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 has...

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. At...

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...

CHARLESTON artist William R. Beebe has been painting professionally for 30 years. Beebe’s early years took him to the coast of Maine, where his love of the water brought out...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 was once printed, Neema Fine Art...

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...

ELLA W. Richardson Fine Art represents more than 30 talented American and European artists whose styles range from realistic to impressionist to abstract. For the month of February, the gallery...

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...

FOUNDED in 1982, Lowcountry Artists Gallery is the oldest artist-owned and -operated gallery in Charleston. Located at 148 East Bay St., the expansive four-room gallery recently underwent renovations. Lowcountry Artists...

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...

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,...

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...

  ELLA Walton Richardson Fine Art is home to more than two dozen award-winning American, European and Asian artists. Their styles range from realistic to impressionistic to abstract. Born in...

  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...

  CHARLESTON’S newest art gallery features original art, jewelry and pottery by South Carolina-based African American artists. Located at the start of Gallery Row, Neema Fine Art Gallery represents 15...

OWNED by contemporary impressionist painter Rick Reinert and his wife, Ann, Reinert Fine Art showcases more than 60 regional and nationally acclaimed classical painters, as well as figurative and abstract...

  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...

  FOUNDED in 1982, Lowcountry Artists Gallery is the oldest artist-owned and -operated gallery in Charleston. Located at 148 East Bay St., the expansive four-room gallery recently underwent renovations. Lowcountry...

  SINCE its opening in 2016, Revealed Art Gallery has solidified itself as a local hub of culture and creativity. The dynamic gallery space showcases an eclectic mix of artists...

  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...

  TAKE a moment from your busy day and visit East Cooper’s largest and most diverse gallery yet. Perspective Gallery, located at 1055 Hwy. 17 N., Mount Pleasant, in Crickentree...

  SOUTH Carolina artist Sandra Roper was an art major at the University of South Carolina before her path led her to a career in advertising. But 17 years ago,...

  AWARD-winning artist Wendy Jackson is a native of South Carolina, though she now lives in Georgia. Her interest in art began at a young age when she was first...

  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...

  THE Charleston Artist Guild (CAG) was founded well over a half-century ago by a small group of local artists—including Anne Worsham Richardson, Alfred Heber Hutty and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner—who...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  LOCATED on Broad Street’s historic Gallery Row, Sweetgrass Gallery showcases the incredible talent of local and nationally recognized artists. With five separate salons, the gallery’s cutting-edge display features a...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  ORIGINALLY from Wilmington, North Carolina, Allison Chambers is an impressionist painter who refers to herself a Carolina artist. She calls both Charlotte and Charleston home and receives her inspiration...

  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....

  OIL painter Hilarie Lambert will tell you that, while she enjoys painting the familiar—vintage toys, notable architecture or coastal scenes—nothing about her work is “ordinary.” Through the filter of...

  FILLED with paintings, sculptures, custom furniture  and photographs, Mitchell Hill Gallery offers the city a refreshing departure from the formal, traditional spaces so often seen in Charleston. Original works...

When Steve Kendrick founded Structures Building Company in 1999, he was on a mission: To build custom homes of great quality and craftsmanship while providing his clients with a level...

Like a certain raider of lost arks, singer-songwriter Hector Qirko balances a career in academe with a rowdier, adventurous spirit “in the field,” which is to say on stage. He...

BEN HAM IMAGES Ben Ham has been making the connection between his camera and the South Carolina coast for most of his life. A photographer since childhood, Ham now depicts...