Anne's V i s u a l  A r t  S t u d i o 
208 West Broad Street in historic downtown Richmond, Virginia 23220
Anne's Visual Art Studio is an artist run Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery and Painting/Photography Studio representing Established and Emerging Local, Regional and National Artists. Rotating Exhibitions open with an Artist Talk followed by a showcase of Painting, Photography, Works on Paper, Sculpture, and Mixed Media. Museum Quality Pieces and Installations create something for everyone when combined with Exceptional Emerging Talent. The Gift Shop features a fun selection of Handmade Jewelry, Ceramics, Prints, Cards and Decorative Art. Consultations with Curatorial and Design Services, Drawing and Painting Classes, Portraits, Commissions, Scenic Art and Set Decorating can also be arranged with the gallery. Visual Art Studio, established in 1990, registered in 1996 and currently celebrating over eleven years on Broad Street, is located at 208 West Broad Street in Historic Downtown Richmond, VA proudly along the First Fridays Art Walk.
 
Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday from Noon until 6:00 p.m. Saturday from Noon - 4:00 p.m. First Friday of Every Month From 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Appointments (804) 644-1368. Convenient Off-Street Parking
Click on EXHIBITION and ARTWORK PAGES at the BOTTOM
b/w photography by Anne Hart Chay
 
call: (804) 644-1368 e-mail: anne@visualartstudio.org
 
Anne's Visual Art Studio Portrait Special (headshots, senior portraits, bridals, families, babies) 
Sitting with two backdrops, one wardrobe change, 5 poses, proofs on disk, two 5 x 7s & two 8 x 10 is $199. 
Perfect for Families/Model Composites!
Sitting with one backdrop, 3 poses, proofs on disk, two 5 x 7s and one 8 x 10 is $95.  Great for Mom and Baby!
Headshots! Sitting with one backdrop, 1 pose, proofs on disk, two 5 x 7s is $50. Senior Portrait or Engagement Photo!
The Hart Review
This Art Commentary by Richard C. Burriesci 
I went into Anne's Visual Art Studio to see her on an associate matter. Whoa! a new piece entitled ORIGINAL SIN by Florida Artist Doug Sutherland struck my attention. I attended St. Sebastian's School in Woodside, Queens, L.I., New York so I immediately recognized the martyr on the right. I audibly affirmed "San Sebastian" even though Mr. Sutherland did not title his piece in honor of this pierced saint. The female counterpart would more than insinuate that it was not Sebastian. She too, was pierced with many arrows that protruded from the three-dimensional masterpiece duet. 
 
Doug says "I try to use subjects and images, sometimes from "Art History," that are archetypal and timeless and blend them with subjects and images that have personal meaning and personal value, with a little social satire thrown in sometimes.  In essence I try to marry the personal and the universal, in an attempt to create works that hopefully are as interesting and relevant at the time they are made as they will be several hundred years from now."
 
I was there again on FIRST FRIDAYS and overheard another gallery fan exclaim, "Oh look, honey, there's St. Sebastian!" Ergo, Mr. Sutherland, your art IS getting the attention it deserves and you so desire. Even though viewers may get the title of your work wrong they are none the less disappointed or less amazed. Richmonders can gather the family in their car or take the city bus to Anne's Visual Art Studio in historic downtown Richmond and see a gallery of delectable artworks by Doug Sutherland, Jack Reilly (who by the way, sold one of his artworks to the famous comedian Steve Martin) Dan Rhett and numerous outstanding artists.
 
Pssst.... Folks, please don't steal the poster!  Visual Art Studio proudly presents Richmond PhotoImpression by Susan Lamson in a Limited Edition. Look for these beautiful posters around town reminding you to shop local for the Holidays! Thanks to our poster print sponsor Theatre IV. Archival Prints in a Limited Edition of 100 signed by the artist exclusively available for $50 at Visual Art Studio beginning First Friday December 5th.                    
                      
LET ANNE CAPTURE THOSE PRECIOUS MOMENTS YOU NEVER WANT TO FORGET
 
CALL: 804.644.1368 FOR A SITTING
 APPOINTMENT AND MORE INFORMATION
MS. ANNE HART CHAY AT WORK INTERVIEWING ARTISTS IN THE RICHMOND AREA @ artworks in 2007
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Experience the Transformation
Visual Art Studio is an artist run Contemporary Fine Art Gallery and working Studio representing established and emerging local, regional and national artists. Rotating exhibitions usually open with an artist talk followed by a showcase of painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture and mixed media. An anchor of the First Fridays Art Walk, Visual Art Studio features Museum quality pieces and installations regularly with emerging talent, live music, and book signings.  The Gift Shop sells a fun and beautiful selection of handmade jewelry, ceramics, cards and decorative arts. Consultations with Curatorial and Design Services, Drawing and Painting Classes, Commissions, Scenic Art and Set Decorating can also be arranged with the gallery. 
GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday thru Friday from Noon until 6:00 pm and Saturday from Noon until 4:00
First Fridays 7:00 until 10:00 pm and After Hours by Appointment. 
"Let Visual Art Studio transform you with the sophistication of original art."
 
Visual Art Studio
208 West Broad Street • Richmond, VA 23220 • (804) 644-1368

www.visualartstudio.org               www.firstfridaysrichmond.com
anne's visual art studio
 


        

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Swarovsky Crystal & Silver, Necklace also w/ onyx & glass   Hematite & Silver Set $220  Swarovsky Crystal & Silver Earrings were $45 now $25  Necklace $160  Set $175  Swarovsky Red Crystal & Silver Bracelet $90 

Earrings $60
   
Open 5 days a week for your One Stop Shopping. Handmade Purses and Scarfs too! 

Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon until 6:00 pm, Saturday, Noon until 4:00 pm or by appointment 

Exhibitions: D'Signs by Terrie Powers Dream in Black and White by Douglas Lawlor

 
 
 
 
New Work by Cris Pool! ...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bird earrings $18,                 Round Flowers Card $4        Cat earrings  $18                   Dog Pin $16   

Best Known for her dogs and cats, Cris Pool creates fun and whimsical pieces. Klezmer, Yiddish & Gypsy Music graciously provided by My Son the Doctor. Light Refreshments to benefit the Equine Rescue League.
Free and Open to the Public

Masterpiece of the Month celebrates 12 years on Broad Street at the Visual Art Studio. In honor of the gallery's tenure along historic Broad Street (established on Broad Street February 7, 1997) Visual Art Studio is featuring the Masterpiece of the Month series each month for 12 months in addition to its regular exhibition season. Premiering this First Fridays Art Walk, Asif Sikder, a top artist from the gallery's 12 years as one of Broad Street's anchor galleries is featured. Patrons will receive 12% off the price of each month's featured artwork. Come by Anne's Visual Art Studio during the next year of First Fridays to see if your favorite artist has been chosen!

Artists be seen at First Fridays! Wall space is now available. Applications $35. Details 804.644.1368
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Drawing and Painting Classes Thursday 7:00 - 8:30 pm or by Appointment
Let's Paint together! Custom designed for you, this class focuses on technique and the freedom of personal expression while furthering your awareness through discussion and critique.  Learn line, form, value and contour drawing in charcoal and graphite. Apply these skills to your finished painting while you master composition and color.  Paint from a still life, image provided or your own design.  Please bring your art materials.  A materials list, if needed, will be reviewed prior to the first day of class. FREE CLASS with purchase of 5 SESSIONS $125.
(1 ½ hours each) PER CLASS $25.   Bring a friend to a class additional $15! COUPLES or BFF class $35. 
Refer a friend who signs up for 5 classes, you get a class FREE!
 
Open 5 days a week for One Stop Shopping. Dress yourself or your Home in Style and Elegance! 
 Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon until 6:00 pm, Saturday, Noon until 4:00 pm or by Appointment 

Black and White

photography

by

Anne    Hart     Chay 

DOWNTOWN POSTER

DESIGNED AND PRODUCED

BY ANNE HART CHAY

AND SUSAN LAMSON

Juried application includes expert Consultation and Advise, Hanging, Rotation in Gallery Storefront Window and inclusion in the press release, email invitation and on the postcard.  Gallery space is the Frank Hart Gallery located behind the Main Gallery. Walls are $50 - $100 a month (6 to up to 14 feet) plus 25% Commission. Limited Space is also available for pedestal pieces. Receive one month FREE when you sign up for 2 months!

For more info please call Anne 804.644.1368 or anne@visualartstudio.org 

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TAKE THE TOUR 

AND SCROLL DOWN SLOWLY

THE WATCHERS II BY SALLY VALENTINE

FARM SHACK AT ELDERSBURG BY MATT COWAN

MORNING FROST GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN BY MATT COWAN

GHOST TREE BY MATT COWAN

CITY DWELLERS BY SALLY VALENTINE

  Exclusive Designs by Local Artisans!

PENNY FOR THOUGHTS RINGS BY WALLY TURFBOER

SOLDERING WITH WALLY TURFBOER

BREAKING ART APART AT VISUAL ART STUDIO

First Friday is January 6, 2012

BLOOP BY SUSAN HRIBERNIK

MAYMONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON BY SUSAN LAMSON
LOTUS BY PETER THAXTON
HOPE BY CHRIS SEMTNER
SALOME BY CHRIS SEMTNER
KRISPY KREME BY TERRIE POWERS $250.00
LOVE, FAITH, HOPE BOWL BY CINDY WALKER

THE LISTENING TREE DETAIL BY SALLIE VALENTINE

CITY SIREN BY RICCARDO TENTI
SEA SIREN BY RICCARDO TENTI

BY RICCARDO TENTI

LIFE'S WAITING ROOM BY CLARK FITCH

TRINITY BY GIA LABIDI

Anne Hart Chay stars as the Magic Finger Princess in the latest Film Production of The Lincoln Studio which can be viewed worldwide on YouTube. Simply click the dancing heart to your left to enjoy!
Tranquility, relief carving by Gia Labidi. 29" x 1.25" x 12" $550.00
LIFES WAITING ROOM BY CLARK FITCH 
TRINITY BY GIA LABIDI

THESE RICCARDO TENTI PAINTINGS ARE FOR SALE FRAMED 12"x 18.5" FOR $150.00 EACH

Hand-crafted real mahogany, clay and acrylic 19"x1.25"x17"  SALE $650.00

22"x16" $265.00 (digital painting)

22"x16" $190.00

Hand-Crafted real Mahogany, Clay and Acrylic 19"x1.25"x 17" $650.00

Anne Hart Chay at the Susan Singer Expose

CLICK PHOTOS TO ENLARGE

 Elana Hyner lead Singer of Weeping Molly

Claire Claremont by Chris Semtner 

A Dangerous Gift by Fred Weatherford prismacolor $400.

Storm Rushed In by Sally Valentine

NUDE BY RICK DELANO

UNPLUG BY KEITH M. RAMSEY

DRY BY KEITH M. RAMSEY

Graffiti/ Street by T. McConville Bryant
Graffiti is an image or lettering scratched, painted or marked in any manner on property.  - Wikipedia

In many cities, graffiti painting is illegal. Images of graffiti can be seen in many urban areas and have decorated walls, bridges, underpasses etc. since the beginning of time. In my opinion graffiti is an ART form in its own right. Through this exhibition, I hope to show the viewer the Gift of such ART and preserve time, for these forms of art usually do not last!  – T. McConville Bryant

Artist Statement  T. McConville Bryant has been a freelance Photographer since 2000, and she incorporates her travels with her Photography, capturing imagery from many diverse venues. Bryant has been exhibiting her photographs since 2001, including extensive exhibits throughout Virginia, and a permanent exhibit in New York City at HA! Comedy Club on 7th and 46th Street in Time Square. She has had several one-woman shows and has been in numerous juried and group exhibitions. In addition, she is a resident artist at Visual Art Studio and Art Works in Richmond, Virginia. He techniques range from those of years past to current styles. T. McConville Bryant continues her artistic skills and anticipates new exciting endeavors.

All things NIce by Susan Hribernik  This culmination of work by Susan Hribernik premiers her wonderland icicle photography with a focus on the holidays and everything nice. Hribernik is a self-taught artist from Mocksville, North Carolina, who grew up in Richmond,Va. Over time she has developed her style in colored pencil drawings created with the use of Prismacolor colored pencils. The inspiration for her work comes from the emotion and the place in her life felt at the time of creation of the picture. Hribernik has also developing a niche for photography leading to photo manipulation and graphic art. She has worked progressively for more than ten years in both these mediums. You can see more of her work at http://igguana578.devianart.com/ or follow her on Facebook.

January 5, 2012 brings more small wall art to the Main Gallery in Artistic Gifts. We hope you'll join us for a more intimate Thursday opening from 6-8PM or at First Fridays from 6-9PM. In this new and continuing offering of 60+ small canvases and photographs, sculpture, jewelry and ceramics from more than 2 dozen mostly local artists you’re sure to find something special for that special someone still on your list... yes, Procrastinaters and all those still looking to please, I'm talking to you!  Artistic Gifts continues through First Friday February 3, 2012 with closing reception from 6-9PM so you can shop early for Valentine's Day too!  Give a Gift like No Other because it is original and one-of-a-kind.

HourTime
The series "HourTime" is a mixture of traditional painting coupled with graphic design elements, such as words scratched into the paintings, the use of stencils and spray paint, paper or organic material that create paintings which describe the way the artist views our present world.

Organic objects like leaves and stems have been included to make a connection between the 2-D painting on canvas and the dimensions of reality, resulting in a message that is left as a puzzle for viewers to see more within the art than color and technique.

The title "HourTime" is a way of recognizing how fast detrimental changes to our environment, our world and our lives are taking place and what the effects could be.

Keith M. Ramsey grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. The son of an artist, he developed an early affinity for the works of Edward Hopper. Since receiving his BFA in Painting & Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1998, he has been working steadily toward his artistic vision of images created from influences of experience, introspective thought and political perspective and his work has been exhibited throughout Virginia. You can view more of his work at: kmrfinearts.com; Ramsey is represented by Clarke Art Consulting www.clarkeartconsulting.com

 

CHECKERBOARD GAME & SIDE TABLE BY DODIE ORTLAND

FATIMA BY GIA LABIDI

RED, WHITE & BLUE BY T. McCONVILLE BRYANT

PAINTED VINTAGE CHAIR BY DODIE ORTLAND

DEC 17th Ramsey Gallery Talk 1-2PM
Keith M. Ramsey will give a powerpoint presentation & talk about his extensive body of work including his solo exhibition in the Main Gallery closing DEC 17 at 4
My Son the Doctor's Louis Swartz & Dave Ellis perform Eastern Europe & Mediterranean Music from 2-4PM. Light Refreshment. Cash Bar. Camera (detail & poster) by Keith M. Ramsey
Closed December 18th thru January 4th for the holiday Jewelry Specials in our photo album on Visual Art Studio on Facebook Call Anne (804)644-1368 Appointments or Purchases. Please leave message Happy Holidays! Thank you for another great year!

Richmond, VA - Anne'sVisual Art Studio proudly announces the Opening Reception First Friday JAN 6th from 6-9pm of Artistic Gifts, part II, Small Wall Art in the Main Gallery with a new and a continued collection in the Gallery Shop. The Twelveth Annual Holiday Exhibition Artistic Gifts is a mixed media group exhibition of invitational art work and artisan ware perfect for giving. This new offering of 60+ small canvases and photographs, sculpture, jewelry and ceramics is from more than 2 dozen mostly local artists. You’re sure to find something special for that special someone STILL on your list... yes, Procrastinaters and all those still looking to please, I'm talking to you! Artistic Gifts continues through Saturday February 11, 2012 with a closing reception First Friday February 3, 2012 from 6-9PM so you can shop early for Valentine's Day too!  Give a Gift like No Other because it is original and one-of-a-kind.

All things NIce, wonderland icicle photography by Susan Hribernik and Graffiti/ Street,  gritty photography by T. McConville Bryant continues through Saturday February 11, 2012.

Graffiti/ Street by T. McConville Bryant
Graffiti is an image or lettering scratched, painted or marked in any manner on property.  - Wikipedia

In many cities, graffiti painting is illegal. Images of graffiti can be seen in many urban areas and have decorated walls, bridges, underpasses etc. since the beginning of time. In my opinion graffiti is an ART form in its own right. Through this exhibition, I hope to show the viewer the Gift of such ART and preserve time, for these forms of art usually do not last!  – T. McConville Bryant

Artist Statement  T. McConville Bryant has been a freelance Photographer since 2000, and she incorporates her travels with her Photography, capturing imagery from many diverse venues. Bryant has been exhibiting her photographs since 2001, including extensive exhibits throughout Virginia, and a permanent exhibit in New York City at HA! Comedy Club on 7th and 46th Street in Time Square. She has had several one-woman shows and has been in numerous juried and group exhibitions. In addition, she is a resident artist at Visual Art Studio and Art Works in Richmond, Virginia. He techniques range from those of years past to current styles. T. McConville Bryant continues her artistic skills and anticipates new exciting endeavors.

All things NIce by Susan Hribernik  This culmination of work by Susan Hribernik premiers her wonderland icicle photography with a focus on the holidays and everything nice. Hribernik is a self-taught artist from Mocksville, North Carolina, who grew up in Richmond,Va. Over time she has developed her style in colored pencil drawings created with the use of Prismacolor colored pencils. The inspiration for her work comes from the emotion and the place in her life felt at the time of creation of the picture. Hribernik has also developing a niche for photography leading to photo manipulation and graphic art. She has worked progressively for more than ten years in both these mediums. You can see more of her work at http://igguana578.devianart.com/ or follow her on Facebook.

These exhibitions are Free and Open to the Public.

For interviews or more information please call Anne at (804) 644-1368 
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Thank you for your continued Support! Anne

ANNE BRINGS IN THE NEW YEAR 2012 WITH THESE GALLERY SPECTACTULARS!!

ANNE
SARAH
ANGELA
FRANCISCO