Every two months, the Beaufort Art Gallery presents the work of a different featured artist and changes over the art exhibited by members. Please see below the current featured artists and the upcoming featured artists throughout the year.
In addition, the Beaufort Art Association hosts two satellite galleries - one at the Lowcountry Medical Center and the other at the County Government Building. The exhibiting art works in these galleries change every six months.
During the months of November and December, an all-member show is held, allowing general members to exhibit one piece; exhibiting members may exhibit two pieces
Featured Artists for January/February 2026
All members show
"The World is Our Oyster"
Opening January 2nd, 5-8 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.
62nd Annual BAA Spring Art Show
The BAA holds a Spring Open Show annually in March. This year the 62th Beaufort Art Association’s Annual Spring Show will be held at Old Bay Marketplace (917 Port Republic Street) in Downtown Beaufort. Local artists presented their finest works for exhibit and for sale during the show. Oils, acrylics, watercolor, photography, mixed media, pottery, wood-turning, fine art jewelry, stained glass and much more were displayed.
Featured Artists for 2026
March -April
Penny Beesley
Opening Reception March 6th 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.
Working mostly in mixed media, I begin with the looseness and motion of abstract painting layered with some collage elements and then mark making. My initial approach is spontaneous and intuitive. I begin by gathering a selection of paint colors and papers often inspired by the environment I live in. I like to work in a series of three to five structures – either canvas, panel or paper. I will begin by energizing the surface without thought, only motion, and as shapes and design come together, I pause, listen to music, walk away for a while, then return. When something interesting happens, I interact again with other processes to bring cohesion and closure. Sometimes it takes a long time!
Featured Artists for 2026
May - June
Frank Gorman
Opening Reception
May 1st 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.
Born in Chicago, he attended the University of Illinois and studied abroad in France. He has lived/worked as a commercial architect in over 35 states and 20 countries. Now retired, he is an artist/painter living in South Carolina. He began painting in 1964 and has painted over 240 canvases in acrylics and oils since 2020, selling over 100 paintings. He regularly visits local beaches and low country waterways, searching for inspiring landscape perspectives.
He has been Featured Artist in four shows, has won awards from the Beaufort Art Association and Light Space & Time International Art Gallery. He is former President of the Beaufort Art Association, and shows his work in galleries, businesses, state parks, restaurants, and museum gift shops in the Beaufort/Savannah SC area.
Featured Artists for 2026
July -August
John Meckley
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Opening Reception
July 3rd, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.
John has lived in the Low Country for 17 years He paints mostly Low Country Marsh Scenes. You can view his art in the Gallery and purchase one of his Original Oil Paintings.
Featured Artists for 2026
September - October
Lisa Tupper
Opening Reception September 4th 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.
Working mostly in mixed media, I begin with the looseness and motion of abstract painting layered with some collage elements and then mark making. My initial approach is spontaneous and intuitive. I begin by gathering a selection of paint colors and papers often inspired by the environment I live in. I like to work in a series of three to five structures – either canvas, panel or paper. I will begin by energizing the surface without thought, only motion, and as shapes and design come together, I pause, listen to music, walk away for a while, then return. When something interesting happens, I interact again with other processes to bring cohesion and closure. Sometimes it takes a long time!
My maternal grandparents met in art school in Chicago. I grew up watching and admiring my grandmother painting. I am a retired Obstetrician/Gynecologist. I now thoroughly enjoy oil painting, which is joyful and relaxing. I am particularly fond of birds and find the beauty of Beaufort inspiring. My husband, Stan, and I sailed to Beaufort. We fell in love with it and never left.
Featured Artists for 2026
November - December
All member show
"The Best of Beaufort Art"
Opening Reception November 1st, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Gallery of the Beaufort Art Association, 913 Bay Street, downtown Beaufort, under the black awning.