· Adams Davidson Gallery
2727 29th Street, Suite 504, Washington, D.C.
202/965-3800
Nationally known dealer in American and European art of the Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. Does not show any local artist.

· David Adamson Gallery
406 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/628-0257
Owned by an art professor from the Corcoran School of Art, this gallery has made a reputation not so much through art, but through its superb accomplishments in the area of Iris computer reproductions. Many big name artists have their Iris reproductions made at the Adamson Iris printer.

· Addison-Ripley Gallery
1670 Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC
202/333-3335
Previously located in the Dupont Circle area. It shares spaces with a framing shop. Shows a mixture of regional and international artists. Shows are changed regularly. Does about six shows a year.

· Afotogalere
4105 Duke St., Second Floor, Alexandria, VA
703/ 823-8888

· Alex Gallery
2106 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/667-2599
Shows mainly abstract art by international and national artists and several Washington area artists. Owned by Victor Gaetan. Also operates "A Gallery", a separate membership gallery in the lower level of the building.

· Alla Rogers Gallery
1054 31st St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-8595
Shows mostly work by former Soviet artists. Local Russian artists show there regularly. Openings are generally every third Friday of the month. Owned by Alla Rogers.

· America Oh, Yes! Gallery
2020 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/483-9644
National chain gallery which shows folk art by national folk and outsider artists.

· Anancy Gallery
7719 Eastern Ave #36, Silver Spring, MD
301-495-0105

· Anton Gallery
2108 R St. NW, Washington, DC
202/328-0828
Shows many local artists and changes its shows on a regular monthly basis. A good mixture of abstract and new realists. One of the Top Ten Galleries of D.C. Owned by Gail Enns and directed by Brian T. Hart.

· Arlington Ridge Gallery
3068 South Glebe Road
Arlington, VA
703/838-0321
Objective of this new gallery is to provide exhibit space to artists who are ready to be commercially successful but have not yet had a place to show their works. Directed by Charles Carron.

· Art on the 7th Floor
300 D St. SW - Washington Design Center, Washington DC
202/479-2572

· Artists' Museum
406 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/638-7001
Vanity gallery which seems to do a very professional job for the money.

· Ascension Gallery
2327 1st St. NW, Washington DC
202/797-1960
Work by emerging African-American artists as well as by national-level artists. Exhibits include solo, group and theme shows.

· Atlantic Gallery of Georgetown
1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Washington DC
202/337-2299
Shows living artists working in a traditional, old world style in oils and watercolors. Represents five local artists and five European artists that it shows regularly. It also features a selection of decorative 17th-19th century European engravings.

·Black & White
1916 Wilson Blvd., Suite 201, Arlington, VA
703/ 525-1922.

· Blackpearl Gallery
1800 Belmont Road NW, Washington, DC
202/ 387-6306

· Broadway Gallery
12231 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive, Fairfax, VA
703/273-2388

· Robert Brown Gallery
2030 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/483-4383
Exhibits primarily Twentieth century paintings, drawings, sculpture, prints and photography. Also rare Chinese advertising posters from 1912 to 1935 and other Chinese antiquities.

· Burdick Gallery
2114 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/986-5682
Inuit sculptures. Shows no local artwork.

· Burton Marinkovich Fine Arts
1506 21st St. NW, Washington DC
202/296-6563
One of the best places to find prints by well-known artists. Also represents some local and national artists.

· Capricorn
10236 River Rd, Potomac, MD
301/765-5900

· Chao Phraya Gallery
2009 Columbia Rd. NW, Washington DC
202/745-1111
Focus on Southeast Asia with art and textiles from Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

· Conner Contemporary Art
1730 Connecticut Ave, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC
202/588-8750
Specializes in Contemporary master prints, photographs, works on paper and multiples by American and European masters as well as works in all media by regional artists. Owned and directed by Leigh Conner.

· Creighton-Davis Gallery
3222 M St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-3050
Inside Georgetown Park Mall. Has mostly a permanent collection of art acquired through auctions. Things like Picasso prints, Miro, Chagall, Matisse, Lichtenstein, Stella, Warhol, Hockney, Matta, Appel. Apparently will also start showing work by area artists.

· Cordell Art Gallery
4931 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD
301/ 718-8003

· Decatur Blue
919 Florida Ave. NW., Washington, DC
202/518-8969
Artist-run cooperative gallery with four artists running the place. Generally the artists dedicate exhibitions to their own work twice a year.

· District Fine Arts
1726 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/328-9100

· Duncan & Miller Gallery
2016 R Street NW, Washington, DC
202-986-3521
Based out of Dallas. So far has run large, colorful work. Apparently will exhibit local artists, who will be judged by Dallas office.

· eklektikos gallery
406 7th Street, NW, Washington DC
202/783-8444
Recently moved from Georgetown to the 7th Street downtown area in a new huge space. This is easily the best gallery in the 7th Street area. Shows are changed monthly. Co-owned by Michael Sprouse, who is also an acclaimed DC area painter and George Thomasson. Renewed vigor and enthusiasm now make this gallery one of the Top Ten Galleries in Washington, DC.

· Erickson & Ripper Gallery
628 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA
703/549-1616

· Kathleen Ewing Gallery
1609 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/328-0955
Exclusively a photography gallery. Sometimes shows work by local photographers, but that's rather the exception than the rule. Nonetheless, the best photography gallery in the city. Ms. Ewing is one of the top photography "power" figures in the USA.

· Fine Art and Artists
2920 M Street, NW, Washington, DC
202/965-0780
Easily the best place in Georgetown to find artwork by the icons of the 60's and 70's. Lots of Warhol, Lichtenstein, Keith Haring and others. Many limited editions and some original work. Probably the best "Pop Art" selection of any DC gallery. Directed by Judith duBerrier.

· Foxhall Gallery
3301 New Mexico Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/966-7144

· Fraser Gallery
1054 31st Street, NW, Washington DC
202/298-6450
The best gallery in Georgetown. Consistently changes its shows on a monthly basis and exhibits works by many area artists as well as hosting an annual competition. Concentrates on contemporary realism and photography. One of the Top Ten Galleries in Washington, DC. Openings every third Friday of the month. Owned by Catriona Fraser

· Fusebox Gallery
1412 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC
202/299-9920

· G Fine Art
3271 M Street, NW Washington, DC
202/333-0300
New Georgetown gallery directed by Annie Gawlak, who is painter Sam Gilliam's partner. Too early to evaluate, but recent Post article indicated gallery intended to show international level artists.

· Gallery 57 N
57 N St. NW. Washington, DC
703/ 836-7479

· Gallery 2000
1529 17th St. NW, Washington, DC
202/ 232-2000

· Gallery A
2106 R St. NW, Washington, DC
202/ 667-2599

· Gallerie Fortrac
1221 Connecticut Ave, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC
202/293-6955

· Gallery G
215 King Street
Alexandria, Virginia
703/548-7944

· Gallery K
2010 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/234-0339
In my opinion, the best gallery in Washington, DC. Beautiful space in two levels. Shows mostly the cream of established local artists. Shows changed monthly. Usually has two solo shows, one in each level. The best of the Top Ten Galleries of Washington, DC.

· Gallery Okuda
1054 31st Street, NW, Washington, DC
202/625-1054
Shows a mixture of local, national and Japanese ancestry artists. Changes shows regularly on a monthly basis. Very nice gallery space. One of the Top Ten Galleries in Washington, DC. Easily the only and best space to find the top notch Japanase artists in the world.

· Geoffrey Diner Gallery
1730 21st St. NW, Washington DC
202/483-5005
American and British arts and crafts. Shows no regional or local art.

· Georgetown Gallery of Art
3235 P St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-6308

· Glass Gallery
4720 Hampden Ln, Bethesda, MD
301/657-3478
Shows fine art glass by recognized national artists working this medium.

· Govinda Gallery
1227 34th St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-1180
Washington's "rock" gallery. Shows mostly photography by and of rock stars. Exclusive agent for many Beatlemania and Elvis photographers. Shows local artists' work on rare ocassions.

· Jane Haslem Gallery
2025 Hillyer Place NW, Washington DC
202/232-4644

· Hemphill Fine Arts
1027 33rd St. NW, Washington DC
202/342-5610
Shows are sometimes by established, abstract artists, although some younger artists are (lately) renovating this gallery's atmosphere. Sometimes exhibits work by local artists, but with one or two exceptions, usually artists which are already established and have been around for a long time.

· International Gallery
1818 New York Ave. NE., Washington, DC
202/ 635-7190

· Ira Pinto Gallery
1621 21st. St. NW, Washington, DC
202/ 462-9552
Formerly in Annapolis. Represents a vast number of Latin American and Spanish artists as well as several notable area artists.

· Kensington Art Gallery
3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD
301/ 946-6577

· Loft Gallery
313 Mill Street, Occoquan, VA
(703)490-1117

· Marin-Price Galleries
7022 Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase MD
301/718-0622

· Maurine Littleton Gallery
1667 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/333-9307
Shows exclusively work by the top fine art glass artists in the world. Work is regularly rotated and there are about four individual exhibits a year.

· Marsha Mateyka Gallery
2012 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/328-0088
Shows mostly abstract artists. Seems to show both local and national abstract-oriented artists.

· Mill Street Gallery
125 Mill Street, Occoquan
Shows mostly limited editions signed reproductions by popular national artists and original neo impressionistic paintings.

· Moriah Gallery
4916 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda, MD
301/ 657-9489

· Nancy Booth Fine Arts
2820 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/210-4224

· Newman Gallery
513 11th St, SE, Washington, DC
202/544-7577

· Numark Gallery
406 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/628-3810
This attractive and elegant gallery initially appeared to show mostly limited edition prints by big name artists aimed at the corporate art market and probably personal collectors. However, in the last year or so it has included some brilliant work by local artists and now seems more focused on a mix of local artists and national names.

· Parish Gallery
1054 31st St. NW - Canal Square, Washington DC
202/944-2310
Shows mostly works by African-American artists and various racial and ethnic minority artists. Often shows works by local artists. Shows are changed on a monthly basis. Good mixture of art, with a leaning towards abstraction. One of the Top Ten Galleries of Washington, DC. Openings every third Friday of the month. Owned by Norman Parish.

· Pensler Galleries
2029 Q St. NW, Washington DC
202/328-9190
The gallery has a special emphasis on 18th, 19th and 20th Century American paintings as well as works by early 20th Century Modern Masters. Does not show local artists.

· Principle Gallery
208 King St., Alexandria VA
703/739-9326
In old town Alexandria. Shows works by local and national artists.

· Ralls Collection
1516 31st St. NW, Washington DC
202/342-1754
Shows art by mostly national artists with a good following. Seems to sell a lot of work, especially to corporate collectors. Openings by invitation only. Located in a quiet street in Georgetown. Has a terrific stable of brilliant photographers. Owned by Marsha Ralls.

· Red Door Gallery
113 E. Patrick Street,Frederick, MD
301/668-1431
Original prints from the late 19th century to the present.

· Rivaga Art
1612 U Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.
202/986-2564

· Rock Creek Gallery
2401 Tilden St. NW, Washington DC
202/244-2482

· Sandra Berler Gallery
7002 Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase MD
301/656-8144

· Signal 66
926 N St. NW (rear), in Blagden Alley, Washington, DC
202/842-3436
Opened in July 1999 with a bang and it is the idea of three area figurative painters--Stephen Lewis (a brilliant DC artist on his own), John Figura and Pat Rogan--plus video artist Eric Gravley. All four maintain studios on the second floor of the building.

· Slavin Gallery
404 7th St. NW, Washington DC
202/348-0473

· St. Luke's Gallery
1715 Q St. NW, Washington DC
202/328-2424
Focuses on French, Italian, Dutch and English masters' paintings from the 16th to the 18th century. No local art is shown.

· Studio
1314 King Street
Alexandria, VA
703/836-7736
The Studio is an atelier in the grand tradition of the Renaissance and of the 19th century. It also hosts six solo exhibitions a year. The Studio is temporarily located at 1314 King Street until it moves to a new location early next year.

· Susan Conway Gallery
1214 30th St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-6343

· Taylor & Sons Fine Arts Gallery
666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 202/ 546-0021

· Troyer Gallery
1710 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/328-7189
When it was Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman it was considered one of the best galleries in the city. Now run by one of the three partners who should keep the same standards. Shows works by local and national artists. One of the Top Ten Galleries of Washington, DC.

· Veerhoff Galleries
1054 31st St. NW, Washington DC
202/338-6456
The oldest gallery in Washington. Now mostly a top of the line framing shop, but still devotes a wall to exhibiting local artists. Changes shows regularly. Openings every third Friday of the month. Owned by Margaret Veerhoff.

· Wohlfarth Galleries
3418 Ninth St. NE, Washington DC
202/526-8022

· Zenith Galleries
413 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/783-2963
Attractive gallery which shows a mixture of diverse work at all times and somewhat concentrates on neon art. Art is from some regional artists as well as from out of town and international artists.

· A Gallery
2106B R Street, NW, Washington, DC
202/667-2599
The A Gallery is a membership gallery which is run by Victor Gaetan, the owner of Alex Gallery, a commercial fine arts gallery in the same building. This gallery focuses on the work of emerging artists.

· Art League Gallery
105 N. Union St., Alexandria VA
703/683-1780
Open membership gallery. Has monthly juried show in the main gallery and solo shows in the side galleries. The juried group shows are usually outstanding. Shows exclusively local artists. One of the Top Ten Galleries in Washington, DC.

· Art of Fire
7901 Hawkins Creamery Rd
Gaithersburg, MD
800/639-6979
Glassblowing studio located in a converted dairy barn. As part of their working studio, they also have a gallery space devoted to both their own pieces as well as those of other glass artists.

· Artists' Undertaking Gallery
309 Mill Street, Occoquan
Juried membership cooperative gallery established in 1977. Exhibits paintings, photography and fine crafts at affordable prices.

· Creative Partners Gallery
4600 East-West Hwy., Bethesda MD
301/951-9441

· Decatur Blue
919 Florida Avenue, Washington, DC
202/518-8969
Run by four artists who also stage shows by other artists. Located inside a formed auto body shop.

· Del Ray Artisans Gallery
2704 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
703/838-4827

· Factory Photoworks
105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA.
703/683-2205
Probably the best member-run photography gallery in the area. This is a membership cooperative gallery. Nearly all of its members are very talented photographers. Terrific work which covers nearly every genre of photography. Very affordable, quality work.

· Foundry Gallery
9 Hillyer Ct. NW, Washington DC
202/387-0203
A collective gallery. Only shows the work of its artist members.

· Gallery 10 Ltd.
1519 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC
202/232-3326

· Gallery West
205 South Union Street, Alexandria, VA
703/549-7359
Easily one of the best co-ops in the area. Shows local artists and also changes their shows on a monthly basis. Affordable works.

· Potomac Craftsmen Gallery
105 N. Union Street, Alexandria, VA
703/548-0935

· Spectrum Gallery
1132 29th St. NW, Washington DC
202/333-0954
Terrific co-op with over 30 artists in a variety of genres.

· Studio Gallery
2108 R St. NW, Washington DC
202/232-8734

· Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St., Alexandria VA
703/838-4199
Three floors of artists studios and galleries plus a few membership galleries and a city supported gallery. A huge and wonderful place.

· Touchstone Gallery
406 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/347-2787

· Washington Center for Photography
406 Seventh St. NW, Washington DC
202/737-0406
Local and national photographers. Also does lectures and competitions.

· Washington Printmakers Gallery
1732 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC
202/332-7757
Prime gallery in the area for collectors of every genre of printmaking. Affordable and professional.

· Wye Creek Gallery
5305-A Jefferson Pike, Frederick, MD
301/473-5515

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