Gabriela Gomez-Misserian
Gabriela Gomez-Misserian, Garden & Gun’s digital producer, joined the magazine in 2021 after studying English and studio art in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. She is an oil painter and gardener, often uniting her interests to write about creatives—whether artists, naturalists, designers, or curators—across the South. Gabriela paints and lives in downtown Charleston with her golden retriever rescue, Clementine.
Arts & Culture
An artist from the Caddo Nation shapes a storyline both ancient and new
Land & Conservation
My quest to identify an ultra-rare species in my Charleston yard attracted birders from near and far—and sparked unexpected, shared joy
Home & Garden
Feathered friends will sing their praises over these native blooming vines, seed-laden flowers, and berry bushes. Plus: Tips and tricks for taking a naturalist approach to gardening
Travel
In a renovated eighteenth-century French Quarter property, Old World charm meets modern comfort. Plus: Take a peek at the courtyard Tennessee Williams loved
Food & Drink
Reopening next week, the thirty-year-old dining institution pumps up the glam
Arts & Culture
A new book dives deep on generations of women and their artful archive of the state’s history
Travel
Skip the interstate toward Asheville and hit a historic two-lane for antiques, baked goods, and beautiful mountain vistas
Travel
Discover European-inspired pastries, a seventeenth-century Shakespearean theater, a colorful flower farm, and plenty more to explore in this small Appalachian town
Travel
Blue Ridge bites, picturesque breweries, lush hiking trails, and cool rivers to explore in this Shenandoah Valley gem
Food & Drink
In an airy new space on 1900 Broadway, the refined simplicity of midcentury-modern Japanese design and cuisine meets Texas hospitality and smoky flavors
Food & Drink
A cozy wine bar in Charleston was my first real “home” in the city—and continues to set the standard for community gathering spaces
Arts & Culture
Ella West Gallery brings back beauty and energy to the historically rich Black Wall Street—and creates an anchor for fine art in the South
Arts & Culture
Alma Wallace Lesch’s textile artwork incorporated seed sacks, vintage clothing, and bags of chicken feed to stitch together a fascinating vision of rural life
Arts & Culture
A North Miami museum presents If You Really Knew, the South’s first comprehensive exhibition of works by the Alabama visionary
Arts & Culture
Mysterious, hazy, awash with color—Parry’s latest show, Portraits of Landscape, captures the momentary magic of South Carolina waterways on film
Arts & Culture
The Ackland Art Museum’s latest show, Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South, wants to reframe the conversation about regional artists like Thornton Dial, Lonnie Holley, and Minnie Evans
Travel
In the heart of the mountain city, a new hotel brings Southern artwork and Appalachian flavors into a whimsical spac
Arts & Culture
A huge new coffee table book, The Outlands, dips into the photographer’s unseen archive