Art Tasting in Sonoma PlazaArtists and Galleries Which Exhibit at Salute to the Arts in the Sonoma Plaza
Barbara Aliza
Aliza is an acrylic painter who utilizes natural and man made textural materials and color to express emotion and movement.
Studio open by appointment.
Sonoma • 707.996.7648
email: bbaliza@comcast.net
Anna Whitmore Jewelry Design
Anna Whitmore brings alive her current collection by uniquely combining botanical impressions with oxidized sterling silver,
rare pearls and natural gemstones.
Sonoma • 707.321.3479
annasjewelrydesign.com
Artisan Sonoma
Featured artists: Mark Marthaler, Jake Hudson, Alex Leader, Anastasia Waterfield
This multi-media artisan collaboration effort presents: iron art, glass creations combined with decorative painting. Please
come by! Enjoy!
146 East Spain St
Sonoma • 707.337.4745
Arts Guild of Sonoma
Featured artists: Hugh Buttrum, Susan Heeringa-Pieper, Amanda Krauss, Christine MacDonald, Carolyn Manzi, Andrea Giovanna
Patri, Lyn Swan, Vincent Taylor, Tamara Unger and more...
Established in 1977, the Arts Guild of Sonoma provides local artists with a gallery to exhibit their work, present demonstrations
and lectures to which the community is invited, and support one another in pursuing art careers. The Guild sponsors various
community events for artists of all ages.
140 East Napa Street • Sonoma
707.996.3115
email: sonomaartsguild@vom.com
Changing Seasons Gallery & Gifts
Featured artist: George Sumner
On the Plaza - featuring local, national, and international artists. Paintings, sculptures, glass, pottery, and jewelry -
beautiful and unique.
103 West Napa Street • Sonoma
707.935.8646
changingseasonsgallery.com
Festa & Company
Featured artists: Heidi Festa, Nerio Festa
Functional art for the home and garden. The Festas trap river rocks
in steel to create unusual lamps, candle holders, vases, wineracks and garden art.
P.O. Box 1715 • Glen Ellen
707.935.1530
festaco.com
Fredric J. Null Sculptor
Fredric Null studied in Italy, the Artic Circle and Vancouver, Canada. All of his teachers employed the ancient way of carving.
Organic and freeform; slate and steel are the medium; together they form fine art furniture and fountains – all one of a
kind.
19229 Sonoma Hwy #221
Sonoma • 707 299.0081
email: Fnull000@hotmail.com
Hipkiss Family Studio
Featured artists: Cynthia Hipkiss, William Hipkiss, Jackie Hipkiss-Avery, Caroline Hipkiss
Showing the lively sculptures, paintings, and ceramic tiles of the Hipkiss Family artists. The Studio is an entertaining
spot to visit; work ranges from hilarious sculpture, to gorgeous portraits of vegetables and animals, to odd little handmade
tiles. Visit them at Salute to the Arts and at their zany studio in El Paseo Alley.
414 Suite F First Street East
Sonoma • 707.938.5477
email: hipkiss@vom.com
Michael Holland
Michael Holland’s paintings are simple in composition yet rich and textured on their surface. Barns and windowless houses
decomposing like other organic structures. They are layered with glazes. Within these layers one often finds the ghostly
image of something that once existed and is no more.
742 First St East • Sonoma
707.235.8954 • 707 996.0228
Artworks@vom.com
J. Sumner Gallery
Featured artists: John Sumner, Robin Senour, Deana Crane, Mark Carter
Primarily featuring John Sumner’s paintings and sculptures, with a focus on whimsy, animal imagery and color.
111 B East Napa Street
Sonoma • 707.939.8272
email: Jsumner@vom.com
Jason Tinacci Photography
Jason’s photographs come alive on Sonoma’s Square with an honest beauty that has become a trademark of his work. View a collection
of images representing life in the Bay Area and beyond.
681 First Street West #3
Sonoma • 707.287.5397
tinacciphoto.com
La Haye Art Center
Featured artists: Beverly Prevost ~ pottery, Stacia Brady ~ painting, Jim Callahan ~ sculptor
La Haye Art Center is an historic foundry site converted into six working artist studios. The hallways are filled with bronze
sculptures, ceramics,
and paintings.
148 East Napa Street • Sonoma
707.935.3678
email: Brady@vom.com
Look Through Any Window
Featured artists: Canvas artists: Joell White, Warren Percell, Thalia Stratton; Mixed-media glass Sofia Harrison. Fused
glass and jewelry, Linda Sweet; Jewelers Vincent Tonelli and Pam McGivern; Photography Phil Radlick
"Look Through Any Window" Gallery promotes an eclectic group of arts, including original and gicleé fine art, unusual and
unique jewelry, mixed media, stained glass and more by local and regional artists.
481 First Street West • Sonoma
707.933.8212
email: info@lookthroughanywindow.com
Marsha Klein Studio
A clay and canvas artist, Klein captures the contemporary bold designs of fruit label art of the 1900’s to individual images
that evoke a strong sense of place. Klein has exhibited nationally, juried at the Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian and
will be featured in the upcoming publication, “Craft Art of Northern California”.
387 East Napa Street
Sonoma • 707.996.5111
Munson Design
Mixed media sculptor Martin Munson designs kinetic works for the garden and accents for living environments.
19368 Eighth Street East
Sonoma • 707.996.8100
martinmunson.com
Nicole’s Pottery
Nicole Hummer has been producing pottery in Sonoma for 25 years after apprenticing in Switzerland and France, her homeland.
Her works include platters, pitchers, salad bowls, café au lait bowls, lavender diffusers in low fire clay, also known as
earthenware. The color palatte is reminiscent of the sunny Provencal region. Nicole’s Pottery Studio is open by appointment
and located on south Broadway in Sonoma. Call for appointments. Voila!!
20820 Broadway • Sonoma
707.996.2985
email: Npottery@aol.com
Ray Jacobsen Studio
Award-winning professional artist and 1998 City of Sonoma Treasure Artist. Watercolors, oils and prints. Exquisite!
P.O. Box 1382 • Sonoma
707.939.8927
Rebecca Godson Design
Rebecca Godson is a metal jewelry artist whose work has appeared in the Sundance catalog and Red Envelope.
Her work is often called organic, delicate but strong. Her studio in Sonoma is open by appointment and she welcomes custom
orders.
Sonoma • 707.694.2326
rebeccagodsondesign.com
Red Wolf Studios
Featured artists: Judy Theo, Thomas Patrick, Jerrie Jerne, Phil Johannes
Bright and bold! Wine country scenes, three-dimensional landscapes, stunning black and white photographs, and unique color
photography.
Located behind Sign of the Bear Cookware (435 First Street West)
Sonoma • 707.996.5111
email: jtlehner@comcast.net
Bess Nathan Rice
Bess has been designing and creating jewelry professionally for over 20 years. Her jewelry features designs in 18K gold,
semi precious, precious gemstones and pearls.
539 San Ramon Dr. • Sonoma
707 935.0416
email: thornwooddesigns@aol.com
Salute to the Arts Fine Art Competition
The Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance annually sponsors an art competition and exhibition in conjunction with Salute to the Arts.
The competition is open to all California artists. $3,500 in prize money is awarded annually. Juried entries will be unveiled
on Friday evening and offered for Silent Auction at the Plaza beginning at 5:30 at Salute Celebration. The auction closes
at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to add to your collection!
707.938.1133
www.salutetothearts.com
email: info@salutetothearts.com
Sculptures by J.W. Meyers
J.W. Meyers is a found object metal sculptor who spends most mornings looking for old tools, discarded objects, and miscellaneous
shapes from our industrial revolution of the late 19th and 20th centuries. He transforms his finds into indoor and outdoor
creations.
3396 Westach Way • Sonoma
707.938.5811
Sonoma Collage Collective
Featured artists: Leila Ball, Barbara Crow, Kate Dumont, Phyllis Finney, Sara O’Hala, Kat McCullough, Mike Robinson, Lavahna
Taylor, John Viso, Rona Weintraub, Yayoi WestBR>
Looking for something different? Visit SCC for collage from A to Z: Magical, mystical, humorous and abstract, they’ve got
it all.
Sonoma • 707.939.1286
email: hinboy@aol.com
Sonoma Community Center Faculty and Students
Presents: An exhibition of artworks by the Center’s faculty and their students, including jewelry, sculpture, drawing, painting
and printmaking. Painting and throwing demonstrations by particpating artists will take place throughout each day.
The Sonoma Community Center exists to enrich the lives of the people of Sonoma Valley by fostering a broad range of cultural,
educational, recreational and community service activities. It also strives to preserve and restore its historic building
and to provide affordable space for community activities.
276 East Napa St. • Sonoma • 707.938.4626
Sonoma Country Pottery
Featured Artist: Lucia Jahsmann
Lucia has created ceramics for more then thirty years. In 1994 she founded Sonoma Country Pottery, which produces a line
of hand built earthenware vessels. All items are food safe and are intended to be functional as well as decorative.
111 Loma Vista Drive • Sonoma
707.938.8310
Swanson Gallery
Featured artists: David Jensen, Constance Lynn Conroy, Richard Quinn, Mike Harden, Karen Makoff, Jessica Coccia, Eileen
Ruggeri Swanson, Laura Roney
Swanson Gallery, established in 1970, offers a variety of styles including plein air impressionistic landscapes, still life,
figures, portraits, seascapes and hand crafted jewelry. Friendly and professional fine art advisors
and appraisals are part of the Swanson Gallery experience.
126 West Napa St. • Sonoma
707.280.4494
email: eileenswanson@aol.com
Valley of the Moon Art Association
Featured artists: Barbara Steen, Lucille Rella, Gayle Manfre, Ned Luzmoor, Mary Gary, Charles Berry, Linda Bones, Veda
Lewis, D.P. McBee, H.R. Humphrey, Joann Gee, Jack Lutzow, plus others to be announced.
(Approximately 35 Artists in all.)
VOMAA was formed more then 40 years ago by local artists and continues to promote fine art through our meetings and art shows
on Sonoma Plaza. The organization now has nearly 100 members.
820 West Spain Street
Sonoma • 707 935.9272
email: dpmcbee@earthlink.net
Claudia Wagar | Vine Arts Studio
Featured artists: Claudia Wagar, Ken Wagar
Past President of the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance and well-known watercolor painter of California's Wine Country landscapes,
Claudia Wagar presents original paintings and prints. Award-winning photographer Ken Wagar presents original large format
photography printed with the Iris Gicleé process.
301 First Street West • Sonoma
707.996.7054
claudiawagar.com
Ziemienski Studios
Featured artists: Dennis, Anne & Sofia Ziemienski
Ziemienski Studios features recent paintings and prints by internationally known local artist Dennis Ziemienski and mosaic
works by Anne Ziemienski. Anne’s mosaics are designed and produced in the ancient classical method using marble and stone.
Sophia Ziemienski will present hand-colored limited edition linocut prints. Dennis Ziemienski is the official artist of
Sonoma’s 21st Salute to the Arts and this year’s official artist for the 132nd Kentucky Derby.
12300 Wolf Run • Glen Ellen
707.935.0357
ziemienski.com
Don't miss the silent art auction of Fine Art Competition entries at the Salute
Celebration on Friday evening and Saturday morning at Salute
to the Arts in Sonoma Plaza; and the Live
Auction & Dinner on Saturday evening at Chateau St. Jean.
Proceeds from art sales at Salute to the Arts events benefit for numerous local non-profit arts, cultural, and educational
organizations.
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