Saatchi Art Celebrates Local Talent with Group Show in Austin

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Saatchi Art today announced it will be presenting a group show in Austin, Texas during the SXSW festival at the Wally Workman Gallery. The exhibition continues the online art gallery's series of pop-up shows, and will be an opportunity to introduce Saatchi Art's (www.saatchiart.com) innovative social market platform to the global tech and interactive communities gathered for the festival.

Curated by Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator and Director, Art Advisory at Saatchi Art, Western Reflections will showcase 8 local Austin artists: Sarah Bishop, Tami Bone, Alex Diamond, Ysabel LeMay, Andrew Murray, Denise Prince, Mike Smoller, and Caroline Wright.

Western Reflections marks Saatchi Art's first exhibition in Austin, Texas. Previously, Saatchi Art has presented group shows by local artists in London, Los Angeles, and Dublin.

The exhibition will be open to the public from Friday, March 13^th to Tuesday, March 17^th, and there will be an opening reception on Saturday, March 14^th from 6pm-8pm CST.

Opening hours: 10am-5pm Friday to Tuesday

Wally Workman Gallery
1202 West 6th Street
Austin, Texas 78703
(512) 472-7428

All works in the exhibition are for sale and can purchased online at www.saatchiart.com/show/westernreflections.

About Saatchi Art

Saatchi Art features the world's largest selection of original art and helps people all over the world find art and artists they love. The site offers more than 500,000 original paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs by over 50,000 emerging artists from over 100 countries. Saatchi Art is redefining the experience of buying and selling art by providing art lovers with free art advisory services and an expertly curated selection of art, while giving artists a convenient and welcoming environment in which to exhibit and sell their work. To discover the world of Saatchi Art, please visit www.saatchiart.com. Saatchi Online, Inc., which operates Saatchi Art, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Demand Media, Inc. DMD.

About Wally Workman Gallery

Established in 1980 and located in a 100-year-old historic house in Austin's art district, the Wally Workman Gallery specializes in emerging and collected talent. The gallery has two stories of exhibition space where one can view the 58 artists currently represented, including the contemporary talents of Will Klemm, Joyce Howell, and Ian Shults as well as the figurative work of Tracey Harris and Fatima Ronquillo. For more information, please visit www.wallyworkmangallery.com.

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