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The gallery was founded in July 2001 by attorney and photography collector Paul Paletti. The idea for

The mission of the Paul Paletti Gallery is to educate the public about photography as a sophisticated art medium that is varied, beautiful, and highly collectible. We exhibit historic and contemporary photographic artworks of museum quality in which the photographer combines a superlative degree of technical virtuosity along with a distinctive vision.

10/18/2026

We are very sad to report that Mary Ceridan passed away last week in Oberlin, OH.
Mary was one of my partners in law practice, and an enthusiastic and constant supporter of the Paul Paletti Gallery since its inception 25 years ago.
Mary was also the partner of Bill Carner, the Photo Wrangler of the U of L Photographic Archives for 20 + years, who passed away in 2022.
Please join us in raising a Martini glass to her, and her memory, and the legacy she leaves through her wonderful family and her support for the arts and social justice throughout her life. -Paul Paletti

10/02/2026

Just a reminder that we will not be open late tonight for First Friday as we are in Cincinnati attending the opening weekend of FotoFocus , the sister festival of the Louisville Photo Biennial. It's going on all October long, if you love photography we recommend a road trip.

10/01/2026

It's opening weekend at Foto Focus in Cincinnati so the gallery will not be open late for October's First Friday. You can take in Rolfe Horn's "Zmrzlina" and the rest of our 25th Anniversary show 9-5 on weekdays and by appointment.

FotoFocus is featuring vibrant lens based art all over Cincy all October long, we invite you to check out our sister festival.

09/18/2026

Need a moment of Zen? How about Michael Kenna Photography "French Canal-Loire at Cher"? It's part of our current 25th Anniversary show. The gallery is open weekdays 9-5, by appointment and late on First Fridays.

09/11/2026

"In my mind it all went into slow motion. Everything was floating. I thought I had all the time in the world to make the picture, and only at the last moment realized I was about to be taken out." James Nachtwey for TIME

Fortunately, he survived and took 26 rolls of some of the most iconic photos of that day. We repost this photo from the collection every September 11 to remind ourselves of the time travelling and truth telling power of documentary photography. James Nachtwey

08/21/2026

World Photography Day was this week and we were intrigued by this deep dive into one of the very first.

08/14/2026

We wanted to share that the celebration of life gathering, including friends, family, music, food and words of remembrance, for James "Andy" Anderson will be held in the lower level of the Olmstead at Louisville's Masonic Home on Sunday August 23rd from 1:30-3:30.

08/08/2026

The most popular black and white process of the 20th century was gelatin silver, in which the image consists of silver metal particles suspended in a gelatin layer. Gelatin silver papers are commercially manufactured by applying an emulsion of light-sensitive silver salts in gelatin to a sheet of paper coated with a layer of baryta, a white pigment mixed with gelatin. The sensitized paper, generally fiber-based, is exposed to light through a negative and then made visible in a chemical reducing solution. William Henry Fox Talbot introduced the basic chemical process in 1839, but the more complex gelatin silver process did not become the most common method of black-and-white darkroom photography until the late 1910s. Because the silver image is suspended in a gelatin emulsion that rests on a pigment-coated paper, gelatin silver can be sharply defined and highly detailed in comparison to platinum or palladium, in which the image is directly absorbed into the fibers of the paper.

The majority of prints in our collection are gelatin silver prints and we're often asked about the process, we appreciated the clarity and illustration of this Photography West definition.

08/07/2026

We’re open late tonight, come see our 25th Anniversary show! First Friday Hop

08/05/2026

"Holland Canal" (sometimes titled "Canal, Netherlands") is a famous example of Brett Weston's approach to nature photography. Taken with a large format 8x10 camera, this photograph demonstrates both Weston's interest in natural imagery and darkroom technique, here used to render the Dutch landscape in rich detail. The close cropping reveals the pristine reflection of the trees upon the water, while the softer focus trees in the background beckon.

You can see this image in person as part of our 25th Anniversary Show. The gallery is open 9-5 weekdays, late on First Fridays and by appointment.

Address

713 E Market Street
Louisville, KY
40202

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15025899254

Website

http://www.paulpalettigallery.com/

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