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Charleston Arts & Antiques Resources

Audubon Gallery
190 King St.
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 853-1100
www.audubonart.com 

The only local gallery that specializes in the finest natural history and sporting art from the 17th–20th centuries. Here you will find a magnificent selection of Audubon’s “Birds of America,” as well as other highly acclaimed natural history art by Besler, Catesby, Redouté, Gould and others. The gallery also carries antique decoys and contemporary bird carvings, and American sporting art by Benson, Clark, Pleissner and Ripley. We offer artwork conservation services and archival museum-quality framing.

Bernie Horton Gallery
43 Broad St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 727-4343
www.berniehortongallery.com

Located in the heart of Charleston’s art venue, the gallery features the art of N.C. native Bernie Horton, who paints fine art originals of his surroundings and is most recognized for his light-filled Lowcountry landscapes. Showcasing the beauty of the marshes, beaches and people, he captures the various moods and emotions of all the different seasons and times of day. Horton approaches each painting from an impressionistic standpoint, yet they have a realistic quality because of his concentration on perspective, proportion and attention to detail. Open Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. or by appointment.

Carolina Galleries Fine Art
106-A Church St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 720-8622
www.carolinagalleries.com

Specializing in museum-quality work by contemporary Southern masters and noted artists from the Charleston Renaissance, Carolina Galleries showcases a distinguished collection of landscape and genre paintings that celebrate the Lowcountry’s rich aesthetic tradition. Carolina Galleries features Charleston Renaissance artists such as Alfred Hutty, Alice Ravenel, Huger Smith, Anna Heyward Taylor and Elizabeth O’Neill Verner. Their artists are represented in museum collections across the U.S., including the Butler Institute of American Art, Columbia Museum of Art, Gibbes Museum, Greenville County Museum of Art, Morris Museum of Art, and Savannah College of Art and Design.


Coleman Fine Art
79 Church St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 853-7000
www.colemanfineart.com

Both a fine art gallery and gold leaf studio, Coleman Fine Art has been representing regional and national artists for over 30 years. The Coleman studio produces the finest handcrafted gilt frames, and offers gilding restoration. Located in downtown Charleston, the gallery specializes in contemporary American paintings of both the American impressionist and realist schools. They proudly represent watercolor painter Mary Whyte, whose paintings focus on the life and culture of the indigenous people of the Lowcountry, and some of the country’s leading plein-air painters: John Cosby, Gil Dellinger, Marc R. Hanson, Kevin Macpherson, Gregory Packard and George Strickland.

Corrigan Gallery
62 Queen St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 722-9868
www.corrigangallery.com

Corrigan Gallery exhibits works of art, both representational and abstract, possessing the charm of old Charleston with a contemporary edge. Representing artists whose work is beyond the traditional approach to the Southern landscape, there are new works to see on a regular basis. Artistic vision partnered with an intellectual strength and astute handling of the materials describes the work on display. Not following this year’s fashions but reaching toward the future and showing respect for the past, the presented artwork fulfills the beholder’s need for beauty and the collector’s wish for strong investments.

Helena Fox Fine Art
12 Queen St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 723-0073
www.helenafoxfineart.com

Located in the French Quarter of Historic Charleston, the gallery specializes in fine contemporary representational art. The gallery presents fine American art by nationally and internationally renowned artists. Each artist exemplifies the finest in American Art. Artists include Sarah Amos, goldsmith; William R. Davis, traditional American maritime painter; Donald Demers, maritime and travel painter; West Fraser, American impressionist; Joseph McGurl, American luminist painter; Joseph Paquet, painter of American life; and Kent Ullberg, wildlife sculptor, alongside a select group of others.

Julia Santen Gallery
188 King St.
Charleston,
SC  29401
(843) 534-0758
www.juliasantengallery.com

The Julia Santen Gallery provides a glimpse of European advertising history in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Covering the walls of the gallery are large splashes of color inviting you to the Moulin Rouge, and offering you champagne, enticing you to Monte Carlo and brashly selling you cigarette papers. They do not sell reproductions.


Martin Gallery
18 Broad St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 723-7378
www.martingallerycharleston.com

Martin Gallery strives to bring some of the finest artists in their fields together under one roof. Upon entering the historic Grand Salon of Martin Gallery, one experiences a soaring space filled with the exquisite color and texture of oils, acrylics, bronzes, marbles, terra-cottas and richly hued glass. The eclectic art is representative of more than 30 nationally and internationally renowned artists.

Smith Killian Fine Art
9 Queen St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 853-0708
www.smithkillian.com

Smith-Killian Fine Art is Charleston’s gallery for contemporary realism and color. The gallery features works by Lowcountry painter Betty Anglin Smith and her triplets, painters Jennifer Smith Rogers and Shannon Smith, and photographer Tripp Smith. Sculptures in bronze by Darrell Davis and works in oil by Kim English, Don Stone, NA and Susan Romaine are also available. Subject matter ranges from local and European landscapes to architectural works and still life.

The Sylvan Gallery
171 King St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 722-2172
www.thesylvangallery.com

The Sylvan Gallery, located at 171 King St., is a traditional gallery featuring nationally recognized painters and sculptors, including two highly acclaimed Charleston artists. The gallery focuses on 20th- and 21st-century representational art. Many of the artists are members of significant art organizations, including the Oil Painters of America and the American Watercolor Society.

The Wells Gallery
125 Meeting St.
Charleston, SC  29401
(843) 853-3233
www.wellsgallery.com
Charelston@wellsgallery.com

Located next to the Gibbes Museum of Art in downtown Charleston, collectors can feel confident they will find both integrity and expertise at The Wells Gallery, where quality and value are paramount and a wide array of significant art is offered. Works including paintings, bronze sculpture and hand-blown glass are offered from national, international and emerging artists. The Wells Gallery is open Monday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional gallery at The Sanctuary Hotel at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, (843) 576-1290.

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Original vintage poster art. A glimpse of European advertising at the turn of the 20th Century. Covering the walls of the gallery are large splashes of color inviting you to the Moulin Rouge and Monaco Grand Prix. The gallery’s selection includes the Belle Epoch, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and contemporary periods.
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