Featured New Works / Sie & Barnes – Here & There
Lee Sie and Jon Barnes are both talented San Diego photographers who have captured images along the California coast, as well as abroad. Jon Barnes’ international focus for the show is a recent trip to...
View ArticleExhibition: Harmony / A Group Show
To kick off the new year, Sparks Gallery is pleased to present a selection of artworks that are inspired by music. Entitled “Harmony”, this exhibition will explore both the traditional movement of the...
View ArticleFeatured New Works / Alexander Arshansky: Abducting Reality
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce new featured works by talented San Diego artist Alexander Arshansky for a new show, “Abducting Reality”. The exhibit will display intricately painted works that...
View ArticleExhibition: ManRabbit / A Solo Show
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce a new solo show with works by ManRabbit, opening February 23, 2019. ManRabbit is a collaboration by San Diego artists Lee Selman and Carla Naden. The two female...
View ArticleFeatured New Works / James Hubbell: The Space Between
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce new featured works by San Diego artist James Hubbell for a new show, “The Space Between”. Hubbell will be exhibiting works in a variety of mediums: sculpture,...
View ArticleOMA Artist Alliance: Creative License / A Group Show
The Oceanside Museum of Art has an affiliate group of membership called “Artist Alliance”. Membership in Artist Alliance provides opportunities for interaction, visibility and growth for artists in the...
View ArticleExhibition: minis 2019 / A Group Show
Sparks Gallery’s annual “minis” exhibition returns at the end of May this year, featuring local artists who have created work in many different mediums. All works are under 12 inches long and priced...
View ArticleExhibition: Gallery Selections 2019 / A Group Show
Sparks Gallery welcomes visitors to its annual “Gallery Selections” show, featuring just six Southern California artists who create work that resonates with contemporary collectors, features strong...
View ArticleExhibition: Optimus Volts: We Are The Dreamers Of Dreams / A Solo Show
Save the date for Optimus Volts’ solo show at Sparks Gallery, featuring new sculptural works inspired by the artist’s childhood experiences, interests, and objects. RSVP Required for opening night....
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Exhibition: Uptown Meets Downtown / A Group Show
Sparks Gallery has invited the studio artists of THE STUDIO DOOR to collaborate with an exciting exhibition titled “UPTOWN MEETS DOWNTOWN”. With eyes on 2020, The studio artists of The Studio Door have...
View ArticleExhibition: Array 2019 / A Group Show
Sparks Gallery owner and chief curator Sonya Sparks has hand selected artwork from several local artists for a group show titled “Array”. The artists she has selected will be revealed on opening night....
View ArticleExhibition: Duke Windsor: Radiance / A Solo Show
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce a new solo show featuring San Diego artist Duke Windsor. The exhibition features a new collection of Windsor’s work focusing on the power of gold leaf to evoke a...
View ArticleExhibition: Contemporary California Sculpture / A Group Show
Sparks Gallery is pleased to host another collaboration with the National Sculpture Society (NSS); this year we will be featuring Contemporary California Sculpture in a smaller scale than previous...
View ArticleExhibition: Contemporary Still Life / A Group Show
A wide variety of contemporary still life works will be at Sparks Gallery in this group exhibition. Please join us to celebrate a long standing tradition in the art world with a contemporary twist by...
View ArticleExhibition: Linda Litteral: Pathways / A Solo Show
Sparks Gallery welcomes Linda Litteral for a solo show on March 7, 2020. Litteral has explored the concept of “Pathways” in her recent work, specifically how life brings us down a multitude of...
View ArticleExhibition: Small Sculpture Show
We are beginning our new programming (post-Covid-19) with an array of small sculptures in our “Small Sculpture Show”. This exhibit features works from Cheryl Tall, Ron Carlson, Sasha Koozel Reibstein,...
View ArticleExhibition: Abstracts / A Group Show
With this exhibition, we aim to highlight the ways in which abstract art impacts the viewer through color, texture, line and form. A broad range of abstract works will be on view from a selection of...
View ArticleFeatured Works: Looking Forward
Sparks Gallery is interested in the theme of “Looking Forward” to the future as we enter a new decade this year with a spotlight to two artists: Brennan Hubbell and Alexander Arshansky. Sparks Gallery...
View ArticleExhibition: minis 2020 / A Group Show
This exhibition features a variety of small artworks from a wide range of artists, including many previously exhibited artists, and newly emerging artists. The small, affordable pieces constitute a...
View ArticleExhibition: Gallery Selections 2020
Our annual exhibition of “who to collect” in 2020 will continue this year both online and on our upper mezzanine level at the gallery. “Gallery Selections 2020”, curated by Sonya Sparks, will showcase...
View ArticleSherry Krulle-Beaton / A Radiant Path
As we approach the end of summer, we welcome our next solo artist to the gallery: Sherry Krulle-Beaton. The artist uses a bold palette of color to create expressive landscapes and abstracted elements...
View ArticleJens Rossen / Segues
Sparks Gallery is pleased to present a solo show by San Diego artist Jens Rossen. This exhibition, in partnership with Exclusive Collections Gallery, will showcase the artist’s newest body of work...
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Allied Craftsmen 2020
Sparks Gallery is pleased to once again host an exhibition of select artwork by members of The Allied Craftsmen of San Diego. Allied Craftsmen continues to be a major influence of contemporary craft...
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Christopher Polentz / The Promised Land
Inspired by the golden age of the traveling carnival (1870-1930), with its social outcasts of carny folk, sideshow freaks-and-geeks, Chris Polentz has endeavored to represent an unwanted slice of...
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Julia San Román / GLIMMER
GLIMMER, a word defined as a faint or wavering light, conjures up feelings of fascination and optimism. As humans, we are hardwired to gravitate toward things that glisten and gleam – a deeply rooted...
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Minis 2021
Sparks Gallery’s annual minis exhibition returns this year with a variety of small works from a wide range of artists. Each piece in this exhibition, sized 12in x 12in and under, constitutes a...
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Veronica Bruce Woodward / REVISIONS
Southern California painter Veronica Bruce Woodward has found stability during uncertain times through an unconventional process of destroy-to-create. In her solo show REVISIONS at Sparks Gallery,...
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Kelsey Overstreet / THE WAY WE MOVE
Sparks Gallery’s programming for 2021 has included prominent Southern California artists who explore the theme and concept of “Identity” in their work. As we continue through our summer programming,...
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Perry Vásquez / Oasis
Sparks Gallery’s programming for 2021 has included prominent Southern California artists who explore the theme and concept of “Identity” in their work. Sparks Gallery’s last exhibition of the year...
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Size Matters 2022
Sparks Gallery is pleased to host “Size Matters 2022″, an exhibition of small photographic works (all under 10”), hosted by Medium Photo during the Medium Festival of Photography in San Diego. The...
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Alexander Arshansky / Silent Witness
Sparks Gallery’s programming in 2022 will explore the theme and concept of “Perspective” from exhibited and represented artists at the gallery. Following a history of strong sales and diverse subject...
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Gina Palmerin / Icons and Legends
In Gina Palmerin’s solo show, “Icons and Legends”, the artist brings together her two portfolios: “Picture Day, The Icons”, and “Legends”. In these paintings, each subject poses for a contemporary...
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Charlene Mosley: “Pollinators” with “minis 2022”
Sparks Gallery’s programming in 2022 explores the theme and concept of “Perspective” from exhibited and represented artists at the gallery. To kick off the Summer, Charlene Mosley, one of five...
View ArticleOceanside Museum of Art Artist Alliance Group Exhibition: “Dreams and Daylight”
Sparks Gallery is pleased to host the 2022 Oceanside Museum Artist Alliance exhibition. Titled “Dreams and Daylight”, the exhibition explores the real, imaginary, and abstract impressions of our...
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Khalid Alkaaby: “The Path of Light”
Sparks Gallery’s programming in 2022 explores the theme and concept of “Perspective” from exhibited and represented artists at the gallery. Poised to open during the transitional period between summer...
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GuruShots Photo Exhibition: San Diego
The international photography platform, GuruShots, will be making their first ever appearance on the photography scene in San Diego with their double exhibition at Sparks Gallery in October 2022....
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Duke Windsor: “Reverence”
Duke Windsor’s success as a contemporary artist lies in his ability to infuse ordinary subject matter with his own ingenuity. Windsor’s wealth of occupations and personal drive have shaped the...
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Paisanos México
San Diego and Tijuana are geographically and historically sister cities, but in many ways today, they can seem worlds apart. Art and culture continue to bridge the physical boundary between the...
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Daniel Ketelhut: “Figmented Reality”
Sparks Gallery’s programming in 2023 will explore the theme and concept of “Imagination” from exhibited and represented artists at the gallery. The artists will bring their visions and dreams to life...
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Cheryl Tall: “Dramatis Personae”
Continuing on the theme of “Imagination” at Sparks Gallery, Artist Cheryl Tall uses narrative figurative sculpture and paintings to create a whimsical, yet sentimental commentary on the experience of...
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Kathleen Kane-Murrell + minis 2023
Sparks Gallery is pleased to announce San Diego artist Kathleen Kane-Murrell’s solo exhibition, “Wayfinding in Suspended Times”, opening on May 7, 2023 in conjunction with Sparks Gallery’s annual...
View ArticleIllustrating Spain Exhibition
Illustrating Spain in the US is a creative dialogue that combines the graphic expressiveness of comics and their authors, with the inquisitive perspective of scholars who have written a series of...
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Annalise Neil: “Relational Gradient”
Sparks Gallery is pleased to show the work of Annalise Neil this summer. We have been exploring the theme of “imagination” in our exhibitions this year, and Neil’s work is a wonderful example of how...
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Stefanie Bales: “Amor Terrae: Letters to the Wild”
In the last exhibition of the year at Sparks Gallery, Stefanie Bales’ solo exhibition examines the theme of “imagination” through a visual exploration of collective subconscious. Amor Terrae: Letters...
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Tiffany Bociek: “Enduring Exuberance”
Tiffany Bociek’s solo exhibition, Enduring Exuberance, consists of three series that were born from the artist’s internal exploration of her past, her present state of being, and a vision for her...
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Alexander Arshansky: “Best in Show”
Sparks Gallery is pleased to show new work by artist Alexander Arshansky in this collection called, “Best in Show”. Join us for the reception on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 5-8pm: RSVP HERE...
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Monty Montgomery: “Intersection”
Sparks Gallery is pleased to show new work by bi-coastal artist Monty Montgomery in his solo exhibition, “Intersection”. Join us for the reception on Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 5-8pm: RSVP HERE...
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Duke Windsor: “Reflections”
Sparks Gallery is pleased to show new work by artist Duke Windsor in his collection “Reflections”. Join us for the reception on Sunday, April 14, 2024 from 5-8pm Duke Windsor’s success as a...
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Evgeniya Golik: “Esoterica”
Russian born artist Evgeniya Golik’s highly detailed, magical work easily activates the imagination of viewers. Her paintings and drawings are like doors to a mystical realm containing a myriad of...
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Charlene Mosley: Embrace Your Inner Wild
Sparks Gallery is pleased to show new work by artist Charlene Mosley in her collection “Embrace your Inner Wild”. Join us for the reception on Sunday, September 1, 2024 from 5-8pmCharlene Mosley’s...
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