Cole Pratt Gallery

Specialties

Cole Pratt Gallery represents more than 40 contemporary Southern artists. Visitors will encounter a range of styles from Impressionist oil paintings, photorealist watercolors, abstraction, and figurative work to ceramic sculpture and photography. Located in the Magazine Arts District in New Orleans, Louisiana, the corner store gallery showcases one solo artist in monthly rotating exhibitions. From October to June, opening receptions are held on first Saturdays. Sales at the gallery are tax-​free as it is located in a Louisiana Cultural Product District. Admission is free and open to the public. We are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm.

History

Established in 1993.

In 1993, Cole Pratt (1955 – 2008) established Cole Pratt Gallery at 3800 Magazine Street in New Orleans. For 15 years, Mr. Pratt sought out extraordinary, high quality artists from New Orleans, Mississippi, Alabama, and other states in the Gulf South. He set a precedent for welcoming visitors with warmth and enthusiasm. When Mr. Pratt died in 2008, Erika Olinger, the long-​time gallery director, picked up where he left off. Ms. Olinger has led the gallery through multiple expansions to its current state – almost 3,000 square feet of viewing space. In December 2013, Cole Pratt Gallery celebrated its 20^th anniversary, and the gallery continues to serve clients and visitors with a down-​to-​earth, personal appreciation of Southern art.

Meet the Business Owner

Erika O.

Business Owner

Erika Olinger worked with Cole Pratt for almost 15 years as Gallery Director before becoming Owner/​Director of Cole Pratt Gallery. Olinger holds degrees from Columbia University and the University of New Orleans.