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Vaila Fine Art |
Independent Commercial Gallery, Established 1999 |
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Vaila Fine Art, an independent, commercial gallery, was opened in July 1999 by Dorota Rychlik, a colourful Polish émigré living in the UK since 1981. The gallery, situated in the South Commercial Street in Lerwick, is named after an island on the Westside of Shetland, owned since 1993 by Dorota and her husband Richard Rowland. |
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PHOTO: SHANNON TOFTS |
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Vaila Fine Art shows well-documented artists from 19th-21st Centuries, including Shetland contemporary landscapes and British marine artists. All media are represented, including wood engravings, etchings, watercolours, oils, acrylics, drawings, sculptures and constructions in wood and bronze. Local advice on conservation and framing and help with special commissions are offered. |
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PHOTO: SHANNON TOFTS |
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Collaboration with like-minded dealers has contributed to sales of diverse stock , virtually unseen so far North. Vintage maps of Shetland and Orkney and antiquarian publications relating to the islands are of particular interest to local collectors. The Gallery is furnished with excellent examples of antique Orkney chairs which attract buyers from overseas. Vaila Fine Art are proud of their robust relationship with the museums in Lerwick and Kirkwall. |
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PHOTO: SHANNON TOFTS |
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Vaila Fine Art runs exhibitions and plays active part in the life of local community. The proprietor offers the annual prize for the best painting at a local Open show and supports the local Whitedale Women Football Club with arguably the subtlest strip in the history of art and sports sponsorship.
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