A fresh alternative to the usual choices for Contemporary Art...
Shawn Vinson is an Atlanta-based art collector, advisor and gallerist showing and selling original paintings, works on paper and photography by local and internationally recognized, contemporary and outsider artists. We offer personalized, professional art services for private, corporate and healthcare clients including on-location presentations in metro-Atlanta and private viewings by appointment at Different Trains Gallery in Decatur, Georgia.
Over the past thirty years, Shawn has cofounded three galleries and curated multiple pop up shows, beginning with "Art, Arte, Kunst" on Luckie Street during the Atlanta Summer Olympics. In 1998, Vinson Gallery, Decatur's first contemporary art gallery, opened on the Old Courthouse Square. In 2008, we closed our bricks and mortar space and shifted our focus to curating and procuring evidence-based art for healthcare environments and cleared art for Georgia film and television productions.
Different Trains Gallery debuted in 2017 in Decatur's Old Depot District and added a satellite space inside the local Cornerstone Bank. We presented an eclectic range of exhibitions in both locations before the pandemic caused us to pause in March 2020. Shawn was then recruited as gallery director of the Waddi in Inman Park, where he curated shows and events until a zoning conflict brought an unexpected end to proceedings in late 2022.
Different Trains reopened in May 2023, with a three-day Pop Up show celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Vinson Gallery during the Decatur Arts Festival. The gallery is open by appointment for private viewings and during pop up shows and special events.
Our new website is under construction and will launch imminently.
Please call or email to inquire about any of the artworks on our site or schedule an appointment with Shawn.
Click here to sign up for invitations to upcoming shows and events + artist news.
Over the past thirty years, Shawn has cofounded three galleries and curated multiple pop up shows, beginning with "Art, Arte, Kunst" on Luckie Street during the Atlanta Summer Olympics. In 1998, Vinson Gallery, Decatur's first contemporary art gallery, opened on the Old Courthouse Square. In 2008, we closed our bricks and mortar space and shifted our focus to curating and procuring evidence-based art for healthcare environments and cleared art for Georgia film and television productions.
Different Trains Gallery debuted in 2017 in Decatur's Old Depot District and added a satellite space inside the local Cornerstone Bank. We presented an eclectic range of exhibitions in both locations before the pandemic caused us to pause in March 2020. Shawn was then recruited as gallery director of the Waddi in Inman Park, where he curated shows and events until a zoning conflict brought an unexpected end to proceedings in late 2022.
Different Trains reopened in May 2023, with a three-day Pop Up show celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Vinson Gallery during the Decatur Arts Festival. The gallery is open by appointment for private viewings and during pop up shows and special events.
Our new website is under construction and will launch imminently.
Please call or email to inquire about any of the artworks on our site or schedule an appointment with Shawn.
Click here to sign up for invitations to upcoming shows and events + artist news.
