Meet this week’s Featured Artist

Welcome to our Newest Artist

For many years now, the Santa Cruz SPCA , a non-profit and no-kill shelter, has been run from a small house built in the 1930’s. The roof leaks, the plumbing is problematic, and the original electrical wiring continually requires work.

     Staff members and little dogs greet visitors in what was once the tiny living room where desks are huddled between walls lined with dog crates. The tiny bedrooms are now cat rooms and offices, and stacks of supplies overflow from every nook and cranny. The tiny bathroom is used for grooming and sometimes as an isolation room.

    Yes, “tiny” is the operative word for the entire facility, including the dogs--the lack of space severely limits both the number and size of  animals that can be rescued, and they cannot accept big dogs.

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A native of London, England, George emigrated to the east coast of America in the early seventies with her husband and two sons where, as a self-taught artist, she spent fifteen years working in graphic design and illustration, providing imagery for books and periodicals. She has been painting full-time since moving to California in 1992, and divides her creative time between California and the south of France.

“Alice”

to the Santa Cruz Artists Gallery, where you can view and select fine art to purchase from some of California’s finest artists. Here you will find art treasures in every form--paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry, textiles, wood and metal, to name just a few, and all available to buy from the comfort of your own home. Your purchase will not only bring years of enjoyment to you and your family, but will help to build a new home for the Santa Cruz SPCA, as 25% of our sales are donated to the Santa Cruz SPCA's building fund. So peruse our gallery at your leisure and invest in a treasure to enhance your home, or delight a friend, today!

Nana is a longtime local artist, who has lived in Santa Cruz for most of her life. She studied painting and drawing at UC Santa Cruz and received her MFA from San Francisco State with an emphasis on textiles. Her work has been shown both locally and internationally for the past 20 years.

    Nana Montgomery combines fabric and paint to create her contemporary art quilts. These textiles feature vibrant colors and recurring symbols that inhabit a dreamlike landscape. Each quilt is a unique combination of color, pattern and texture; stitched and quilted fabric that is often enhanced with paint and hand-beading.

    Welcome Nana!

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