T. W. Wood Gallery
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Welcome! 

The T.W. Wood Gallery is Vermont's oldest art museum, caring for two historic collections and sharing the work of contemporary Vermont artists. 

Gallery hours are 12-4, Tuesday-Saturday​

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Picture
Currently on view, A Bright Day, by Michael Strauss. Acrylic and Ink

Picture
 
On View in WPA Gallery
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Shale Cliff by Edwin W. Dickenson (1891-1978)
Oil on Canvas
1936



Picture
T.W. Wood (1823-1903), Lighting the Corncob, Oil on canvas, 1880's, T.W. Wood Collection

On View in the Wood Room
One of our more recent acquisitions: 
"Lighting the Corncob" by T.W. Wood

Gift of Judith and James Pizzagalli

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
Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4

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

 Elliott Bent, Glen Coburn-Hutcheson,
John Landy, Therese Mageau, Miccal McMullan, Linda Paradee, Phillip Robertson, Suzi Swanson
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Contact Us

802-262-6035
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  • Exhibitions
    • Nuquist Gallery
    • Contemporary Hall
    • T.W. Wood Gallery
    • Works Progress Act Gallery
  • Events
    • Visit the T.W. Wood Gallery
    • Special Events
  • 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