about VINSONart, LLC
VINSONart is family-owned partnership founded by Shawn Vinson & Ruth Franklin in 1994.
We show original artwork by local & internationally recognized contemporary artists at two metro-Atlanta galleries: The WADDI in the historic Inman Park neighborhood & DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY in downtown Decatur.
VINSONart offers personalized & professional art acquisition, consulting, curation & installation services for private & corporate collectors & healthcare environments, plus cleared art licensing for Georgia film & television productions.
We show original artwork by local & internationally recognized contemporary artists at two metro-Atlanta galleries: The WADDI in the historic Inman Park neighborhood & DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY in downtown Decatur.
VINSONart offers personalized & professional art acquisition, consulting, curation & installation services for private & corporate collectors & healthcare environments, plus cleared art licensing for Georgia film & television productions.
about The WADDI
The WADDI is an art gallery in the heart of Inman Park, opened in the summer of 2021 (after an 15 month pandemic delay). Our spacious, 2,600 square foot gallery has 14 foot high ceilings with skylights filling the main room with natural light. A large, paved courtyard offers ample space for outdoor sculptures & special events. The WADDI previously housed the studios of Atlanta artists Fahamu Pecou & Eben Dunn, until a fire gutted the building in 2018. Thankfully, nobody was injured & both artists have risen from the ashes & reestablished their own respective ateliers in Atlanta.
About DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY was established in 2017 in Decatur's Old Depot District. Located on the ground floor of a three-story red brick townhome, DTG presents quarterly exhibitions & is open by appointment and for artist receptions, show openings and special events.
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PRESS RELEASE: April 2017
by Kevin C. Madigan
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, launched with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017. Located in Decatur's Old Depot District, six miles east of downtown Atlanta, the gallery shows contemporary art by local & internationally recognized artists. Featured artists include Ruth Franklin, Luzene Hill, Chris Pig, Marek Tobolewski, Harry Underwood and Kosmo Vinyl. Works by other contemporary artists are also available year-round.
“I call it uncommon common sense. You have a wonderful setting with two or three- dimensional art, you draw people in for the experience, and there’s this neighborhood feel to it - that’s a wonderful thing,” says partner Sarah Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying art while still in college.
The gallery also hosts pop-up dinners, wine tastings, artist talks, and live music events several times a year. “We want to mix it up. These are going to be happenings, to use an old-fashioned term,” Garvin notes.
Garvin and Vinson have a combined 60 years of experience in the art world, and Different Trains represents the culmination of their endeavors. “Shawn and I have spent a lifetime connected with the arts, and we’ve managed to accumulate this rather vast network of wonderful talent,” Garvin adds. “Now they have a place to come and talk about their work. Throw in music, food and wine, how can you go wrong?”
Garvin was an art history major at Tulane University and spent many years in the corporate world before returning to her art roots. Vinson was a founder of the Decatur ArtWalk and ran The Vinson Gallery from 1998 until 2008. British artist Ruth Franklin, Vinson’s partner, says “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
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PRESS RELEASE: April 2017
by Kevin C. Madigan
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, launched with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017. Located in Decatur's Old Depot District, six miles east of downtown Atlanta, the gallery shows contemporary art by local & internationally recognized artists. Featured artists include Ruth Franklin, Luzene Hill, Chris Pig, Marek Tobolewski, Harry Underwood and Kosmo Vinyl. Works by other contemporary artists are also available year-round.
“I call it uncommon common sense. You have a wonderful setting with two or three- dimensional art, you draw people in for the experience, and there’s this neighborhood feel to it - that’s a wonderful thing,” says partner Sarah Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying art while still in college.
The gallery also hosts pop-up dinners, wine tastings, artist talks, and live music events several times a year. “We want to mix it up. These are going to be happenings, to use an old-fashioned term,” Garvin notes.
Garvin and Vinson have a combined 60 years of experience in the art world, and Different Trains represents the culmination of their endeavors. “Shawn and I have spent a lifetime connected with the arts, and we’ve managed to accumulate this rather vast network of wonderful talent,” Garvin adds. “Now they have a place to come and talk about their work. Throw in music, food and wine, how can you go wrong?”
Garvin was an art history major at Tulane University and spent many years in the corporate world before returning to her art roots. Vinson was a founder of the Decatur ArtWalk and ran The Vinson Gallery from 1998 until 2008. British artist Ruth Franklin, Vinson’s partner, says “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
Personalized & Professional Art Services:
- art consulting/advisory for corporate & private collections
- art sourcing & acquisition
- cleared art licensing for Georgia Film & Television Productions
- evidence based art, framing & installation for healthcare environments
- custom picture framing
- art delivery & installation
- event space rentals
Affiliations & Links:
- ArtsATL - Atlanta's source for art news and reviews
- Atlanta Celebrates Photography - the largest annual community-oriented photo festival in the US
- Atlanta Printmakers Studio - a non-profit community printmaking studio
- British American Business Council - Georgia
- Decatur Arts Alliance - supporting and enhancing the arts in the City of Decatur
- Georgia Production Partnership - the voice of Georgia's film, TV and digital entertainment
- Printmaking Today - the authorized journal of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
- SGC International - connecting artist of original prints, drawings, books and handmade paper
- Soccer in the Streets - transforming lives and communities through the beautiful game
