Feature Articles


January Issue 2001

Spencers Get A New Gallery in Charleston, SC

One of the newest galleries in Charleston, SC, the Spencer & Sumner Gallery, will change its name to The Spencer Art Gallery effective Jan. 1, 2001. With the change in name comes changes in the exhibiting artists.

The gallery is evolving to provide an exciting range of artistic styles including abstraction, impressionism, contemporary realism, traditional landscapes and seascapes and realism in oils, acrylics, collages, mixed media, watercolors, pastels and colored pencil. All the artists featured have won awards for their art and all are still developing and growing in fascinating directions.

Billie Sumner, a well-known Charleston artist who has won many awards, has decided to open her own gallery in Mount Pleasant, SC. "We wish her well," says Jerry Spencer, co-owner of the galley with his wife, Catherine Brandt-Spencer.

Jeannette Cooper Nicholson

Jeannette Cooper Nicholson will be joining the gallery in Jan. adding her beautiful floral paintings into the gallery's mix. Nicholson is an instinctive colorist whose large floral paintings using stunningly vibrant colors to achieve wonderful depth and texture in her images. She recently had a successful solo exhibit at Louise Gilbert Memorial Gallery at Mitchell College in Statesville, NC.

For further info check our SC Commercial Gallery listings or call the gallery at 843/722-6854 or at (http://www.charlestonliving.com/spencerartgallery/).

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