Welcome to The Annex: Gallery de Boer Expands Again

Gallery de Boer – Fine Art & Jazz is beating the odds by expanding during a recession. We have added new retail space, a street level storefront known as The Annex, as well as additional staff to its downtown Owen Sound location.

“We’ve been bursting at the seams for some time,” says owner and curator Ron de Boer. “As our reputation has grown, we’ve hosted some very prestigious exhibitions, added to our native art collection and expanded our services. When the extra space became available, I felt we had to jump at it.”

The Annex is staffed by Sarah Slater, a former staff person at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery and an artist in her own right, as well as Tracy Pink-Cleverley. The Annex houses Gallery de Boer’s high-end lithographs, limited edition prints, vintage posters, photography, pottery as well as the complete Audrey Holrod collection.

In addition there will be a featured artist on a monthly rotation. The first featured artist is painter Patric Ryan. All of this has freed space in the main gallery for major exhibitions, an expanded native and aboriginal art gallery and additional services.

The framing department is busier than ever with Jean Leonard adding Master Framer Richard McNaughton. The fine art restoration department has expanded as well with Master restorer Michael Anderson bringing his daughter Beth on board.

“I really feel these changes will work to cement our reputation as one of the finest commercial galleries in Canada, even though we’re not in the big city,” says de Boer.

Gallery de Boer – Fine Art & Jazz is located, Upstairs, 970 – 2^nd Avenue East, Owen Sound. The Annex is immediately below. For more information call 519-376-7914