How to see Marin art online and in person
Note: During the coronavirus pandemic, masks are required in galleries, as well as maintaining at least 6 feet distance from others. As the county’s rules and galleries’ hours may change, it is recommended to call or check online before visiting.
Holiday craft fairs
Fairfax: 31 Bolinas Road; wonderfullywildmarin.com. Dec. 12: Wonderfully Wild Marin pop-up to benefit open space in Marin featuring artwork, photographs, cards, calendars and music. 1 to 6 p.m. Online reservations recommended.
Fairfax Craft Faire: townoffairfax. Ongoing: Online Fairfax Craft Faire featuring handwoven scarves and shawls, clothing, ceramics, art and more. Dec. 12: Mini craft faire pop-up at 58 Park Road in Fairfax. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Marin Country Mart: 2257 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; spiritedmarin.org. Dec. 13 and 20: Spirited Marin’s outdoor holiday marketplace. Benefits Integrated Community Services, Youth in
Arts and Turning Green. Marinbased sellers donate 25% of sales. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Melissa Woodburn: melissawoodburn. Through Dec. 18: Novato artist Melissa Woodburn’s online holiday sale of mugs and wallhung heart sculptures. Five percent of proceeds to benefit TeamWorks Art Mentoring Program.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts: 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-388-4331; ohanloncentershop.patternbyetsy.com. Through Dec. 31: Online holiday sale featuring small works, crafts and holiday adornments.
Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery: 1132 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur; SchurigCenter.org/giftshop. Through December: Benefit holiday gift shop featuring unique and handmade items.
The Shop: Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross; maringarden.org. Through Dec. 19: Holiday shopping featuring décor, notecards, cashmere, indoor houseplants and more. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
In-person viewing
Artist Within — A Cedars Gallery: 603 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo; 415-454-2568. Ongoing: Artwork by Cedars artists in a variety of mediums. Through Feb. 26: “Little Gems,” small works on
canvas, collage and paper. Call for hours.
The Art of Detail: 30B Princess St., Sausalito; 415-887-9557; theartofdetail.com. Ongoing: Photography and other works by gallery founder and Tiburon resident Robert Bengtson. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays; by appointment.
Art Works Downtown:
1337 Fourth St., San
Rafael; 415-451-8119; artworksdowntown.org. Through Dec. 23: “The Small Works Exhibition.” Noon to 5 p.m. weekends and Dec. 22 and 23.
Bolinas Museum: 48 Wharf Road, Bolinas; 415868-0330; bolinasmuseum.org. Ongoing: “Together Alone / Alone Together,” pandemic porch and gate portraits in the museum’s windows.
Claudia Chapline Gallery: 3445 Shoreline Highway, Stinson Beach; 415868-2308. Through Jan. 31: “Beach Days” by Jill Estroff. Open most afternoons. Call for hours.
Desta Gallery: 100 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-524-8932; destagallery.com. Through Jan. 24: “Beyond,” works by Donna McGinnis, Sheryl Daane Chestnut and Mary Oros. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. Sundays; by appointment.
Gallery Route One: 11101 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1347; galleryrouteone.org. Dec. 12 through Jan. 17: “Resilience,” annual member exhibit. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays; by appointment. Dec. 13: Virtual artist reception and talks. 3 p.m.
Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery: 23 Sunnyside Ave., Mill Valley; 415-981-1080; kesfineart.com. Through Dec. 30: “Old Friends, New Faces.” Tuesdays through Sundays by appointment.
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: 500 Palm Drive, Novato; 415506-0137; marinmoca. org. Through Dec. 24: “In Place,” works by Sonya Hammons and Susan Shipley; “Justice,” a contemporary art exhibit that explores racial inequality and the need for social justice; “Level up!” works by ceramicist and sculptor Jeff Downing. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.
Marin Society of Artists: 1515 Third St. at E Street, San Rafael; 415-4549561; marinsocietyofartists.org. Through Dec. 31: “Marin 6 Exhibit,” featuring Marin artists Wendy Baker, Yuan Chen, Joyce Creswell, Gail Galli, Donna Loftus and Bette Trono, who studied under recently retired Chester Arnold at the College of Marin. Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.
MC Arts and Culture gallery: 100 Donahue
Ave., suite 190-B, Marin City; 844-862-2787; mcartsandculture.com. Ongoing: A variety of works by creators, artists and entrepreneurs of the African diaspora. Call for hours.
Poet and the Bench: 11 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-569-4383; poetandthebench.com. Through Jan. 31: “Concerning Trees,” works by San Francisco-based fine art photographer and educator Nico van Dongen. 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Robert Allen Fine Art:
301 Caledonia St., Sausalito; 415-331-2800; robertallenfineart.com. Through Dec. 31: “Inspired By Nature,” John Maxon, Nance Miller and Victoria Ryan. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; by appointment.
San Anselmo: 538 San Anselmo Ave.; sananselmoarts.org. Through December: Storefront art exhibit by San Anselmo artist Jim Lammers.
Sarah Shepard Gallery: 2245 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; 415-2957791; sarahshepardgallery.com. Dec. 12 through Feb. 3: “Our Eyes Are On Fire” group show. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through
Saturdays; by appointment.
Online exhibits
Art Works Downtown: 1337 Fourth St., San
Rafael; 415-451-8119; artworksdowntown.org. Ongoing: “The Small Works Exhibition.”
Cedars: cedarslife.org. Through Feb. 26: “Little Gems,” small works on canvas, collage and paper.
Dance Palace: 503 B
St., Point Reyes Station; dancepalace.org. Through December: An exhibit of wildlife photography taken during the pandemic by Marin wildlife educator and conservation photographer Sarah Killingsworth. Dec. 12: Online artist reception. 3:30 p.m. Registration required.
Darcy J. Sears: djsears. com. Ongoing: Virtual studio tour and online exhibit of works by Marin artist Darcy J. Sears. In-person visits can be arranged.
Fairfax and San Anselmo open space committees: wonderfullywildmarin.com. Ongoing: “Wonderfully
Wild Marin,” a fundraising exhibit of photography of Marin lands and life by local photographers, presented by Fairfax and San Anselmo open space committees.
Gallery Route One: 11101 Highway 1, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-1347; galleryrouteone.org. Dec. 12 through Jan. 17: “Resilience,” annual member show. Also offering Art Projects at Home, with downloadable coloring pages and directions.
Headlands Center for the Arts: 944 Simmonds Road, Sausalito; 415-331-2787; headlands.org. Ongoing: Headlands At Home featuring art projects inspired by the Headlands campus and commissions by A Little Culture’s Lucie Charkin.
ICB Artists: 480 Gate 5 Road, Sausalito; icbartists.com. Ongoing: ICB Artists offer Zoom appointments, private studio tours and more. Contact artists for their offerings.
Janis Yerington: janisyerington. Ongoing:
Online exhibit of works by Bolinas artist Janis Yerington on her website, as well as Instagram @janisyerington. Zoom studio visits available.
Kim Eagles-Smith Gallery: 23 Sunnyside Ave.,
Mill Valley; 415-981-1080; kesfineart.com. Ongoing: “Old Friends, New Faces.”
Lark Calderon- Gomez: calderon-gomez.com. Ongoing: An exhibit of Larkspur artist Lark Calderon-Gomez’s worksin-progress.
Madge & Me: 506 San Anselmo Ave., San Anselmo; 415-497-5244; madgeandme.com. Ongoing: Works by Fairfax artist Georgia Gibbs.
Marin Open Studios: marinopenstudios2020. Ongoing: An online exhibition of 250 Marin artists in a variety of mediums. Through Dec. 30: “A Sense of Place,” a virtual show of 114 landscapes.
Marin Society of Artists: 1515 Third St. at E Street, San Rafael; 415-4549561; marinsocietyofartists.org. Through Jan. 21: 93rd annual members’ show. Dec. 16 through Feb. 25: “The Winter Show.”
Marty Knapp Photo Gallery: 11245 Shoreline Highway, Point Reyes Station; 415-663-8670; martyknapp.com. Ongoing: West Marin photographer Marty Knapp’s online collections of fine art black-and-white photography.
MC Arts and Culture: 100
Donahue Ave., suite 190-B, Marin City; 844-8622787; mcartsandculture. com. Ongoing: Online gallery of creators, artists, artisans and entrepreneurs of the African diaspora.
Mill Valley Public Library: 375 Throckmorton Ave.; 415-389-4292; storymaps.arcgis.com. Ongoing: “Talkin’ ’bout Mill Valley,” reflection of 50th anniversary of Rita Abrams’ “Mill Valley” song, and “Outside the Lines” coloring book featuring four local artists at mvlf.org/coloring-bookdownload.
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts: 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley; 415-3884331; ohanloncenter.org. Ongoing: Facebook page, O’Hanlon From Home, highlights members’ artworks. Through Dec. 14: “Panic.” O’Hanlon’s members show opens Dec. 15; Dec. 15: Zoom roundtable for O’Hanlon members show. 4 p.m.
The Red Wood: theredwood. Ongoing: “The Red Wood,” an exhibition curated by Mill Valley’s
Julia Westerbeke that looks at our current moment through the lens of the wildfires. Works also on Instagram @the.red.wood.
Sarah Shepard Gallery: 2245 Larkspur Landing Circle, Larkspur; 415-2957791; sarahshepardgallery. com. Dec. 12 through Feb. 3: “Our Eyes Are On Fire” group show.
Spence Snyder: artofspence. Ongoing: “Our Nature,” new paintings by Mill Valley artist Spence Snyder, whose work is both a tribute to our environment and a comment on how we attempt to control it.
Susan Searway Art & Design: 1337 Fourth St., studio 18, San Rafael; 415847-7064; susansearway. com/fine-art/shelter-inplaceOngoing: Marin artist Susan Searway-Fertig’s “Persona: Shelter In Place | COVID-19 Series” online collection of new digital art compositions.
San Francisco and beyond
Abrams Claghorn Gallery: 1251 Solano Ave., Albany; 510-526-9558; ncwca. org. Ongoing: “The Ground Upon Which We Stand,” sponsored by the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art and the Abrams Claghorn Gallery, features artwork by 78 artists, including Marin artists Marguerite Elliot, Phyllis Thelen and Jan Buscho.
Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature: 470 Belleville St., Victoria, British Columbia; 250-9403630; batemanfoundation. org. Ongoing: 3-D virtual tour of “Castaways: Art From the Material World” features Forest Knolls artist Judith Selby Lang’s “Forever” wedding dress installation.
Haines Gallery: 49
Geary St., suite 540, San Francisco; 415-397-8114; hainesgallery.com. Ongoing: “Desolation Desert,” online solo exhibition of recent photographs by Mill Valley photographer David Maisel that focus on Chile’s vast Atacama Desert, the highest and driest desert on the planet.
International Center of Photography: 79 Essex
St., New York, New York; icpconcerned.icp.org. Through Dec. 31: Mill Valley photographer Suz Lipman’s “Golden Gate Market,
8:15 a.m. Sausalito, CA” is featured in “ICPConcerned: Global Images for Global Crisis.”