There are 10 storefront galleries or walk-in studios in Bellport Village and nearby with stories. Here are some; visit them to hear more.

Pamela Lerner Home & Design, 145 South Country Road – Pamela Lerner, owner

“For over 20 years, I have had the opportunity and pleasure of showing the works of renowned artists such as Patrice Casanova, Marc Baptiste, Bob Kolbrener, Malcolm Morley, Walter Us, Linda Cullen, Cecile Defforey, Susan Toplitz and many more. Some of these works are with us today.” 

Bellport Arts & Framing, 137 South Country Road - LuAnn Thompson, owner and artist

“We give our customers the opportunity to print their own photos any size, creating their own memories to display on their walls. We are a custom picture frame shop and work hand-in-hand with most of the galleries, designs and artist in the area. Of course, my own artwork pops up once and a while, which thrills me!” Thompson is also co-president of the Bellport Chamber.

MARQUEE PROJECTS, 14 Bellport Lane  - Mark Van Wagner, artist and owner with Tonja Pulfer

“MARQUEE PROJECTS was founded in 2017. The gallery exhibits and represents a cross-section of accomplished emerging artists as well as mid-career artists from around the globe, all of whom push boundaries in concept, subject matter material and medium, including painting, sculpture, photography, music, and performance. We’ve invited many independent guest curators to mount exhibitions and organize an ongoing series of artist talks.”

The Storefront Bellport, 139 South Country Road – Melissa Feldman, owner

According to Feldman, The Storefront Bellport opened its doors in August of 2020 in the middle of COVID. Since then, the gallery space has been predominantly devoted to showcasing local artists. “This past summer, we had a group show and had all local artists submit works that were inspired by our local farms and also had a one-person show by Mastic Beach-based ceramicist Jessamyn Go. We also have had guest curators and presented exhibitions focusing on the water, diversity, climate change, among other pertinent themes. Our current show is devoted to ‘Friends and Family’ for the holidays and it will be followed by ‘A Winter Prints Show.’”

Cornell Auctions, Objects & Trade, 152 South Country Rd. Owners:  Roy Braeger, artist and Carlo Libaridian

Braeger commented, “We are an auction house and gallery space that sells art for everyone, from the great finds in our ‘Affordable Art Room’ to art for auction that spans the centuries, from the great masters to the pop art legends of the ‘60s to contemporary artists. As an aside, also available are sculptural pieces by me!”

Neil Anthony Edwards Art Collection, 2 Orient Avenue, Brookhaven. Artist and owner Neil Anthony Edwards

Born in America to Caribbean parents, Neil Anthony Edwards attended High School for Art and Design, then Stony Brook University and York College. He was drafted, became a professional NBA basketball player and played for the Los Angeles Clippers. Following his NBA career, Edwards traveled overseas playing international basketball in countries such as China, Lebanon, Venezuela, and Italy. Absorbing influences from multicultural environments, he incorporated his skills illustrating characters from graphic and cinematic genres combined with a Pollock-esque connection. Edwards creates his pieces using canvas, oil, acrylic, goldleaf, metallic silver and interior paint.

Michele Mariaud Gallery, 155 South Country Road – Albert Delamour, owner and fine art photographer

“Founded 20 years ago in SoHo and relocated to Bellport in August 2024, our gallery is guided by the belief that art should be accessible to everyone, regardless of location or income. We celebrate art as an outlet for emotion, truth, and resilience, emphasizing authentic and affordable works that inspire imagination and endure over time. Representing 20 international artists—both renowned and emerging—we are dedicated to supporting their careers by showcasing their work in the gallery and at prominent art fairs.” Delamour uses the orotone process in his ethereal photography. Catch his “Wonderland series”; they are awesome.

Jay Sylvester Art, 2 Bell Street. Jay Sylvester studio owner and artist

Sylvester sources nature—that is, gnarly invasive vines during walks in Brookhaven hamlet, where he lives—and uses them to fashion his ethereal pieces, like “Leviathan, 2023” an expansive, arresting work created from bittersweet, honeysuckle and black elder vines, 90 inches tall by 192 inches wide by 5 inches in depth. He encourages visitors, although you’ll probably find him on his studio floor bending spread-out pieces of vine. A 2023 Saint-Gaudens Fellowship nominee, besides exhibiting locally, his work has been featured at The Oculus in New York City, Guild Hall in East Hampton, Steelhead, Santa Monica and the New York Culture Club. Private collectors and corporations have commissioned his work.

Gallery 125, 125 South Country Road. Thomas V. Schultz, chief archivist and curator, The Estate Collection of Arthur Pinajian

Thomas Schultz was looking to flip a house back in 2006 with investor Larry Joseph when he came across a cottage and its garage with stacks of paintings that he found interesting. He notified Joseph and the rest is history. Joseph had art experts examine them and Bellport resident Arthur Pinajian’s 7,000 abstract pieces were eventually appraised at $30 million in 2013—this of an artist who was an affable loner who just wanted to paint. Over the past 15 years, Gallery 125 staff have gone through Pinajian’s studio, examined each painting, and with the guidance of professional curators, art critics, and historians have culled the rarest and most precious masterpieces from both Pinajian’s early and Bellport years.  Pinajian’s work can be viewed by appointment only by contacting Gallery125 at Gallery125@optimum.net. 

The Something Machine, 11 Station Road, Jeffrey Uslip, curator

Co-owned by Uslip and Peter Boris of Pace Gallery and located in a former auto body shop within Bellport Village’s working downtown gas station, “our goal is to hold a mirror to contemporary life, putting forth artworks that are decidedly present, aim to reconcile the past, and offer a cipher for the future. With a focus on global perspectives, our exhibitions prioritize first-person narratives and offer the public the opportunity to engage with aesthetics and cultural ideas. We are a commercial gallery with museological intent.” Uslip is currently the co-curator of the Malta Pavilion, 59th International Art Exhibition, 2022 La Biennale di Venezia.