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Sisters in Aether (Detail), 60" x 48" , Acrylic, mixed media, ink on panel
At the Grotto (Detail), 48" x 48" , Acrylic, mixed media, ink on panel
As with Mark Gabriel’s previous body of work, Theatre for the Fierce continues the themes of re-contextualizing iconic images from history and culture for dramatic and subversive effect. This new series explores inner motion, unapologetically. Theatre here is not only a stage or arena, but also an inner frontier: the geography of the heart and the mind. Treating the canvas as a site of performance, these figures emerge unmasked, embodying defiance, and vulnerability. Their fierceness speaks not to aggression, but to courage—the courage to stand exposed, take up space, and exist loudly. To live fiercely, when the curtain never truly falls.
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** This show opens just one day before The Open Studio Tour Weekend. Make a weekend of it and come visit Todos Santos. Visit The Palapa Society for more about the Open Studio Tour.
Exhibition Details
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Mark Gabriel
Theatre for the Fierce
x The Retro Tropical Jetset VI
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Jan 30, 2026 - Feb 04, 2026
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Gallery
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Heroico Colegio Militar, 120
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Mexico
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*All pricing is in USD and does not include shipping
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Where land surrenders to the sea, the Sirens command the waves and famously call wayward sailors to their icy, watery deaths. They are creatures part human and part animal who occupy our dreams. They are powerful and beautiful and their song will hypnotize and lure you in.
Sirens in the Surf
48" x 72"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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“The image of perfectly good humans jumping into the void occupies my dreams. It fascinates and terrifies in equal measure. In dramatic fashion, these women are letting go of a perfectly safe reality in favor of the unknown. It's quite possible they will discover their own divinity.”
Sisters in the Aether
60" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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The fragrance emitted by thousands of flowers absorbed into the pores of the soil, and only released when displaced by rain. Scientists, Isabel Bear and Richard Thomas coined the term "Petrichor".
These two scientists find themselves at odds with the nature that they so bravely study. Here they are immortalized in a desert rain, as out of place as can be, surrounded by the dangers and wonders of life.
(Isabel & Dick) Waiting for the Petrichor
48" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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8500 /
Driven by a waxing moon and drawn by instinct rather than gravity, the Dune Rider traverses the theatre of threshold, where the desert meets the sea. There is no saddle, no armor — only trust, balance, and a faithful companion. Her fierceness lives in certainty guided by intuition through darkness. She does not dominate the landscape — she moves with it.
Dune Rider
48" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
8500 /
Choosing presence over fear, beauty over panic. Oblivion hums in the distance under threat of destructive power to remain unshaken, to sing one’s own song while the world rattles its weapons.
Oblivion Song
48" x 36
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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7200 /
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Suspended for a breath between heat and water. Below, cool, ancient, indifferent.
Fierceness lives in the leap. Freedom without permission —
At the Grotto
48" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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SEE PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS by Mark Gabriel: / VER EXPOSICIONES ANTERIORES de Mark Gabriel:
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I Sweet Oblivion at Pez Gordo Gallery in Cabo San Jose [2019]
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II Bye Gone Days [November 19 - December 21, 2020]
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III Lost Days of Summer [November 11 - December 31, 2021]
IV Elegant Attachment [Feb - April 18, 2023]
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V Tropic of Leisure [Nov 28 - Jan 2025]
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To learn more about the artist Mark Gabriel, please visit these previous exhibitions or see his website at:
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For any questions, or sale inquiries, please contact:
Jessie Wallace
* or come visit the gallery.... we're now open 12-5pm most days, or by appointment. Here to help!
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