Artist Gloria Sharp, left, meets with good friends at the opening reception for her exhibit ‘A Lifetime of Color’ on May 16 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. The exhibit runs through June 10. Courtesy photo 

Far right, artist Gloria Sharp is surprised by many friends at the opening reception for ‘A Lifetime of Color: Batiks by Gloria Sharp’ on May 16 in Step Up Gallery at Mesa Public Library. Courtesy photo

Step Up Gallery News

Step Up Gallery echoed with the sounds of happy reunions at the opening reception for the retrospective of Gloria Sharp’s artful batiks on Saturday, May 16. Long-time friends, former co-workers, and fellow artists turned out in droves to see the batiks and reconnect with their dear friend Sharp.

Sharp has been making art for several decades, and in each of those decades her art has touched people. She has shown widely in the region, at studio tours, crafts fairs and art centers, but this is the first large solo show that looks back at several decades of her artwork.

The show is open to the public through June 10 in Step Up Gallery, on the upper level of Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos.

Step Up Gallery (https://stepupgallery.org) is on the top level of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave. The gallery is open the same hours as the library: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.