Parish Gallery - Georgetown (Washington DC)

Fax: (202) 342-0973

Tue. - Sat., Noon to 6 pm
Other hours by appointment.

Director: Norman Parish

www.parishgallery.com

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After surveying the gallery scene in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, Norman Parish originally opened Parish Gallery of Georgetown in 1991 as a showcase for contemporary visual arts by African Americans and little known local artists. He noted that even though a majority of Washington's citizens are of African descent, there were very few fine art galleries showing African influenced art or the works of people of color.

Since its opening, more than 100 artists have shown their work at Parish Gallery. Many local artists describe Parish as the guy in town willing to give them a chance.

Parish, an artist, and graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, moved to the District from Chicago. He tried unsuccessfully to find a gallery to show landscapes he had painted in the mountains of northwestern Maryland. In a 1996 article in The Washington Post, "A Place to Hang His Art - Norman Parish Found a Home for His Paintings and Others" Parish noted, "I wanted to show high quality art that had been overlooked. I wanted to give solo shows to artist who deserved one but never had the opportunity."

Parish Gallery primarily, but not exclusively, represents contemporary visual artists of significance from Africa and the African Diaspora. High standards of ethical, curatorial and market selection of the art and artists is exercised by Parish Gallery, catering to the spirit of social preservation and regeneration in collecting the art.

Member of Art Dealers Association of Greater Washington DC