Discover a World of Words and Wonders: Zibby’s Bookshop & Fetterman Gallery Photography and Author Showcase – Tickets Available for January 27, 2025!

We invite you to a morning dedicated to celebrating exquisite art and literature at the Peter Fetterman Gallery! The morning will kick off with coffee and a guided gallery tour conducted by director Antonia Stoyanovich, followed by a discussion centered around photography with authors Emma Grey and Ava Dellaira. Emma Grey’s PICTURES OF YOU and Ava Dellaira’s EXPOSURE will be available for purchase at the event!

About the gallery:

Peter Fetterman, who hails from London, has been significantly engaged in the field of photography for more than four decades. Initially starting as a filmmaker and collector, he opened his first gallery over 30 years ago in 1988. He was among the first tenants of Bergamot Station, the Santa Monica Center of the Arts, when it debuted in 1994.

The gallery boasts one of the most extensive collections of classic 20th Century photography in the nation, with a special focus on humanist photography. Its diverse collection includes works by renowned photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastião Salgado, Steve McCurry, Ansel Adams, Paul Caponigro, Willy Ronis, André Kertesz, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Lillian Bassman, Pentti Sammallahti, Sarah Moon, and Jeffrey Conley.

Peter and his team are dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of this compelling medium within an intimate, welcoming salon atmosphere.

About the authors:

Emma Grey is the writer of six books, which include two young adult novels, two non-fiction parenting books, as well as her adult debut, the internationally successful The Last Love Note. Grey resides in Canberra, Australia, where her life revolves around her three children, beloved stepchildren, and stepgrandchildren, alongside her pursuits in writing, photography, and a constant quest for the aurora australis.

Ava Dellaira is the author of the highly regarded young adult novels In Search of Us and Love Letters to the Dead, the latter of which was awarded Best Book of the Year by Apple, Google, BuzzFeed, the New York Public Library, and the Chicago Public Library. She is an alumnus of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was honored as a Truman Capote Fellow, and she also attended the University of Chicago. Having grown up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she currently lives in Altadena, CA with her husband and their two small children.