Laurie Lipton Print Release and Book Signing

Laurie Lipton Print Release & Book Signing Saturday December 14th, 5-7pm Don't miss this rare Bay Area visit by master artist Laurie Lipton. It's been years since Laurie Lipton visited San Francisco. She will be here at the gallery for a special event to celebrate the release of her new print combined with a fabulous Last Gasp book signing. The Drawings of Laurie Lipton is a comprehensive survey of Lipton’s fantastical, meticulously-detailed pencil drawings. Featuring more than 70 works, this is the most conclusive and ambitious publication about the artist to date, and it is brought to you by the publisher Last Gasp. Bone China Giclée Print on Archival Paper 22" x 22" Edition of 50 Signed by Laurie Lipton 2013 This limited edition is based on the original 2009 charcoal & pencil on paper. Release Date: December 14, 2013 Here is a picture of an elderly lady surrounded by chattering skeletons. Everything is decaying, except for the Twinkies and cupcakes on the table (which are made up of non biodegradable synthetic chemicals). This is not a morbid English tea fantasy, but an encroaching reality. I'm getting older--& the number of dead I know is growing exponentially. - Laurie Lipton Contact Us for Preorder Info 16 Jessie Street, #C120, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)433-4400

Szukalski's Flower of Dreams Print Release

New Online Shop! Check out the new Varnish Fine Art Shop. Here you will find art prints, books, and other items available conveniently for purchase online.  Come back to our website and shop often for new items, special promotions and information about upcoming art events. Flower of Dreams Print Release: Friday November 15th at 11am We've partnered with Archives Szukalski to bring you limited edition prints of never before offered works by Stanislav Szukalski. Prints may be purchased via our online Shop or directly from the gallery. Stanislav Szukalski Flower of Dreams (original drawing c. 1917) Giclée Print on 100% Archival Cotton Rag Paper 20" x 24" Edition of 99 Available exclusively at Varnish Fine Art Purchase Flower of Dreams Prints Laurie Lipton Saturday Dec. 14, 5pm-7pm Meet Laurie Lipton in person at Varnish Fine Art in San Francisco! London-based artist Laurie Lipton will be at the gallery on Saturday December 14th from 5pm to 7pm for a special new Last Gasp book signing and Varnish print release event. More info about Lipton's new print coming soon. The Drawings of Laurie Lipton is a comprehensive survey of Lipton’s fantastical, meticulously-detailed pencil drawings. Featuring more than 70 works, this is the most conclusive and ambitious publication about the artist to date. Purchase Laurie Lipton Books 16 Jessie Street, #C120, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)433-4400

Personalized Service, Prints, and Professional Membership

Personalized Service for Collectors It's important to us to provide personalized service to our art collectors. Our new appointment-only schedule meets the needs of busy lifestyles with added flexibility for visits to artist studios and collection reviews. Contact us for appointments. Print Services Varnish is now the art industry source for giclee prints! Our high quality printing services are available to other art dealers, artists, museums and galleries. Ask us about special rates for November. Professional Membership We're very pleased to announce our membership in the San Francisco Art Dealers Association which promotes the highest standards of connoisseurship, scholarship and ethical practice within the gallery community. Thank you SFADA! Contact Us Szukalski Print Release Next Week! We are very proud to partner with Archives Szukalski to produce a series of limited edition giclee prints sold exclusively through Varnish. The first print is Szukalski's Flower of Dreams (c.1917), and it will be released on Friday November 15th. Fans of the late, great Stanislav Szukalski may recognize the detail image of Flower of Dreams shown at right. Drawings by Szukalski prior to 1923 exhibit an Art Nouveau style and are heavily saturated with literary meaning. The bubble of blood in the blossom is a trans-birth of his (an idealist's) hapless love. The full image (not shown) and further information are coming soon. Visit our Website 16 Jessie Street, #C120, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)433-4400

Labor Day Long Weekend

Holiday Weekend Hours We will be closed Thursday August 29th to Saturday August 31st for our Labor Day long weekend. Come by the gallery after the holiday our today during our regular hours to see The Varnish Vault exhibition in person. Soon the exhibition area of the gallery will be phased out, but we will continue selling art from our office in the same space indefinitely. In addition to viewing art by appointment or via our curated exhibitions online, Pop-up's and art fairs are in the works for 2014. Give us a shout to schedule appointments if you'd like to see art from our inventory in person after The Varnish Vault exhibition ends. Have a fun Labor Day Weekend! Pictured left (foreground): Labor by Stanislav Szukalski (1916) cast bronze Learn More 16 Jessie Street, #C120, San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)433-4400

A New Vision for Our Next Decade

Special Announcement:

A New Vision for Our Next Decade

We are making big changes to Varnish Fine Art in the coming months.  We will continue to sell art online and from our office while also adding new art services, but we are letting go of the gallery showroom.  “The Varnish Vault” is our final exhibition in the gallery.  Pop up exhibitions in alternate, larger venues are coming! 

This is just the beginning for us.  We’ve invested 10 years of our lives into our gallery, into the growth of our artists’ careers and the happiness of our clients.  The world is changing, and we are evolving.  The whole art ecosystem is transforming, and we’re convinced that there are new and better models for connecting artists and audiences.  “Disintermediation” is the buzzword and artists have many new tools at their disposal for marketing themselves and connecting directly to their audiences.  Galleries serve the needs of art collectors increasingly from remote locations.  We sold out our last scheduled exhibition almost entirely before it opened with a phone and computer, without seeing the collectors in person.

Brick and mortar, as any retail business owner knows, is expensive to maintain, and we have frankly been limited by the size of our new home.  Our collectors and sales have increased, but almost exclusively driven through online and remote sales, which has taught us something.  Online “exhibitions” sometimes work. Pop up models can take advantage of very large and unique venues for contextual art experiments.  These are concepts driving us forward into our next decade as art professionals.

This fall, Varnish will launch a print publishing business.  This is our first expansion of several while freeing ourselves from the permanent gallery showroom.  Rest assured however that we will maintain our offices at the current location, and continue to be your trusted art dealer.  Planning is underway for pop up exhibitions.  We are open and learning and will continue to try new things in stealth mode as we pioneer a new vision.  We welcome your feedback, impressions, and requests for how you’d like to see us transform along with the art world.

Sincerest wishes,

Jen and Kerri

Varnish Fine Art

Co-Owners/Directors