Minatures Shows

Small works for the holidays

Southwest
ARIZONA
SCOTTSDALE • Holiday Small Works Show. Legacy Gallery (480.945.1113, www.legacygallery.com) presents miniatures by its top artists December 4-14.

Small Wonders Holiday Miniatures Show. Trailside Galleries (480.945.7751, www.trailsidegalleries.com) hosts tiny treasures by gallery artists December 1-27 with a reception on December 4.

Holiday Small Works Show. Willow Gallery (480.424.7300, www.willowgalleryusa.com) presents pieces by gallery artists December 4-24.

NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE • Holiday Miniatures Group Show. Manitou Galleries (505.986.0440, www.manitougalleries.com) features small works by gallery artists; the show opens with a reception on December 5 complete with cider, carolers, and farolitos.

12x12x12. Giacobbe-Fritz Fine Art (505.986.1156, www.giacobbefritz.com) features 12-by-12-inch paintings created by 12 artists on December 12.

Annual Winter Miniatures Show. Sage Creek Gallery (505.988.3444, www.sagecreekgallery.com) hosts small works by gallery artists and invited guests November 28-December 13.

Holiday Miniatures Show. Opening with a reception on Friday, November 28, Waxlander Gallery’s (505.984.2202, www.waxlander.com) show features artists such as Marshall Noice and Bruce King.

TEXAS
DALLAS • Miniatures Sale & Auction. Specializing in wildlife and sporting art, Collectors Covey (214.521.7880, www.collectorscovey.com) holds a one-day show on November 14 of works by nearly 100 well-known artists.

FREDERICKSBURG • Christmas Miniatures Show. Whistle Pik Galleries (830.990.8151, www.whistlepik.com) opens its annual miniatures show on November 21; gallery artists attend a reception on December 6.

West Coast
CALIFORNIA
BALBOA ISLAND • Holiday Treasures. Debra Huse Gallery (949.723.6171, www.debrahuse.com) features small works by gallery rtists December 4-31.

FAIR OAKS • Magical Miniatures. Chroma Gallery (916.966.6020, www.thechromagallery.com) presents small works by 18 local artists December 11-January 4, 2009.

PALM DESERT • Western Artists of America Miniatures Show. J. Willott Gallery (760.568.3180, www.jwillott.com) hosts a show of small works January 13-19, 2009. Meet the artists at reception on January 17, 2009.

HEAD STUDY MARIEKE WITH RED SCARF BY DUFFY SHERIDAN AT HOWARD/MANDVILLE GALLERY IN KIRKLAND, WA

WASHINGTON
KIRKLAND • Invitational Small Works Show. A preview of the 18th annual miniatures show at Howard/Mandville Gallery (425.889.8212, www.howardmandville.com) takes place November 13-22. The artists’ reception and sale is on November 22. More than 100 painters and sculptors from across the West are participating.

Rocky Mountains
COLORADO
BOULDER • Miniatures and More. Mary Williams Fine Arts (303.938.1588, www.marywilliamsfinearts.com) features small works December 6-19. A reception for the artists takes place on December 6.

DENVER • Holiday Miniatures. Abend Gallery (303.355.0950, www.abendgallery.com) hosts its annual small works show December 7-29. Paintings are featured by more than 50 artists. A reception for the artists is on December 5.

Small Works. Gallery 1261 (303.571.1261, www.gallery1261.com) presents miniatures by gallery artists November 21-January 3, 2009.

PARKER • Small Works—Big Impressions. The Wildlife Experience (720.488.3300, www.thewildlifeexperience.org) presents small works by members of the Society of Animal Artists November 15-January 4, 2009.

UTAH
PARK CITY • Winter Grand Opening & Miniatures Show. Gallery Mar (435.649.3001, www.gallerymar.com) hosts a show of small works by Utah-based artists December 19-January 4.

WYOMING
JACKSON • It’s a Small World: Art for Those Tucked Away Places. Horizon Fine Art (307.739.1540, www.horizonfineartgallery.com) hosts a show of small works December 22-January 4, 2009.

Beyond the West
CONNECTICUT
FAIRFIELD • SmallWorks North America Show. Greenwich Workshop Gallery (203.255.4613, www.smallworksna.com) hosts its second annual SmallWorks North America exhibition and sale November 21-29.

OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY • Annual Small Works Show. JRB Art (405.528.6336, www.jrbartgallery.com) hosts a show of small works November 2-29. An opening reception is held on November 7.

LAST LIGHT BY KIT HEVRON MAHONEY AT THE GILCREASE MUSEUM IN TULSA, OK

Small Works, Great Wonders Winter Art Sale. The third annual Small Works, Great Wonders Winter Art Sale takes place November 20 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (405.478.2250, www.nationalcowboymuseum.org) and features works with winter themes by Prix de West artists and others.

TULSA • American Art in Miniature. The Gilcrease Museum (918.596.2700, www.gilcrease.org) presents its American Art in Miniature exhibition and sale through November 9. The silent auction features works by more than 200 artists and takes place on Thursday, November 6.