Pitzer’s Fine Arts

PITZER’S FINE ARTS GOT ITS START IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN 1978, WITH BRONZE SCULPTOR KENT Ullberg as its first artist. After an offer to move the gallery to California, owner Robert Pitzer headed to the West Coast and set up shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea. There the gallery began sharing Western art with the California scene, presenting artists such as Nelson Boren, Robert Peters, Luke Frazier, Mark and George Lundeen, and Gerald Balciar, later adding more figurative and modern sculpture with Angela Mia De la Vega and Bob Wilfong.

“We soaked up the California sun for 12 years before we heard Texas calling us home,” says gallery manager Pamela Rudd. Wimberley — situated on the Blanco River in the Texas Hill Country between Austin and San Antonio — proved the ideal place to put down roots. “It has beautiful landscapes and artists everywhere,” Rudd says. “Lots of people say they feel like they’re in Santa Fe when they walk into our gallery. The sculpture patio is the first thing to draw people in. With its life-size bronzes by