LONG-SHARP GALLERY
DOWNTOWN
After a 20-year legal career defending prisoners on death row, Rhonda Long-Sharp decided to pursue a very different passion: modern art. She opened the Long-Sharp Gallery in 2005, selling works (mostly signed prints) by Picasso, Warhol, Haring, Calder, Lichtenstein, and Indiana from her house. A few years ago, she brought that expertise to the Conrad Hotel, where the gallery now has a permanent home. To complement the high-profile names, the business also curates a growing roster of regional, national, and international artists: Gino Miles, Amy Kirchner, and Russell Young, to name a few. Depending on the artist, a piece can cost anywhere between $2,000 and $1,000,000. But don’t let sticker shock keep you from this downtown gallery. The enthusiasm the owner and her staff have for art…