Alan Avery

"My goal as director is to bring together collectors and art while developing the collector's awareness through our expertise in technique, composition and quality. Art education and appreciation is a responsibility I take seriously in the hope that collectors will recognize a work of art as a soulful experience rather than an item of decoration."

Avery is responsible for reviewing and recommending artists for long-term representation and career development. Among his duties are direction and motivation of the sales and administrative staff, overseeing the gallery's educational programs, and consulting with the community-at-large on art events. Avery supervises all contracts and the day-to-day operations of the gallery.

Prior to joining Trinity, Avery was director of one of Atlanta's top galleries where he coordinated and executed four major exhibitions a year. He has a bachelor's degree in business information systems from Georgia State University and a bachelor of fine arts degree in interior design from Parsons School of Design. He has a diploma of excellence with a concentration in visual arts and minor in dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts and has completed 82 hours toward his bachelor of fine arts degree in painting.

Listing among his other accomplishments: current president of the Atlanta Gallery Association, A progressive, trend-setting art gallery of national reputation that constantly pushes the edge in contemporary painting, sculpture and photography. Housed in a two-story, 7,500-square-foot building that was once Buckhead's grand Rue de Paris restaurant, the gallery exclusively represents over 70 artists comprising three levels: emerging, mid and advanced career. Trinity Gallery also offers design services including art selection and installation for businesses and corporations, and assisting the owner as an intermediary in the resale market. The gallery is also a resource agent, organizing trips for collectors.executive director of the Atlanta Public Arts Project, member of the Georgia Tech Visual Arts Advisory Board, committee member of Arts Festival of Atlanta, corporate donor member of the High Museum of Arts.