Alan Avery Art Company
ALAN Avery is a man who believes in fate. And with good reason, as he sees the hand of fate at work in his journey to becoming a gallery owner. It all began in 1978, when a 17-year-old Avery landed in Atlanta, armed with two undergraduate degrees and the dream of obtaining a degree in […]
DANIEL ZIMMERMAN
THERE are many influences that can be seen in Daniel Zimmerman’s work. His early grasp of painting and innate talent provided much from which to draw as he grew older and honed his technique. His love of plants and botanicals is rooted in a youth spent in greenhouses and working outdoors. A visit to an […]
MARK CARSON ENGLISH
AS an artist, Mark Carson English doesn’t like to confine himself to one style, mood or medium. Instead, he embraces whatever inspiration strikes him, using acrylic, oil and enamel and often incorporating elements of decoupage, metal sculpture and found objects, such as glass and ceramics, as a conduit for his creativity. Regardless of medium, English’s […]
VININGS GALLERY
SINCE opening in 2000, Vinings Gallery has become a renowned destination for art lovers and collectors alike. Co-owned by Gary Handler and Denard Stalling, the gallery is known for its eclectic mix of art, encompassing impressionist, photorealist, pop, whimsical, landscape, abstract, figurative and cityscape styles. Visitors can explore a variety of mediums, from oil, charcoal […]
JIM FULLER FINE ART
JIM Fuller’s fate was written—or, perhaps more accurately, drawn—on the wall by the age of 12. An avid drawer and painter, his parents saw his interest in the arts and enrolled him in private classes with an artist in Atlanta who helped hone his talent over the next few years. He eventually went on to […]
DIANE DURANT
DIANE Durant grew up in a world of art—though that art was created with film crews and sets rather than paints and brushes. Her father cut film, while her mother was an actress and Goldwyn Girl, inspiring Durant to pursue a 40-year career in the film industry as a script supervisor. Working on the film […]
JUANITA BELLAVANCE
“SOMETIMES, the most essential part of the process is the part no one notices,” says Juanita Bellavance. Like all artists, she begins with a blank canvas. To Bellavance, the blank canvas is alive with potential, fraught with energy—waiting. “Before any paint goes down, there’s always a beginning,” she says. “It’s quiet, loose and full of […]
ROBERT J. CALCAGNO
BORN in New York in 1948, Robert J. Calcagno began his artistic journey in 1999, trading a successful legal career for one that would have his fingers covered in paint. His work blends American creativity with the French traditions of impressionism, earning him recognition as “America’s French Impressionist.” Calcagno describes his approach as painting “as […]
HELLI LUCK FINE ART
WHEN Londoner Helli Luck picked up her first paintbrush at 5 years old, she knew that she wanted to be an artist—and that dream carried her through to making it a reality. Winning her first award at 12, she went on to have her work displayed in the Mall Galleries in London and did a […]
Atlanta’s Art Ambassador
BEHIND THE SCENES AT ONE OF THE SOUTHEAST’S largest art galleries, which happens to be the region’s oldest continually operating gallery, maestro Alan K. Avery uses his dynamic personality and eye for fine art to fill the gallery’s walls and provide the city’s designers and collectors with the best artwork he can find in the […]
