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...
SHEILA Pringle started painting before most children learn to read. Says the Charles-ton-based artist: “I started at 3. When I was 5, my mother took me to the Corcoran School...
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...
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...
A LIFELONG resident of Charleston, John Albrecht had no idea how lucky he was growing up on the Isle of Palms, which inspired his love of the outdoors. His family...
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....
DEBORAH R Hill would classify her art as contemporary impressionism. Through differ-ing balances of color, brushwork and paint application, the artist is most focused on enabling the paint to dictate...
YOU’VE seen Gerardo Leccese’s paintings, even if you don’t recognize his name—yet. There’s something familiar, as if you’ve seen these interiors in an upscale magazine or a movie. Think imagery...
BORN in 1956 in rural Dillon, South Carolina, a town more noted for the glitzy South of the Border tourist attraction than fine art, Monnie Johnson started life with an...
MERRIE McNair is a South Carolina native who spent childhood summers roaming the beaches and tidal waters of the Lowcountry. After graduating from Clemson, McNair moved to New York in...
ALLISON CHAMBERS URGES people to escape to happy places through her art—the Lowcountry, Napa, Provence, San Francisco, Vancouver. She knows for herself the therapeutic and creative power of art, having...
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED,” states watercolorist Gaye Sanders Fisher. “Keep your eyes wide open and be ready. Know that every day God will present you with something new, something awesome, something...
THE BIOGRAPHICAL photo on Judy Walters’ website shows her standing against a vintage truck and wearing a wide-brimmed hat and outdoorsy clothing. It’s not too much of a stretch to...
WHEN JOHN PALMER was a young boy, he loved to cruise around Casco Bay in Maine with his father in their 30-foot working cabin cruiser. Palmer notes he was never...
FOR WILFRED SPOON ART HAS BEEN a lifelong passion. A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he grew up painting. He earned an undergraduate art degree at East Carolina University, then...
This year would have marked the 41st edition of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, which for 17 days every spring transforms Charleston into an exhilarating celebration of the cultural vitality and...
BETSY JONES MCDONALD 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...
HILARIE Lambert and Eleanor Parker have taken full advantage of the Lowcountry landscape by painting en plein air (painting out on location) for a pop-up show May 22–31. Lambert has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AWARD-winning photographer Ivo Kerssemakers took an unexpected path. He was born in the Netherlands and raised in Amsterdam, where he started his own software business. In 1997 he moved to...
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...
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...
OIL PAINTER Hilarie Lambert may enjoy painting the familiar, but nothing about her work is “ordinary.” Through the filter of light in an egret’s wings or the way a newspaper...
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