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Art in the workplace engages people—it adds a definitive human element and warmth that can boost wellbeing and productivity. For the 2112 Penn art program we were ultimately drawn to ARTIST'S PROOF's vision and portfolio of local artists. 

Street Art Comes to the newly renovated Living Room at the W DC

The pictures in Scott Ivey’s show at Artist’s Proof are hung a bit lower than is usual for the gallery, notes proprietor Peggy Sparks. That’s one reason the D.C. landscapes in the local artist’s “Bridges and Alleys” seem so approachable. 

At Artist’s Proof Gallery in Georgetown, however, an ongoing exhibition of drawings and paintings titled Bridges and Alleys: A Collection of Works by DC-based artist Scott Ivey offers an alternative vision of DC removed from nationally recognizable landmarks. The exhibit provides a more intimate, quotidian portrait of the city — one that’s frankly relatable to local residents.

Local artist Scott Ivey explores the melancholic beauty of DC’s Urban Landscapes. “Bridges and Alleys” is now showing at Artist’s Proof Gallery.

At the fine art gallery in Georgetown, Sparks strives to serve as a conduit connecting local emerging creatives with prospective clients. Advocating for artists is at the crux of her job, she explains, citing her ability to translate their visual narratives to new collectors.

The four vast landscapes that dominate Nenad Zaric’s exhibition at Artist’s Proof are meant to be elemental: They depict earth, fire, and water. That’s not all the turbulent paintings represent, as the show’s title indicates. “Memory and the Subconscious” also expresses the internal landscape of a Serbian artist who was born in 1986, just a few years before Yugoslavia began to splinter and fratricidal conflict began.

The mixed-media paintings of Shar Coulson, whose “Perception vs. Reality” is at Artist’s Proof, are somewhat more traditional. The Chicago artist’s work begins as abstract but comes to include hints of nature and landscape imagery. (Her current series is titled “Fauna Flora Figure.”) Some brushwork is evident amid the strata of wax and acrylic paint, as are lines drawn in charcoal.

Technically, the “Theory of Color” at Artist’s Proof is the second half of a two-part show of local and international abstract artists. The selection spotlights bright hues, following a run of all-white work. But some of the pieces from the previous grouping are still on display, so both modes coexist.

Artist’s Proof will be exploring the intricacies of color in ‘The Theory of Color’ a two-part exhibition this Spring.

Forget what you think you know--THIS is Georgetown culture. Check out the sixth video in our #ThisIsGeorgetown summer series, as we highlight some of the most interesting people who shape Georgetown's fashion, food, history, community, small business, specialty services, and culture! 

There are only four Schalk van der Merwe paintings on display at Artist’s Proof, but they pack more intensity than a dozen gentler pictures.

When one asks art curator and advisor Peggy Sparks what she likes when it comes to fine art, she doesn’t equivocate: The woman has a gallery to showcase her passions. From pop artist John Stango to internationally renowned photographer Fred Maroon, Sparks has the most diverse yet on-point eye in the city.

Peggy Sparks is another woman passionate about her calling: art. As the owner of Artist's Proof Art Gallery & Consultancy in Georgetown, she has one of the keenest eyes for new worldwide talent in the District, and she also happens to be one of the most insightful and genuinely happy people you'll meet in the new year.

Owner and curator Peggy Sparks has one of the finest contemporary-art minds in the city, and it shows in this space.

Those who live through times like these all have a unique experience to convey. Serbian artist Nenad Zaric is no exception. Selected works from his “White and Black” series, now on display at the Artist’s Proof Art Gallery, reflect Zaric’s feelings on the downfall of Yugoslavia, torn apart by ethnic conflict.

Hines, the international real estate firm; Munich Re Group, its investor partner; and Hogan Lovells, the project’s major tenant; celebrated the installation of artworks commissioned specifically for Columbia Square by two Washington, DC based contemporary artists, Linn Meyers and Robin Rose. Art consultant Peggy Sparks, principal of Artist’s Proof, managed the art commissioning process.

Last week, we lauched the fourth volume of The Scout Guide Washington, D.C. To celebrate the guide’s debut, Editor Erin Fuge hosted a party for members and friends at Artist’s Proof Art Gallery and Consultancy in Georgetown, where guests were treated to light bites and a live paiting demonstration while they perused the new publication.

Artist’s Proof celebrates FotoWeekDC by showcasing the Europe collection of the brilliant and influential postwar American photographer.

They’re made of metal, but Craig Schaffer’s and Donna McCullough’s sculptures are based on organic forms. The distinction between the two artists’ work, on display at Artist’s Proof, is that one’s inspirations are subatomic while the other’s are human scale.

John Stango’s art gets the royal pop-star treatment this month in Georgetown as Artist’s Proof showcases his talents.

Donna McCullough’s new pieces at Artist’s Proof Gallery coax audiences to reconsider cultural icons and their ties to gender stereotypes.

The Band of Lovers perfom during a recent Sofar Sounds show at Artist’s Proof in Georgetown.

Even if none of Saya Behnam’s paintings included Farsi script, which few do, the influence of Persian Illuminated manuscripts would be clear just from the colors. Her Artist’s Proof show, “Saffron & Tea,” glistens with flower and mineral pigments used for centuries in one of-a-kind illustrated books.

Peggy Sparks, curator and owner of Artist’s Proof gallery in Georgetown, is bullish on all of her new discoveries. But when she reached out to me to announce she'‘ll begin showing Jamaal Peterman’s work June 6, she was beyond euphoric.

Like Darrow Montgomery, Pedro Correa is a street photographer, but he doesn’t focus on a particular place. The pictures from his “Urban Impressions” series, at Artist’s Proof, depict multiple cities on several continents.

Pedro Correa’s Heaven Burning featured in DC Modern Luxury’s April 2017 edition

The soaring lobby of the W Washington D.C. hotel got a temporary facelift last week, with the installation of a brand new art exhibit from celebrated pop artist John Stango.