The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association  (SGFAA) is a non profit organization, founded in 1965 for the purpose of promoting traditional fine art in the  community and to provide a venue for member artists to show their work. The association maintains a large group of over 200 members and represents all of Southern California and several states. 

 

The San Gabriel Fine Arts Association has a long and impressive history.  It began as The Art Guild in 1935 but was forced to close during World War II. In 1966 the Association reopened and has remained as a vital part of the arts community since that time. Such notables as Norman Rockwell, Frank Tenny Johnson, Arthur Beaumont, Sam Hyde-Harris, Los Angeles Times sketch artists Charles Owens, Clyde Forsythe, and Jack Wilkinson Smith, Karl Albert, Dan Toigo, Constance Marlow, Lester Bonar, Rosita Tseu, Lloyd Mitchell, and Darwin Duncan were among the first    to exhibit with The Guild and/or The Fine Arts  Association.

 

San Gabriel Fine Arts Association maintains a gallery, which is open to the public, at 320 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel, California 91776. The Gallery Gazette, the   association's newsletter, is mailed to all current members every month. News regarding upcoming shows, demonstrators, and member news are just a few of the items published in the newsletter.  Members are invited to submit a brief news summary regarding art shows or awards they have recently received.