"There's a casualness here, and I love the acceptance and the curiosity. "Austin just gets increasingly more interesting as it grows," she says. Im incredibly happy with their restorative work.
After speaking with the team, we chose to go with Art Restoration Austin.
Smiths intricate, realistic pencil drawings inspire awe at her technique as well. Rachel, Assistant Director and Partner, Wally Workman Gallery I looked at multiple companies to do restoration on an 18th century oil painting. "Just look at everything that's happening in East Austin now, with artists opening galleries and studios," she says. Wally Workman Gallery will present their first show with artist Molly Smith. With the Blanton Museum of Art anchoring the museum scene and Arthouse ready to unveil its newly remodeled Congress Avenue home - as well as a profusion of other arts events and happenings - Workman points out that despite the recent economic setback, the local art scene is far more diverse and sophisticated than when she started. "I love to write checks to artists," Workman says. Many of her artists can boast long-standing careers - and dedicated collectors. Workman says she's seen that talent not just grow, but deepen. "We're fortunate to have great talent here in Austin," she says. Get Wally Workman Gallery can be contacted at (512) 472-7428. Last month at an opening for painter Ian Shults, Workman reports that she went through 600 wine glasses. Wally Workman Gallery at 1202 W 6th St, Austin, TX 78703. Though the majority of collectors who buy from Workman's gallery are local, she's seen an increasing amount of sales coming from all over the country via her website. On her roster are some of Austin's best-liked artists such as painters Will Klemm, Helmut Barnett, Gordon Fowler, Margie Crisp and Jan Heaton. Now, the Wally Workman Gallery anchors a lively retail and restaurant area and claims several other galleries as neighbors. When she hung out her shingle in 1980, the surrounding Old West Austin neighborhood was laid-back and casual. And besides, what else was she going to do with a newly minted art history degree from the University of Texas other than open a gallery? "I was pretty unemployable," she jokes.Īs Austin grew, so did Workman's gallery.
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