Beverly Ward Reynolds, Richmond Arts Advocate, 1946-2014
by Edwin Slipek
Beverly “Bev” Reynolds, who established one of the most influential commercial art galleries in the city’s history, wasted no time or opportunity in sharing her passion after landing in Richmond from Manhattan in 1977. From the Reynolds Gallery on West Main Street, an outgrowth of the Reynolds Minor Gallery, which she co-founded in 1980, she curated shows of nationally and internationally known artists and career-making exhibitions of work by local talent.…[ Read more ]