Today we’d like to introduce you to Jason Howard.
Hi Jason, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers.
The day I bought my first piece of original art, I was hooked.
Actually, it was a grouping of four (at left) mixed-media paintings by Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD) student Caleb Coppock, bought in 2003.
The creativity was inspiring and the thought of having someone’s original creation hanging in my home gave me so much joy.
Now all these years later, Rubine Red is a dream come true.
Hopefully our love of all art, but especially art that arguably fits into the “New Contemporary Art Movement”, shines bright on the gallery walls and in our efforts to create a space where visitors are inspired by what they see and feel.
Art continues to challenge us. It is personal. Seeing a work one day may raise up a melancholy memory, then the next day…bring a smile.
We also hope that the work we show and sell in the heart of Palm Springs inspires and casts a bright light on the artists we represent.
Recently Rubine Red has added “The Estate Collection” which highlights specific artists who were creating in the “Mid-Century” (1950s-60s) including MidWest Printmaking icon Malcolm Myers, Reginald Pollack, Lynne Mapp Drexler and more.
May you love what you experience here as much as we do.
Jason Howard, Owner/Curator
Rubine Red Gallery opened in Palm Springs in early 2019.
Along with a 25-year background in commercial packaging and print production, sales, and design in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market, Jason spent more than 10 years volunteering and advising as a board member, executive committee member, and board president of the Soo Visual Art Center in Minneapolis, MN.
As a community-based non-profit gallery, the Soo’s mission is to promote under-represented and emerging artists.
Visit the Soo at www.soovac.org.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
“You Don’t Know, What You Don’t Know”…that is maybe the biggest struggle…and you overcome that by being (or trying to be) fearless in asking questions and not being afraid of making mistakes.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
My work as a Gallerist and Curator started in 2019 — I sought to bring Midwestern Art to the Southern California corridor, specifically the Coachella Valley. We are known for happy, creative, and sometimes challenging art that people remember distinctly and wish to own. We strive to have all price points and artists from all over the world. We also curate “The Estate Collection” which consist of art created mostly in the mid-19th Century with a Modernist tone.
Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
Living in the country…the butterflies, the smells, the open space.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.rubineredgallery.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rubineredgallery
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RubineRedGallery
