RiverSea Gallery — Local services in Astoria

Very nice gallery with many unique and beautiful pieces. Among some of the eclectic finds there is a wonderful, handcrafted ceramic chess set that is worth a gander and a lot of folk art. It seems the main theme of the gallery is Astoria itself which kind of limited my interest in a lot of pieces and the person working there did not leave the front desk or really acknowledge our existence on our way in or out. Some of the pieces, in my opinion, are grossly overpriced which really turned me off of a lot of other pieces as they seemed arbitrarily priced. This confusion could have been addressed by someone working here and likely would have turned into a sale had there been any salesmanship in the first place. In summary it'd be worth a look and you should form your own opinion on the art...

Riversea is the longest running gallery in Astoria. Huge selection of art. All original- no reproductions. High quality work. I have been showing my work there for 15 years as have some of the most respected artists in the northwest. I think whoever gave the poor review has never seen real art. the frame is NOT the point. Sometimes an artist puts a simple protective frame on a piece when he/she can't afford an expensive frame. It is common for many serious artists to be unable to spring for expensive frames just to show their work. The work itself is what's important. too bad many gallery visitors think a nice frame makes good art.That's just pakaging. Riversea shows some of the best art around,has good staff and contributes to...

My daughter and I looked forward to returning to this gallery. I kept an artist card from our first visit in September 2020. The artist sells exclusively through RiverSea. I intended to purchase prints. On entering my daughter and I were ignored by the gallery representative. At no point were we greeted or offered assistance. In fact, we felt uncomfortable asking to see a particular piece of jewelry. While we spoke about it at length, in front of the representative, we were never approached. We enjoyed wonderful generous customer service at many businesses in Astoria. That's where we...