DANIEL MERRIAM Gallery — Attraction in Sausalito

I had a similar experience to Raj who posted about a year ago. I went into the gallery today and the woman there pretty much told me the art there was too expensive for me. I thought I misunderstood her at first... How this started was I asked her for the gallery's business card and then she said "you do know this work starts at $1,000, you won't be finding anything cheaper than that." I was a confused what that had to do with anything and she hesitated and said "where do you live?" I told her San Francisco and she goes "oh okay, here's a card." Then she asked me if I was also an artist, I said yes I was, then she turned to an older couple standing near us who had called in to come see the gallery and had an appointment with her and she said "yes, you'd think other artists understand the value of a good art work but surprisingly that doesn't always happen" and then turned back to me to continue the conversation. I hadn't said anything to this lady other than the artist had incredible vision. I just don't understand why she had to act that way... My husband and I were genuinely interested in the work, and not the $1,000 dollar prints she pretty much said we couldn't afford, but one of the originals hanging in the gallery, for the new house we just bought in San Francisco. I sincerely hope that Daniel realizes who he is staffing and sees how they are driving...

I went here and fell in love with the art. I was trying to decide between two pieces, but the woman curating the gallery was so offensive and rude we left. She kept grabbing my sweater and touching my person. She accosted me and told me if I was so willing to spend money on clothes and purses that I surely must have ruined my priorities somewhere down the line if I planned on leaving the gallery without art. I told her we would get her if we had any questions, we were trying to admire the art and make a very expensive decision. But she would not leave us alone, and then started berating me for my designer purse. "Are you going to put that in a frame on your wall? What are your morals if you're going to spend on that and not on art." She was overly aggressive, assertive, and off putting. I finally told her the purse was my late mothers, who's now passed away. And I would appreciate her backing off. We left. After reading the comments and other reviews for this gallery, it seems as though this has been an on going and expensive liability for the gallery. Shame, because I know it cost them a few thousand dollars...

Amazing art however owner was incredibly rude and arrogant to guests. I liked an art piece of hers, so as any passionate person would I took my phone out to snap a photo (not knowing or seeing anything wrong with it) and instead of addressing me directly and privately in an understanding manner, she publicly shamed me for not paying attention to her 2 inch sign at the back that says no photography. I apologized and felt so horrible, it was an honest mistake and I don’t go to galleries often. She then spoke rudely of me to other guests quite loudly while I was still in the building. Again, cool art, but the gallery agent simply isn’t worth it. My friend that I went with also mentioned she had a negative encounter with the same woman a few months prior. It’s a shame such a rude person is working at a gallery showcasing such beautiful art. She’s really costing...