Frederic Payet doesn’t approach his role as a gallerist solely from the standpoint of a businessman. Rather, he understands the challenges faced by artists from a personal perspective, as he...
After moving to South Carolina nearly two decades ago, Thomas Beaver began painting the Lowcountry landscapes of his new home and the scenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains, both of...
Over the last 14 years, Hagan Fine Art has built a reputation for the talent of its represented artists, as well as the personalized care offered to its clients. Since...
Founded in 1997 by a small group of local artists whose objective was to create a place to display their works and network with other artists within the community, the...
There’s a subdued quality to Eleanor Parker’s paintings of the Lowcountry landscape and its marshes, a hushed sense of tonality and moodiness that does not rely on bold color to...
William R. Beebe and his wife feel blessed, celebrating the fact that his 30-plus-year art career landed them permanently in Charleston. He found the local art scene to be most...
For the last three decades, art has been a major focus of Cindy Saadeh’s life in one respect or another. The painter became a professional artist 25 years ago, balancing...
THE Charleston Artist Guild (CAG) was founded in 1953 by a small group of local artists, including Anne Worsham Richardson, Alfred Heber Hutty and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner—all of whom sought...
Debra Paysinger’s master’s degree in biology has informed her subject matter, as she primarily paints birds, lures, sea life and rabbits—or the raddits, as she endearingly refers to them. She...
Like many artists, Mayland’s professional life took her on a path that was more financially driven than creatively satisfying. The ninth-generation Charlestonian spent 37 years in a high-tech career that...
While Hutton Snellings Scheel may not have had the most conventional style of painting when she picked up a paintbrush in middle school, her art teacher saw the potential in...
Ella W. Richardson Fine Art has been offering exceptional artwork from American and international artists since 2001. The range in its catalogue includes impressionist, realist, contemporary abstracts and black-and-white photography,...
Art is a wonderful escape from everyday life, and as East Cooper’s largest and most diverse gallery, Perspective Gallery is a wonderland of beauty and color. Open from 10 a.m....
A lifelong lover of art, Pat Puckett turned painting into her primary focus just over a decade ago, leaving a successful career as an interior designer to pursue her passion....
Since opening in 2000, Vinings Gallery has become a renowned destination for art lovers and collectors alike. Co-owned by Gary Handler and Denard Stalling, the gallery is known for its...
As an artist, Mark Carson English doesn’t like to confine himself to one style, mood or medium. Instead, he embraces whatever inspiration strikes him, using acrylic, oil and enamel and...
Sonny Hardman’s love affair with art began a lifetime ago. As a 12-year-old, he began collecting art, using the money he earned cutting grass to buy small pieces, from watercolors...
Growing up in a family of women where creativity was always encouraged, Rana Jordahl’s path to becoming a professional artist seemed almost laid out from childhood. After beginning her career...
Judy Walters’ impressionistic oil paintings illuminate her highly developed sense of place, light and scale. With a tendency to think big, her paintings of majestic skies, endless marshes and sparkling...
WHEN Londoner Helli Luck picked up her first paintbrush at 5 years old, she knew that she wanted to be an artist—and that dream carried her through to making it...
CHARLESTON artist Betsy Jones McDonald began her artistic training as a teen with watercolorist Geri Davis of Columbus, Georgia. She went on to study fine art at Columbus State University,...
GAYE Sanders Fisher grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, but her passion clearly lies in the Lowcountry, where she opened her gallery in Charleston, South Carolina, more than 20 years...
AFTER a 30-year career in real estate and running a relocation company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mary Martin decided to hit the reset button and do something with her life...
WHILE artists pride themselves on their one-of-a-kind artworks, those original pieces earn a profit only once and have a limited audience once they are sold. By creating reproductions, however, artists...
FORMALLY trained in art education, Ginny Versteegen spent her entire professional life immersed in art, teaching its history and techniques to students of all ages. A lover of all things...
ARTIST Deborah R Hill finds inspiration in the depth of color and form in the natural world, including rural vistas, beaches, marshes and fauna, but she is equally inspired working...
WHILE artists pride themselves on their one-of-a-kind artworks, those original pieces earn a profit only once and have a limited audience once they are sold. By creating reproductions, however, artists...
AN acclaimed painter of diverse landscapes, portraits and still lifes, Fer Caggiano was born in Brazil. Her childhood was driven by two strong desires: creating art and protecting the world....
THE rich colors of sunrise and sunset, the coastal waters of the Lowcountry—these are the greatest source of inspiration for Judy Walters, and her paintings are a love story to...
AN avid illustrator since childhood, John Albrecht learned early how to capture the Lowcountry and its charms, turning his eye to the marshes, beaches and boats that were a constant...
OWNED by contemporary impressionist painter Rick Reinert and his wife, Ann, Reinert Fine Art showcases more than 50 regional and nationally acclaimed classical painters, as well as figurative and abstract...
AWARD-winning artist Margaret De Carli Barry has been painting for nearly 20 years. Studying under artists such as John Massimino and Kyle Stuckey, she has learned a variety of techniques...
SHEILA Pringle started painting before most children learn to read. Says the Charleston-based artist: “I started at 3. When I was 5, my mother took me to the Corcoran School...
A self-taught artist for the past eight years, Toni Martin has taken her differently wired brain and turned it into something beautiful, creating abstract pieces that speak for her when...
A 12,000-square-foot showroom, housed in an iconic King Street building and filled with artwork, custom furniture, lighting and fine rugs, Mitchell Hill Gallery offers the city a refreshing departure from...
BEN Ham is a world-renowned fine art nature photographer. His stunning black-and-white landscapes, captured on film, hang in private, corporate and government collections from Australia to Africa and all points...
LOCATED near the corner of Church and Market streets, Studio 151 is filled from floor to ceiling with pieces from more than a dozen local artists, all of whom use...
PAT Puckett has long been immersed in a world that rotates on the axis of art. It wasn’t until she left her 23-year career in interior design, however, that she...
AFTER a career in furniture design and sales, Tommy Beaver started painting roughly 15 years ago. Beaver says: “I started col-lecting vintage artwork from the 1960s and ’70s out of...
“OH, my heavens! You are such an extraordinary talent. The images took my breath away. … I really do love them all. It would give me such great joy to...
ORIGINALLY from Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Chambers is an impressionist painter who refers to herself as a Carolina artist. She calls both Charlotte and Charleston home and receives her inspiration...
PAINTING the Lowcountry is a passion for both Eleanor Parker and Hilarie Lambert. The beauty of the marsh, the architecture and the people have been captured in the work of...
OIL painter and Charleston native William Turner began showing an interest in art by drawing at the age of 5. A graduate of The Citadel, he counts among his many...
TUCKED into a charming courtyard on Naples’ 5th Avenue sits the wondrous gallery of native Floridian artist Emily James. It’s no surprise her gallery was voted “Naples’ Best Gallery” for...
WHEN her mother passed away in 2001, Wendy L. Jackson turned to her poetry. “Everywhere I traveled, I took photographs and drew the scenery for the poems I wrote,” says...
FOR John Duncan, “painting” is different than it is for most people. Instead of using a canvas and oils, he does something totally unique to create his masterpieces—he cuts cotton...
ARTIST AND GALLERY OWNER KAREN HEWITT HAGAN has a philosophy: You don’t have to know exactly where you’re going; say “yes” to new opportunities, and that will lead you to...
IT’S A MONDAY MORNING, and I am about to Zoom with artist Fer (pronounced “fair”) Caggiano. I am excited about this call. Caggiano is not only talented, but she also...
THE TEAM AT ARTISTIC TRANSFER is on a mission. While its primary purpose is to represent artists by giving them the widest possible market through the preservation of their art...
REPRESENTING 30 American, Asian and European artists working in a variety of mediums and styles, Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art has been Charleston’s premier art destination since 2001. The gallery...
TUCKED into a charming courtyard on Naples’ 5th Avenue sits the wondrous gallery of native Floridian artist Emily James. It’s no surprise her gallery was voted “Naples’ Best Gallery” for...
BEN Ham is a world-renowned fine art nature photographer. His stunning black-and-white landscapes, captured on film, hang in private, corporate and government collections from Australia to Africa and all points...
IT was only natural that Jennifer Koach, a creative since childhood, pursued art in college, studying studio art, then went on to attend The Art Students League of New York....
WHILE Mary Brigman spent her professional life either in an Army uniform or working in the human resources department of the Medical University of South Carolina, there was always an...
A 12,000-square-foot showroom, housed in an iconic King Street building and filled with artwork, custom furniture, lighting and fine rugs, Mitchell Hill Gallery offers the city a refreshing departure from...
ORIGINALLY from Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Chambers is an impressionist painter who refers to herself as a Carolina artist. She calls both Charlotte and Charleston home and receives her inspiration...
FORMALLY trained in art education, Ginny Versteegen spent her entire professional life immersed in art, teaching its history and its techniques to students of all ages. With a love of...
FROM an early age, Meredith Poston wanted to be a fine artist. She focused on human and animal subjects, often copying the work of her father, who was a medical...
GAYE Sanders Fisher grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, but her passion clearly lies in the Lowcountry, where she opened her gallery in Charleston, South Carolina, more than 20 years...
ELLA Walton Richardson Fine Art is home to dozens of award-winning and highly collectable national and international artists. Richardson recently added impressionist oil painter Richard Oversmith, who received formal training...
AFTER a career in furniture design and sales, Tommy Beaver started painting roughly 15 years ago. Beaver says: “I started col-lecting vintage artwork from the 1960s and ’70s out of...
OWNED by contemporary impressionist painter Rick Reinert and his wife, Ann, Reinert Fine Art showcases more than 50 regional and nationally acclaimed classical painters, as well as figurative and abstract...
PAT Puckett has long been immersed in a world that rotates on the axis of art. It wasn’t until she left her 23-year career in interior design, however, that she...
A lifelong resident of Charleston, John Albrecht grew up on Isle of Palms and attended public schools through high school. He graduated from The Citadel in 1985 with a degree...
LOOKING at the paintings by Laurie Meyer, it’s easy to see that light is her biggest inspiration: the effect it has on colors, the way it creates shapes and shadows....
AS someone who doesn’t consider herself to have been artistic her whole life, Judy Walters’ technique suggests the contrary. Retired since 2008 from her work in real estate appraisals and...
WHILE artists pride themselves on their one-of-a-kind artworks, those original pieces earn a profit only once and have a limited audience once they are sold. By creating reproductions, however, artists...
THE Charleston Lowcountry and its history have played an important role in Kathy Clark’s life and art. She often focuses on landscapes that reflect enduring feelings for the place she...
WHEN her mother passed away in 2001, Wendy L. Jackson turned to her poetry. “Everywhere I traveled, I took photographs and drew the scenery for the poems I wrote,” says...
THE Charleston Lowcountry and its history have played an important role in Kathy Clark’s life and art. She often focuses on landscapes that reflect enduring feelings for the place she...
WHEN her mother passed away in 2001, Wendy L. Jackson turned to her poetry. “Everywhere I traveled, I took photographs and drew the scenery for the poems I wrote,” says...
ELLA Walton Richardson Fine Art represents more than 24 American and European award-winning artists, including Glenna Goodacre, Lindsay Goodwin, Craig Nelson, Jeff Jamison, John C. Traynor, Kevin Chadwick, Don-ald Weber,...
AFTER a career in furniture design and sales, Tommy Beaver started painting roughly 15 years ago. Beaver says: “I started collect-ing vintage artwork from the 1960s and ’70s out of...
OWNED by contemporary impressionist painter Rick Reinert and his wife, Ann, Reinert Fine Art showcases more than 50 regional and nationally acclaimed classical painters, as well as figurative and abstract...
ESTABLISHED in 1983, Cheryl Newby Gallery is the Grand Strand’s premier fine art gallery, representing renowned artists from around the country. For more than 35 years, the gallery has maintained...
BORN in Charleston in 1963, John Albrecht grew up on Isle of Palms. Although art was a passion, he pursued an engineering career and graduated from The Citadel in 1985....
FROM an early age, Meredith Poston wanted to be a fine artist. She focused on human and animal subjects, often copying the work of her father, who was a medical...
EMOTION and sense of place—these are the hallmarks of Judy Walters’ oil paintings. If you were unaware of her Eastern Kentucky Appalachian roots, one glance at her landscapes, intimate country...
A 12,000-square-foot showroom, housed in an iconic King Street building and filled with artwork, custom furniture, lighting and fine rugs, Mitchell Hill Gallery offers the city a refreshing departure from...
ORIGINALLY from Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Chambers is an impressionist painter who refers to herself as a Carolina artist. She calls both Charlotte and Charleston home and receives her inspiration...
IT TAKES ME A WHILE TO PUT my finger on what’s unusual about Ivo Kerssemakers’ photographs. His photos of Botany Bay are perfectly still. There are no people, no birds,...
LEPRINCE Fine Art, located at 184 and 183 King St., doubles as a studio for owner and artist Kevin LePrince. LePrince paints there six days a week and encourages guests...
WHEN her mother passed away in 2001, Wendy L. Jackson turned to her poetry. “Everywhere I traveled, I took photographs and drew the scenery for the poems I wrote,” says...
THE Charleston Lowcountry and its history have played an important role in Kathy Clark’s life and art. She often focuses on landscapes that reflect enduring feelings for the place she...
ONE OF Charleston’s newest art galleries features original art, jewelry and pottery by Southern African American artists. Located at the start of Gallery Row, in a building where Confederate money...
SARAH Miller Gelber has created a bright and airy contemporary art gallery featuring work by local and international artists. The gallery, run by Miller Gelber and assistant director and artist...
AFTER a career in furniture design and sales, Tommy Beaver started painting roughly 15 years ago. Beaver says: “I started collecting vintage artwork from the 1960s and ’70s out of...
A CHARLESTON native, Katherine Curtis Hester spent her childhood on a wildlife refuge that was overseen by her father—biologist and artist Tom Curtis. The environment offered unique experiences with nature...
“OH, my heavens! You are such an extraordinary talent. The images took my breath away. … I really do love them all. It would give me such great joy to...
A 12,000-square-foot showroom, housed in an iconic King Street building and filled with artwork, custom furniture, lighting, and fine rugs, Mitchell Hill Gallery offers the city a refreshing departure from...
IMMERSE yourself in American and European impressionism and realism at Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art in Charleston. The gallery represents two dozen artists working in paintings and bronze sculptures. This...
OWNED by contemporary impressionist painter Rick Reinert and his wife, Ann, Reinert Fine Art showcases more than 50 regional and nationally acclaimed classical painters, as well as figurative and abstract...
ORIGINALLY from Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Chambers is an impressionist painter who refers to herself as a Carolina artist. She calls both Charlotte and Charleston home and receives her inspiration...
BEN Ham is a world-renowned fine art nature photographer. His stunning black-and-white landscapes, captured on film, hang in private, corporate and government collections from Australia to Africa and all points...
CHARLESTON artist Sheryl Stalnaker is inspired by the outdoors and follows her passion by painting saltwater life and the beauty of her surroundings, as well as custom pet portraits for...
MEREDITH Poston was born in Louisville, Kentucky, into a family that appreciated the fine and performing arts. From an early age Poston wanted to be an artist and was strongly...
LOCATED on Broad Street’s historic Gallery Row, Sweetgrass Fine Art Gallery showcases the incredible talent of local and internationally recognized artists. The 1852 colonial home turned art gallery features six...
OIL painter and Charleston native William Turner began showing an interest in art by drawing at the age of 5. A graduate of The Citadel, he counts among his many...
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