Members of The Chestnut Group are passionate about protecting the natural and historic landscapes of Middle Tennessee.

Working with valued partners to host collaborative art events, a generous portion of the proceeds from the sale of original artwork is donated to those groups with the same vision of preserving fragile local environments, threatened habitats and protected natural areas.

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In November, the Chestnut Group will partner with the Franklin Parks for an art show with proceeds benefiting the Franklin Park System. See dates on the flyer for the Fall Art Show: Painting the Parks.

Hayes House - The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
331 Franklin Road, Franklin, TN

Thursday, November 9 - 9AM to 4PM
Friday, November 7 - 9AM to 9PM
Saturday, November 8 - 9AM to 6PM
Sunday, November 9 - 12PM to 4PM

The West Nashville Art Crawl is back on Saturday, December 6th with 13 different “crawl stops” in the Sylvan Park and Richland/West End neighborhoods.

Founded in 2022, this free annual event welcomes visitors to take a self-guided tour through the private home studios of neighborhood artists (plus 2 galleries)!

Many “stops” on the crawl also feature additional local guest artists and sometimes even art making demonstrations. Visitors will see pottery, paintings, leather goods, woodworking, and more!

Get to know your creative neighbors while also shopping local and handmade this holiday season. Mark your calendars and visit WestNashvilleArtCrawl.com

And, if you can't make it, my studio and gallery are almost always open, by appointment.

Rob Riley Bio:

Although he was drawing and cartooning at an early age, Rob had no art training in school.  After earning a B.S. in Physics from Rhodes College in Memphis he went into the construction business ultimately settling in Nashville.  In 1994 his wife, Laura, encouraged him to take an art class offered by a museum in Nashville.  When he had a class in oil painting he knew that was what he wanted to do.

There are a great number of excellent representational artists in Nashville. Many of them gifted teachers, and Rob has taken classes and workshops from many of them, selecting a few with whom he has studied year after year. Their common themes are “Learn from the old masters” and “It’s all about the light.”  For Rob it is the painters of the Dutch Golden age that provide inspiration and instruction. He says, “They drive me to paint.”

For commissions, please contact me.