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January 2024 by Pamela M.
This is a lovely 3-story gallery! James Michalopoulos is an extremely talented artist, and his works are vibrant, engaging, and extremely tactile! We visited during his cow phase and many of his canvases were of cows. He is renowned for his paintings of regional architecture and famous musicians and for designing numerous NOLA Jazz Fest posters and artwork. Many of his architectural pieces seem to defy gravity, as he departs from traditional renderings by painting the structures in arches for example. He utilizes exaggerated viewpoints and skewed perspectives so beautifully! His approach is whimsical, fun, and very engaging! For his paintings, he uses palette knives primarily, and this method results in such a dense, tactile quality to the paint, it is almost as if the paint is ice cream-like, and the viewer could just take a spoon to get the paint off the canvas and take a bite! This is my favorite approach to painting, and it takes quite the commitment by the artist to achieve this result! This lovely, accurate description from his bio sums it up: "His portraits of shotgun houses and Creole cottages, captured in layer upon layer of thick impasto paint, brimmed with color and energy and captured the essence of his subject."Quite the visionary and entrepreneur, Michalopoulos owns a house in the Burgundy region, started and stewards a foundation devoted to providing affordable spaces in NOLA in which artists can create, and live. In the 90s he opened a rum distillery, Celebration Distillation, the first craft rum distillery in the nation in over a century. Celebration features the "Old Orleans" label, and sadly, it suffered a fire, and is closed until further notice. Amazingly, he is primarily self-taught artistically, although he took a couple of art classes in NOLA. This gallery is spacious, it's 3 stories, and not pretentious at all. The staff are friendly, and you may engage with the art as long as you would like during their business hours.
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January 2024 by lulu l
Lovely works of art. Very nice staff.
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August 2023 by Louis and Elaine
I feel the work of Michalopoulos may not be for everyone but for those that appreciate it, it is fun, full of energy and highly valued. The French Quarter and Marigny scenes are my favorites but all of his work is wonderful. If you stop by his gallery you may well fall in love also. Very interesting to see and admire.
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July 2023 by priscilla davenport
I have been going to New Orleans once or twice a year, for the last five years !! I always stop in to see James work?? Always treated so nicely by the same girl !! One of my most favorite artists of all time ?
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June 2023 by Nicole Vidal
Absolutely beauty in there.
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April 2023 by Keith and Crystal MacAllum
Main gallery of New Orleans’ best artist!
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April 2023 by Adri Drolapas
Beautiful artwork but very rude sales lady. Disappointing to go in person to purchase but great pieces. Ruins the experience
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January 2023 by L T
Tuesday 12/20 about 4 pm. The kind man working there was SO helpful and friendly. What a great experience at this lovely gallery. Thank you also for the LAGNIAPPE!!
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October 2022 by Heather Holloway
Stunning everytime . I have an emotional experience everytime I go. Truly breath taking. . Go see it. If you can afford it BUY IT, if you cant afford it at least go absorb it. JULIE CONNELLY-NICOLL was incredible today there as well. TODAY was a first seeing part of the cow series.
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October 2022 by Saska Albright
Great gallery with originals and hand embellished giclee and seriograph prints for the serious collector. Friendly staff and stunning architectural paintings!
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October 2022 by Brittany Davis-Pannill
Beautiful and thank you!! ???
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October 2021 by JB
My favorite artist. I have 2 of his giclee paintings hanging proudly in my home. Reminds me of New Orleans every time I look at them.
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October 2021 by Michael Morales
It’s always worth it to stop into the Michalopoulos Gallery when I’m in New Orleans. It’s hard not to feel joy when you look at his paintings and they truly capture the spirit and life of New Orleans.
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October 2020 by Wayne Lucarelli
I have followed Michalopoulos since purchasing an oil painting, years ago, at his former gallery in Boston. It was great to finally get to New Orleans and visit his gallery. His paintings are great...I love his style. The gallery was impressive, both in layout and in the quantity & quality of the artwork exhibited. His landscapes and his buildings are intricate and outstanding. The young lady working was extremely friendly, personable and interesting. Buying or looking, this is one gallery you need to visit.
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October 2019 by Oliver Rangel
the lady in charge was very nice, even tho she knew we couldn't afford any of the paintings she was still super nice but we still ended up buying a few souvenirs that were accessable for anyones pocket
