Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry, who grew up in Houston, just won her first Tony Award. Goldsberry, 45, won the Best Featured Actress award for her performance in the smash hit musical, “Hamilton.” For many years she starred on the soap opera “One Life To Live” and she was a regular on the series “The Good
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JUNE GITE GRAB & GO
South African wine distributor Warren Luckett was at The Gite Gallery recently and purchased a painting by Afro-Cuban artist Choco. He grabbed the art and went home and put it up! We love it!
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When Montrieo Poullard and Ernie Ball moved into their new home in southwest central Houston less than a year ago, the couple was feuding about how to decorate the nearly 2,000 sq. ft. starter home. Poullard, a government employee, wanted to have all of the art in one room. Ball wanted to spread the art around the four
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Hello Art Lovers, It’s summertime in Houston and that means things are getting pretty hot…not only is the weather hot but the art market is pretty hot. Here’s me with Tina Knowles-Lawson. She is a huge art lover, she’s one of The Gite Gallery’s favorite clients and she is also a supporter of many local
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Who says Christmas only comes once a year? Well at The Gite Gallery we celebrate Christmas twice a year! Mark your calendars for our annual CHRISTMAS IN JULY SALE! Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, July 31 40% – 75% OFF SELECT ITEMS. You don’t want to miss it!
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RHETTA ANDREWS BOWERS FUNDRAISER
More than 50 native Houstonians showed up recently at The Gite Gallery for a fundraiser for Rhetta Andrews Bowers who is running for the Democratic House seat 113 out of Dallas. Bowers, a Houstonian herself, was greeted by family members and old friends. Bowers has been living in Dallas for a number of years and decided to
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In addition to supplying art to our clients, we recently began doing design work. Here are a few recent photos of a client’s home we are re-doing. We selected paint colors, new furniture, chandeliers, rugs, and several pieces of new furniture. What do you think of our design teams work.
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While countless Americans are waiting to experience the magic of Cuba, gallerist Lloyd Gite is already ahead of the game. Gite, who owns the Gite Gallery in historic Third Ward, is giving Houstonians a glimpse into the world of Cuban and Afro-Cuban art. Seven months ago he spent 10 days in Cuba as part of
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The Gite Galley is a proud sponsor of this year’s Afro-Latin Festival. June 2 – 5, 2016 Rice Univesity CLICK HERE for ticket information.
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