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M Stark Gallery

M Stark Gallery features contemporary fine art by Peninsula artists whose work is in dialogue with contemporary fine art movements.

09/05/2026

We can’t believe it, a four-way tie! Thanks to everyone who voted in the M Stark Gallery HMB “Farms Fish Flowers” fan favorite contest. Congratulations to Jennifer Roberts Almodova, Susan Combs Carkeek-Harris, Linda Hirschhorn Pouliot, and Paulette Phlipot | Restaurant Photographer | Bay Area for receiving the highest (and equal!) number of votes from gallery visitors and newsletter subscribers. Three of these four artworks are still available, but this is the last weekend of the exhibition, closing Sunday 9/6.

Pictured:
- Jennifer Roberts Almodova (Half Moon Bay), Pelargonium, 2026, watercolor mixed media on panel,12 x 12 inches, $650
- Susan Carkeek (El Granada), Connections, 2025, mixed media and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches, SOLD (just a few pieces remain in the “Dirt Plant Sky” series, please inquire)
- Paulette Phlipot (Half Moon Bay), Artichokes 2 of 5, 2017, archival dye-infused aluminum print, 40 x 40 inches, $4,000 (available in smaller sizes, please inquire)
- Linda Pouliot (Portola Valley), Nurseryman’s Row, Old San Mateo Road, 2026, flashe on cradled panel, 40 x 40 inches, $4,800

09/02/2026

Congratulations to my Main Street friends and colleagues: David Oliphant, Coastal Arts League, and Mirada Art · Half Moon Bay! These three were named the “best of the best” art galleries in the 2026 Coastside News Readers’ Choice Awards!

Did you know there are now ELEVEN galleries in the historic downtown district of Half Moon Bay?! Each one specializes in something unique, be sure to ask each one when you visit.

https://www.visithalfmoonbay.org/downtown/galleries/

Art Oasis
Julie Engelmann
Coastal Arts League
Kelly Mumford
Mirada Art · Half Moon Bay
Jesse Henry
M Stark Gallery HMB
Nuance Fine Art
SeaBreeze Art Collective
Silk and Stone
David Oliphant

08/25/2026

In addition to being a professional photographer and food stylist in demand, Paulette Phlipot Paulette Phlipot | Restaurant Photographer | Bay Area is also an exceptional fine art photographer. We’re featuring “Artichokes” from her mandala series in our summer collection “Farms Fish Flowers,” on view through September 6. Phlipot uses produce from Fifth Crow Farm in Pescadero.

Pictured: Paulette Phlipot (Half Moon Bay), Artichokes 2 of 5, 2017, archival dye-infused aluminum print, 40 x 40 inches, $4,000. Smaller sizes available, please inquire.

Artichoke plant photo credit: Fifth Crow Farm

08/18/2026

WHITNEY ALYSSA PARKER Whitney Alyssa
Gathered 2026
mixed media on unstretched canvas
21 x 17 inches framed
$950 framed
On view at M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay through September 6 in the summer collection “Farms, Fish, Flowers.”

This piece is part of a new body of work by Parker, paper sewn florals. I love the sense of anticipation here, like we’re turning the page of a romance novel.

08/15/2026

My favorite parade of all! Thank you, Vaquero Days

08/13/2026

Available through M Stark Gallery: “Sardi,” 2019, mixed media print, edition of 10, 29 x 24 inches, $1,200 framed, $900 unframed. This work will be on view in Margaret Niven’s solo collection, “Protected Landscapes,” opening September 12 at M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay. Preview the full collection via link in bio.

“Sardines” is a broad term used for several small pelagic fish worldwide. “Sardi” by Margaret Niven celebrates the bounty and beauty of our rich and pristine coastal waters. This photopolymer etching is printed on a nautical chart of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary which stretches 276 miles from the Marin Headlands to Cambria and 30 miles out to sea. As a coastal resident and open-water rower, Margaret Niven feels a deep connection to the sanctuary. Sardines swim in large schools which Niven can see at the water’s surface from her rowing shell. They flash reflections in a great ball of shimmering silver light. Along the California coast, sardines generally move south in late fall and winter.

08/10/2026

LINDA POULIOT Linda Hirschhorn Pouliot
Dinner Table 2026
Flashe on Gessobord
16.75 x 16.75 inches with maple float frame
$950
On view at M Stark Gallery in Half Moon Bay through September 6

“Linda Pouliot’s contributions [to the summer collection “Farms, Fish, Flowers”]are interiorscapes, scenes from the kitchen or dining room. Intimate spaces painted in flat planes and vibrant colors that she likes. A door leading to ‘Repetto’s Nursery,’ ‘Classic Kettle’ on a kitchen stove, and a checkered table cloth scene with fish and flowers, ‘Dinner Table,’ are all painted in Flashe, a signage medium. There’s a touch of Matisse and Bonnard here.” -Bart A. Charlow, Bart on Art, San Mateo Daily Journal, published 7/18/26.

08/08/2026

We are delighted to announce our next exhibition:

MARGARET NIVEN: Sanctuary
September 12–November 1, 2026
Opening Reception: Sun, September 13, 1-4PM
Join our mailing list to receive notification of special events associated with this exhibition, link in bio.

Margaret Niven is known for her virtuosic images of trees. She is drawn to dappled patterns of tree canopies and the shifting shadows they cast. Her work celebrates the beauty of our coast, preserved through environmental stewardship of protected natural areas.

Niven received her BFA and MFA in Art from UC Berkeley. She is a lifelong art educator, serving at West Valley College, Saratoga; Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey; University of California Santa Cruz, Porter College; Palma High School, Salinas, and more. She is the chair of the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission and director of art in the Scotts Valley Library. She lives in Scotts Valley and works n Santa Cruz.

During this exhibition, M Stark Gallery will offer a signed and numbered photogravure print on paper by Niven: Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, 11 × 10 inches, $20. 100% of the proceeds from this series will benefit Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve 501c3.

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727 Main Street
Half Moon Bay, CA
94019

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Saturday	11am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

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