Best of Boston
Best Art Gallery
1993 Best Art Gallery, Experimental
The Space Gallery
Boston
Because it is a nonprofit, the Space has the courage to harbor exhibits it doesn't need to sell. Visitors, therefore, get an artist's conception unshackled. read more»
1993 Best Art Gallery, Development
This year's clustering of new and relocated galleries in the first block of Newbury Street, where they might actually attract some browsers able to buy. [...] read more»
1992 Best Art Gallery, Traditional
Vose Galleries
Boston
Vose has been in the same family for five generations, for more than a century and a half. It has a right to be snooty [...] read more»
1992 Best Art Gallery, Contemporary
Thomas Segal
Boston
Segal's shows are eclectic and fine. He's bringing international artists to town, and he continues to show New England's best. read more»
1988 Best Art Gallery, City
Mario Diacono Gallery
Boston
Diacono chooses quality over quantity. Exhibitions at his Fenway gallery rarely include more than a few works, but they are always good works, like those [...] read more»
1988 Best Art Gallery, Suburban
Wendell Street Gallery
Cambridge
Since the gallery opened, 12 years ago, in Jane Shapiro's home, it has shown dramatic oil paintings, watercolors, and prints by notable black artists, among [...] read more»
1988 Best Art Gallery, Alternative
The Space
Boston
What the Space lacks in Newbury Street glitz it makes up for vision. Founder Stella MacGregor says her gallery is in "the south end of [...] read more»
1988 Best Art Gallery, Lobby
Michael Timpson’s Sculpture <em>Have You Gone with the Snows of Last Winter?</em>
Boston
Consisting of six copies of the Congressional Record on top of six toilets, Timpson's work caused instant apoplexy in some official quarters, and we're in [...] read more»
1985 Best Art Gallery
Barbara Krakow Gallery
Boston
Krakow's consistency, quality, and business savvy make her the hands-down winner. read more»
1985 Best Art Gallery, Suburban
Clark Gallery
Lincoln
Could easily be in New York City given the sophistication and consistency of the shows. read more»