T. W. Wood Gallery
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The gallery is open in 2021 by reservation or appointment only.​
Make an online reservation on our Visit the T. W. Wood Gallery page under the "Events" tab. 


Picture
Millard Sheets (1907-1989), Wild Horses, Lithograph, 1935, WPA Collection

Our Community's Health

To ensure the health and safety of our community, our gallery is currently closed to the public. We are open to visits by appointment only. To get in touch, email us or call (802) 262-6035. 

Picture
T.W. Wood (1823-1903), The Quack Doctor, Oil on canvas, 1882, T.W. Wood Collection

125th Anniversary Celebration
​of the T.W. Wood Gallery

The T.W. Wood Gallery was founded on August 8, 1895 by Montpelier native Thomas Waterman Wood. The gallery is proud to present the 125th Anniversary Celebration of the gallery in the city of Montpelier. Ongoing through the spring of 2021.

The Gallery's Permanent Collection

Picture
T.W. Wood (1823-1903), Self Portrait, Oil on canvas, 1894, T.W. Wood Collection

Who Was T. W. Wood?

Montpelier's native son, Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) was a highly acclaimed artist who headed both the National Academy of Design and the American Watercolor Society. He was best known for his many portraits and genre paintings. He was one of the first artists to paint African Americans, before and just after the emancipation, not as objects but as people with ordinary lives.
In his later years Wood wanted the people of Montpelier to have its own art gallery. He donated a number of his works and those of his contemporaries along with numerous copies he created of the European masters during his many trips to Europe’s great museums.
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Picture
Joseph Stella (1877-1946), Skyscrapers, c. 1937, Oil on canvas, WPA Collection

What is the WPA? 

The Federal Art Project (1935-1943) was a New Deal program to fund America’s arts projects under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It sustained some 10,000 artists during the Great Depression.
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HOURS
Until further notice the gallery is open by appointment only.

Location
CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING
​46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT 05602   

Our Mission

The T.W. Wood Gallery mission is to preserve our artistic heritage and to bring the best of today's art to Central Vermont.

DIRECTOR

Margaret Coleman

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bertil Agell, Elliott Bent, Glen Coburn-Hutcheson,
John Landy, Therese Mageau, Kyle Martell, Linda Paradee, Phillip Robertson, Tiffany Smith, and Littleton Tyler
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Contact Us

802-262-6035
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  • Online Gallery
    • Gallery Gift Shop
    • Member's Show Online Gallery
    • In Case You Missed Our Last Show
    • Exhibits >
      • Nuquist Gallery
      • Contemporary Hall
      • T.W. Wood Gallery
      • Works Progress Act Gallery
      • Wood Shop of Fine Gifts
  • Events
    • 125th Anniversary
    • Visit the T.W. Wood Gallery
    • Rent the T.W. Wood Gallery
    • Special Events 2021
  • Art Education
    • Art Camps
    • After School Arts
    • Camp Scholarship application
    • Adult Art Classes
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • About
    • Contact & Staff
    • News and Media
    • History
    • Thomas Waterman Wood