Red Barn Gallery

A collage of four images: the first shows the exterior of the Red Barn Art Gallery; the second shows the interior with art on white walls and wooden floors; the third shows two people standing outdoors near a red barn with a group of people in the background; the fourth shows an art event with people sitting and standing, and artwork on the walls inside.

A place for art, music, and people

The Red Barn Gallery is an open working studio and exhibition space where visitors can see finished paintings that span O’Neil’s over 30 year career, as well as see works in progress and attend special events throughout the season.

Feel free to stop in and visit.

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Charles Thomas O'Neil sitting in the Red Barn Gallery, Fishers Island, NY.
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A History of the Red Barn Gallery

The Red Barn was built in the 1880s as a stable for the historic Lyles Cottage and was located across from the Fishers Island Post Office. It was subsequently moved to its current location and used as a paint shop for the Fishers Island Farms. Ferguson and his wife, Alice, purchased the building in 1950. Ferguson owned and operated the Red Barn Art Gallery for 67 years, exhibiting his paintings, etchings, and drawings every summer. In addition to being a painter, he was a teacher of Fine Art and Art History, as well as the director of the New Britain Museum for American Art.

Painting by Fisher Island artist Charlie Ferguson.
Paintings on the wall of the Red Barn Gallery by Charles Thomas O'Neil.
Red Barn Gallery during renovations, showing the years of changes.
Group of children with Charles Thomas O'Neil outside of the Red Barn Gallery during a school visit.

Fishers Island artist Charles Thomas O’Neil purchased the Red Barn Art Gallery in 2018. O’Neil and Ferguson were neighbors with a life-long friendship. While very different in painting styles, themes, and mediums, the two Fishers Island artists shared a relationship of mutual respect and admiration.

Renovations by O’Neil and his wife, Wendy, began following the purchase to create the gallery space as it is now. During the process, it was fascinating to unearth the past and see it as a foundation for the future.

Red barn art gallery with open red doors, bicycle parked outside, surrounded by green trees and grass, blue roof, sign reading 'Red Barn Art Gallery' above entrance.
Charles Thomas O'Neil standing inside the Red Barn Art Gallery, smiling, with open red barn doors, artwork on the wall, and a bicycle outside.

The O’Neils share the vision of creating a space for community and art to come together.

The Red Barn Gallery is that space.

Fall Harvest Dinner at the Red Barn Gallery.
Three musicians performing indoors. Two men are playing acoustic guitars, and a woman is playing a small wind instrument, possibly a flute or recorder. They are standing and sitting near a white wall with abstract paintings behind them.

We hope to see you there!