Destination Art

Local galleries draw visitors to the Texas Hill Country.

Rivers Edge

832 & 838 Water Street, Kerrville, TX 78028 • 830-895-5184 www.riversedgegallery.net

Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by appointment.

Debbie and Mike Wilson own Rivers Edge, “The Jewel of Kerrville.” The 20,000-square-foot gallery also offers fine art printing and custom framing. The Wilsons can make copies of photographs or paintings and print them on fine art canvas or paper. They also clean and repair oil paintings.

“I’m not trying to be an upper-end gallery. I want to be a middle-class gallery, where they walk in and the artwork is affordable,” Debbie Wilson said. “We’re the best-kept secret in Kerrville.”

Rivers Edge represents about 30 artists, including painters, sculptors and jewelry-makers. The gallery’s eclectic offerings include traditional and contemporary works.

Wilson specializes in conservation of family heirlooms, priceless art and vintage photographs.

“I do 3-D objects, like flags, Army uniforms. My favorite one was a CIA agent’s guns and handcuffs and badges,” Wilson said. “I do a lot of things that other frame shops have no idea how to do. When I frame it, you can’t even tell how it’s attached.”

She loves hearing the stories customers bring with their valued heirlooms and the trust they place in Rivers Edge to preserve their treasures.

“We try to save our customers as much money as possible but give them the art they deserve,” Wilson said.

Western Galleries

PO Box 1631, Fredericksburg, 78624 • 830-342-7161 westerngalleries.com info@westerngalleries.com to make an appointment view art in person

Western Galleries is a growing online art gallery. It includes work by Ida Lee Busby, Louise C Murphy, JoAnne Spencer, Robert Spencer, Allen Turk, and founder Kathy Weigand.

Weigand grew up on a Fredericksburg ranch, where her family’s quarter horses and Hereford cattle were the favorite artistic subjects of her youth. The simple Western lifestyle is part of Weigand’s roots and is often reflected in her artwork. Favorite subjects include the American West, Native Americans and local Texas Hill Country landscapes.

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She was awarded the prestigious Master of Photography degree by the Professional Photographers of America, the oldest and largest photography association in the country. Her images have earned awards at the state and regional levels, and several have earned the highest individual award given during The Print Center’s ANNUAL International Competition. Her work has also been displayed at Imaging USA photography conference.

Show And Sale 2023

Her images have been printed and used in large corporate and small business marketing, as well as in book and magazine publications. Clients and collectors across the country have collected her signed

Spring: April 1-2 & 8-9

Fall: November 11-12

As an advocate for wild horses, Weigand donates part of the proceeds from her wild horse and equine art sales to nonprofits dedicated to protecting America’s remaining wild horses.

“I’m not trying to be an upper-end gallery. I want to be a middle-class gallery, where they walk in and the artwork is affordable,” Debbie Wilson said. “We’re the best-kept secret in Kerrville.” idea how to do. When I frame it, you can’t even tell how it’s attached.”

Rivers Edge represents about 30 artists, including painters, sculptors and jewelry-makers. The gallery’s eclectic offerings include traditional and contemporary works.

She loves hearing the stories customers bring with their valued heirlooms and the trust they place in Rivers Edge to preserve their treasures.