Cheeky Monkey: New Pop-Up Art Gallery in Fairfax
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Cheeky Monkey: New Pop-Up Art Gallery in Fairfax

Larry Ringgold created this rhinoceros out of driftwood. When it’s outside, it means the art gallery is open.

Larry Ringgold created this rhinoceros out of driftwood. When it’s outside, it means the art gallery is open. Photo by Bonnie Hobbs.

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J-P. Müller beside his sculpted-metal artwork of a flamenco dancer.

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Artist Terry Downs wove together recycled wood to create this artwork titled, “Game Board.” It’s in Fairfax’s new pop-up art gallery, Cheeky Monkey.

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Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen with his soapstone carving titled, “The Light and Dark Side of the Moon.”

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From left: Jennifer Rose and Danette Nguyen admire Terry Downs’s artistry with discarded wood he kept from landfills.

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Mary Driver Downs (Terry Downs’s wife) serves carrot cake from Victoria’s Cakery to the guests.

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J-P. Müller’s stainless-steel textile, “Grandma’s Scarf,” is displayed in the gallery.

Cheeky Monkey, a pop-up art gallery at 10426 Main St. in Fairfax, held its grand opening August 3. Attendees browsed, met the artists and enjoyed refreshments. The two-room gallery features artwork by J-P. Müller, Terry Downs, Larry Ringgold and Kierk Ashmore-Sorensen and will be there until its space is leased. Both Müller and Downs are Fairfax High grads.