Martin Woodard, Aster da Fonseca and Maureen Storey

May 16 – August 2, 2026
Artist Reception: May 16, 2026 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm

337 Gay Street
Washington, VA 22747
540-227-5100

Hours: Friday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm or by appointment 540-316-8898

Gay Street Gallery is also happy to help you by phone 540-227-5100 or email office@gaystreetgallery.com.

This exhibit features the works of Martin Woodard, Aster da Fonseca, and Maureen Storey. The gallery also features work from other local and national artists, works from the archives of Kevin H. Adams, and selected works from the Gallery Owner’s Collection.

Images (top to bottom):

Martin Woodard
Aster da Fonseca
Maureen Storey

Phyllis Northup, “Nature is My Muse”

May 22 – June 28, 2026
Opening Reception: May 30, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

311 Gay Street, Lower Level, facing Main Street & across from Ballard’s Gallery
Washington, VA 22747
540-227-5066

Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Phyllis Hain Northup – Art Inspired by Nature

Recognizing the creative spirit in my young soul, my grandmother gave me a beginner set of oils when I was nine years old. Thus began my love affair with all things art and the beginning of a lifetime of learning and growing as an artist and art teacher.


My parents supported my interest with painting lessons all through elementary and high school, followed by my BA in Fine Arts.

Having married a National Park Ranger, I have had the good fortune to move all over the country and live in some of our nation’s most spectacular places. My “backyards” have included the soaring majesty of the Tetons, the ever changing and awe inspiring Grand Canyon, the stark beauty of the Big Bend desert, the beaches of Cape Hatteras, the flowing water and limestone cliffs of the Buffalo River, the misty ridges of the Smoky Mountains and the pristine jewel of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, where the spirit of Lake Superior inspired me on a daily basis. The adventure continues as we have returned to settle in the beautiful mountains of Shenandoah National Park, where our journey began many years ago.


My work is inspired by nature, particularly in National Parks, having lived in and visited so many. I am an avid outdoorswoman, and always have my camera in my pocket when I am out hiking, biking, kayaking, or otherwise exploring. Since I am usually on the move when I am outdoors, I most often work later from the photographs I take while I am out adventuring. My watercolor technique is very detail-oriented, and I usually spend many hours on a painting, so working later from my photos works better for me. I love to paint not only the larger landscapes but also the intimate landscapes, focusing on the many small wonders all around us that most people don’t notice. When I am outside, I am always looking for that next painting!

I have such a collection of images in my mind and soul from living in so many spectacular places; I will never lose my passion for attempting to capture the essence of their beauty and spirit. Nature recharges my soul, and I hope that both my art and my teaching will help others to see and be open to the beauty of the natural world that surrounds us all. Awareness and appreciation will hopefully lead to the desire to protect, preserve and care for this fragile planet we dwell on!

Jeff Turner and Helen I’anson

May 30 – 31, 2026

337 Gay Street
Washington, VA 22747
540-227-5100

Hours: Friday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm or by appointment 540-316-8898

Gay Street Gallery is also happy to help you by phone 540-227-5100 or email office@gaystreetgallery.com.

As friends of Kevin Adams and devoted fans of his artwork, the artists are donating their net proceeds from a special pop-up exhibition to the  Kevin H. Adams Memorial Endowment for Art in the Park at the Shenandoah National Trust so that more artists will have the opportunity to produce works of art in such magnificent surroundings. Gay Street Gallery owner and Kevin’s husband Jay Ward Brown will be personally matching their contribution to double the donation to this worthwhile endowment.

Jeff Turner, a retired lawyer who was a senior partner at an international law firm, began woodworking in earnest a decade ago. With his wife, Helen I’Anson, he established Orchard Peak Turners as a means of generating funds for charity from his woodworking projects and from her “turned” items. In recent years, he has focused on “upcycling” used plant stands, tables, and other rusty or well-aged metal items acquired at yard sales, flea markets, and antique stores. Inspired by other woodworkers, he also has begun making cutting boards, coasters, and other products for the home. The red and white oak, walnut, cherry, hickory, and other species of wood for these projects comes from fallen trees harvested on the land surrounding their home outside Washington, Virginia.

Helen I’anson, a retired Professor of Biology and Research Science at Washington & Lee University, has been using a lathe to turn wood for 5 years. She is a member of the Central Virginia Woodturners group and considers Fred Williamson, a member of the group, an inspiration to continually hone her skills. She is particularly intrigued with the potential of burls and recently has begun working kaleidoscopic colors into carved portions of vessels.

Jim Serbent, “Evolution”

April 10 – May 17, 2026
Opening Reception: February 21, 2026, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

311 Gay Street, Lower Level, facing Main Street & across from Ballard’s Gallery
Washington, VA 22747
540-227-5066

Hours: Friday – Sunday, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Digital artist Jim Serbent’s third solo show at Middle St Gallery, “Evolution,” features a natural progression of artworks spanning decades. On display are examples from five disparate series: Abstraction, Koan, Bardo, Ab Intra, and Digital Paintings. All of these archival pigment prints have a common theme — a higher level of consciousness. The artist’s aim is that viewers experience, if even just for an instant, an expanded state of awareness that transcends the ego, self-interest, and mundane daily routine to connect with a deeper sense of reality, empathy, and unity.

Images:
Top: Terra Incognito
Bottom: Ab Intra-3

through June 30, 2026

Sperryville River District
3 River Lane
Sperryville, VA 22740
540-227-6509

Hours: Thursday – Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

In addition to new works by Adam  Disbrow and Laura Carstoiu, Ben Mason’s mixed media creations, and Mike Millan’s live edge tables, the SPAC Gallery will feature Alfred Regnery and his handcrafted locally harvested handmade Windsor chairs and rockers through June, 2026.