Feast Your Eyes: New Midtown Art Gallery Set to Host Exhibition Drenched in Fantasy and Glamour
06/04/2026
Contemporary visual artist Sir Nicholas Lucius will debut "Feast Your Eyes" at Gallery Anderson Smith in Midtown in late-June, arriving as one of Atlanta’s most immersive cultural experiences of the summer. Part exhibition, part spectacle, "Feast Your Eyes" invites guests into a world where glamour becomes emotional language, fantasy becomes rebellion, and self-expression refuses to shrink itself for anyone’s comfort.
Inside Lucius' Novel Approach to Creating Art
Known for his lavishly embellished mixed-media works layered with Swarovski crystals, vivid pigments, diamond dust, theatrical textures, and explosive color, Sir Nicholas Lucius has developed a growing reputation for creating artwork that feels less like observation and more like total immersion. His work exists somewhere between contemporary art, haute couture fantasy, and edgy decadence. Lucius’ growing cultural visibility has also been amplified by a viral moment involving global pop icon Lady Gaga, who approached and autographed one of his artworks live during an arena performance — a moment that rapidly circulated online and further cemented the artist’s rising presence within contemporary creative culture.
“This collection was created for the versions of ourselves that were told to become smaller, quieter, easier to digest,” Lucius said. “This exhibition is the refusal. It’s indulgence with intention. It’s beauty without apology.”
Opening June 27 at Midtown's newest art gallery, the exhibition unveils an entirely new body of work never before seen publicly — monumental pieces drenched in color, emotional intensity, glamour, and tactile excess, pulling inspiration from the avant-garde and emotional maximalism. With a rapidly growing collector base and a brand identity rooted equally in the art world, fashion sensibility, immersive storytelling, and emotional spectacle, Sir Nicholas Lucius continues positioning himself as one of the Southeast’s emerging voices in experiential contemporary art.
Discover Midtown's Newest Art Gallery
Named for its owner, an accomplished Atlanta visual artist, Gallery Anderson Smith relocated to Midtown from Buckhead Village and opened earlier this year at Peachtree and 17th Streets. Smith's space is situated in the heart of Midtown's arts district, near the High Museum of Art, SCAD's Atlanta campus, the Museum of Design Atlanta and MARTA's Arts Center station. In the past few months, Gallery Anderson Smith has hosted dynamic exhibitions featuring pop art, Black artists and most recently, capstone works from BFA students at SCAD. The gallery is open Tuesday-Friday from 11am-6pm and Saturday-Sunday from 12-5pm.
"Feast Your Eyes" by Sir Nicholas Lucius (June 27-July 11)
Opening Night: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Collector Preview: 6pm
General Admission: 7-11pm
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Gallery Anderson Smith
1401 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309