Mark Moore Fine Art is excited to present an exclusive online exhibition of Amy Elkins’ powerful series WALLFLOWER—on view through Nov 9, 2025.
Elkins’ striking portraits dive deep into masculinity, gender identity, and vulnerability, challenging stereotypes and rewriting the male gaze. From intimate Brooklyn-based portraits to raw, honest images of masculine-identified individuals across Georgia, WALLFLOWER & WALLFLOWER II offer a new perspective on identity and beauty.
Amy Elkins is internationally acclaimed, recently recognized with the Fleishhacker Eureka Fellowship + Kala Media Arts Fellowship.
Check out the trailer to a short documentary about the artist HEIDI SCHWEGLER at: https://bit.ly/4g4UO8Y
GIVE A BEAR HUG TO THE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU THER MOST is a documentary about the artist Heidi Schwegler. Faced with a crisis in her art practice, Schwegler leaves for unfamiliar settings, and begins to see her surroundings in new ways.
Heidi Schwegler explores a wide range of materials in the service of her subject matter. Drawn to the peripheral ruin, she deftly incorporates found objects with traditional craft and sculpture media. “When [an object] is no longer contextualized by function and ownership, the discarded thing’s anonymity and ambiguity render it pervious to the imagination,” she says, approaching such things as a source of investigation. “I consider its formal qualities as raw material – but a very particular raw material that is both new and an indicator of past use, past value and past purpose.”
Schwegler’s accolades include an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission, Hallie Ford Fellowship and two MacDowell Colony Fellowships in the Visual Arts. She was artist-in-residence at MacDowell, Pilchuck, VCCA, Yaddo, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and Bullseye Glass Company, among others. Notable exhibitions of her work include the 2018 Bellevue Art Museum Biennial, Portland2016: A Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Michelle Grabner and presented by Disjecta Contemporary Art Center; her 10-year retrospective, Botched Execution, at The Art Gym at Marylhurst University, OR and the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, NE. Schwegler holds a BFA from the University of Kansas and MFA from the University of Oregon. She lives and works in Yucca Valley, CA where is the founding director of Yucca Valley Material Lab. where is the founding director of Yucca Valley Material Lab.
Her sculptural work is in the permanent collection of the Portland Art Museum, Laguna Art Museum, Schneider Museum of Art, Crocker Museum, The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Collection, and the Hallie Ford Museum.
Mark Moore Fine Art proudly presents “Refractions: L.A. Art in the Eighties and Nineties,” showcasing influential early works by Los Angeles legends Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Eric Orr, and Helen Pashgian.
By the ’80s and ’90s, L.A. became an experimental hub—where light, surface, and perception intertwined in bold new ways. Bell explored glass and reflection; Alexander created resin forms inspired by color and city haze; Bengston infused painting with California’s vibrant energy; Pashgian crafted luminous sculptures; and Orr’s works, infused with elements of alchemy and spirituality, played with presence and infinity.
Experience a moment in L.A. art history defined by experimentation, reflection, and the evolving nature of perception itself.
Beth Lipman Gazing Ball with Lemon and Fly, 2014 c-print mounted to aluminum with gloss laminate 36 x 23 in COLLECTION OF THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM
Mark Moore Fine Art and the artist are pleased to announce the acquisition of a major work by artist BETH LIPMAN, titled “Mind Map 7” from 2022 by The Crocker Art Museum.
Beth Lipman is an American artist whose sculptural practice explores aspects of material culture and deep time through still lives, site-specific installations, and photographs. Ephemeral and intricate, the work addresses mortality, materiality, and temporality. Lipman is also known for site responsive installations that activate the specific history of objects, individuals, and institutions.
Lipman has exhibited her work internationally at such institutions as the Ringling Museum of Art (FL), ICA/MECA (ME), RISD Museum (RI), Milwaukee Art Museum (WI), Gustavsbergs Konsthall (Sweden) and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC). Her work has been acquired by numerous museums including the North Carolina Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art (NY), Kemper Museum for Contemporary Art (MO), Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC), Jewish Museum (NY), Norton Museum of Art, (FL), and the Corning Museum of Glass (NY).
The Crocker Art Museum features the world’s foremost display of California art and is renowned for its holdings of European master drawings and international ceramics. The Crocker also holds permanent collections of Asian, African, and Oceanic art, ceramics, and photography. The Museum offers a diverse spectrum of exhibitions, events, and programs to augment its collections, including films, concerts, studio classes, lectures, children’s activities, and more. The Museum has also dedicated the historic building’s entire first floor as an education center, which includes four classrooms, space for student and community exhibitions, the Gerald Hansen Library, and Tot Land. Discover it all at: crockerart.org
Mark Moore Gallery presents “Patterns of Landscape,” an exclusive ARTSY online exhibition by celebrated British artist Kim Rugg.
Known for her meticulous craft, Rugg deconstructs and reconstructs items like newspapers, magazines, and maps, challenging how we receive and trust information. In this show, she reimagines borders and regions with precise hand-drawn cartography, highlighting how we perceive power and territory. Rugg’s playful yet thought-provoking work with newsprint and maps exposes the manipulative tactics found in everyday media.
Experience Kim Rugg’s art—equal parts wit and critique—online now! View the show: https://bit.ly/47dVB5o
Kim Rugg’s work appears in major museum collections worldwide. Based in London, she continues to redefine how we see the world.
Mark Moore Fine Art presents “Between Quiet and Bold,” an exclusive online exhibition by Rebekah Andrade. Dive into Andrade’s latest body of work—a vibrant exploration of presence and balance through layered abstraction.
Experience buoyant fields of green, blue, and pink, interwoven with expressive marks that create moments of tension and release. With acrylic and pastel on paper, Rebekah masterfully layers color and gesture, inviting you to slow down and discover both the details and atmosphere within each piece.
This collection is all about finding clarity, resonance, and quiet joy in the balance between structure and surrender.
Mark Moore Gallery presents “Patterns of Landscape,” an exclusive ARTSY online exhibition by celebrated British artist Kim Rugg.
Known for her meticulous craft, Rugg deconstructs and reconstructs items like newspapers, magazines, and maps, challenging how we receive and trust information. In this show, she reimagines borders and regions with precise hand-drawn cartography, highlighting how we perceive power and territory. Rugg’s playful yet thought-provoking work with newsprint and maps exposes the manipulative tactics found in everyday media.
Experience Kim Rugg’s art—equal parts wit and critique—online now! View the show: https://bit.ly/47dVB5o
Kim Rugg’s work appears in major museum collections worldwide. Based in London, she continues to redefine how we see the world.
Exciting news!@markmooregallery artist Zemer Peled’s innovative work is showcased in the February 2025 issue of CERAMICS MONTHLY with an article titled “Zemer Peled: Dancing with Porcelain.”
Peled’s stunning sculptures beautifully explore the duality of nature—where beauty meets brutality. Peled transforms fragile porcelain into thousands of handcrafted shards, creating mesmerizing pieces that challenge traditional notions of elegance and refinement. 🌿✨
Born in Israel and now based in the U.S. and Israel both, her work has garnered international acclaim, exhibited at renowned venues such as Mark Moore Fine Art, Sotheby’s, and the Saatchi Gallery, and featured in top publications like Vogue and Elle.
Want to dive deeper into her artistic journey? Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/3QyNqHy
Mark Moore Fine Art proudly presents “Refractions: L.A. Art in the Eighties and Nineties,” showcasing influential early works by Los Angeles legends Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Eric Orr, and Helen Pashgian.
By the ’80s and ’90s, L.A. became an experimental hub—where light, surface, and perception intertwined in bold new ways. Bell explored glass and reflection; Alexander created resin forms inspired by color and city haze; Bengston infused painting with California’s vibrant energy; Pashgian crafted luminous sculptures; and Orr’s works, infused with elements of alchemy and spirituality, played with presence and infinity.
Experience a moment in L.A. art history defined by experimentation, reflection, and the evolving nature of perception itself.
Amy Elkins Parting Words, 2009-2024 Carlos De Luna, Execution #33, Age 27. 1989 David Spence, Execution #111, Age 40. 1997 Gary Graham, Execution #222, Age 39. 2000 Claude Howard Jones, Execution #239, Age 60. 2000 Cameron Willingham, Execution #320, Age 36. 2004 Electrostatic Print on Acid-Free, Lignin-Free 100lb Paper 9.82 x 8.5 inches each (set of five) / Edition of 5 + 2AP COLLECTION OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON
Mark Moore Fine Art and the artist are pleased to announce the acquisition of “Parting Words”, 2023 by artist AMY ELKINS by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston for the Permanent Collection.
Amy Elkins (American, b. 1979) is a visual artist and educator based in Northern California. She received her BFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts and her MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University. She works primarily in photography and installation and has been exhibited and published both nationally and internationally, including at The High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA; South Bend Museum of Art in South Bend IN; MSU Broad Museum in Lansing, MI; Kunsthalle Wien in Vienna; the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, AZ; the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; North Carolina Museum of Art and more. Her photographs have been published in American Photo, Conveyor, Dear Dave, EyeMazing, Financial Times, Harpers, Huffington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, NY Arts, New York Times, New Yorker, PDN, Real Simple, Stella and Vice among many others.
Elkins was recently awarded a Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship and Kala Media Arts Fellowship. Past awards include the Aperture Portfolio Prize, Peter S. Reed Foundation grant, Cadogan Award and more. Her work is in permanent collections at The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Newcomb Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; The Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Light Work, Syracuse, NY; Aperture Foundation, New York, NY; Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Roanoke, VA; RISD Museum, Providence, RI and more.
With its encyclopedic collection and an exciting schedule of international loan exhibitions and award-winning programs, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is one of the premier destinations in the United States for art lovers. Established in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s collection numbers nearly 70,000 works and embraces the art of antiquity to the present.The collecting department of modern and contemporary art has grown to more than 1,400 objects spanning six continents. Major figures in the evolution Modern and Contemporary art, with a particular emphasis on the progress of abstraction, are represented across the 20th century and into the 21st and include works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Piet Mondrian. The Surrealist era is introduced with works by Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Roberto Matta, Joan Miró, and Yves Tanguy. Postwar European artists in the collection range from Pierre Alechinsky, Anthony Caro, Niki de Saint-Phalle, and Jean Tinguely to Rebecca Horn, Anselm Kiefer, Giuseppe Penone, and Gerhard Richter. Collecting in the new millennium has opened up new avenues of exploration, from the light-based works of James Turrell, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Bill Viola to artists who challenge accepted art-historical narratives, including Nan Goldin, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Do Ho Suh, and Fred Wilson.
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