Western North Carolina’s many local art galleries have created exciting downtown destinations for artists and art lovers alike. But more importantly, art spaces add new life and a sense of identity to our neighborhoods.
Across the state of North Carolina, more than $2 billion in new investment has been made to our state’s main streets over the past 40 years. For many of our mountain communities, the arts have led the way in that revitalization. Downtown Hendersonville in particular is home to an ever-growing list of art galleries.
If you love local art as much as we do, you should check out the many local artists in our area. Here are more than a dozen local art galleries that showcase the best artists in downtown Hendersonville and beyond.
Art on 7th
Located in the revitalized 7th Avenue District, known as The Creative Edge of Hendersonville, Art on 7th is the county’s only exclusively contemporary art gallery. Established in 2021, the gallery features fine contemporary art by artists—including many from WNC—whose work sells and is exhibited nationally and internationally.
330 7th Avenue E, Hendersonville | (828) 209-8057 | arton7th.com
Art MoB Studios and Marketplace
Art MoB is a creative space for 80+ local and regional artists and fine craftsmen. Their space features over 5,000 square feet of inspiration within their marketplace, including five studios with working artists in residence. View the art and chat with the artists.
124 4th Avenue E, Hendersonville | (828) 693-4545 | artmobstudios.com
The Art Place
Home to the Art League of Henderson County, The Art Place offers a rotating gallery, special events, classes, and workshops. The Art League has promoted visual arts in WNC since 1972, and their gallery space allows them to showcase member artists of a variety of mediums.
2021 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville | (828) 490-5639 | artleaguehvl.org
Carolina Mountain Artists Guild
This nonprofit artist guild represents 35 talented local artists and artisans. Their juried artists provide wonderfully handcrafted items, filling the store with a delightful array of beautiful merchandise. There is always an artist on duty operating the store.
444 N Main Street, Hendersonville | (828) 696-0707 | facebook.com/carolinaartists
Continuum
Continuum Art Collective is a premier tattoo studio and gallery venue dedicated to helping people live creative lives. Their gallery space showcases artworks which inform, inspire, and challenge the community to see the world anew. They also host studio spaces and offer art classes and seminars.
147c 1st Avenue E, Hendersonville | (828) 435-3300 | continuumartnc.com
Kelly G. Chelena Fine Art
Kelly G. Chelena’s large watercolors and oils on canvas have been described as expressive, chunky, abstract, and gestural. Her technique of layering and scraping helps her build elegant or aggressive landscapes, natural elements, or introspective works with a nod to frescoes of the past.
413 N Wall Street, Hendersonville | (828) 388-1311 | kellygchelena.com
Framing Arts
Though primarily a framing service, Framing Arts has an intimate gallery of their own. Come in to see a variety of artwork for sale, from local photography of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains to delicate hand-colored etchings, and from original watercolors to beautiful giclées.
119 3rd Avenue W, Hendersonville | (828) 696-3818 | framingarts.net
Joan Lesikin Gallery
Joan Lesikin focuses her work on fabric as a metaphoric landscape and simultaneously as a literal blanket of colorful stripes. Her artistic decisions are aesthetic, even ornamental. Joan’s oil paintings, from small to large, and works on paper, from serigraphs to color pencils, are a reminder that we continue to enjoy metaphor in our adult lives.
415 N Wall Street, Hendersonville | (828) 384-6579 | lesikin.com
Mountain Song Gallery
This family-operated gallery is proud to display the finest country-style artwork at the most reasonable prices this side of the Mason-Dixon line. They offer traditional country paintings by artist Phyletus Wright, as well as quality original artwork, giclées, and photo printing with
framing completed in-house.
442 N Main Street, Hendersonville | (828) 693-1640
Silver Fox Gallery
Since 2000, Silver Fox has specialized in unique handmade pieces, American-made furniture, and interior design services. Their art and craft gallery represents more than 100 American artists from all over the country, including local artists, focusing on quality and style.
508 N Main Street, Hendersonville | (828) 698-0601 | silverfoxgallery.net
Smitten Smiths Gallery
Located in charming Horse Shoe Gap Village, an historic “village” of tiny buildings turned artisan shops, the Smitten Smiths Gallery is a collective of female jewelry makers. Discover a wide selection of distinctive, wearable pieces from fine metals, and precious and semiprecious gemstones, at reasonable rates.
3636 Brevard Road, Hendersonville | (404) 277-9000 | smittensmiths.com
Sweet Magnolia Gallery
Sweet Magnolia Gallery is the studio and storefront for Melinda Lawton Jewelry. Her jewelry is handmade with precious and semi-precious stones and metals, creating a timeless look with strong roots in antique styles. Using bold color combinations and the finest gems, her passion is apparent in each of these treasures.
1406 Greenville Highway, Hendersonville | (828) 697-2212 | melindalawton.com
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods sells nature-inspired art, unique gifts, and eclectic design pieces crafted by local artists and artisans. Step inside and visit booths displaying 70+ artists’ works that tell a story about the beauty of both the forest and hand-crafted goods.
423 N Main Street, Hendersonville | (828) 577-6277 | awalkinthewoodswnc.com
Woodhaven Glass
Also located in Horse Shoe Gap Village, Woodhaven Glass was founded by a passionate glass blower with roots in Lower Manhattan. Named in nostalgic remembrance of Woodhaven, Queens, the store quickly gained popularity since opening in 2019, prompting an expansion to include a modern glass blowing studio housed in a converted late 1800s corn crib.
3634 Brevard Road, Hendersonville | (828) 777-5770 | woodhavenglass.com
Woodlands Attire + Art
Woodlands originated in 2015 with a curated collection of original art from more than 50 local and regional artisans. Since then, the business has evolved to offer upscale apparel, as well. Their selection comprises some of the most sought after advanced contemporary lines, creating a comprehensive, on-trend collection each season.
419 N Main Street, Hendersonville | (828) 230-9080 | shopwoodlands.com
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