ÆRENA Gallery

Specialties

ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens has multiple locations in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. The gallery in St. Helena features a large selection of contemporary paintings, works on paper and small to medium scale sculpture and exhibitions change monthly. The galleries at the luxury resorts Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, Solage in Calistoga and Mac Arthur Place in Sonoma feature over 140 carefully sited medium to large scale sculptures.

Dedicated to using their expertise and knowledge, ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens believes that viewing and collecting art is a life enriching activity and is committed to providing collectors at all levels an affirmative experience. The galleries show the work of emerging, mid-​career and established artists, offering a great range and selection of styles and media. Many of the artists are featured in recognized museum, corporate and private collections and were chosen because of a proven commitment to their medium, their integrity, craftsmanship and professionalism.

History

Established in 1990.

In January of 2010, Michael Polenske acquired the I. Wolk Gallery in St. Helena, as well as the sculpture gardens located at Auberge Du Soleil in Rutherford, Solage in Calistoga and MacArthur Place in Sonoma, CA. The I. Wolk Gallery merged with Ma (i)sonry to serve as Napa Valley’s premier destination for the appreciation of world class works of art and design. In Fall 2014, when a third gallery location in Healdsburg was added to the collection of galleries, all locations were united under one brand — ÆRENA Galleries & Gardens, influenced by Theodore Roosevelt’s passionate speech, «A Citizen in a Republic.»

The gallery was first established in the Napa Valley by Ira Wolk in 1990 and is a member of the San Francisco Art Dealers Association.