ARC's featured artist Leslie Lovell. Leslie is a champion for self-taught folk artists - past and present - and showcases many of their unique works of art at Roots Up Gallery.
THEY SAY that when it rains, it pours. (read more).
On Sept. 27, Roots Up Gallery will open the doors to its new space in the Design District at 412-C Whitaker St. at West Jones Lane. While the gallery enjoyed success in its former location at the corner of Liberty and Bull streets, the new digs in the Design District could prove to be even more fruitful. (read more).
As the local arts community mourns the recent passing of her husband, Francis Allen, Roots Up Gallery owner Leslie Lovell announces the gallery will move to the Design District later this month. (read more).
Roots Up Gallery in Savannah is a fascinating place for artwork that features a plethora of handicrafts by local and regional artists who specialize in self-taught and outsider art. It is a perfect place to find handmade paintings, ceramics, pottery, mixed media, jewelry, folk art, and relics and artifacts from the South.
Modern Gladiators" opens Thursday, July 21 at Roots Up Gallery and will remain up through August 18.
Through brush and paint a poetic representation of the dichotomy between a blood sport and technical art form brings an ancient theme of combat into a romantic realm while not masking the grit of the spectacle.
Roots Up Gallery hosts the first solo show of Danette Sperry’s mythical, natural, interpersonal and domestic scenes depicted through her new large scale 2-D relief paintings.
Garden & Gun's Best of the South, Where to Shop: Roots Up Gallery, Savannah GA
NOGS Tour of Hidden Gardens including Art on Foot Tour, Savannah GA, April 21-22, 2017
A conversation with Francis Allen about Country / No Country Exhibit, Roots Up Gallery and outsider art.
By: Kristopher Monroe
If you’re in Savannah and want a mix of both “non-traditional” local works and authentic folk pieces, try Roots Up Gallery, owned by Leslie Lovell and Francis Allen. They have a great eye for artists who express fanciful imagery and unconventional perspectives. You’ll also find some of the classics like Clementine Hunter, Jimmy Lee Sudduth and my old buddy R. A. Miller. You may even run into some of the local artists during the Second Saturday Art Walk.
“Our goal is to share a different style of art that is both approachable and affordable. It is also wonderful to share the many stories behind the creation of each piece,” says Leslie Lovell.
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By T. Wayne Waters
Roots Up Gallery in Savannah is housed in a stately mid-19th century townhouse in the heart of historic downtown Savannah and specializes in southern folk art by both contemporary and legacy artists. Owners Leslie Lovell and Francis Allen, both artists, describe Roots Up as a gallery for self-taught, visionary, folk and outsider art from the South. It features an eclectic mix of artistic media but mostly paintings, pottery, sculpture and jewelry. Roots Up has occasional folk artist meet-and-greets, book signings by authors devoted to folk art and other special events.
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Roots Up Gallery, An Introduction to Folk Art
By Jessica Leigh Lebos, Connect Savannah
Allen and his wife, Leslie Lovell, have been collecting all manner of fascinating pieces for the past year, traversing the Southeast and filling their SUV for their new Roots Up Gallery. Featuring mainly self-taught painters and sculptors, Roots Up is a place that seeks to introduce people to the colorful and meaningful expressions borne in the rural backwoods and under the tin roofs of the South.
It’s also the only gallery in Savannah dedicated to the genre of folk art.
“We wanted to showcase a part of culture that many people never see,” explains Allen, adding that while folk art is created by those without a formal technical education, it’s also art for regular folks.
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By Amy Brock, Visit Savannahhttp://blog.visitsavannah.com/arts-culture/art-folk-yall/
Walking into the Roots Up Gallery, I immediately felt a sense of home. Roots Up is full of carefully curated original pieces from local Savannahians as well as select Georgia artists!
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By. Kristopher Monroe
Roots Up Grand Opening
