Lloyd Gite’s gallery in the Third Ward features art from Africa and the African diaspora. Since October 2015, his collection has included a large number of paintings from Cuba. That year, the Obama administration loosened restrictions on trade and travel within the Communist island state. Gite went with a travel group for “educational activities.” But
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AUGUST HAPPY HOUR!!
Maria Nhambu Book Signing and Pop-Up Shop
Join us Saturday July 23rd as we welcome Maria Nhambu to the gallery for a special book signing and pop-up shop for her new book called Africa’s Child. Africa’s Child is told through the eyes of a biracial girl growing up in an orphanage in East Africa. When we meet her at age five, she
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Nina Greer, the owner of Historical Dream, recently held a pop-up shop at The Gite Gallery. She sells t-shirts, tote bags, jewelry, and mugs with the images of historical figures printed on them. Some of the historical figures are Phyllis Wheatley, Chief Sitting Bull, Frederick Douglass, Wong Chin Foo, and Crispus Attucks. CLICK HERE FOR
Continue reading »KIM GAGNE WHITE’S SUMMER SOIREE
The Gite Gallery recently sponsored a Summer Soiree for native Houstonian Kim Gagne White. White is the Executive Producer for The Steve Harvey Show and has been living in Chicago, where the show is taped. For several years, her husband Emilian and her three children remained behind. White is the winner of two national Emmy
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Here are some photos of clients that recently bought art from the gallery, hurried home and put them up! Chante and Kenny Lloyd recently moved into their spacious new home in Sienna Plantation. For the entryway interior designer Dianne Maxey rushed over to The Gite Gallery looking for a few strong pieces. For the two niches at the
Continue reading »OUR BIG CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE KICKS OFF SOON!
Our 3rd annual CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE kicks off Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31. Gallery hours will be: Thursday, July 28 10am – 6pm Friday, July 29 10am – 6pm Saturday, July 30 10am – 6pm Sunday, July 31 12pm – 6pm SELECT ITEMS WILL BE 40% – 75% OFF! Sale items include:
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Hello Art Lovers! Here at The Gite Gallery we consider ourselves to be winners and what better way to show that than by standing strong with another winner…gymnast Simone Biles! At 19, Biles is a three-time all-around world gymnastics winner, the first woman to win the title three times in a row. She has earned
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Due to the July 4th holiday we will not be having our happy hour event next month. We’ll start back up in August! See you then!
Continue reading »EMERGING ARTIST: ENOS KWAME OSA
The Gite Gallery is now showcasing the art of new artist Enos Kwame Osa. His rich paintings on canvas will take your breath away. He uses the “palet process” on his canvases and buyers at The Gite Gallery cannot get enough of his works! One client recently walked away with three of Kwame’s large framed
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