Fredericksburg Art Gallery is located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. The picturesque Main Street setting is easily accessible to the many art lovers who visit the gallery daily. Fredericksburg, Texas was named in 2004 among the “Top Five – Western Art Towns” by Southwest Art Magazine. In February 2010, Fine Art Connoisseur magazine named Fredericksburg "The Little Jewel of Art in Central Texas."

The gallery, now in its thirteenth year of operation at 314 East Main Street in Fredericksburg, is owned and operated by Jim and Donna Strickland. Jim and Donna have turned the space that was once a patio for the adjacent restaurant, into a magical and active haven for art lovers everywhere. Tourists seem to be entranced by the original works of art that line the walls and they are tickled by the heart-warming books that are popular among loving grandparents and Christian friends.

Donna celebrates 35 years in the art business. She started her first little gallery in Odessa in 1976 called Donnas’ Art Gallery & Gifts with her mom and dad, Joye and Gary Porter. Her parents owned another business at the time but then came to work at the gallery full time a few years later and changed the name to Frontier Galleries. Donna moved to the Hill Country in 1983 to open Holland Art Gallery in Kerrville and then opened the Fredericksburg gallery in 1986. In the 2010 March issue of American Art Collector magazine, Donna was honored to be interviewed for the special “Calling Coast to Coast” section. They asked eight leading gallery owners from coast to coast to tell them what’s hot in their gallery and identify the trends in their city.

The Gallery Has Two Annual Invitational Art Shows, Two One-Man Shows and participates in the popular First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg!

The "Contemporary Masters Invitational" Art Show and Sale fall event showcases 8 of Texas’ finest nationally award-winning artists. Opening weekend festivities to be held the first weekend in November. Starting in 2012, the gallery will host the second "Contemporary Masters Invitational" Art Show and Sale” summer event showcasing 8 renowned artists from Texas and beyond! The opening weekend festivities for the summer event are to be held the first weekend in July. Each CMI show opens on Friday with a First Look Preview and Artists’ Reception, with chef-selected wines and beer & heavy hors d'oeuvres. Saturday the Art Show & Sale will be from 10am – 8pm and will include Artists’ Demonstrations, Casual Art Talks, Artists’ Reception, Judges & Collectors Choice Awards and Wine & Cheese.

March 17^th is the opening for an exciting art event for Mikki Senkarik. Her work has been described as Billboards of Happiness! In April the second One Woman Show for Carla D’aguanno is planned with the opening being the first weekend in April. The gallery is also planning the second “From Above” - A One Man Show for Phil Bob Borman in May. The show opens the first weekend in May. This year Donna plans to have a commemorative poster made for the show that can be personalized by the artist at the opening reception. We also participate in the popular First Friday Art Walk Fredericksburg. See our First Friday Art Walk page for details!

In addition to fine art by renowned artists, Fredericksburg Art Gallery carries a large selection of ready-made frames and the best custom picture framing in the area. Jim has had many years of experience framing artwork and has completed several workshops on state-of-the-art framing technology and techniques. He completes each job with skill and care as if the piece were his own. Jim has now passed the framers’ hat to two very well trained picture framers. Jim is pursuing his passion for restoring antique cars and customizing motorcycles. In November of 2010, we opened a second location in town called Fredericksburg Art & More. Fredericksburg Art & More exhibits an eclectic collection of unique gifts, artisan jewelry, sculpture and exceptional art from traditional to whimsical and MORE! Our galleries have six great employees! Natalie (my niece), and her husband Jason Palmer started working in 2010. Jason is our operational manager for both locations and Natalie is the manager of the new gallery. Natalie is kind, beautiful, and extremely creative and has a great eye for detail. Jason is also an experienced picture framer, bookkeeper, and designs our ads for the art magazines. Al Bein, is a skilled picture framer and photographer. Jessica Chiles works part-time helping Donna finish all her tasks. Walt Biddle also works part-time. He is a great photographer and helps to keep the website up to date. Also, working part time is Donnas’ mom, Joye Colley. She moved to Fredericksburg in July 2009 and is thoroughly enjoying working in the gallery part-time. Donna greatly enjoys being with her mom more and getting her perspective on business ideas.

Fredericksburg Art Gallery hosts a large collection of original paintings and bronzes by renowned, award-winning Texas and beyond artists. Our artists specialize in wildlife, western, still life, portraiture and landscape. The gallery also offers a nice variety of styles as well, such as realism, impressionism and some abstract art.

Children are always warmly welcomed at the gallery. Jim and Donna have made a space for the kids to create their own artwork while they visit the gallery. The “Kids Corner” is also a favorite place for many of the local Fredericksburg children. The kids can either leave their original artwork for the gallery to display for a short time or take it home.

Besides the wonderful selection of original paintings and bronzes by Renowned Artists, the gallery also offers Christian gifts, inspirational & encouraging books, fused art glass, rare & gently used art books, picture lights, custom picture framing, and ready-made frames.