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Soon thereafter they landed in
Tubac and opened a custom frame
shop, which they both had experi-
ence in. Fast forward to 2015: a wild
notion took them to Sedona, Ari-
zona, where they opened a short-
lived gallery and framing shop.
But that business brought them
together with Bob Sahd, owner of
the entire RC Gorman estate and
all his work. Serendipity.
from highly successful 30-year
careers to devote themselves
to their art. Ali was a director/
negotiator for large government
contracts working on projects like
the National Radio Astronomy
Observatory, NASA Space Station,
and others. John was coming out
of a career in advertising in Ohio,
had loaded up his car with few
possessions, his art and tools and
headed to Las Cruces determined
to get his art in a gallery. After
meeting Ali it all changed.
The place to
meet, greet and
eat in Tubac for
the past 15 years!
They clicked, Bob needed his Gor-
man pieces framed and fast. They
struck a deal and spent the next
six weeks framing 300 RC Gorman
pieces—all different sizes—sleep-
ing in their frame shop/gallery,
and exhausted. They pulled it off
somehow and that solidified the
partnership with Bob Sahd.
Today they do all the framing for
the RC Gorman galleries in their
Tubac gallery and are the only
partners that Bob works with. “He
wouldn’t have taken us as part-
ners if he didn’t like our art and
our business background,” assures
Ali. The partnership is flourishing
with plans to open more RC Gor-
man galleries, possibly in Texas
and other locales. “I will be work-
ing with Bob to expand and set-up
the new galleries which will help
to expose our work too,” says Ali.
It is a truism that the frame can
make or break a piece of art. The
Schooleys are dedicated to making
artwork displayed in the very best
light. They’ll even hang the art free
of charge, tapping into Ali’s talent
as an interior designer with her
special eye for detail. Take a stroll
through the gallery and maybe
serendipity will grace you too!
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