Cartwheel, the online art magazine, wrote a lovely piece about Varnish and our 10 year anniversary show, DECADE-1.
For a decade now, Varnish Fine Arts’ Jen Rogers and Kerri Stephens have created a sense of community and family that embraces the Pop Surrealism/New Classical/avant-garde world. Their gallery showcases strong, strange art, and their mango-saki cocktails served at openings are notorious. They are stand-up gallery owners with an appreciation of both art and the nature of work. Varnish’s presence in San Francisco and awareness of the artists they represent has expanded with Varnish’s participation in art fairs, and the gallery has worked to create a vital community and forge connection between artists.
For their ten year anniversary Varnish opened a group show celebration featuring a wide array of artists who have helped define the gallery’s last decade. Their dedication to artists is inspirational, and in turn artists speak highly of them.
You can read some great quotes from Isabel Samaras and Chuck Sperry and see pictures from the opening HERE.
