Galleries • marathon / ft. davis
color artist, Sonya Haynie, and J. Davis Studio artisans( and brothers) Tony and Jake Guerrero. If you miss the Artwalk exhibit, John’ s work can be purchased locally at Kiowa Gallery and in Big Bend National Park at the Chisos Mountain Lodge. For more locations, visit www. JDavisStudio. com.
TONK \ tóŋk \ things ordinary not known 113 e Holland Ave., Alpine Texas; 432-249- 2205; tonk @ bigbend. net; A store front, contemporary art space promoting both emerging and internationally exhibited artists with a focus in visual arts, film / video and sound. TONK also houses the studio of Rachel Anne Manera and is open most days, please email or telephone for appointment, exhibit or upcoming event information.
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25 Baxter Studio & Gallery P. O. Box 93; Rabbit Bldg, 209 W. U. S. 90; 432-386-4041; www. baxtergallery. com The Baxter Gallery features the paintings of Big Bend artist Mary Baxter. She depicts the plants and animals, landscapes and light of this region, in oils and watercolor, from small plein air studies to large works on canvas. Please call for an appointment or, if you’ re in Marathon, knock on the front door----it’ s the building with the big Jackrabbit painted on the front. Multiple shows.
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26 Front Street Books- Marathon 105 W. Hwy. 90; 432-386-4249; www. fsbooks. com An independent bookseller serving Marathon & Alpine. Features a large inventory of general interest titles with an emphasis on regional subjects, Texas, Big Bend, Natural History, Fiction and Texana. Also, the exclusive Big Bend Gallery for James A. Mangum, mixed media artist and award winning writer.
27 The Galleries at Eve’ s Garden Ave. C and North 3rd; 432-386-4165; www. evesgarden. org Eve’ s Garden Bed and Breakfast and Ecology Resource Center features original works by local artists Priscilla Wiggins, Monte Schatz, Luc Novovitch and Deborah Allison, presented throughout the gathering and guest rooms. The sustainable building is unique and notable art, an architectural fusion of Old Mexico and Middle Eastern, using papercrete technology developed on site. Eve’ s Garden is also the home of Flowers by Kate, featuring organic flowers for special occasions.
28 Evans Gallery 4 doors down from The Gage; 432-386-4366; www. jameshevans. com Photographs of 21 year Marathon resident James H. Evans and author of“ Big Bend Pictures”( black & white photos of Big Bend’ s people and landscape). Articles about James and his workhave been featured in Texas Monthly Magazine and his work is collected by major museums in Texas.
29 The Gage Hotel 101 W. Hwy. 90; 432-386-4205; 800-884-GAGE; www. gagehotel. com The Gage Hotel displays the private collection of J. P. Bryan. Vintage originals from the 19th and early 20th centuries are displayed in the Reposa Room and Cafe Cenizo. The historic Gage Hotel is Trost & Trost designed and was built in 1927. It features elegant accomodations with authentic period decor and has been voted the # 1 small hotel in