Fifty years of framing on Brainerd Road
Since 1970 we’ve been proud to make every new customer part of the Gannon family.
Our story
Gannon Art Center began as the Little Art Shop. Wendell Gannon and his wife Dorothy — a respected Chattanooga painter — bought the store from the Littles and made it something all their own.
Ed Gannon has continued to cultivate that dream, and Gannon Art has grown into the region’s leading custom framing destination. As it has been from the beginning: you name it, we frame it.
Dorothy S. Gannon, 1929–2018
Founder of Gannon Art Center and co-founder of In-Town Gallery, Dorothy worked as a professional artist for more than fifty years in oil, acrylic, watercolor, etching and sculpture. Her paintings still hang in our gallery.
Milestones
- The Little Art Shop
A neighborhood art shop on Brainerd Road.
- 1970
Wendell and Dorothy Gannon take over and Gannon Art Center is born.
- The next generation
Ed Gannon carries the family business forward, growing framing, printing and restoration.
- Today
Over 50 years in business, a gallery of local and international artists, and a 4.8-star reputation with Chattanooga families.
Our team
Friendly, knowledgeable people who’ll make you feel confident and comfortable, whatever you bring in.
Each client is unique. We listen, design around you and your artwork, and bring decades of expertise to the utmost care and quality of every piece.
Bring it in. We'll help you find the right frame.
No appointment needed. Walk in during shop hours and a designer will sit down with you and your piece.