521 1st Street, Davis CA 95616 Tel: 530.756.3938 - Fax: 530.756.3961 E-mail:art@natsoulas.com Hours: Wed-Thurs: 11:00am - 5:00pm, Fri: 11:00am - 10:00pm, Sat - Sun: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
From San Francisco Take I-80 East, Exit at Richards Blvd towards Downtown Davis. Turn right onto Richards Blvd. From Sacramento Take I-80 West, Exit at Richards Blvd North/Downtown Davis. Proceed North, the gallery is in front of you as you emerge from the railway underpass, entering town, on the corner of 1st and E streets.
For the past two decades, John Natsoulas has pursued his vision of making fine art accessible in a friendly setting. Although this is a rarity in the gallery world, his dedication to art history, art education, and the exhibition of California art has translated beautifully into the John Natsoulas Gallery. The gallery maintains a strong relationship to the University of California, Davis’ Art Department. One of the major roles of the John Natsoulas Gallery is to provide a place for cultural meetings, conferences, and public activities, which create a wonderful community dialogue through a variety of visual, literary and musical events.
John Natsoulas has mobilized considerable support from artists and the Sacramento Valley’s public for humanitarian and educational organizations, and he considers this to be one of the gallery’s greatest accomplishments. "Visitors from out of state might never expect to find one of Northern California’s most ambitious galleries in the university town of Davis . . . But for some years art dealer John Natsoulas has been staging significant shows devoted to less-studied aspects of West Coast art and documenting them with well-made catalogues." (ARTnews )
The Natsoulas Gallery offers annual events and creative programming in the downtown Davis Area. The California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art (CCACA) takes place the first weekend in May and annually brings the leading national ceramic artists to the gallery for a weekend of demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions, and exhibitions. Other events include the Beat Generation and Beyond Conference, the Sacramento Valley Landscape Conference, and the Western Biennale of Fine Art
The John Natsoulas Gallery Studio Complex provides a creative atmosphere for local, regional, and visiting artists. The artists engage in regular critiques, seminars, and quarterly exhibitions. Studio sign-up form
Framed paintings and lithographs available for corporate rental on a monthly basis. Price and number of works are negotiable.
For your next event, rent our beautiful three-story building, located at the entrance of downtown Davis. Our elegant art gallery has spacious rooms, a rooftop sculpture garden, and smaller spaces for more intimate gatherings. Perfect for receptions, weddings, parties, concerts, lectures, book signings or bar mitzvahs. Available weekdays, evenings and weekends. Most contemporary AV equipment onsite. Contact the gallery for availability and pricing.
The John Natsoulas Annex Gallery, kitty-corner to the gallery at 616 F Street, is housed in an original 1926 Boy Scout log cabin. The gallery has preserved the historical integrity of the building while bringing the interior into the twenty-first century. The Annex focuses on the work of young and emerging artists. The Log Cabin Gallery is open by appointment.
The John Natsoulas Gallery offers educational and private tours of our main gallery, the Little Log Cabin Annex Gallery, and our Artists’ Studio Complex. Private tours of 20 or more may be prearranged and schools tours for any grade level are also welcome.
A rooftop sculpture garden allows visitors views of the surrounding buildings, downtown area and treescapes, as well as access to a number of outdoor sculptures by local and international artists Roy De Forest, Marlo Bartels, Victor Cicansky, and Donna Billick.
Through the John Natsoulas Press, the only video and print publisher focusing exclusively on California art, the gallery continues its leadership role in art education. In publishing monographs, catalogs, and definitive retrospectives, the Press has featured major artists as Robert Arneson, David Gilhooly, Clayton Bailey, Barbara Spring, Hassel Smith, Camille Claudel, and David Hollowell. The press has also published gallery histories of the 6 Gallery, the Spatsa Gallery, and a general history of the Beat Generation galleries.
