Inside the welcoming walls of Gallery 400, a quiet space in which to find and enjoy some of the best contemporary art available. We carefully select the artists with whom we work, bringing an eclectic and powerful blend of styles and media.

Spend a few moments in Gallery 400, or arrange for a private showing of pieces designed to suit your tastes and needs. We are happy that Gallery 400 can be your headquarters as you explore the wealth of Silver City's arts community.

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Tuesday - Saturday 1pm-5pm, or ring the door bell and someone will assist you.

Carlos Aguilar

Carlos was born in El Paso, Texas. He received his BFA at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM

My art is about exploration and observation. My style and subjects are constantly evolving. I may plan to paint a certain subject and then change my mind at the last minute. It’s a process that works for me. My subjects and choice of medium is dependent upon what I am experiencing at the moment. If I feel that what I want to express works in a certain medium, that’s what I’ll use. I refuse to be labeled as a realist because it is only a process, a journey. Who knows, in a matter of time, I may be labeled something else. I feel that my art is many things to different people. I don’t ever want to be labeled as any one kind of artist, I want to be known as an ever-evolving artist whose art continues to touch and affect long after it’s created.

Nancy S. Gray

Nancy is a resident of Silver City who has also lived in New York City.

Ms Gray paints in pastel, acrylic watercolor and mixed media.

Nancy tries to paint what she loves as beautifully as she can. She hopes her paints bring you as much joy as they do her.

Jason Gresham

Jason a Louisiana artist is showing both paintings and sculptures.

"My work is a product of an inner struggle. Thisbattle within has merged the futuristic approach ofBoccioni and the modernist aspects of Moore to createpure, aesthetic forms. Every sculpture is the result of my never-tiring search for the perfect form. It is something that may never be achieved; until then, thatis what I do what I do." - Jason Gresham
"All art should have a certain mystery and should make demands on the spectator. Giving a sculpture or a drawing too explicit a title takes away part of that mystery so that the spectator moves on to the next object, making no effort to ponder the meaning of whathe has just seen. Everyone thinks that he or she looks but they don't really, you know."
- Henry Moore

Brent Flenniken

Brent Flenniken spent his early years in the Southwest United States and was strongly influenced by its images of abundant light and vast space. He received a degree in art from Texas Tech University where well-known watercolor painter, Clarence Kincaid, Jr., became his teacher and lifetime mentor.

Flenniken most often paints highly creative and colorful landscapes, carousels or carnival scenes, watercolor portraits, florals and abstract compositions. His most recent work has been strongly influenced by his experiences in Mexico and New Mexico.

According to art historian and critic, Hunter Ingalls, Ph.D.: For all their impulsiveness, Flenniken's works are very deftly composed. The singing quality of his color doesn't wear off; it holds and grows when you've got one of his works in your home, hanging there as a reminder that life is for celebrating.

Flenniken's work has been exhibited widely in U.S. galleries and is included in collections in the U.S. and Mexico. He currently resides in Silver City, New Mexico, where he teaches drawing and watercolor painting.

Reva Myers Shemanski

Artist's Statement: My paintings are about the way light illuminates the life within. Whether it be a human form, a flower, or a stone, the way the light falls upon my subjects shows the path taken to get to this point, the growth and weathering of a thousand experiences. On this map of a journey I can see the handwriting of a learge order of existence and this map is what I render in color, light and shadow. My eyesight is quite limited and I tend to focus on small details that others prehaps overlook. On this microcosmic level, I find it interesting that the shapes that make up any subject are the same.

Although I do take and refer to photographs to achieve the level of realism I desire to paint, I do not project the photographs in any way onto the canvas. these images are my interpretation of what I see.

To see more from this artist visit her website at: www.ambereva.com

Victoria West

My great grandmother knew exactly what to do with a talkative, never-sit-still 3 year old she put a paintbrush in her hand. And thus the journey began.
Originally from NJ, West has been creating art in Silver City since 1988. Watercolor, layered for depth and detail is her chosen medium.

In 2004, her grandson was diagnosed with autism. Food and handmade objects were always the subjects that appealed the most, representing the safety we
seek in our lives. On this journey, I’ve learned how badly things can go wrong when Sacredness of Self is compromised. Art and life have melded together
and become more significantly representative of a thread that runs through us all in black and white pottery of the Anasazi or in scenes of modern day, the
gifting and receiving of nourishment and the details representing personal identity, we are part of a greater whole. A magnifying glass on objects that
pass through our hands on our common journey is how I would like my work to tell that greater Story.

Throughout the country and overseas, West is honored to have her work be part of the Story for others as well.

Amanda Yaryan

Gallery 400 is featuring both paintings and photography by this artist. Originally from Louisiana, Amanda went to school for fine art and photography in New Mexico and Arizona. Her paints of acrylic, watercolor, mixed media have been sold nationwide and her photography has been published in a number of publications.

“I love being able to see things inside of things and using my imagination. And I am able to do that with both abstract painting and photography. I see them as the best of both world, completely different but if done right they can both be just as powerful as the other.”

To see more from this artist visit her website at: www.amandayaryan.com

Frederick G. Yost

Gallery 400 is excited to be featuring pastels and oils by this artist. Yost was born and brought up in Connecticut and educated at the Polytechnic University of New York and Iowa State University. He has resided in New Mexico for the last 35 years. He has taken art courses from several institutions and attended many art workshops throughout his life. For the past 30 years he has exhibited and sold art in galleries, fairs and competitions and his work has appeared in art magazines and two published books. He has won five awards in recent National Shows and the Silver Award at the 2002 International Association of Pastel Societies meeting in Santa Fe.

To view more from Frederick G. Yost check out his website: www.fgyost.com