Umbrella was established 16 years ago by sisters-in-law Fay and Linda Sciarra.

 

Fay had been a television producer in San Francisco.  Then she turned to making art and started exhibiting her paintings and assemblages in galleries around the country.   

 

Linda, was a dedicated special education teacher but had just retired.  They were empty nesters, and ready for a new creative challenge. 

 

The duo shared a passion for antiquing and decorating.  Their collecting morphed into selling, and they became dealers themselves.  They wrangled some of the best dealers they knew to come on board, and Umbrella was born!