Jinger Richardson, President
The Legacy Gallery
Brad and Jinger Richardson opened Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale in 1988. Legacy Gallery is aptly named as Jinger’s parents opened Troy’s Cowboy Art Gallery in 1968, the first gallery on Main Street in Scottsdale.
Legacy Gallery represents over 100 nationally known artists, and specializes in paintings and sculpture ranging from western, figurative, wildlife, still-life, and landscape genres.
Mark Pabst, Treasurer/ Vice President
The Signature Gallery
Mark Pabst is the Art Sales Director of The Signature Galleries and General Manager of Phoenix Art Care. He has been a member of the Scottsdale Gallery Association since 2010.
French Thompson, Past President, Board Member
French Designer Jewelry
French, who retired his retail storefront on Main Street after 28 years to focus on his own custom designs, has a BFA in Metalsmithing from Colorado State University. He is a past President of Contemporary Forum with the Phoenix Art Museum. A member of Society of North American Goldsmiths for over 30 years, French has a background in both bronze foundries and studio jewelry. While maintaining his own studio jewelry work, he has been representing some of the top fine jewelry artists in the world for 19 years. Receiving awards for his representation in the jewelry field from such diverse groups as Fashion Group International, Contemporary Design Group and the Design Center at JCK. Originality, Integrity, and Craftsmanship are key components to his representation of jewelry design. He has served on the SGA Board since 2015.
Lynn Gustafson, Board Member
Lynn Gustafson started her artistic journey in glass 20 years ago and fell in love with the medium. She started her career in stained glass creating windows and Tiffany lamps. The last 17 years have been spent working exclusively in fused glass making functional pieces as well as cast sculptural pieces and wall art. Lynn has been a member of On The Edge Gallery for 6 years, for the last 5 years she has been on the Board of Directors as the Treasurer, and the last two years she has served as the Vice-President of the Board.