Art Gallery.
We’re the first gallery in New York City to specialize in art by emerging women.
Founded by a woman artist in 2018, we represent a dozen breakthrough artists from around the world. To the best of our knowledge we are the first to only represent women.
We don’t believe the gender gap is being bridged as quickly as people think in the art world. It is estimated that 14% of art in museums and galleries in the U.S. is currently by women (source: arnet). Until that figure changes, we are committed to advancing women.
We have a unique taste and collector philosophy that sets us apart from other galleries. We seek art that is aesthetically beautiful and noticeably transforms the space that it’s in. We hate “artsy art” with no sense of place. We curate for art that you want to live with, that makes the eye smile. Its language is color, sunshine, and optimism.
We call it “Arte Feliz”, happy art. Because it looks good and feels good.
Our exceptional artist roster is majority-minority, diverse in style, medium, and background. We invest in artists’ careers and every artwork is an original one-of-a-kind piece or a limited edition only available at Surfergirl.
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![Young woman with blonde hair standing in art studio, smiling, with colorful wave paintings in background.]()
Candace Ceslow
Realism
Candace is an oil on canvas painter from Montauk, her body of work is a study on the changing emotional nature of the sea as a mirror of human relationship.
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![A woman sitting on a red park bench wearing a black outfit, white sneakers, and jewelry, with a blazer draped over her shoulders.]()
Erika Ehrman
Expressionist Realism
Erika is a mixed media artist of German Japanese descent exploring the themes of memory, identify, and the redemptive power of art.
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![A woman with long dark hair, wearing a black top, black pants, and high heels, standing in front of a colorful artwork of a mermaid with red hair, a purple top, a green tail, and a skull face.]()
Angela Gómez Durán
Pop Art
Angie is a mixed media artist living in Miami, she paints and deconstructs cultural icons over vintage newspaper as a form of social commentary.
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![A woman wearing a hard hat and gloves working on a piece of machinery in an industrial or workshop setting.]()
Constanza Laguna
Abstract sculpture
Constanza is a sculptor and portrait painter with Andalusian roots, a master at capturing internal emotion
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![Woman in a patterned dress holding a Dalmatian puppy, standing in an art gallery next to a colorful landscape painting, with sunlight illuminating the scene.]()
Marcia Lorente Howell
Modern Impressionism
Marcia is a Spanish-Californian oil on canvas landscape painter living in NYC with her dog Elvis, a surfer of color, light and transient beauty with a capital B.
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![A young woman with long dark hair, sitting on a patterned couch, wearing a yellow painter's jumpsuit with paint splatters, and sporting colorful sneakers, with a serious expression, in what appears to be an art studio or workspace.]()
Irene Marzo
Modern Impressionism
Irene is an oil on canvas artist from Madrid that makes ordinary subjects monumental with a chunky brushstroke and an architectural approach to color.
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![Portrait of a woman with dark skin, wearing a black turtleneck and yellow skirt, standing against a dark background.]()
Fares Micue
Symbolism in photography
Fares is an award-winning photographer exploring the nature of emotion through mesmerizing self-portraiture against the backdrop of her native Canary Islands.
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![A woman with long brown hair and glasses, wearing a black sleeveless top and black pants, stands next to a white pedestal displaying a colorful necklace with a doll figurine centerpiece. She is in an art gallery with paintings on the wall behind her, one depicting a beach scene and another a stylized portrait of two women.]()
Tony Miller
Wearable Pop Art
Toni is a SF artist creating wearable art from common objects such as Barbie parts as a reflexion on identity and the passage of time.
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![A woman with tattoos on her arm flexes her bicep, wearing a black sleeveless top and large pink flowers on her head, with a confident expression.]()
Rain Moisés
Abstract Expressionism
Rain is a mixed media artist of Puerto Rican roots, her artwork addresses social topics such as mental health and is inspired by her childhood in Brooklyn.
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![A woman takes a mirror selfie with a camera, wearing a black turtleneck, in a room with a mirror and a window.]()
Adaeze Okaro
Impressionism in photography
Ada is a boundary-breaking Nigerian artist and a darling of Italian Vogue whose camera captures the color and light of a Renaissance master.
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![A woman and a girl are writing on a typewriter outdoors in front of a colorful mural. There is a large sign that reads, 'PICK A SUBJECT AND PRICE GET A POEM' and a suitcase on the ground with the Instagram handle '@SuperGirlReject'.]()
Shana Roark
Expressionist Live Poetry
Shana is an author turned NYC Street artist, she fires off custom poetry on a vintage typewriter that is known to have changed lives.
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![Young woman wearing a black cap and a dark top, with blonde hair and a neutral expression, indoors with a windowed background.]()
Audrey Amelie Rudolf
Expressionism in photography
Audrey is a master photographer of light, she plays with filters to create evocative natural worlds reminiscent of an endless Summer.
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![Black and white photo of a woman with shoulder-length messy hair wearing a leather jacket, standing against a textured wall.]()
Patricia Sánchez Lozano
Minimalism in sustainable fashion
Patricia is a Spanish-American visual artist and designer, her creations are fearless experiments in color, timeless functionality and simplicity.
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![A young woman standing indoors holding a long, colorful piece of artwork with floral and fish designs, in front of a plain beige wall and hardwood floor.]()
Jimena Sánchez-Rosselly
Abstract Expressionism
Jimena is a French-Spanish mixed media artist and designer, she approaches art as an exercise in balance and meaning, often drawing from the sea and nature.
Surfergirl… who?
Surfergirl Gallery is the love project of strategist and artist Marcia Lorente Howell, a Spanish-American modern impressionist. Her “Walking Elvis” series has been lauded by New York magazine Pulitzer Prize art critic Jerry Saltz for “its great touch and light”.
“As the granddaughter of two women artists, I’m doing this for every girl who wants to make a living in the arts”.
When artists thrive and profit, we all profit.
We are artists so we can’t be paying rent or charging more than a 20% commission. Instead, we curate pop-up shows that sell out. We are not an artist collective and will never charge an artist for our work. Our gallery thrives on the support of collectors, art patrons, and brands. They know they get stellar work while helping diversify the arts.
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We’re a for-profit small NY certified Women-Owned Enterprise that accept donations to help fund all-women art exhibits.