WILD: Echoes Of Nature
Step into WILD: Echoes Of Nature and find yourself immersed in wildlife rendered not as static portraits, but as living moments of breath, muscle, and instinct—captured in vibrant color and fluid movement. Richard Johnson’s animals do more than resemble; they resonate.
Exhibition Dates: March 14-28, 2026
Opening Reception: March 14, 2026, 5-7pm
In these paintings, you’ll sense the closeness of fur and wing, the quiet tension of bodies in motion, and the uncanny connection of a watchful eye meeting your own.
Johnson’s abstracted representational style transforms familiar creatures into fleeting gestures—glimpses of motion, presence, and life itself.
Richard Johnson’s work is in private collections in the United States, Asia, Europe and The Middle East and in galleries on both coasts of the U.S.
WHEN LIGHT RETURNS
Mark Bettis Gallery is pleased to announce a new group exhibition, When Light Returns. featuring 13 local artists drawing inspiration from the arrival of spring and the quiet, powerful renewal that follows winter’s slumber.
Exhibition Dates: April 11-26, 2026
Opening Reception: April 11, 2026 5-7pm
When Light Returns explores themes of rebirth, growth, and awakening. As the days lengthen and warmth returns, flowers emerge from thawed ground, animals stir from rest, and insects hatch—each beginning again in cycles both delicate and resilient. The works in this exhibition reflect these moments of transformation, capturing the beauty of emergence and the promise of new beginnings.
Through a variety of styles and mediums, participating artists interpret spring not only as a season, but as a metaphor for hope, restoration, and the persistence of life.
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