Smallworks Gallery

As a privately owned and operated gallery of contemporary art, Smallworks Gallery was conceived by Kathleen Nathan and James Stanford in 1997. The two worked together for several years, building up the Contemporary Arts Collective and saw a need to fill the void for cutting-edge, professional exhibits in Las Vegas. The result was a gallery at The Arts Factory in downtown Las Vegas.

In addition to Nathan's own botanicals and the images created by Stanford, Smallworks featured a variety of artists over the course of four seasons. Among them were Robert Beckmann, Barbara Kasten, Susan Leopold, Michael Pauker, Nicole Pillorgé, Oliver Wasow, Kevin Wixted, and Yueon-Gayh Yehp (Bill Leaf). Also represented were April Richardson and Mary Warner.

In 2009, Smallworks management decided to close its gallery space "to pursue other opportunities." The books "Wonder: A Reverie from the Mind's Eye" by James Stanford and "Nawari Koans: The Wumenguan as interpreted by Robert J. Fitzwater" are two lasting results. Smallworks Gallery took up residence in the heart of the Las Vegas Arts District at 101 East Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104-1018.