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The leading Northern California visual arts directory, spotlighting M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery as a cornerstone of the Santa Cruz art scene. A go-to resource for artists, collectors, and art lovers exploring the region’s most dynamic and thought-provoking work.
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Visit Santa Cruz County – “M.K. Contemporary: Art and Poetry / Broadsides No. 2”
Published: October 1, 2025
Highlights the Broadsides No. 2 exhibition, featuring the relationship between the work of nine exceptional poets and visual artists.
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Visit Santa Cruz County – "Whim & Wonder - A Playful Art Exhibition"
Published: September 3, 2025
Event dates: September 14–October 18, 2025
Celebrates playfulness and imagination in the Whim and Wonder exhibition, with works by artists Mary Alice Copp, Karl X Hauser, Jordan hayes, Will Marino, Pamela Monney, Paul Morin, Don Porcella and Dag Weiser.
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San Francisco Chronicle – “Experimental and Fresh Art Scene in Santa Cruz”
Published: September 26, 2024
Feature describing Santa Cruz’s growing contemporary art scene, naming M.K. Contemporary Art as a key gallery supporting local and regional artists.
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Lookout Santa Cruz – “New downtown Santa Cruz exhibition mashes up art and poetry”
Published: December 15, 2023
Highlights the Broadsides, art exhibition. A collaborative exhibition of poets and visual artists, showcasing community creativity at M.K. Contemporary Art.
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KSQD Radio – “Broadsides, Art and Poetry Mix at M.K. Contemporary Art”
Aired: May 2024
Coverage of the Broadsides exhibition with Rose Sellery, Melissa Kreisa, and Donna Mekis, featuring Santa Cruz artists and poets.
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KSQD Radio – “About Printmaking Exhibition at M.K. Contemporary Art”
Aired: April 2023
Christine Barrington interviews exhibition curators Robin Smith, Jane Gregorious, and Melissa Kreisa as they discuss the About Printmaking exhibition and global event, Print Day in May.
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First Friday Santa Cruz – “Downtown's Newest Gallery Inspires”
Published: March 14, 2023
Describes the gallery move from the Capitola gallery called, Curated (founded 2019) to downtown Santa Cruz in 2020 and the community impact. (M.K. Contemporary Art was formerly called, Curated by the Sea).
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KSQD Radio – “The Eye of the Artist with Dag Weiser and Melissa Kreisa"
Aired: January 2023
Christine Barrington interviews artist Dag Weiser and gallerist Melissa Kreisa as they discuss Dag's solo exhibition called, UNScene at M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery.
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KSQD Radio – “STILL - Art Exhibition and Santa Cruz Artists Assistance Relief Fund (SCAARF)"
Aired: September 2022
Christine Barrington interviews artists Sara Friedlander and Dee Hooker alongside gallerist Melissa Kreisa as they discuss Sara and Dee's two person exhibition called, Still at M.K. Contemporary Art Gallery as well as the importance of SCAARF (The Santa Cruz Artists Assitence Relief Fund).
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City of Capitola – “Reflections of 2020 Digital Gallery Winners”
Published: March 4, 2020
Mentions Melissa Kreisa as owner of Curated by the Sea gallery (Capitola Village opening 2019), recently relocated to downtown Santa Cruz pop-up location.
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