Goldenstein Gallery has come a long way from its humble beginnings in an office space in the back of One World Art, a defunct giclee printing business in West Sedona, where the gallery first opened on Nov. 11, 2001. In the past 15 years, Goldenstein has changed locations and expanded numerous times. It has hosted healing mandalas created by Tibetan monks and concerts by Chamber Music Sedona. It has attracted clients such as actor Nicolas Cage and represented artists including actor Tony Curtis and musicians Lee Oskar and Dennis Elliott. Yet gallery owner and Arizona native Linda Goldenstein has never spent much time reflecting on the past until she began planning the gallery’s 15th anniversary celebrations, which continues through November. Now she’s getting a bit emotional.
“I go way back with some of these artists – I’ve known some of them since before I owned the gallery,” says Linda. “We love each other like family.”
Linda will be hosting shows throughout the month starting with her annual Cowboys & Indians show happening Oct. 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. The following Friday, the spotlight will shine on the gallery’s sculptors while the weekend of Oct. 21 will be dedicated to its painters. The Women’s Show happens Nov. 4. All 60-plus artists represented by Goldenstein Gallery will be featured at a show in October or November. The gallery will also be participating in a show at the Sedona Posse Grounds Hub at the end of October. Over at L’Auberge de Sedona Resort, where Linda acts as the resort’s art curator, there will be exhibitions and demonstrations throughout the fall. And the icing on top of the anniversary cake? Three artists affiliated with the gallery were commissioned by the Diocese of Phoenix to create artwork for the Chapel of the Holy Cross as part of Pope Francis’ Jubilee of Mercy. The first piece, silk panels by Jacqueline Jordan Jackson, was installed in the spring. A painting by Miguel Martinez was dedicated last month, and James Muir’s sculpture of Jesus Christ will be unveiled in the spring.
“I’m deeply touched to have been involved in this project,” says Linda. “It has brought me to tears on more than one occasion.” – Erika Ayn Finch. Photo by Mark Rownd.
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