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gallery exhibits + art shows
Art on Main

Art on Main

Art on Main, a heritage event in downtown Hendersonville, has been around for more than six decades, but as event chair Simone Wood points…

Weaverville Art Safari

Weaverville Art Safari

Leo Monahan segued from commercial to fine art when he moved to the Weaverville area more than 20 years ago. The veteran artist’s works…

Bryce Lafferty

Bryce Lafferty

When most people think about nature, they only think about what’s above the ground. But Bryce Lafferty, an artist and educator based in Jacksonville,…

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Popular gallery changes owners but sustains its original vision “I didn’t plan to open a gallery,” says Suzanne Camarata, talking about the 2,550-square-foot space…

Studio Central

Studio Central

How the Kenilworth Tour Emphasizes History and Community The Kenilworth Artists Association Studio Tour — featuring 26 artists in 14 home-studio locations — returns…

As Seen from the Air

As Seen from the Air

Asheville artist Victoria Pinney took her first ride in an airplane when she was six years old. She was fascinated by the topography spread…

Coming Up Dandelions

Coming Up Dandelions

Wishing Flower Press & Bindery roots itself in a reverence for the botanical As a kid in southern New Hampshire, printmaker and book artist…

Rediscovering Discovering Fire

Rediscovering Discovering Fire

The discovery of fire 420 million years ago — give or take a few centuries — changed the world. Sculptor Claudia Moore Field might…

Another Kind of Networking

Another Kind of Networking

When Alyssa Sacora was growing up in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, nature was an ally and not something to be held at bay. At a…

An Accretionary Tale

An Accretionary Tale

Fear of the Blank Canvas — FOBC for short — isn’t a clinical diagnosis you’ll find in any medical textbooks or peer-reviewed journals. But…

The Way Back to Tall Tales

The Way Back to Tall Tales

Asheville’s a long way from Wyoming, but for painter Luke Whitlatch, there’s a common thread that continues to influence his enigmatic work in oil…