We have been very blessed in our two professions. We both taught English for many years and we fell into collecting and then selling art when our house in Madison WI went on the National Historic Landmarks registry and the Madison Landmarks committee, noticing the art hanging on our walls, suggested that we become an art gallery and let people in to see the building.
On a trip to Massachusetts to visit our elder son, we fell in love with a deconsecrated church, and after an extend period of contemplation (of at least 15 seconds), we decided to buy the building, rehab it, and move our lives, our art, and our books from Madison WI to Upton MA, where we have been since we received our certificate of occupancy on Christmas Eve 2004.
Spaightwood Galleries, Inc. is an art gallery in Upton MA that sells mostly via our website, www.spaightwoodgalleries.com. From 1980 to 2004, we were located in a Victorian mansion on the National Historic Register in Madison WI. Our owners, Sonja and Andy, were both college teachers, she at Madison Area Technical College (recently renamed Madison College) and he at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he taught English literature (mostly Renaissance).
Our current show, now hanging in the gallery through the end of March, is an exploration of works by Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, and Miró. It will feature over 150 works of art.
We have an extensive reference library on art from the late 15th century to the present as well as over 2000 art books (new and used) available for purchase. If there are books about which you have an interest, please let us know. If we have them we will be happy to ship them directly to you. If you seek information about our art inventory, please feel free to call at 1-800-809-3343.
Spaightwood Galleries is located at 120 Main St. in Upton on the corner of Main St (Highway 140) and Maple Avenue in a deconsecrated Unitarian Church. We are open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. and weekdays by arrangement. We welcome visitors!