Visitor comments:

Donald Munro of the Fresno Bee writes:

I always try to add a new ArtHop stop to my itinerary, and on this night I decided to

stop by Studio 74 (1274 N. Van Ness Ave.) in the Tower District. Gallery owner

Diane L. Johnson-Mendes has transformed a little bungalow into a charming gallery that

is warm and inviting. Her emphasis, she told me, is on "emerging" artists. These are artists

just getting revved up in the art world. (And they aren't all necessarily young.)

As the band Suicide Lounge performed outside, I wandered through the small gallery and

admired the diversity of artistic styles. It's definitely worth an ArtHop stop.

This is a gallery that I know we'll want to look at more closely in the coming months.   

Sept. 8, 2008