Sybaris Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Sybaris Gallery
label: Names
content: Frey, Viola, 1933-2004
label: Names
content: Marquis, Richard, 1945-
label: Names
content: Ross, Linda
label: Names
content: Rossbach, Ed
label: Names
content: Schwarcz, June, 1918-2015
label: Names
content: Selik, Arlene
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: American studio craft movement
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2014 by Linda Ross and Arlene Selik, founders of Sybaris Gallery.
creator: label: Creator
content: Sybaris Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Sybaris Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Sybaris Gallery records measure 11 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2010, with the bulk of the records dating from 1986 to 2003. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through administrative records, artist files, exhibition files, and gallery and museum files.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Sybaris Gallery (est. 1989, closed 2003) was founded in Royal Oak, Michigan by Linda Ross and Arlene Selik. Prior to opening the gallery, Ross and Selik both worked from home as private art consultants and collectors. They became business partners after meeting through a mutual friend and established the Sybaris Gallery, operating under the name The Sybaris Group. The gallery established an international reputation for exhibiting a wide variety of contemporary crafts; artists working with fiber, wood, metal, and ceramic media often showcased work at the Sybaris Gallery. One of the gallery's most notable exhibitions was its annual basketry invitational. Other group and solo shows displayed the work of artists Nick Cave, Viola Frey, Joan Livingstone, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Ed Rossbach, and June Schwarcz. When the gallery closed in August 2003, Selik and Ross continued their careers as curators and art consultants.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Michigan
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1966-2010
label: Date
content: bulk 1986-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.sybagall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as four series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1988-2003 (Box 1; 1 linear feet)

Series 2: Artist Files, 1966-2010, bulk 1986-2003 (Box 2-10; 8.2 linear feet)

Series 3: Exhibition and Event Files, 1990-2003 (Box 10-11; .7 linear feet)

Series 4: Gallery and Museum Files, 1989-2003 (Box 11; .8 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Sybaris Gallery records measure 11 linear feet and date from 1966 to 2010, with the bulk of the records dating from 1986 to 2003. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through administrative records, artist files, exhibition and event files, and gallery and museum files. 

Administrative records include advertisement records, collector lists, material relating to the gallery's dealings with corporate collections and art consultants, press releases, newspaper and magazine clippings, and a scrapbook. Artist files consist of price lists, artist statements, agreements, photographs and negatives of artwork, sales records, inventories, packing and shipping instructions, as well as correspondence with artists, collectors, and other museums and galleries. Artist files found in the collection include Nick Cave, Barbara Cooper, Philip Cornelius, Patrick Dougherty, Jack Earl, Viola Frey, William Hunter, Ferne Jacobs, Marilyn Levine, Joan Livingstone, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Ron Nagle, Ken Price, Ed Rossbach, Jane Sauer, June Schwarcz, Joyce Scott, Kiff Slemmons, and Lenore Tawney.

Exhibition and event files include press releases, artist resumes, artist statements, correspondence, photographs of artwork, and printed material such as newspaper clippings, catalogs, and announcements. Files related to events held by other organizations include correspondence, checklists, printed material, and agreements. Gallery and museum files contain invoices, consignment records, correspondence, pricelists, invoices, agreements, scattered artist resumes, and some printed material.