Welcome to the Portola Art Gallery
The Portola Art Gallery is a cooperative of accomplished local artists showcasing a diverse blend of representational and abstract fine art in a range of media types and styles.
Located in the historic shops and gardens of the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, we carry on the Guild's artisanal tradition by providing original art to the community.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11AM - 4PM
Map and Directions: 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 321-0220
Featured Artist THIS MONTH: Jared Sines - "As time goes by"
Jared has been painting since he was a child. At the age of eight, he began classes at the San Francisco Academy of Advertising Art (now the Academy of Art University), encouraged by his father, who was a talented artist himself.
It has been more than 60 years since Jared began showing his paintings at Shreve and Co. in San Francisco. Since then, there have been numerous venues for his work, including the New Masters Gallery in Carmel, and the Portola Art Gallery in Menlo Park. For many years, Jared taught oil painting and life drawing at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto.
Jared continues to paint nearly every day, and he is attracted to a wide variety of subjects, from places close to home in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as scenes from far away -- captured in photographs by his granddaughter Madeline, or remembered from family trips of the past.
More information available here (artist pictures) and here
Following events
Next featured artist: Holiday group show
Next fair:
Dec 5-6: "Allied arts guild - christmas market" 
Voted "Best Art Gallery in Menlo Park"
Best Art Gallery? Many visitors agree. For multiple years, the Portola Art Gallery has been voted the Best Art Gallery in Menlo Park by readers of The Almanac. Today, the gallery proudly features the work of 22 award-winning local artists. Open Monday through Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM, the Portola Art Gallery invites you to experience an inspiring collection of paintings, ceramics, woodwork, and photography.
Did you know that the Portola Art Gallery was once the creative workshop of Ansel Adams? During his time at the Allied Arts Guild, Adams stood at a pivotal point in his career—transitioning from musician to master photographer. It was here that he captured the Guild’s distinctive architecture and gardens, refining the vision that would later define his legendary landscapes of the American West.
Come enjoy lunch at the Cafe Wisteria next door to the gallery, and stroll the shops and gardens of Menlo Park's historic Allied Arts Guild.
