Tanya Augoustinos has opened A Gallery as a pop-up on Edgartown's Main Street, in the former location of a women's boutique. The gallery features works by Martha's Vineyard artists, including the late Rez Williams and Richard Lee, as well as Kara Taylor, Carol Brown Goldberg, Kate Feiffer, and others. Augoustinos is running the space with artist Chandler Biggs, and the gallery will operate through September while property owner Sarah Levine seeks a permanent tenant.
This opening matters because it brings a contemporary art space to a high-traffic downtown area, filling a vacant storefront and providing visibility for Island artists. It also marks Augoustinos's first downtown location after years of showing in Vineyard Haven and West Tisbury, reflecting a shift toward greater public engagement with local visual art on Martha's Vineyard.