ABOUT THE STUDIO.

A WORKING GALLERY, NOT A QUIET ONE.

Artery Artistry began as three painters sharing one sunlit room. Today it is a gallery, a classroom, and an art shop under one roof — every original on these walls was made within them, and every piece is for sale.

Abstract paintings in progress inside the open working studio

MADE HERE, HUNG HERE, SOLD HERE.

Walk in on any weekday and you will smell turpentine before you see a single frame. Our artists paint in open studios behind glass, so visitors watch a canvas go from blank to finished — then find that same canvas, dried and framed, in the shop.

We keep the text of our promise short: honest materials, fair prices, and art that was touched by a human hand at every step.

120+

Originals sold

40+

Workshops a year

9

Resident artists

MEET THE MAKERS

Mara Ellison painting a large abstract canvas in her studio

MARA ELLISON

FOUNDER · ABSTRACTS

Layered acrylics in forest greens and golds. Mara leads the weekend workshops.

Daniel Okafor working on a large canvas portrait in a modern studio

DANIEL OKAFOR

LARGE CANVAS · OILS

Monumental cobalt canvases and portraiture. Daniel curates the main hall.

Lena Carter's watercolour studies pinned to her studio board

LENA CARTER

WATERCOLOUR · PRINTS

Coastal watercolours and archival print sets. Lena writes the journal guides.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

  • Human hands first. No prints passed off as originals, no mass-produced filler — every wall label names its maker.

  • Art you can afford. From $29 passes to statement canvases, there is a way in at every budget.

  • Make it yourself, too. Workshops, guides, and tools — we teach everything we know.

Colourful art studio with vibrant paintings and creative workspace