Art Collection
Featuring the Works of Local and National Artists
The Umstead Hotel and Spa's private collection is carefully curated and features the works of renowned local and national artists, including famed glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Progress
Works by Lynn Boggess
The Umstead Hotel & Spa is excited to welcome contemporary painter Lynn Boggess for his 6th exhibition in our Art Gallery. Best known for his dramatic textured landscapes, Boggess’ paintings have been a beloved part of the hotel’s permanent collection since opening in 2007.
In Lynn's new exhibition, entitled "Progress”, featuring paintings that focus on change and evolving conditions in the natural world. As a Plein Air Painter, Boggess has favorite locations he returns to and takes note of these invevitable and undeniable changes. In this exhibition, a number of the canvases are presented together as diptychs and triptychs, showing various progressions in changes of atmosphere, leaves, blooms, temparatures, and water.
*This exhibition will be on view in the Gallery from May 1 through August 2024. It is available for purchase through the Gift Shop.*
*Gift Shop hours: Sun. – Wed., 9am – 6pm and Thurs. – Sat., 9am – 8pm*
About The Art Gallery
The Umstead rotates new artists' work seasonally into the hotel to complement the permanent collection. The pieces featured in the collection are modern and minimalist, adding to the contemporary, clean design of the hotel.
Guests are invited to take self-guided tours of the hotel's collection with the guidance of an art brochure that’s available at the concierge desk.
For upcoming art gallery openings, please visit our event calendar.