The Pavlov Art Gallery offers a beautiful and vivid selection of artwork by owner and artist, Chris Pavlov. Dubbed an “unexpected find” by pleased Yelp reviewers, the gallery brings a refreshing and contemporary perspective to the Santa Ynez Valley. The unique ideas that come to fruition on Pavlov’s canvases are heavily influenced by his interest in archetypes, color science, history and psychology.

With a neuropsychiatrist and pediatrician for parents, Pavlov has been heavily influenced by the precision of science and the unlimited possibilities of human psychology. Also, Pavlov was exposed to a wide range of ideas from artists who flocked to Salzburg, Austria, where he opened his first gallery, Am Gewölbe. Along with his personal studies and research in the field of psychology, these circumstances inspire his creations and play a large role in his choice of other artists’ works, which are occasionally featured at the gallery.