2026 Kings Drive Art Walk

Saturday, May 2, 2026 — 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday, May 3, 2026 — 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Located on the Little Sugar Creek Greenway at
600 South Kings Drive, Charlotte, NC 28202

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Jim Goodwin

Jim Goodwin

Carolina Ships in Bottles, Charlotte, NC Jim Goodwin has been preserving the unique maritime art of ships in bottles since 1999. Focusing on historic and regional ships, he handcrafts each vessel using wood, cotton paper sails, paint, and thread then…

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Jean Brylowe

Jean Brylowe

Jean BryloweCarthage, NC I have been painting for 40 years. My paintings are abstracts of emotion, sometimes contemplative other times tumultuous. The finished painting is always a surprise to me.

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Deborah Shedrick

Deborah Shedrick

Shedrick Studio, Montgomery, AL Deborah Shedrick’s work is vibrant, colorful and full of texture. Utilizing a palette knife, rollers and assorted objects, she shapes color and builds texture in rhythmic patterns and brilliant eruptions. Stylistically she combines realism and abstraction,…

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Mary Louise Ravese

Mary Louise Ravese

Bella Vista Photography, Raleigh, NC Mary Louise is founder and owner of Bella Vista Photography in Raleigh, NC. For over 25 years, Mary Louise has specialized in photography from locations across the U.S. and throughout the world. Her favorite subject…

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Marty Harris

Marty Harris

Inside Looking Out, Statesville, NC My interest in photography began with a fifth grade field trip and a $5 Kodak Instamatic camera. As I grew up my interest became a passion. I have worked asa photographer for two newspapers, have…

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Yvette Andino

Yvette Andino

Yvette Andino Art, Gastonia, NC I am a self taught artist with over 30 years of painting experience,. My favorite mediums are oils and acrylic. Although I can paint most anything, my favorite subjects are still life, animals and women.…

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Barbara Bader

Barbara Bader

Looking Glass Studio, Lancaster, SC I am a Registered Nurse by day and an acrylic pour painter by night. My love for art began in childhood and has never wavered. I am at my happiest when painting with my grandchildren…

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Roger Strom

Roger Strom

R. Strom Pottery, Waxhaw, NC I have been a potter for over 25 years. In 2005, I moved to North Carolina and created a studio at my home. I balance my work between producing pottery, teaching pottery wheel classes and…

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Melissa Reddick

Melissa Reddick

Modern History Clay Works, Davidson, NC Melissa Reddick is a ceramic artist living and working in Davidson, North Carolina. After earning degrees in Fine Arts and Museum Education, Reddick spent years crafting utilitarian vessels which were featured in galleries and…

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Kenneth Neilsen

Kenneth Neilsen

Cary Pottery, Cary, NC Kenneth Neilsen was introduced to pottery in 1980 by a neighbor who was turning pots on a kick wheel in his backyard. After taking pottery classes at the North Carolina State University Craft Center, he and…

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