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Debbie Gedayloo, Featured Artist, June 2025

Featured Lower Gallery
10:37 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

Featured Artists: Exhibition Dates: June 1 – June 30, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Location: Gallery at Marina Square 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10 Morro Bay, CA 93442 Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily Contact: 805-772-1068 Lower Gallery Featured Artist: DEBBIE GEDAYLOO, Needle Felting Artist Statement: Debbie Gedayloo is a self-taught fiber artist. Her primary medium is wool but she also incorporates various other fibers into her art. Her work is created both using wet felting and needle felting techniques. “I love the tactile nature of the fibers and their ability to lend themselves to both the realistic and playful. Needle felting allows for sculpting the fibers and creating 3-D pieces which speaks to my interest in engineering and natural forms. It is a wonderful to sit with the fibers and create every day and the added level of joy experienced by sharing with others heightens the creative process.”

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Cathy Russ, Featured Artist, June 2025

Featured Upper Gallery
10:35 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS: JUNE 2025 Featured Artists: Exhibition Dates: June 1 – June 30, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Location: Gallery at Marina Square 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10 Morro Bay, CA 93442 Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily Contact: 805-772-1068 Upper Gallery Featured Artist: CATHY RUSS, Photography Artist Statement: Cathy Russ is a streetscape/landscape photographer living in Morro Bay, California. Cathy’s pursuit of streetscape/landscape images have taken her around the world for well over 30 years. The visual artistry of her photographs is born of a keen eye for the unusual and a life-long passion for the outdoors. This passion shines throughout Cathy’s work and has attracted a wide audience. Cathy’s style is unmistakable. Her talent for rare captures of amazing images fills her portfolio with a sense of passion, inspiration and the extraordinary. Her success derives from the patient pursuit of unique moments, the magic, and energy of the streets and outdoors. Cathy’s photographs have been published in a large variety of media ranging from calendars, books, canvas, metal and print.

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Anne Grannis, Featured Ceramic Artist, June 2025

Featured Craft Artist
10:30 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

ART LISTINGS: JUNE 2025 Featured Artists: Exhibition Dates: June 1 – June 30, 2025 Opening Reception: Saturday, June 14th, 3:00 – 5:00 PM Location: Gallery at Marina Square 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10 Morro Bay, CA 93442 Gallery Hours: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Daily Contact: 805-772-1068 Craft Atelier Space Featured Artist: ANNE GRANNIS, Sculptures & Small Works Artist Statement: A transplant from New England to California; I grew up in an artistic family. This was a privilege I relished as art materials abounded and I was never allowed to be bored. The master sculptors Michelangelo, Rodin and Bernini are my heroes. Because of my fascination with other places, people and animals, it is no accident that Scuba diving is my second favorite thing to do. I draw inspiration from these surreal worlds where science fiction and mythology merge. It is no coincidence that I love to sculpt, as I find living things endlessly fascinating. I try to stretch my imagination and skills to create a beautiful sculpture integrating the human and animal forms that look as if they “could be” real by making it anatomically correct. I often use water based clay, as it is an amazingly pliable medium with […]

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Hema Sukumar, Featured Artist, May 2025

Featured Lower Gallery
1:51 pm
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Lower Gallery Exhibition: Hema Sukumar – Acrylic Paintings Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 30, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 3-5 PMLocation: Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay, CA 93442Gallery Hours: 11 AM to 5 PM dailyContact: 805-772-1068 Hema Sukumar finds inspiration in the vibrant colors and bright hues of the world around her. As a California resident artist, she gravitates toward painting nearby coastal scenes and landscapes from National Parks. While most of her works are studio-based, Hema also paints en plein air whenever possible. An avid traveler and photographer, she spends significant time photographing beautiful landscapes during her travels. These photos often serve as scenic reminders of the places she visits and later become subjects for her studio paintings. When not traveling, you’ll frequently find her painting colorful flowers and critters from her garden. “Painting has always been a form of escape for me,” Hema shares. “It gives me a sense of joy, peace, hope, and a welcome break from the daily commotion of our busy lives. Through these impressionistic paintings, I hope to capture the spirit and beauty of the scene with vivid colors and textures.”

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Kerry Drager, Jack McNeal, Featured Artists, May 2025

Featured Upper Gallery
1:03 pm
by Gallery at Marina Square

Upper Gallery Exhibition: Kerry Drager & Jack McNeal – Photography Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 30, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 3-5 PMLocation: Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay, CA 93442Gallery Hours: 11 AM to 5 PM dailyContact: 805-772-1068 Kerry Drager Kerry Drager is a fine-arts photographer based in Morro Bay. He shares his enthusiasm for photography and the outdoors through teaching, writing, and exhibiting. Kerry is the author of three instructional photography books and co-author of three photo-essay books, all nationally published. He teaches online at the Bryan Peterson School of Photography (BPSOP.com) and regularly posts pictures, tips, and insights on his Facebook and Instagram pages. “My work evolved out of a desire to express my vision,” says Kerry. “To capture scenes as I see them, I use in-camera techniques — so no AI or Photoshop creations. The pursuit of inspiring light, subject, and color is always a satisfying goal!” Jack McNeal Jack McNeal has always been a wanderer. As a child, he explored the hills around his home in Highland Park, CA. After moving to Long Beach, he would explore the salt flats and dunes of dredging spoil near the San Gabriel River […]

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Jari de Ham, Featured Sculpture Artist, May 2025

Featured Craft Artist
12:47 pm
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Craft Atelier Space: Jari de Ham – Sculptures & Small Works Exhibition Dates: May 1 – May 30, 2025Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10, 3-5 PMLocation: Gallery at Marina Square, 601 Embarcadero, Suite 10, Morro Bay, CA 93442Gallery Hours: 11 AM to 5 PM dailyContact: 805-772-1068 Jarien de Ham is a sculptor and painter who began Chinese brush painting in 2002 with a class offered at Cuesta College. Bird and Flower painting, one of the four genres of Chinese painting, initially drew her in. This was followed by Calligraphy and classes in China that covered Landscape and Figure painting. While the Central Coast is far from China, many elements revered in Chinese art can be found here — cypress trees with their irregular balance, foggy atmosphere, fish, and birds. These subjects appear throughout Jari’s paintings, sculptures, and various craft forms.

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