Betty Branch Sculpture Studio & Gallery
Categories: Shopping Art Galleries
Address
123 Norfolk Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
540-344-4994
Details
Biographical Notes
Betty Branch earned both her BA and MA in Studio Art from Hollins University. Proficient in both Painting and Sculpture, served as an apprentice to acquire technical skills (Miles and Generalis Sculpture Services in Philadelphia), and embarked on periods of independent study to expand and reinforce her knowledge of art history and art techniques in Greece, Italy, and The Bahamas. She has spent a portion of many years working at Nicoli Studios in Carrara, Italy. And notably, she was the only American Exhibitor invited to the first Salon International de la Sculpture Contemporaine in Paris, 1990.
Over a thirty-year period, she has focused on the female form and has defined female rites of passage in both traditional and unorthodox media-bronze, stone, fiber, ceramic, terra cotta, earthenware, and straw. Branch’s award winning art has been exhibited internationally and has been the subject of television documentaries. Her works, from small to monumental, are in many private, corporate, university, and museum collections. She has produced a number of commissioned works, has had solo and group exhibitions, operates her own studio and gallery, has been included in many national and international publications including most recently ‘Sculpture Review’ and ‘National Sculpture Society’ and has exhibited in prestigious exhibitions including New York’s Annual International Art Exposition, and the Brookgreen Gardens Invitational, SC.
Hours:
- Gallery is open by appointment 9:00am – 9:00pm daily
Nearby Downtown Parking
- Warehouse Row Lot123 Salem Ave SW (172 feet SE)
- Premium Parking Pollard Lot107 Salem Ave W (173 feet SE)
- Roanoke Station Garage on Salem Ave33 Salem Ave SW (346 feet E)
- Gainsboro Garage25 Shenandoah Ave NW (619 feet NE)
Nearby Restaurants
- Crumbles127 Kirk Ave (647 feet S)
- Stellina104 Kirk Ave SW (713 feet SE)
- Sidewinders Steakhouse and Saloon16 W Campbell Ave (717 feet SE)
- Fortunato104 Kirk Ave SW (733 feet SE)
Nearby Shopping
- Wilson Hughes gallery- contemporary fine art & craft117 Campbell Ave SW (404 feet S)
- The Aurora Studio Center110 Campbell Ave SW (477 feet S)
- Unleashed Dog Bakery & Boutique131 Campbell Ave SW (526 feet SW)
- Left of Center Art Space24 Campbell Ave SW (633 feet SE)
Nearby Attractions
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial 1st St (301 feet NE)
- Dumas Center108 1st St NW (502 feet NE)
- June M. McBroom Theatre at Community High School302 Campbell Ave SE (588 feet SW)
- Virginia Museum of Transportation303 Norfolk Ave SW (777 feet W)