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Celebrating 31 years in our present gallery building! Meet the Roy Saper Family, The Estates Magazine, August 2016
A Passion for Community, Saper Galleries celebrates 30 years, Lansing City Pulse, June 2, 2016
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| Now exhibiting Abstractions: Colorful, textured paintings by Michigan's Randall Higdon  "Pure abstract offers us the avenue to get outside ourselves; our thoughts, what we know and think we know; and observe the world through a different lens." See the Higdon collection of abstract (non-objective) paintings in the east gallery and online here! |
Now exhibiting
Frederick Phillips: Dreamy images of reality  Phillips' masterful paintings are like half-remembered dream images, glimpsed briefly as one awakens. See these compelling images defined by the Phillips's memory of what he has seen, now displayed in the center gallery and online here! |
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Recent Acquisitions!
Hand-blown glass vases by Rick HunterNew jewelry and collections boxes by Monica Martinez New linocuts by William Hays New prints and paintings by Frederick Phillips New paintings by Brant MacLean Serigraphs by Michigan's Markus Pierson New oil paintings by Lou Heiser New paintings by Michigan's Kathleen Chaney Fritz New glass art by Tom Stoenner New wooden boxes by Larry Anderson New ceramic tiles by Ruth Faktor New limited editions by Hessam Abrishami New abstract paintings by Randall Higdon New botanicals by David Herzig New wire mesh shadow sculptures by Randy Cooper New etchings by Stephen McMillan Free-standing mobiles by Paul Landis New Shona sculpture Stabile by Graham Mitchell Sears New paintings by Benjamin Shiff New mobile by Arthur Bauman New bronze by Paul Varga New canvas by John-Mark Gleadow Painting by Miquel Herrero Glass plates and platters by Cliff Goodman New hand-blown glass by David Royce Paintings by Carlos García Román Paintings by Manuel Higueras New ceramic reliefs by Peruvian leather boxes Origami paintings by Francisco Casas New glass by artist Rollin Karg Plein air landscapes by Vicente Pelegero Agusti Hyperrealism by Almunia de Miguel Miniature camel bone paintings by Madan Kumar New monotypes by Ann Dergara New sculpture by New serigraphs by Itzhak Tarkay New Watercolors by Arno Arrak Pointillist paintings by Liz Whitney Quisgard Paintings by French artist Fabienne Delacroix New sculpted ceramics by Jeff Margolin Hand-blown glass by Donald McDermott New small still life oil paintings New cocobolo wood bowls from Costa Rica |
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Recent exhibitions are linked below!
| Now exhibiting Frederick Phillips: Dreamy images of reality Phillips' masterful paintings are like half-remembered dream images, glimpsed briefly as one awakens. See these compelling images defined by the Phillips's memory of what he has seen, now displayed in the center gallery and online here! |
Family
and Couples Hand-carved Stone Sculptures  Serpentine stone sculptures from the Shona tribe in Zimbabwe celebrate family. See all the sculptures in our center gallery and on our Shona site here! |
In celebration of our 40th anniversary Mikio Watanabe Master of Mezzotint  Mikio Watanabe is a master of one of the most challenging and difficult forms of print-making, the mezzotint etching. In celebration of our 40th anniversary, please visit and enjoy the mesmerizing mezzotints of Mikio Watanabe, now in our gallery and online here. |
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Linocuts: Landscapes by William Hays  Landscapes as revisited and translated into linoleum block prints by Vermont artist William Hays. Read his personal reflections and see the images here -- and in our east gallery now! |
Hyperrealism Unique Oil Paintings  View the paintings of five artists who paint hyperrealism, a form of exacting realism that is so lifelike that the paintings have the illusion of being photographs, in part due to details that the eye would not normally observe in real life. Only the most highly competent painters possess the technical ability to so successfully achieve the results you will see on display now at Saper Galleries. Lansing City Pulse article about the exhibit is here. Carlos Bruscianelli John-Mark Gleadow Manuel Higueras Almunia de Miguel Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz |
Michigan
Impressions: Oil Paintings by Michael Callihan  Dreamy impressions of Michigan places, real and imagined. Click here to see more images and learn more about the Michigan landscape oil paintings of Michael Callihan! |
| Vistas of Michigan Oil Paintings by Lou Heiser Featured in the east gallery  At this exhibition you will enjoy Lou Heiser's striking use of brilliant colors to depict what he observes from the lookouts, hills, rivers, dunes, fields, roads, and farm country in the northwestern area of Michigan's lower peninsula. Heiser's new paintings highlight Harbor Springs, Empire, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Glen Arbor, among other areas. Read the preview on EastLansingInfo.Org See the full Heiser collection here! |
Method Light LED Picture Light Available in the framing department  If you've wanted to light a sculpture or artwork on the wall but do not have a fixture installed, this is the light you've been waiting for. We love it! It is easily mountable on the ceiling or can beam light from below shining upward and is battery operated, controlled by a small remote control, and can vary the light intensity and color! Read more about it here and stop by to test it! |
Botanical Watercolors and Drawings by David
Herzig Now in the west gallery  David Herzig is a highly regarded painter of botanical imagery from Toledo, Ohio. His watercolors and pencil drawings are of lilies, amaryllis, cyclamen, iris, orchids, and tulips selected from his garden. See the Herzig collection here! |
| REALISM AND STILL LIFE: Paintings by Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz Now in the east gallery 
Colombian-born and now living in Spain, Juan Carlos Ortiz is a highly trained artist who demonstrates considerable talent and precise control in painting his canvases of exquisite still life and realism. See all of the Ortiz paintings here! Read Lansing City Pulse article here. |
Hand-painted Wooden Boxes by Brazilian
artist Monica
Martinez Now in the center gallery 
A coupling of unique paintings and functional wooden boxes -- all in one! Most Martinez boxes are divided into sections for your pearls, rings, watches, notes, guitar picks, keys, precious letters, coins, lip balm, pens, flash drive, memory cards, buttons, pill containers, remote control, tea bags, stamps, batteries, ribbons and collections. See the entire Martinez box collection here! |
Paintings by Parisian FABIENNE DELACROIX Now in the east gallery  Fabienne Delacroix's lyrical canvases are windows on the past, that legendary era of memory and desire when life was sweet and pleasures innocent and simple. See the Fabienne Delacroix collection here! |
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF HEBRON
GLASS IN THE
WORLD (Outside of the West Bank) In the center gallery  For more than 2,000 years, hand-blown glass has been made in Hebron, the largest city in the Palestinian West Bank. Rarely seen outside the Middle East, Saper Galleries has acquired these unique, swirl-colored hand-blown glass vases, now displayed in the center gallery. Click here to see the Hebron glass collection! |
MICHIGAN AT ITS VERY BEST! The Art of Kathleen Chaney Fritz New paintings in the west gallery  The splendors of Michigan are captured by the amazing talent of Michigan's premiere painter, Kathleen Chaney Fritz. See her newest paintings and prints now on display! Here is what the Towne Courier reports. The Kathleen Chaney Fritz artworks are all on this page. |
PAINTINGS OF LOVE by Hessam Abrishami Now in the north gallery  Colorful, emotive images by Persian-born Hessam Abrishami have been shown at Saper Galleries for 15 years. They are vibrant and filled with energy and expressions of love. See what Hessams are available here! |
| TUNIS PONSEN Paintings and Watercolors Now in the north room of the west gallery!  Oil paintings, watercolors, rare linocuts and lithographs by the Dutch-born artist who called Michigan home in the early 20th century. The entire Tunis Ponsen estate collection is managed and located at Saper Galleries. We would welcome your visit to see them. See the oil paintings here, watercolors here and lithographs here |
Costa
Rican Cocobolo
(Revisited)! Now in the center gallery!  Unique, functional, boxes and bowls hand-crafted by artists in Costa Rica using their native rosewood-like cocobolo wood. Hand-selected by us at the artist workshops for you to enjoy at Saper Galleries, the only source for these boxes outside of Central America. See the entire collection here and new cocobolo bowls just received here! Read what the Lansing State Journal writes about it here. |
The
Magic
Realism of ROB GONSALVES In the center gallery  Enjoy the most recent images of Rob Gonsalves' Magic Realism. Discover the transitional imagery that bridges realistic scenes with the magic of creative imagination! The February 4, 2013 State News article on the exhibition here |
| FACE IT! Dimensional Ceramic Wall Sculptures of Allen Littlefield In the east gallery  The sculpted faces by Allen Littlefield are compelling, some with a nod to fantasy and many seemingly futuristic. Your own experiences determine what you see. |
THE LORAX at Saper Galleries! In the west gallery  See the Lorax and images of other available Dr. Seuss artwork. You can own or give as a gift your favorite Dr. Seuss limited edition! See more here! |
LOVE AND
FAMILY: Ceramic Relief Tiles of Ruth Faktor In the west gallery  Visit and select from the world's largest collection of Israeli Ruth Faktor ceramics (starting at only $52). See them all here! |
| HAND-BLOWN
GLASS Thirteen artists at Saper Galleries  Click on the 13 links below to see the hand-blown glass on display now! Abelman Eickholt Fields Hebron Hunter Karg McDermott Nemtoi New-Small Royce Stoenner Sutherland Thai |
FLORAL
REFLECTIONS:
Realism on Canvas by Hilary Eddy  New paintings by the British artist Hilary Eddy are of still lifes involving reflections and compelling floral close-ups of amazing detail and quality. See more here! |
REFLECTIONS:
Highly Polished Stainless Steel Sculpture by James T. Russell  Polished stainless steel sculptures by James Russell, one of the world's most respected artists in monumental and indoor stainless steel sculpture, are for home and office, inside or out doors. Click here to see others now available! |
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$100 For Christmas, Chanukah, Mother's and Father's Day, Valentine's Day and other holidays, graduations, house warmings, thank yous, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, showers, and for yourself! $40
Kathleen
Chaney Fritz framed "minis"
$35 Jennifer Tapping etchings $70 Hebron hand-blown glass vases $55 Costa Rican cocobolo wood boxes $54 Ruth Faktor ceramics $130 Carved Shona stone sculptures $75 Rick Hunter hand-blown glass $84 Leslie Mitchell raku vases Framing and matting for your budget Gift certificates in any amount! Recognition
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New
mobile by Arthur
Bauman
New
video added to the Eyvind
Earle page
New original
landscapes by Michael Callihan
Original
heart paintings by Principe
Hand-blown
glass by Rollin Karg
Hand-blown
glass by John
and Heather Fields
Pencil
drawings by Jay Varma |
What's New? Recent Additions to the Saper Galleries Inventory!  New
watercolors by Arno Arrak
New paintings by Eric Waugh
New
Cocobolo wood boxes from Costa
Rica
Sculptures
by Brazilian Roberto
Hollanda
New
abstracts
by Randall
Higdon
New artist Roberto
Salas
Hand-blown
Hebron
Glass 
Ceramic
wall sculptures Allen
Littlefield 
New
hand-blown glass by Rick
Hunter
New
serigraphs
by Itzchak
Tarkay
New
etchings
by Stephen
McMillan
New editions by Rob
Gonsalves
Last lithograph
we have by Russell Chatham
Hyper-realism by
John-Mark
Gleadow
New paintings by Eyvind
Earle
New
glass vases by Robert Eickholt
New ceramic
relief tiles by Ruth Faktor
Hand-painted
boxes by Monica Martinez
New hand-blown
glass by Ioan Nemtoi
New intaglio
etchings by Mathias Muleme
New paintings by
Hilary
Eddy
New paintings by
David
Herzig
New paintings by
Kathleen Chaney Fritz Paintings on
paper by John and Jan Baughman
Persian
miniature paintings on camel bone
New paintings by
Barbara
McCleary 
Small still life
oil paintings
Glass bowls by David Thai |
| Gallery Photos
of the Month! (Click photos to enlarge.) Click here to see past Photos of the Month from Saper Galleries!  In 2024 Michigan State Representative Penelope Tsernoglou honored and recognized us with her district's Business of the Month Award.  Claire brought us this inherited wall hanging mounted to a damaged and distracting water-stained backing. We made it look like new for her!  Cornelia brought us this fabulous ink drawing she created. We perfectly matted and framed it for an undergraduate exhibition at Michigan State University. Outstanding artist and a delight to have assisted her! What may we frame for you?! Click here to see more Photos of the Month from Saper Galleries! |
Saper Galleries
is a full-service Michigan-based art
gallery specializing in free art search services and friendly,
professional assistance in providing fine
art, framing, and related services to
everyone from beginning collectors to
sophisticated connoisseurs, interior designers, art
consultants, and business owners
everywhere. Our bricks-and-mortar
gallery was 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 art 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!)
Every day the Saper
Galleries web site is visited by art lovers
and collectors from dozens of countries and we
ship artwork regularly to those who acquire
our artwork in locations throughout the world
(as you can see from visiting our testimonials
page). In August, 2009
Saper Galleries was awarded (by Art Business
News) the national Award
of Excellence for the best gallery
exhibition (The Art of Dr. Seuss) in
2008. Two years earlier Decor
Magazine presented its top
award to Saper Galleries for our
Picasso exhibition of 2006. In 2003
we were honored as one of the Top
100 galleries in the USA.
Locally, in June, 2010 Williamston Enterprise readers and in June, 2011 and 2009 The Towne Courier readers voted Saper Galleries their Favorite Art Gallery and picture framer of the couple dozen in the area. In May, 2008 Lansing City Pulse and, again, Towne Courier newspaper readers voted Saper Galleries as Best Art Gallery. Saper Galleries and Custom Framing was honored to have again been voted the Best of the Best among art galleries in the 2007 Lansing State Journal readers' poll. 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. Similar awards were also earned in 2012 and 2013. 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.)
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