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Visiting scholars and professionals from China toured Saper Galleries May 8, 2008.

A "Murder Mystery" event was at held at Saper Galleries and neighboring Wild Goose Inn April 12, 2008, with arrangements planned by students from Michigan State University!

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A full-service Michigan-based art gallery, we specialize in free art search services and friendly, professional assistance in providing fine art to everyone from beginning collectors to sophisticated connoisseurs everywhere. Saper Galleries is a bricks-and-mortar gallery, created in 1978 by Roy C. Saper who, with a highly competent team of art professionals, work daily to ensure client satisfaction in all aspects of the visual arts. (To see photographs of the gallery, click here.)

Saper Galleries is highly regarded for its friendly, personalized attention with art selection assistance, special commissions, archival-quality matting and framing, conservation and restoration services, and installation services world-wide. Saper Galleries also manages the Tunis Ponsen estate paintings. (Click here to see what recent clients have said about us!) < New!

Saper Galleries and Custom Framing is honored to have again been voted the "Best of the Best" among art galleries in the 2005 Lansing State Journal readers' poll (10/27/05). Also in 2007 (as in prior years) Saper Galleries earned two "Best of the Best" awards from the Towne Courier newspaper -- for best art gallery and also for best picture framer.

In September, 2007 Saper Galleries was recognized as the top gallery in the nation. In August, 2003 Saper Galleries was honored as one of the Top 100 galleries in the USA. In 2003 gallery owner Roy Saper was honored by being named the Outstanding Small Business Person of the Year by the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce! (Click here to learn about Saper Galleries in its community.) < New!

Below are summaries of the 15 most recent exhibitions at Saper Galleries. For a listing of all the major Saper Galleries exhibitions, click here.

Michael Callihan's softly-focused Impressionist-like oil paintings are based on real and imagined landscapes around Michigan. His paintings are reflective and peaceful and richly formed with depth and feeling. There is a connection to place in a Michael Callihan painting, like images of places you've visited, if not in person, at least certainly in desire. See the many paintings of Callihan's impressions here!

David Herzig's watercolors of familiar flowers are like poetic portraits. Enjoy his life-like paintings of tulips, lilies, amaryllis, poppies, sunflowers, iris and cyclamens. Many are now on display in the center gallery. Enjoy viewing them now here!

Kathleen Chaney Fritz is not only one of Michigan's best artists, she is also one of the best oil painters anywhere! She beautifully captures the feeling of Michigan's many shoreline attractions and is also noted for her exquisite floral paintings. Saper Galleries is honored to be able to present for your enjoyment the rare and phenomenal quality paintings of Michigan artist Kathleen Chaney Fritz. See more here!

Ruth Faktor's ceramic bas-reliefs are beautiful, colorful tiles that collectors both hang on the wall and display on small table-top easels. The images depicted in her solemn designs are of families, children, musical themes, and villages. The Israeli artist uses clay from Jerusalem in creating these captivating works of art. To see the most recent additions to our vast Ruth Faktor inventory, click here or visit us in downtown East Lansing, Michigan!

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) is recognized as the most important artist world for his contributions to the world of modern art and for being the most prolific artist in the world. Saper Galleries displayed 77 original Picasso graphics and ceramics in a two- month exhibition ending July 9, 2006. Although the exhibition has ended, you will enjoy reviewing the several web pages describing the exhibition, illustrating several of the Picassos which are still available, and providing detailed information about the women of Pablo Picasso, printmaking techniques, and historical and descriptive information about his art. All this and more can be found by clicking here. Do let us know should there be specific Picassos you are seeking for your own collection!

Dutch-born artist Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968) was a traditional painter who painted what he saw without embellishment. His imagery focused on the rural landscape of his western Michigan home and then urban scenes when he later moved to Chicago where he taught and exhibited frequently. Saper Galleries is proud to represent his estate paintings which numbered more than 1,000 oil paintings, watercolors, and a limited number of single-color lithographs and linocuts, all discovered soon after he died close to 40 years ago. Click here to see more of his paintings that are in inventory now.

Michael Callihan's soft, tranquil Michigan landscapes convey a sense of quiet spirituality in a world which is strife with conflict and cacophony. On display the paintings become windows into a world of contemplated calm based on real or imagined places that artist Callihan has visited. The Michigan's artist's paintings never stay very long. Click here to see what is available today!

Ioan Nemtoi, the Romanian glass artist creates extraordinary, brilliant, decorative glass vessels. Their shapes and large size make them stand out considerably from that of other glass artists. His hand-blown glass vases, bowls and other dimensional pieces are unique and compelling. Their unusual forms seem to dance, displaying a fluidity that represents the molten state that is now frozen into beautiful sculptures of captivating color and form. See more here.

Bill Mack is a master of the sculptural relief medium. His low and high-relief figurative sculptures are captivating in evoking an emotional connection with the viewer. Click here to see additional examples of his cast relief figurative wall sculptures.

The Magic Realism of Rob Gonsalves continues to engage viewers who delight in the creative imagery of this one-of-a-kind artist! Take a ride to the land of fantasy and imagination by exploring the genius talent of Canadian artist Rob Gonsalves. We have in inventory a large selection of his Magic Realism as well as his recent books which illustrate his more popular imagery. See the entire collection here!

Brian Davis -- his magnificent, brilliant floral paintings beautifully capture the subtle shifts in color and shadows that we often take for granted when viewing the nature in our environment. Davis brings attention to the beauty of nature by allowing light to dance about the image, allowing the breath and depth of the flower to seemingly come to life. A wonderful selection of Brian Davis canvases are now on display at Saper Galleries! More images are shown here!

ALVAR , the famed Spanish painter who is known to collectors throughout the world for his colorful and poetic hand-colored embossed lithographs flew to Michigan from Spain recently to open the exhibition ALVAR: An Unveiling of Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Sculpture and Embossed Lithographs. The exhibition, which continued through December, 2003 displayed 50 works of art including his rarely-seen oil paintings, colorful watercolors, exquisite pencil drawings, cast bronze sculptures, and his most recent lithographs. To see Alvars available as of today, click here. A very limited number of Alvar books are also available. To see pictures of the opening reception click here!

Laurent Schkolnyk, master of the mezzotint medium of engraving, was at Saper Galleries June 1, 2003 for the opening the the Saper Galleries 25th Anniversary exhibition. "Laurent Schkolnyk: Still Lifes by the Master of Mezzotint" featured 50 of Schkolnyk's exquisite, phenomenally-executed still life mezzotints. Schkolnyk, one of only 5 major mezzotint artists in the world, is recognized around the world for the delicate, glowing imagery of his ethereal designs. Please click here to see the Schkolnyk mezzotints now on display and available for acquisition.

Barbara McCleary is a painter of vibrant florals, lush gardens, tranquil waters, and sun-swept landscapes. Visit Saper Galleries now to see a selection of her recent oil paintings influenced by trips to Provence, France, and Mexico. Click here to see an example of her beautiful paintings and learn more of this extremely talented Michigan artist! We look forward to welcoming you to the vision of reality from the eye and brush of Barbara McCleary!

Michel Delacroix, the most noted naï f painter of our time, recently exhibited paintings of his native Paris at Saper Galleries. Several of his paintings and a selection of his limited edition graphics including the new serigraph "Moulin Rouge sous la Pluie" are still on display. Stop by to visit or click here to see pictures of paintings available for immediate acquisition . We look forward to welcoming you!

John James Audubon's "Fifty Best", recreations of 50 of Audubon's famous Birds of America hand-colored engravings from Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History opened October 7, 2001 and continued through December, 2001 at Saper Galleries. This world premiere of 50 of Audubon's best images from his famous Birds of America portfolio is still able to be viewed on line. You may order your Audubons by visiting Saper Galleries in person or contacting us on line now . To learn more about this special collection and see each of the images, please click here.

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