Since first opening in 1994, Principle Gallery has been dedicated to exhibiting the best of American and European Contemporary Realism. Focusing on paintings in oil and bronze sculpture, the gallery represents emerging, mid-career, and established artists with a distinct personal approach to their work. Principle Gallery gains great exposure for its artists through solo exhibitions, selective group shows, and national art fairs. In the summer of 2013, Principle expanded it's unique aesthetic to the the historic French Quarter of Charleston, South Carolina. This second location continues the tradition of showing fantastic representational art by emerging as well as established fine artists, and is an active player in the surrounding Charleston community. Both locations work closely with their collectors to find personal and lasting fine art for their homes, offices, and more. Feel free to contact us today: Alexandria- info@principlegallery.com Charleston- art@principlecharleston.com
A HUGE thank you to GC Myers who wrote today about our 20th anniversary. It’s mutual respect for GC and all of our artists that keeps us going and wanting to do everything we can to become better as a gallery every day for our artists and clients. Much love, Gary, thank you for showing … More The Principle Gallery Turns 20
If you happened to join us Friday evening in the gallery, or caught the live stream on the internet, you know just how incredible Teresa Oaxaca’s live painting demonstration turned out. We had a wonderful turnout, as well as a great number of folks watching on our live broadcast as Teresa completed a painting of … More Teresa Oaxaca’s Live Painting Demo
“Don’t paint pretty things.” This advice, given to Gregory Prestegord by his father during his childhood, has become a great part of Greg’s vision for his artwork. As an adult, Greg has realized how wise his father’s words were. The idea of reflecting the time in which he lived by painting the harsh reality, “pretty” … More Greg Prestegord’s “Beauty and the Grit”
As of this month, Principle Gallery has been in business for 20 years. It is truly an accomplishment, and one we are so excited to celebrate very soon! Our 20th Anniversary Invitational has its opening reception April 25th at 6:30 PM, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to honor the art and the people that … More Anniversaries in the Alexandria Arts Community
If you’ve had the opportunity to view the 2014 Kevin Fitzgerald Solo Exhibition either online or over the past couple of weeks at the gallery, you know what an amazing collection of works Kevin’s 16th annual solo show turned out to be. The light, color, depth, and simplistic beauty of these works made it a … More An Interview with Kevin Fitzgerald
For those of us at the gallery, the last time we see a painting is usually when it is sent off to its new destination or picked up and taken away in the happy collector’s hands. Occasionally, though, we have the pleasure of seeing our artists’ work beautifully photographed “in situ,” or in place, in … More Art “In Situ”: Two Collectors’ Spaces
GC Myers has a fantastic blog which is updated almost every day. His ability to come up with interesting content daily about (mostly) art and music is something most bloggers could only hope to achieve. Today’s post sharest his 15th annual solo exhibition that we will be holding this June. Click below to learn more! … More Time & a “Traveller”
If you follow our Facebook posts or our Instagram feed, you may remember this photo, posted the day all of Lynn Boggess’s work arrived for February’s exhibition: The paintings were transported to the gallery by Lynn and packaged in a very clever way to protect them from damage in transit. The fact is, however, that … More How to Ship a Boggess Painting
Today we received a wonderful delivery at the gallery– two new works by Argentinean artist Alejandro Rosemberg! You may remember from our recent post that four paintings by Alejandro are being included at the exhibition at the Artnot Art Museum. These two works are further proof of Alejandro Rosemberg’s masterful ability to portray the human … More New Works from Alejandro Rosemberg
At the gallery, we’re always being asked by curious folks whether or not all of work comes from artists who live locally. No, indeed, Principle Gallery searches far and wide to bring you phenomenal Contemporary Realism from all corners of the States, and even abroad! Luckily, though, we have found that some of these brilliant … More Spotlight: Local Artists
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