Category: Martinsville

Summer shows at Mars Hall Gallery

Where has the time gone? Mars Hall Gallery is celebrating 20 summer seasons by inviting artists to participate in its anniversary show, “TWENTY.” Works from over 20 artists in all mediums have been submitted that are all 20×20 inches, with the only additional request being that they have fun creating them. Mars Hall Gallery appreciates […]

Celebrate the life and art of Kris Johnson with ‘Joie de Vivre’ at Mars Hall Gallery

Mars Hall Gallery will celebrate the life and art of Kris Johnson with a show titled “Joie de Vivre.” Johnson passed on Aug. 30, 2022, after a battle with cancer. A reception with family and friends will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. June 25. Johnson is attended Bennington Collage, Williams Collage, Boston University […]

Mars Hall Gallery announces fall shows

Mars Hall Gallery offers three ongoing shows this fall and will participate in the St. George Business Alliance event, Touring Peninsula Art, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17. The main gallery “Artists’ Choice” features an eclectic mix of paintings by watercolorists Leo Brooks, Linda Funk, Nat Lewis, Cam Noel, Elaine Reed and Carl […]

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2021 season 

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2021 season on June 18 with a group show titled “Pandemic Productivity.” With nowhere to go and an abundance of time, artists have been very productive. This exhibit will showcase new works by Nancy Baker, Ian Baird, Jeanette Steele-Esposito, Kris Johnson, Stephen Jonassen and Eleanor Zuccola, along with oils and […]

Mars Hall Gallery Opens Season

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2020 season on June 19 with the group show “Leo & Company.” This exhibit showcases work by the late Leo Brooks, along with other gallery artists. Brooks, who lived through the Great Depression, would sympathize with us today. Also featured are oil and acrylic paintings by Nancy Baker, Kris Johnson, […]

Mars Hall Gallery Presents: CARL SUBLETT 100 YEARS

  Mars Hall Gallery will celebrate 100 years of the late artist Carl Sublett, (1919-2008), with a retrospective exhibition of his work. Born in Kentucky, Sublett moved to Knoxville after WWll where he painted and taught at the University of Tennessee from 1966 till he retired in 1982. His artistic career was split between Port […]

Mars Hall Opens 2019 Summer Season

  Mars Hall Gallery opens the summer season on Friday night June 14th with two group shows. In the main gallery “Artists Insight”. This exhibit will showcase oil and acrylic paintings by Nancy Baker, Kris Johnson, Stephen Jonassen, Sharon Larkin, Maurice Michel Lode and Jimmy Reed; watercolors by Linda Funk, Nat Lewis, Greg Mort, Cam […]

14 Miles to the Horizon at Mars Hall Gallery

Mars Hall Gallery opens its 2017 Summer Season with a show titled “14 Miles to the Horizon”. This ever changing Exhibit will showcase Maine ART along with an expanded selection of fine antiques and collectibles. On display are paintings by Nancy Baker, Leo Brooks, Jeanette Steele Esposito, Linda Funk, Kris Johnson, Roger Kirby, Brian Kliewer, […]

Mars Hall Gallery Presents “Afternoon with Elaine Reed”

Mars Hall Gallery is proud to host an “Afternoon with Elaine Reed” as part of the current exhibition “LEO & Company”. The exhibit features works by the late Leo Brooks, who spent his summers painting on Monhegan Island till his death in 1993. Brooks was a close friend and mentor to Elaine Reed for over […]

“LEO & Company” & “ART with ATTITUDE” at Mars Hall Gallery

Mars Hall Gallery presents “Leo & Company”, a story of two artists and friends, the late Leo Brooks of the Bronx and Monhegan and Elaine Reed of New Jersey, Vermont and Maine. The show will feature Brooks’ work from several collections including two of his paintings that hung on the wall in his Bronx apartment […]