CityGuide - 11 art galleries worth getting to know
Visit the spaces that are supporting your favorite local artists
Photo credit: Sarah Nathaniel
Here are the opportunities to see the work of the city and state’s best emerging and established artists. It doesn’t matter if you’re more into traditional, photo, or contemporary art, ATL’s galleries have something to stimulate the mind for every medium.
Alan Avery Art Company
A high-end Buckhead gallery that has shown such big guns as Robert Rauschenberg and Roy Lichtenstein and an array of contemporary painting, sculpture, and photography.
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EBD4
EBD4 is an industrial space for creatives in Chamblee. From EBD4’s website: “It brings a fresh approach and a creative vibe to metro Atlanta’s contemporary art scene. It offers a platform to examine edgy, daring and thought-provoking contemporary artwork, which traditionally may not be available in ...
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Gallery 72
The structure at 72 Marietta St. was once home to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In recent years, Atlanta’s Office of Cultural Affairs overhauled the building inside and out. The resulting gallery is home to a variety of rotating exhibitions and performances in the converted lobby area.
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Jackson Fine Art
One of the region’s premier photography galleries, Jackson features cutting-edge work by local and national artists, and an array of high-quality photographs by established names in the business.
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Johnson Lowe Gallery
The gallery’s exhibition schedule features both thematically organized shows and solo artist exhibitions. Typically, the gallery will juxtapose an internationally renowned artist in its grand salon with a mid-career and emerging artist in adjoining galleries. Exhibitions often feature strong element...
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KAI LIN ART
A contemporary gallery that hosts quality exhibitions with a focus on emerging local artists who work with photography, sculpture, and hand-crafted art, among other mediums.
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Marcia Wood Gallery
CL: Owned by prominent art dealer Marcia Wood, this Midtown location opened last year and works as a regular gallery, while its counterpart — the Castleberry Hill location — hosts more experimental projects curated by her. Expect solo exhibitions by artists recognized nationwide, in diverse media.
Marcia Wood Gallery represents artists of merit who are making notable contributions to the field of contemporary art. The roster encompasses exceptional young artists at the onset of their careers to internationally established masters. The criteria for artists represented is a consistent commitmen...
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Sandler Hudson Gallery
Located in the Westside, this gallery specializes in both old-school and emerging Atlanta and Southeastern artists working in a variety of media that are often united by a distinct Southern, contemporary aesthetic.
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Whitespace Gallery
CL: Local art enthusiast Susan Bridges mostly features exhibitions devoted to emerging Atlanta artists in her Victorian Inman Park home.
Whitespace is a contemporary gallery active in Atlanta and across the southeast that seeks to foster an immersive environment of free-expression, intimacy, and dialogue. Under the direction of owner Susan Bridges, the gallery has housed numerous exhibitions across all mediums promoting artistic inno...
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