Restoration — Susan Mains and Rene Froelich

Join Susan and Rene for the opening of this truly intriguing exhibition.  Susan shows the paintings from the very start of her “Restoration Series”, never before seen in Grenada  Added are the paintings and photography of Especias Raras (Rare Spice) that made their debut in Medellin, Colombia.   Rene’s sculptures are elegant.  Light and form take…

When Grenadians Come Home

  August is the traditional month when Grenadians who live abroad come home to visit.  Considering that there are more Grenadians who live in the United States, Canada, and Europe than there are in our island, it is quite an overwhelming homecoming!  Family reunions, School reunions, Carnival, Carriacou Regatta, Emancipation Celebrations, all compel travelers to…

Call to Artists– Contemporary Grenada 2016

Grenada  Contemporary 2016— Art Exhibition Open call for artist participation. In its third edition, the Contemporary Grenada Art Exhibition aims to continue exposing the contemporary work being done in Grenada to local and international audiences by focusing on themes that are relevant not only to our context, but also the international contemporary art arena. Grenada is…

Susan Mains Gallery travels to Switzerland

RHY ART FAIR is a young international contemporary art fair, developing the artist-to-public relationship during the great art week in Basel. RHY ART presents from 16 to 19 June 2016 works of newcomers and established artists: paintings, sculptures, art photography, digital art, and much more in the Rhypark Hall Basel. In June 2016, Rhypark Basel…

Grenada Chocolate Fest Art Exhibit

In a word, the work that Grenada’s artist brought for the Grenada Chocolate Festival exhibit was delicious.  Much like chocolate itself, it was complex, sweet, dark, grounded in Grenada, and totally alluring .  From Rene Froelich’s sculpture of a woman stepping out of a cocoa pod, to the figurative paintings of Michael Paryag portraying Grenada…

Xandra Fisher Retrospective in Textile

Xandra Fisher will open her 10 year retrospective exhibition March 18th at the Susan Mains Gallery.  A graduate of the Chicago Institute of Art, she brings a wealth of experience to the cloth.  Inspired by colour and movement, influences of both Grenada and California can be detected in the details.  She cites the Gees Bend…

Review of Asher Mains Society: Cocoa

By Deborah Root The three figures standing tall in Keepers of the Earth greet us as they invite us into their world. Substantial and strong, delighted with the produce they offer, they become iconic images of cocoa production in Grenada. The large size of the canvas (96” x 88”) ennobles these cocoa workers, transforming individuals…

Cocoa Tea with the Artist

Preview Christina Cornier’s exhibition by watching this video.  We had an intimate group at the gallery on December 31 sharing good Grenadian cocoa tea and good art talk! Christina’s exhibit opens Jan 14th, 5:30 pm at Susan Mains Gallery, Spiceland Mall, Grenada. Click here to Watch the Video  

Contemporary Art — Big Ideas Well Expressed

The Susan Mains Gallery at Spiceland Mall pulsed with Energy last Thursday evening as the exhibition of Grenada Contemporary 2015 was opened to the public. The work of the thirteen artists was found to be intriguing by the young, engaged minds of the many who came out to show support. The call to participate that…