The much loved Nevin Kelly Gallery announced this week that it will be closing its retail space. The gallery occupied a storefront on U Street for years, but moved to a unit in the Highland Park apartment building in Columbia Heights just a year ago. The new space wasn’t as visible as the U Street gallery, but allowed them to continue to hold openings as well as display and sell artwork. Nevin Kelly was recently nominated for best gallery in D.C. by readers of the Washington City Paper, and was known for exhibiting local artists in both group and solo shows. We have reviewed their exhibits several times, and did a studio visit and interview with artist Laurel Hausler, who is represented by the gallery.

The gallery claims that while it will lack a permanent venue, they will continue to be a part of the city:

Although we are closing our retail space, we hope to continue our participation in DC’s vibrant art scene. We will seek opportunities to host shows in pop-up locations and will continue to gather artists together to talk and showcase their ideas.