KELLY FISCHER
Known for her semiabstract expressionist work, artist Kelly Fischer’s paintings are reflective of the energy she draws from her surroundings. “I pursue shapes and colors,” says Fischer, who has explored various aspects of her creativity throughout her life, even writing and publishing 12 children’s books. “My portraits tell a story of whimsical spontaneity. The landscapes pull […]
TEMPLE REECE FINE ART
Temple Reece’s love of art began as a child, when she would spend hours studying an oil painting at her grandmother’s house. Captivated by its beauty, she felt a longing deep inside herself to create—a hunger that was intensified as she watched her father draw. That creative passion drove her to teach herself how to paint. […]
HELLI LUCK FINE ART
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 a reality. Winning her first award at 12, she went on to have her work displayed in the Mall Galleries in London and did a campaign […]
Charleston Artist Guild
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 a way to display their works, network with other artists and become more involved in the community. More than 70 years later, CAG has approximately 700 […]
Debra Paysinger
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 owns the registered trademark for the term “the raddit” and each whimsical creation is uniquely numbered within the painting. Paysinger assigns a not-to-be-repeated human name to […]
TINA MAYLAND
Tina Mayland’s earliest works testify to her lifelong love of art, beginning with sculptures of animals that she created at the age of 6, when she took classes from renowned American sculptor Willard Hirsch. Like many artists, Mayland’s professional life took her on a path that was more financially driven than creatively satisfying. The ninth-generation Charlestonian […]
GEORGETOWN ART GALLERY
Founded in 1997 by a group of local artists, the Georgetown Art Gallery was established as a space for artists to display their work and connect with others in the community. The gallery is Georgetown’s only cooperative art space, representing 20 local artists and showcasing a vibrant and diverse collection of art and an impressive range […]
ELLA W. RICHARDSON FINE ART
Ella W. Richardson Fine Art has been bringing renowned and award-winning artists from around the world to Charleston for a quarter century. The gallery’s catalog offerings range from realism to contemporary works and include photography, porcelains, jewelry, bronzes and etchings. Periodically, the gallery also features works by celebrated Charleston Renaissance artists, such as Alfred Hutty and […]
Perspective Gallery
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. until 5 p.m., the gallery is a popular place to discover new finds or add to a collection. The works displayed are a feast for the […]
Betsy jones McDonald
After studying fine art at Columbus State University in the late 1980s, Betsy Jones McDonald started her career in commercial arts, painting signs and designing logos before becoming a mural artist in the early 1990s. Over the next decade, she was commissioned to paint murals for residential clients and various schools throughout Columbia, South Carolina. It […]
