum
(949) 497-4027
www.gallerymccollum.com
Specializing in original landscape paintings of Italy and France, tropical and local scenes. Featuring Caroline Zimmermann, Patrick Tobin, David Solomon, and Michael Obermeyer. The gallery is located at 206 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Grand Central Art Center
(714) 567-7233
www.grandcentralartcenter.com
The gallery is located at 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana.

Huntington Beach Art Center
(714) 374-1650
www.surfcity-hb.org
The gallery is located at 538 Main St., Huntington Beach.

Irvine Fine Arts Center
(949) 724-6880
www.irvinefinearts.org
Free Film and Video Series Screening, first and third Tuesdays: Films consist of various genres including independent, art-house, documentary and avant-garde experimental media. Art Forum, second Thursdays: art discussions, workshops, demonstrations, lectures, and more.  The gallery is located at 14321 Yale Ave., Irvine.

Joseph Wise Fine Art Gallery
(949) 376-7902
Featuring one of the finest collections of Shona sculptures in the world. Additionally, the gallery offers a fine selection of high-quality paintings by both seasoned and emerging local and international artists. The gallery is located at 1550 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Katherine Norris Fine Art
(949) 515-4045
www.knorrisfineart.com
Specializing in early American and Californian paintings. The gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday and by appointment. The gallery is located at 2535 W. Coast Hwy., in the Mariner’s Mile district of Newport Beach.

Kuhnerts Art Gallery
(949) 494-0676
www.kuhnertsartgallery.com
Featuring coastal scenes and figure paintings by artist Manfred Kuhnert. Kuhnert’s Art Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is located at 1493 Glenneyre St., Laguna Beach.

La Bottega Dell’Acquaforte
(949) 497-6690
The gallery presents a large variety of original etchings, aquatints, dry points, and mezzotints by internationally recognized Italian artists including Aime, Benvenuti, Beuchat, Cacciarini, and more. The gallery is located at 1590 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.
 
Laguna North Gallery
(949) 494-4324
www.lagunanorthgallery.com
Featuring oils by artists April Raber and Christine Hooker. The gallery is located at 376 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Lahaina Galleries
(949) 721-9117
www.lahainagalleries.com
The gallery is located at Fashion Island, just below the Cheesecake Factory. Call or visit the Web site for more information.

Mandarin Fine Art
(949) 376-9608
www.mandarinfineart.com
All of the gallery’s artists are currently living in Mainland China and Tibet. The gallery is located at 1294 S. Coast Hwy., Suite C, Laguna Beach.

Marion Meyer Contemporary Art
(949) 497-5442
www.marionmeyergallery.com
The gallery is open daily 12-6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday evenings. Closed Wednesdays. The gallery is located at 354 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Martin Lawrence Galleries
(949) 759-0134
www.martinlawrencegalleries.com
Representing many of the world’s most important artists, including Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Fanny Brennan, Erte, Ali Golkar, Kerry Hallam, Liudmila Kondakova, Rene Lalonde, Thomas McKnight, and Bruce Ricker. The gallery is located at 915 Newport Center Dr., in Fashion Island.

McKibben Studios
(949) 287-0130
www.mckibbenstudios.com
Featuring Rick Rietfield, Call of the Sirens, contemporary pop surrealism exclusively available at McKibben Studios. The gallery is located at 3100 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar.

Miranda Galleries
(800) 537-7459
www.mirandagalleries.com
Miranda Galleries offers original works of art on canvas and paper, as well as original graphics, monotypes and sculpture. Providing a unique collection of contemporary work that includes abstract and representational art from all over the world. The gallery is located at 417 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Mission San Juan Capistrano
(949) 234-1300
www.missionsjc.com
Visit Web site for upcoming exhibits.

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
(714) 667-1517
www.occca.org
Visit Web site for upcoming exhibits.

Peter Blake Gallery
(949) 376-9996
www.peterblakegallery.com
The gallery is located at 326 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Redfern Gallery
(949) 497-3356
www.redferngallery.com
Featuring works by John Cosby, the first new painter to be presented by the gallery in over 15 years. The gallery is located at the Montage Hotel, 30801 South Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Rohrer Fine Art
(949) 494-8200
www.rohrerfineart.com
Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is located at 346 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Sandstone Gallery
(949) 497-6775
www.sandstonegallery.com
Open daily 12-5 p.m. and Tuesdays by appointment. The gallery is located at 384-A N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Santa Ana College Arts Gallery
(714) 564-5605,
www.sac.edu/fpa
Located at the Santora Building at Santa Ana College.

SCAPE
(949) 723-3406
www.scapesite.com
Featuring a solo exhibition by Ray Turner. The gallery is located at 2859 E. Coast Hwy., Corona del Mar.

Sherwood Gallery
(949) 497-2668
www.sherwoodgallery.com
Sherwood Gallery exhibits a wide variety of distinctive, original works of art from both emerging and established contemporary artists. Represented media include painting, sculpture, glass, ceramic, wood, metal, and mixed-media constructions. The gallery is open daily. The gallery is located at 460 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

SpaceOnSpurgeon
(949) 464-0105
www.spaceonspurgeon.com
The gallery is located at 210 N. Spurgeon St., Santa Ana.

Sue Greenwood Fine Art
(949) 494-0669
www.gcgallery.com
Featuring works by Joe Brubaker, Gary Nisbet and Patrick LoCicero. Open Tuesday through Sunday 11am.. to 5 p.m.; first Thursdays 6-9 p.m. Located at 330 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Susan Spiritus Gallery
(949) 474-4321
www.susanspiritusgallery.com
For the past 30 years Susan Spiritus has been a leader in the field of fine art photography representing some of the most well-known and highly respected photographers, including Ansel Adams, Andre Kertesz, George Tice, and Yousuf Karsh. The gallery is located at 3929 Birch St., Newport Beach.

Townley Fine Art
(949) 715-1860
www.townleyfineart.com
Featuring inspirational poetry art by artist Shane Townley. Original works: mixed media, acrylics, oils, metal works, pottery, glass, and figurative bronze. Artists including: Otterbach, Charlotte Burgmans and more. Open Tuesday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday until 9 p.m.; Mondays by appointment. The gallery is located at 1294 S. Coast Hwy., Stes. D and E, Laguna Beach.

UCI's Beall Center for Art + Technology
(949) 824-4339
beallcenter.uci.edu
Visit Web site for upcoming exhibits.

Whelan Galleries 
(949)494-5076
www.whelangalleries.com
Featuring the works of artist Michael Whelan. The gallery is located at 353 N. Coast Hwy. #A, Laguna Beach.

Whitney Gallery
(949) 497-4322
www.marcwhitney.com
Featuring Live!, original portrait paintings by Bradford J. Salamon. Also highlighting paintings by Marc Whitney; figures, interiors, landscapes, still life florals, and tabletops. And featuring painters Giovanni Casadei, Peter Colquhoun, Mark Kerckhoff, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Andrea Krupp, Bradford J. Salamon, Derek Sterkel, and Sarah J. Webber, ceramics by Monica Dunham, and photographic art by Beatrice Rosenbaum. Open daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the first Thursday of each month 6-9 p.m. The gallery is located at 350 N. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

William Merrill Gallery
(949) 464-0067
www.williammerrillgallery.com
William Merrill Gallery specializes in contemporary art featuring a notable roster of artists. The gallery is located at 611 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach.

Wyland Gallery
(949) 376-8000
www.wylandgalleries.com
Featuring the ocean painting and other ocean art of well-known artist Wyland. The gallery is located at 509 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach. Call or visit the Web site for more information.

Museums

The Bowers Museum
(714) 567-3600
www.bowers.org
Featuring the museum’s newest permanent exhibit, Arts of Ancient China: A 5,000 Year Legacy, featuring nearly 75 sets of objects from the Neolithic period (circa 3000 B.C.) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.). Call or visit the Web site for more information on any event. The museum is located at 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana.

Fullerton Arboretum
(714) 278-3407
www.arboretum.fullerton.edu
The Fullerton Arboretum has recently opened a new Nature Center, which is the home of the Arboretum Nature Guides and an informal Information Center for guests and visitors. Interpretative displays, books, reference materials and hands-on exhibits will be incorporated into the center as part of its educational emphasis. The museum is located at 1900 Associated Rd., Fullerton.

Fullerton Museum Center
(714) 738-6545
www.cityoffullerton.com/depts/museum

Laguna Art Museum
(949) 494- 8971
www.lagunaartmuseum.org
Featuring California Art from the Permanent Collection: Part II (1930s to 1950s), ongoing. This showing is the second of three successive exhibitions from the museum’s permanent collection, ranging from the early 19th century to present day. Open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is located at 307 Cliff Dr., Laguna Beach.

Muzeo
(714) 95-MUZEO
www.muzeo.org
A center for arts, entertainment and culture, the museum will feature at least three international tours a year. Muzeo is located at 241 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Orange County Museum of Art
(949) 759-1122
www.ocma.net
Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, with extended hours on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Orange Lounge
(949) 759-1122
www.ocma.net/orangelounge
Admission to the Orange Lounge is free. The museum is located at 3333 Bear St. #303, Costa Mesa. Open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.