Schedule of Guest Artist Appearances:
137 King Street, St. Augustine, FL.
904-825-4577, info@butterfieldgarage.com
Victoria Balsamo
Victoria Balsamo
Born and raised on Long Island in NY 12 miles from the NYC line,Victoria moved to rural Ohio in her early 20’s. It was there she spent most of her life and raised her daughter. Six years of college, including NYU and Ohio State University gave her two degrees, one in Business and Spanish and the second in teaching.
When she was 19, her fiance’, an artist, decided they should learn silversmithing. So, they taught themselves. He soon lost interest but she forged on and really enjoyed creating unique jewelry pieces in silver and gold.
Her love of stones and crystals and their spiritual meanings has grown over the years. Combined with universal symbols such as spirals, feathers, eternity symbols, peace signs, etc., it has allowed her to create long lasting jewelry pieces that are meant to be enjoyed and passed down to dear ones.
Victoria owned a Native American and crystal store in Ohio for 42 years, and she has had a booth at our Saturday Farmer’s market at the Amphitheater for 14 years. Stop by her booth and she will be happy to talk about stones, symbols and silver!!
She joined the Butterfield Garage Gallery in October of 2025. Victoria enjoys being part of this vibrant and talented group of artists.
Monthly Featured Artists
In addition to our member artists gallery, the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery highlights a featured gallery member artist each month on a rotating basis.
For a special experience, come join us during our popular "First Friday" art walk held the first Friday of every month from 6-9 pm. These monthly receptions have developed into somewhat of a social and cultural phenomenon for our area, creating a lively atmosphere for visitors and residents alike. The opportunity to visit with the artist, and hear them speak about their work is a unique experience made possible by our member-run gallery venue. Direct exposure to artists of this caliber is not something every area can offer, and contributes positively to Saint Augustine's culturally rich environment.
About Butterfield Garage Gallery
Established in February 1999, Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is the brainchild of artist Jan Miller. Her vision was to create an artist-run gallery for professional artists that would encourage creative experimentation. Miller brought with her the experience of over 40 years as a successful professional artist. Having been a former member of ARC Cooperative in Chicago, Jan wanted to create a similar collective here in her new home. Her plan was to bring together the best artists in the area, who would share expenses, management, and operation of the gallery. The gallery opened its doors in February 1999.
For 25 years now, the Butterfield Garage Art Gallery has provided its artists with the chance to grow and take advantage of opportunities that may come their way through exposure in a professional gallery. And we continue to this day, true to the gallery’s original mission: to be a leader in the presentation of traditional and contemporary visual arts in Northeast Florida, and to encourage the experience of direct accessibility and dialogue between artists and their customers.
