René Wiley Studio & Gallery

History

Established in 2009.

About the Gallery:

After Hurricane Ike destroyed Rene Wiley’s studio in 2008, Wiley and her husband, Ben, decided to exclusively represent her work in Galveston, Texas. René Wiley Studio Gallery now represents a collection of fine art from local artists in historic downtown Galveston Island, Texas. Artworks include the exclusive representation of René Wiley’s oil paintings and prints, and a variety of original paintings, giclée prints, wood sculpture, textiles and glass work from other artists. Wiley’s paintings are also regularly featured on the covers of magazines such as The Galveston Monthly, The Islander, and Coast Magazine. The gallery has now been voted «Best Art Gallery» every year since opening, by various local publications and polls.

Meet the Business Owner

René W.

Business Owner

René Wiley graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX in 1983.

Wiley is inspired by the geometric patterns of light, form and shadow that are found in and around her home and her signature use of bold color and thick oil paint is impressive. She can be found painting in her studio almost 60 hours a week, preparing for each new exhibition of paintings that open every six weeks in her gallery. Wiley captures a variety of local subjects including historic Galveston’s magnificent architecture, Texas seabirds and songbirds, and dramatic landscapes of the harbor, estuary marshes and beaches. René Wiley is now one of the most well-​known and well-​collected oil painters on the Texas Gulf Coast.