For fifteen years, the Rebecca Ibel Gallery (1055 N High St) has been an anchor in the Short North. Like most businesses in the district, the gallery operates out of a renovated space. From old car dealerships to former homes there is quite a range of revamped buildings in the Short North. Unique in many facets of the sense, the Short North Ibel Gallery lived its past life as a gas station. Incorporating remnants of the past, the space still features garage doors along the North wall. Committed to the presentation of contemporary art, the Rebecca Ibel Gallery offers innovative paintings, photographs, sculptures, and works on paper by talented artists from around the world. In 2004, due to demand in the Short North, Rebecca opened a second Ibel Gallery location downtown at 2 Miranova Place. Individual and corporate consultation services are available at each location. Ibel Gallery prides itself on serving a range of clients from the novice, yearning to gain footing as an art collector, to the experienced, who already has a stable set of skills. Currently featured in the Short North gallery are etchings by Dan McCleary, a Los Angeles-based artist who, among other places, has exhibited at the Harvard Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Of the exhibit Rebecca says, "McCleary's etchings were created with master printer Fernando Sandoval at the Taller de Grabado in Oaxaca City Mexico. The stillness of the portraits and still life reward the viewer with the richness of the textures of the etching and aquatints." The McCleary show will run through March 15, so, if you're a Hop-goer, be sure to stop by on during the March 1 Gallery Hop. Of course it's best to view art in person, but if you're snowed in or would just like to relive a past Ibel Gallery experience, you can always visit artnet.com/rebeccaibel, where all the Ibel exhibitions are archived. For more information on the Rebecca Ibel Gallery click here. by Morgan Baughman