ARTS & CULTURE
Local artists, trends, exhibits, and events
Napa Valley’s Vincent Thomas Connors
While most people spent the pandemic playing games to pass the time, Napa artist Vincent Thomas Connors invented one. Named TerraBall, the game is a unique cross between pool, shuffleboard, and golf and is a sort of silver...
NBC Pottery
It all started with an email from the Restaurant at Meadowood, requesting to look at some prototypes from NBC Pottery, run by the husband-and-wife team of Nikki and Will Callnan in Napa Valley’s Angwin. That email from the...
Meet Jermaine Dante Burse
“I was the typical kid, up every Saturday morning and sitting in front of the TV with a big bowl of cereal from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM. But while other kids watched cartoons for the jokes, I was mesmerized by the animation,”...
Napa’s di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Almost thirty years ago, Rene di Rosa envisioned Mark di Suvero's thirty-foot tall sculpture “For Veronica” taking center stage at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. He planned to place it on a Carneros hillside,...
Seeing Napa Valley Through the Artist’s Eye
Tim Howe is an artist, and his muse is Napa Valley: its landscapes, light, shadows, hues, trees, hills, and rolling vineyards. For those who drink in the outstanding beauty of Northern California’s premier wine region on a...
Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
It’s been a year of nimble pivots for every- one. Yet one thing is certain at Napa’s di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art — “Art and Outdoors” is one of the non-profit museum’s foundational pillars and has...
Napa Valley Art Scene
For all that it has to offer the wine enthusiast, the Napa Valley is no slouch in the art department either. Maybe it is because wine and art, both symbolic of la dolce vita, seemingly go hand in hand. Regardless, the...
Quinn Saine: Chasing Sunsets
Few professional photographers begin their career in photography; like many creative callings, it is often a passion project that turns into an occupation. That is what happened with Napa Valley-based photographer...
Penelope Moore Rossignoli
Penelope studies the wine in her glass as she swirls it, breathes in its aromas, and thoughtfully takes a sip. A visual storyteller, Penelope depicts her sensory impression of a wine’s essence with “Palette of the Palate,”...
Paper Napan Walkabouts
When Kim McGinness relocated to Napa due to her husband’s work, she immediately fell in love with the area’s Mediterranean climate, ideal as a year-round destination for outdoor activities as well as for producing its...
April Martin Designs
Making Women Feel Beautiful April Martin is inspired by…. everything. After a career in both tech and retail merchandising for Ralph Lauren, the proprietor of April Martin Designs and Earthyluxe jewelry found her true...
Jessel Miller
Jessel Miller is having the time of her life. She has spent decades at the heart and soul of Napa Valley’s art world, owning and operating the beloved Jessel Gallery on Atlas Peak Road since 1984. Jessel originally...
Mara Adelman
Some people know how to live well; they become masters of their profession and then use that knowledge and passion to impact the world in a positive way. Mara Adelman is one of those individuals. Mara’s personal arc took...
2019-2021 Napa Art Walk
Celebrating its Sixth Year Take in exercise, fresh air, and enjoy art while taking a stroll through The Napa Art Walk. The collection is displayed vis a vis a curated mile and half walking tour that showcases regularly...
Cynthia Carey
Balancing Her Talents as a Gallery Curator, Artist and Proprietor Artist Cynthia Carey has been the curator and resident artist at the Jessup Cellars Tasting Gallery in Yountville for more than a decade, wowing...
The Vine Vault Hits the Road
With Napa Valley Vintners Atlanta, Georgia-based Vine Vault has teamed up with ten premier Napa Valley vintners on a National roadshow, “Visit From the Valley.” Vine Vault and their Napa vintner winery partners, Modus...
Kent Parker
Transforming Natural Mediums into Evocative Works of Art Kent Parker creates time-less functional art pieces in wood that will be cherished for generations. His home is like walking into a sanctuary where the fine...
Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Napa Valley is full of impressive art at wineries, public spaces, galleries, and resorts, but nothing compares to the collection at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Carneros. And there’s no better way to appreciate it...
Scott Cleek
The Good Life Collection - Scott Cleek Scott Cleek has been actively showing his art in the Livermore Valley for over 15 years, but it has been a lifelong passion that has seamlessly blended with his love of wine. Cleek...
Brasswood Napa Valley
Food, Wine, and Culture at Brasswood Napa Valley Brasswood Napa Valley opened just four years ago and in that time has quickly become a favorite spot for both visitors and locals. Featuring 57 acres on the...
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