Art on 5th

Specialties

Come visit us in our new expanded location in South Austin. ART on 5^th is also the premier custom frame shop in town. The gallery offers over 3,000 picture frame options to choose from, along with the staff’s incredible knowledge of archival techniques and unparalleled designs.

Austin’s largest contemporary gallery is proud of its eclectic collection comprised of local, national, and international artist. As the only commercial gallery ever voted «Best in Austin,» and multiple times at that, Austinites and visitors alike continue to applaud the colorful and diverse gathering of artists exhibited in its laid-​back, museum-​like setting.

In addition to our stable of over 40 artists, we have the largest collection in the country of the Art of Dr. Seuss, including the Secret Art and Unorthodox Taxidermy collections, what we call the grown-​up side of the art of Dr. Seuss.

Our newest addition is FILM on 5^th, our collection of over 500 original vintage movie posters from 1930 to the present

History

Established in 1998.

ART on 5^th is the culmination of owner Joe Sigel’s dream of opening a contemporary gallery in Austin. In 1995, when Joe settled in Austin from Santa Fe, there were no contemporary galleries, so opening one was a real risk. However, with 10 years of art industry experience, Mr. Sigel could see the market changing from bluebonnets, western, and traditional landscape paintings to colorful, sophisticated abstract and figurative work. The gallery opened in 1998 in the perfect venue for a gallery –the spacious, museum-​like large space which had been the Austin Children’s Museum. Since the very beginning ART on 5^th has shown artists never before seen in Austin, from the artwork of rockers John Lennon, Grace Slick, Ronnie Wood, and Jerry Garcia to an Andy Warhol exhibition that was the largest even shown in Texas. Housing the largest collection of the art of Dr. Seuss in the country, the «Secret Art of Dr. Seuss» is truly the grown-​up side of the art of Dr. Seuss, and loved by all.

Meet the Business Owner

Joe S.

Business Owner

ART on 5^th owner Joe Sigel is, maybe, the least likely art gallery owner. Artist? No. Art history major? No. Bachelor’s degree in math? Yes. MBA? Yes. Art lover? Yes. Suffice it to say that in his 35+ year business career, 26 of those years have been in the art business. Mr. Sigel became a serious collector in the 1980’s and transitioned into a private art dealer, based in Los Angeles, securing art for many galleries across Japan and throughout the U. S. From L.A. Joe moved to Santa Fe and tested the waters with a small gallery in an old adobe house off Canyon Road. His appetite now whet by the ever changing nature of a retail art gallery, Mr. Sigel immediately planned opening a gallery when he moved to Austin in 1995. After 2 years of searching and analyzing the market, ART on 5^th was born. What makes ART on 5^th unique is the low-​key museum-​like surroundings, the profusion of over 400 pieces of art, and a strident goal to bring the new and the exciting in art to Austin.