CURRENT EXHIBITS:
Admission is always free, open Tuesday-Friday 11a-5p and Saturday 12-5p. Our three galleries highlight Oklahoma artists and rotate monthly!
Paseo Arts & Creativity Center, 3024 Paseo
GALLERY I - Beautiful Earth: Through My Lens - Sheryl McLain
Sheryl McLain’s passion for photography began more than 30 years ago when she purchased her first camera as a young college student. Over the years, photography became a creative outlet and a therapeutic release. Her ultimate goal is for her images to connect to the hearts and souls of others.
She has photographed internationally in the following locations: Austria, Bora Bora, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Palm Island in the Grenadines, New Zealand, San Miguel de Allende (Mexico), Scotland, St. Lucia and Switzerland.
In addition to photographing Oklahoma landscapes, domestic photo trips have included: Alaska, Albuquerque’s International Balloon Fiesta, Colonial Williamsburg, Colorado (wildflowers and aspens), Florida, the Grand Canyon’s North and South rims, Jackson Hole, Lower Antelope and Secret canyons, North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Olympic National Park, Oregon (waterfalls and tulips), Santa Fe, Taos, and the following national parks: Yellowstone, Zion, Big Bend, Teddy Roosevelt and Badlands.
Recent photography trips included Scotland, Tuscany and Italy’s Lake Region. Upcoming trips include Acadia National Park.
Samples of her work can be found on her website, Instagram or Facebook. www.sherylmclainphotography.com.
GALLERY II - Small Art Show
The Small Art Show is one of the Paseo Arts Association's five annual juried exhibitions. It will be on display for the months of November and December and it features small artwork, perfect for the beginning collector and holiday shoppers. All work is under 15” in any direction and priced under $200 including painting, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media.
This year's show was juried by Suzanne C. Thomas, a mixed media artist who also serves as a tenured professor of art and is the director of the Raiders Horizon Honors Program at Rose State College.
GALLERY III - Happy to Be Here - Rachele Cromer
Rachele Cromer is an illustrator and designer working and living life in Oklahoma City. Rach attended Oklahoma State University where she graduated with dual BFA’s in graphic design and studio art in 2019. Since then, she has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator, she's worked for a variety of clients including local food trucks, the Myriad Gardens, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and the Curbside Chronicle, Oklahoma’s first and only street paper. Rach’s work has been displayed in exhibitions across Oklahoma, including DNA Galleries, Factory Obscura, and the Paseo Arts and Creativity Center in OKC, and the Modella Gallery in Stillwater. She has created murals across the state, including one in Tulsa for Sunny Dayz Mural Fest in 2023, and one for Plaza Walls in 2024.