Gloucester gallery opens to cement Jon Sarkin's artistic legacy

Gloucester gallery opens to cement Jon Sarkin's artistic legacy

When Sarkin was 35 he suffered a massive stroke. He emerged with an insatiable urge to make art, but he struggled to break into the mainstream. He died last year at the age of 71. Now, his old studio has reopened as a gallery – part of an effort to solidify his artistic legacy.

Jon Sarkin’s Fish City Studios in Gloucester to Host Re-Opening

On Saturday, May 3rd at 5pm Fish City Studios will hold a re-opening event to both celebrate Jon Sarkin’s birthday and bring his art back to the public. With the full support of The Sarkin Estate, this space is reborn as the beating heart of alternative and outsider art on the North Shore. Come experience the scrappy-but-slightly-upscale space that still buzzes with Jon’s original DIY grit, touch hundreds of never-before-seen works on paper and …