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— US News & World Report

NW By NW Gallery

Upcoming Events: Spring Unveiling Arts Festival. May 2-4 2025

Explore our Sculpture Garden on Spruce Street, featuring:

  • Ivan McLean’s Sphere
  • Dave Haslett’s Orca Fin

Kent Suter’s Surreality by the Sea – an exploration of surrealism at Hackstack Rock National Wildlife Refuge with the “Dutchess of Haystack.”

Don Stastny, renowned architect known for the Warm Springs Museum and Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Featured artist: Laura O’Brien with Imaginary Neighborhoods.

Featured Gallery Artists:

  • Georgia Gerber: New bronze sculptures, including Pair of Kings (penguins).
  • Christopher Burkett: Celebrated master of fine art film photography, featured on PBS NewsHour.
  • Angelina Surmon and Ruth Brockmann: Master class in glass artistry.
  • Mathew Stern: Glass artist and designer.

Explore stunning works from:

  • Kent Suter: Oil on board, part of a triptych
  • Laura O’Brien: Doot and Doot, acrylic on canvas
  • Dave Haslett: Stone sculptures

Community Commitment:
NW By NW Gallery is proud to support the local Animal Shelter with a donation, reflecting our commitment to stewardship in the community.

Media Recognition:
NW By NW Gallery has been featured on public and international broadcasts numerous times.

NW By NW GALLERY Presents: American Masters & Regional Artists

Welcome to our gallery sculpture garden, featuring Ivan McLean’s signature sculptures, Sphere and Re-Invention, the latter recently highlighted in The New York Times.

Explore Laura O’Brien’s contemporary paintings of Imaginary Neighborhoods—a visual journey into creative landscapes.

Kent Suter delves into surrealism with oil paintings inspired by Haystack Rock National Wildlife Refuge and Marine Garden Island Sanctuary.


Special Events:

Join us as Don honors those who came before us in sculpture and oil painting. His notable projects include the Warm Springs Museum and the Native American Study Center for Portland State, as well as the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and the U.S. Embassy in London.

Heather Adamek presents Abstract Oil Paintings of NW Nature, having recently won an international competition for an artist residency in Provence, France.

Kent Suter’s oil paintings explore the scale, story, and humor of Haystack Rock.

Enjoy Live Music
Relax with the music of Jim and Abagail.

Wine Tasting
Join Patrick McElligott from Sineann Winery for a wine education experience.

Admission
$1 admission benefits our local animal shelter.


Featured Artists:

  • Christopher Burkett: Master of Fine Art Film Photography, featured on PBS NewsHour.
  • Georgia Gerber: One of America’s leading public sculptors, known for works including the beloved Pike Place Pig in Seattle and sculptures in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square. In Cannon Beach, her Tufted Puffins mark the Farmers Market location.

Explore selections from these featured artists and more, including Ivan McLean’s contemporary sculptures showcased in our Landmark Sculpture Garden on Spruce St. in Cannon Beach.


NW BY NW GALLERY FEATURED ARTISTS

Dave Haslett

“Sun Drop”

Ivan McLean

“Sphere” & “Reinvention”

Laura O’Brien

Heather Adamek

Abstract Paintings of a Northwest Nature

Kent Suter “Surrealism”

Don Stastny

Geologic History of Oregon with Haystack Rock

Georgia Gerber

Pair of Kings

Ivan McLean

“Red Sphere” ©Ivan McLean

From 3ft to to 30, McLean has five  massive sculptures in front of his alma mater, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA. “Re-Invention” & “Sphere” are signature works for the sculptor. For the City of Santa Monica, McLean created several signature Spheres.

Hazel Schlesinger

“Hidden Cove” ©Hazel Schlesinger

Hazel Schlesinger, or “Haze,” is a member of the prestigious Oil Painters of America, has been featured in Southwest Art magazine, and won the “People’s Choice” award for Plein Air Painting in Cannon Beach. She is a Cannon Beach native and has a lifelong love affair with painting the iconic Haystack Rock.

Laura O’Brien

©Laura O’Brien

Laura O’Brien is a contemporary painter and local artist. Cannon Beach’s famous Haystack Rock is a favorite subject for her work, leading to whimsical paintings of home.

“Bronze Sphere” ©Ivan McLean