Marsha Mateyka Gallery
Fine arts gallery in Washington D.C., US
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Marsha Mateyka Gallery was a fine arts gallery in Washington, DC between 1983 and 2023.[1] The gallery was established in 1983 by art historian Marsha Perry Mateyka.[2][3][4] The gallery focused generally on national and regional contemporary artists. The gallery was located at 2012 R Street NW, Washington DC 20009.
Artists represented
As one of the oldest art galleries in the city, the gallery represented approximately 20 well-known contemporary artists, including Jae Ko, Jim Sanborn, Athena Tacha, William T. Wiley, Christopher French, Sam Gilliam, and the Estates of Gene Davis and Nathan Oliveira.[5]
Critical reception
Exhibitions at the gallery were widely reviewed over the years by both local newspapers such as The Washington Post,[6] Washington City Paper,[7][8] and The Washington Times,[9][10] as well as by national art magazines.[11][12] The gallery can also be credited with playing a pivotal part in the revival in the interest in the work of major American artist Sam Gilliam, whom the gallery has represented for several decades.[11][13][14]