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The Verne Gallery was established in 1953. We specialize in antique and contemporary Japanese prints, and prints and paintings by American artists in Japan.

10/18/2026

Sunday’s With Mike: The Beauty Of A Small Business.

Small businesses have heart

To get ready for The Chicago Fine Print Fair, I asked an important Cleveland artist, Tim Callaghan to do some special paintings of interesting places he has visited in Chicago.

Each of the places are small landmarks run by people who made Chicago special.

Joe’s Bel Port Liquor

Run by owner Joe Barbari since 1988, the neighborhood fixture was famous for Joe greeting customers with his pet Australian cockatoo, Sasha, on his shoulder. The building was sold to make way for a coffee shop development

Super Dawg
Iconic Rooftop Mascots: The original Norwood Park location features a 20-by-12-foot building topped by two 12-foot-tall papier-mâché (later fiberglass) hot dog statues named Maurie and Flaurie

The Green Mill is a historic Prohibition-era jazz club located in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. The lounge was famously frequented by Al Capone and controlled by his associate Jack “Machine Gun” McGurn; visitors can still sit in Capone’s favorite booth, which offered clear sightlines to both entrances

I hope I have made a little gallery in Cleveland special for my city too

Moral Of The Story: Support Small Businesses. It’s what makes cities special

See ya in Chicago.

See the comments for the location and times of The Chicago Fine Print Fair.

Mike

www.vernegallery.com

Photos.

Joe and Cockatoo

Bel-Port Liquor
Painting
By Tim Callaghan

Super Dawg
Painting by Tim Callaghan

Green Mill Jazz Club
Painting
By Tim Callaghan

Mike at the
Verne Gallery
Established in 1953

10/15/2026

The Art Season Begins: Part IV:

Sarah Brayer has lived in Japan over 40 years.
Her paperwork’s created at the famous paper making village of Echizen are known throughout
the world and in numerous important museum collections.

Please come see her rare early works and new unique paperworks at the Chicago Fine Print Fair and Rare Book Show

Fair Location
The Quadrangle Club
1155 E 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Saturday: October 24 11-5
Sunday, Octiber 25 11-5

See you in Chicago.

Mike

Photo :

Snowprints

Dimensions: 18″ x 41″

Medium: Collagraph on poured mulberry and mitsumata paperwork with washi chine-collé and hand coloring

Condition: Excellent

Edition Size: 12

10/11/2026

Sunday’s With Mike: Take Me Out To The ballgame

My friend Lauren took me to game 5 of the American League Playoffs in Cleveland to decide who would go to the American League Championship.

The crowd was electric and the Guardians won on a two run homer by Cleveland’s most valuable player Jose Ramirez. Nobody expected this small market team to make it this far.

Cleveland Baseball inspires you to never give up no matter what the odds in whatever your goals may be in life.

See you Chicago for the Chicago Fine Print Fair October 23-25. Just look for the crowds at a little Japanese print gallery named the Verne Collection established in 1953. Bring A Friend

Moral Of The Story: Make Your Dreams Come True.

Cleveland 2- Chicago 0

Fair Location
The Quadrangle Club
1155 E 57th St.
Chicago, IL 60637

Photos

Lauren and me

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Green Mill, 2026
Gouache on paper
22” X 16”
By Tim Callaghan

Super Dawg, 2026
Gouache on paper
By Tim Callaghan

Jose Jose Jose

Jose Ramirez

10/07/2026

I hope to see you at the Chicago Fine Print Fair

Saturday, October 24th 11 am-6pm
Sunday, October 25th 11 am-5pm

THE QUADRANGLE CLUB
1155 East 57th Street
Chicago, Illinois

BRING A FRIEND.

www.vernegallery.com

The Verne Collection: Established in 1953

Images

Welcoming Cats

Hand Stencil Dyed Stuffed Animals
Nobuyuki Takai

Floating Cat II
By Hideo Takeda
Painting

10/04/2026

Sunday’s With Mike: Friends

As I get ready for the first art fair of the year in Chicago, I have lots of doubts whether my 71 year old body and the Guardians baseball team, despite losing yesterday can still pull off a miracle.

45 years ago when I took over the Verne Collection nobody thought a little gallery from Cleveland would become one of the best contemporary Japanese print galleries in the world.

Similarly,nobody thought the Cleveland Guardians with the lowest payroll in the league would have a chance to win the World Series.

My friends old and new and in the art world get me through the ups and downs of life by their occasional visits to Cleveland 💙⚾️☘️

See ya in Chicago in a few weeks

Go Guards

Moral Of The Story: Friends Forever. Ya Gotta Believe!

Photos:

I Want Dreams Tuula Moilanen

Bobby and Mike

Indigo Daniel Kelly

Steve and Mike

Red Thread Sarah Brayer

Gradation Leaves Katsunori Hamanishi

Floating World Cat Hideo Takeda

Boro Patterns II By Yuko Kimura

Tom and Mike

Fish: Symbolize Anything You May
Wish For

Crescent Moon and Bears By Yuuka Miyajima

Sailing Boats Mist Micah Schwaberow

Mike Dreaming Of The World Series

10/01/2026

THE ART SEASON BEGINS: PART II

A little over 50 years ago Brian Williams arrived
in Japan. He is one of the leading western painters in Japan. He lives in a thatched roof farmhouse in the city of Otsu near Kyoto.

Every year I try to find special rare prints and paintings by all my artists.

I recently found Snowy Evening Kyoto by Brian in a private collection that was painted in 2004.

Discover The Beauty of Quiet Elegance at the Verne Collection established in 1953.

I hope to see you at The Chicago Fine Print Fair
And Rare Book Show

Location

THE QUADRANGLE CLUB

October 24 11 am- 6 pm

October 25 11am-5 pm

www.vernegallery.com

09/30/2026

THE ART SEASON BEGINS: PART 1

Getting ready for the first traveling show of the
Year.

Chicago Fine Print and Rare Book Fair

October 23-25

Address: 1155 East 57th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 (located in the Hyde Park neighborhood)

I invite you ti the 73rd year of The Verne
Collection.

Thanks for all your support

www.vernegallery.com

Mike

Photo

Snowy Night
By Hideo Takeda
Painting

09/20/2026

Sunday’s With Mike: The Underdog

45 years ago after receiving my MBA, I joined my mom in the Verne Collection, a small by appointment only operation out of my mom’s house.

Everyone, including myself, had quite a few doubts, that I could create a world renowned Japanese print gallery from Cleveland and that a little gallery from Cleveland would participate in some of the top print and painting art fairs in the USA.

I remember the first time I exhibited in NYC at the famous Armory. Most of the galleries were from NewYork, Paris, London, and all the major cities in the world. People were amazed that a small little gallery from Cleveland had been invited.

This fall I hope to see you in Chicago and Washington DC. Just look for the crowd.

Moral Of The Story: Follow Your Dreams.

Images

Snowy Night By Hideo Takeda

Teahouse In Azalea Garden by Hiroshi Yoshida

Takahatsu By Ryohei Tanaka

Gion In Kyoto by Kiyoshi Saito

Shiwa Shiwa by YukobKimura

Rolling In By Daniel Kelly

Panorama by Katsunori Hamanishi.

Sudden Rainstorm: Yellow Umbrellas by Shigeki Kuroda

Dancing Bear by Kata Kata

Snow Gate by Sarah Brayer

Sleeping Cat By Masahiko Takada

Dog By The Shore ( Dreaming) by Yuuka Miyajima

World Famous Art Dealer Mike

The Crowds In Front Of The Verne Gallery

Mike

09/16/2026

Cleveland 6- Chicago 3.

Guess who is in first place?

The Verne Collection and The Guardians are the comeback kids.

Never Give Up In What You Believe In!

Mike

www.vernegallery.com

09/13/2026

Sunday’s With Mike: THE BSP ( Borodino Sports Palace)

About every three years, my friends from college ( University Of Denver ) get to together to celebrate the BSP. This year we travelled to beautiful Skaneateles, NY. which is the home of the original BSP and part of the Finger Lakes in Borodino County.

Frank Baum, the creator of the Wizard of Oz lived near here. Baum grew up near Skaneatekes, where roads were paved with yellowed hemlock planks used to haul salt barrels. It is the home of the Erie Canal built in 1825 and where the hot air balloons were launched near Syracuse.

At the University of Denver, none of us were part of the vibrant Greek fraternity community so we created are own sports related fraternity in an old house near the campus. Every Thursday night, we had the biggest party on campus until the police shut it down around 2 aM.

We led the University Of Denver parade with a Coors b**r can float senior year.

All of my friends have now become respectable members of their community.

Thanks to all for a wonderful few days in the magical and beautiful Skaneateles.

Moral Of The Story: You cannot create old friends. They are your friends forever.

Images

The Coors B**r Float 1978

The B**r Float

The BSP House 1978

The Entrance To The Erie Canal Where The Boats
Were Pulled By Mules

Mike At The BSP house. 2026

Mike in Skaneateles Park Talking With
A Friendly Duck

At The University Of Denver BSP 2020

Yuko On The Skaneateles Dock Before Visiting Her Friend in Nearby Ithaca

On The Pontoon Boat With Jim Explaining How The BSP Originated ( See comments to hear this wonderful short story )

With You: Painting On Paper Rice Bag by Yuuka Miyajima

Thank you to Jim and Emily for a wonderful time in beautiful Skaneateles and letting me be a lifetime member of the BSP. 💙Mike

See Messages to hear Jim’s humorous story of how the BSP came about.

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2207 Murray Hill Rd
Cleveland, OH
44106

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Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 5pm

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+12162318866

Website

http://www.vernegallery.com/

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