FULL CIRCLE

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 the next right thing. When the pandemic first reached Charleston in the spring of 2020, Hagan and her team, Allison Hull and Natalie Meredith, felt […]

PAINT LIKE A GIRL

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 makes art from a solid center of joy and purposefully uses her work to make the world a better place. At the bitter end of […]

REIMAGINING FINE ART 

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 and the production of high-quality giclée reproductions, the Dallas-based company is quietly revolutionizing the way fine art is re-created, elevating the realm of possibilities for […]

ELLA WALTON RICHARDSON FINE 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 specializes in American and European oil paintings but also carries bronzes by Richard Loffler. Visitors will also find fascinating works in porcelain by Anna Kasabian, […]

EMILY JAMES ART

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 the fourth year in a row, and two of her images have been among the top 50 selling prints worldwide. James was also selected an […]

BEN HAM GALLERY

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 in between. Ham is a self-taught photo-grapher, inspired as a teenager by the work of Ansel Adams. He works with an 8-by-10 folding wooden camera, […]

JENNIFER KOACH

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. As she studied, Koach found her greatest outlet in painting, but she put her easel to the side while she pursued a degree in interior […]

LOWCOUNTRY ARTISTS GALLERY

LOCATED in the heart of the historic French Quarter, Lowcountry Artists Gallery is the oldest artist-owned and -operated gallery in Charleston. One of the nine artist-owners is always available to answer questions, consult and discuss commissions with clients. The gallery represents a total of 30 guest artists working in a wide variety of mediums and […]

MARY BRIGMAN FINE ART

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 artist in her. It wasn’t until she retired in 2018 that she was fully able to concentrate her creativity and pursue art as more than […]

MITCHELL HILL GALLERY

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 the formal, traditional spaces so often seen in Charleston. Original works from more than 35 national artists are currently on display in its mixed-use space. […]