The Soho Gallery is a virtual art gallery... In early 1995, I had the desire to create a virtual art gallery on the web, so I looked around to find inspiration from other virtual art galleries that had gone before me. The virtual art galleries that populated the web back then had crappy layouts over a default grey Mosaic background (you know background colors were at one time considered an INTRUSION into the open standards of HTML, ha!) Then I met Jaron Lanier at a show at the Kitchen in NYC one day, and he talked about Virtual Reality. After hearing him on that day, I was totally sold and wanted to create a Virtual Gallery where a visitor could really interact with the art. After kicking around a few ideas, and playing with some authoring programs, I realized that the web was still not quite ready for prime time as far a REAL Virtual art goes, I mean virtual art where there is actual interactivity going on. Yeah, I know that java has been singing up a storm about how it can make windows zoom and sizzle with excitement, but to tell the truth, I have seen a lot more enticing graphics in Quake than in any java generated virtual art on the web:)

Here is what a few folks have said about the pages in the Soho Virtual Art Gallery... Hi, I received your framed and signed print of "The Music Studio" lastweek. I love it! My husband and I have both been involved in music for most of our lives, so this was very appropriate. We will hang it on the wall above our two pianos along with other photos of us performing in various concerts, etc. Thanks again for this great win. ---- Oh, my goodness. I never expected to win a print from your site. Thank you so much. What a pleasant surprise. I love art and this would do very well with my home. I appreciate art very much and is eagerly waiting for the gift to come. Thank you again. I will write back and see what i have recieved. You have definitely made my day. ---- Thank you! I absolutely love the Gallery and the realistic tour feel of the exhibits of various artists! Beats getting dressed up to tour an actual gallery and the quality of the work is incredible.I was very happy to find out that I had won a piece of Michael Coble's work. I really like what he does with digitally manipulated photographs using reflections. I especially like "Music Center" -which was the most generous prize I will receive -and one of his other works, "Broadway" Thank you again! I plan on purchasing more of Michael Coble's and other featured artists works.

Just a note to let you know I received the print in the mail a few days agoand can't tell you how pleased I am with. More impressive, first hand, I could have imagined. Thank you for the matting and frame - perfect complimentary choices. My husband is a sculptor and really loved your work and would like to order more of your prints. A friend of ours ,that is a well known photographer, was very impressed with your work. He is a traditional advertising and people photographer and is very excited about digitally manipulated photography. Again my thanks. I wish you much continued success with your talent. ---- I have returned for a look and like what I see. Your work should be selling well. It's interesting and the price is right. The other artists are talented as well! Good luck and, hopefully ... we'll be in touch again :) ---- I like the clean presentation of each room. Maybe more paintings (older ones, even not available anymore). ---- If you can feature more art patterns in striking and heavy colors ---- The Soho Gallery of NYC, how would I be able to submit works of art? Digital and Paintings? ---- Very interesting site. ---- I've learned - that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

VERY NICE AND INTERESTING SITE. ---- I really enjoyed browsing your site and the contest is a great bonus ---- Thanks for the chance to win! ---- Very nice site. Thank you. ---- Thanks, enjoyed this site! ---- i have really enjoyed your site.....keep up the good job!!! ---- I think the site is great would love to meet the mastermind who created it! ---- I like the site. No suggestions at this time.

really enjoyed your site and have you bookmarked. sorry about not wanting email, but it would just get lost in the shuffle ---- Wonderful site! ---- Beautiful artwork! I like the way the images open in a new window. ---- wonderful site great fun! thanks ---- really impressed..... and ......Thanks for the contest! ---- I'd love to win this print! ---- "My wife has your site bookmarked in her 'review often' folder so I am here, snooping. Thanks for the great site. I guess she knows what she is doing having kept your site in a great folder. I will look forward to return visits and wish you the best of luck at your site. ---- Nice art.

Wonderful artwork! Happy Thanksgiving ---- Wonderful site! ---- Have a Wonderful Holiday Season ---- A happy and prosperous new Year to you all. ---- Thanks. ---- Thanks for sponsoring a contest! ---- Excelent site- exciting and vibrant- love the works portrayed.. look forward to seeing more! ---- nice and simple navigation. easy on the eyes too. hope i win ---- I think the art work and the "rooms" are great! I also, obviously, enjoy the contest. Thank you for letting me enter!"