About Us

Bristol Art Gallery is located in the heart of the historic waterfront town of Bristol, Rhode Island. For visitors to our area, Bristol is an extremely popular destination for those looking for the quintessential New England town – quaint, loaded with history, located on a picturesque harbor and just a brief drive from both Newport and Providence.

The gallery itself is housed in one of the two original street level retail spaces in the Belvedere Hotel, a turn-of-the-century, totally restored downtown landmark. Now called the Belvedere at Bristol, the four-story brick building now boasts 14 luxury condos while retaining all of its original period details.

We offer an extensive collection of fresh original works of fine art in a wide variety of mediums, styles, and pricing, focusing on traditional representational art. We are honored to represent many of the finest artists found locally as well as regional and nationally known artists that are well established and highly collected.

Exhibits are held throughout the year featuring our gallery artists, as well as invited guest artists, juried shows, special exhibitions/events and fundraisers. Our “Studio Corner” features demonstrations by our artists from painting to jewelry-making during most weekends and specified events. Drawing and painting classes are available from well-known Brazilian artist Tiago Finato. Please email or call for a schedule of classes. Please check back often for upcoming events. Thank you for visiting.

Artist/Owner Nancy Pritchard and her husband Frank, [ both natives to the Bristol area ] have been involved in art, antiques and design for over twenty years:

1990–1998 Island Wildlife Gallery - Sanibel Island, FL
1998–2010 Wooden Horse Gallery Art & Antiques - Bristol, RI / Naples, FL / Sanibel Island, FL
2010–2011 Bristol Art Gallery - Bristol, RI

Current members of:
East Bay Chamber
Bristol Art Museum - Sponsor
Newport Art Museum - Sponsor
Art League of Rhode Island
Portsmouth Art Guild
Downtown Bristol Merchants Assoc.
Bristol Independent Galleries