RICHARD HAGERTY

Richard Hagerty is a Charleston-based painter whose work explores the emotional and psychological charge of the human figure through layered, expressive mark-making. Drawing on a background that bridges both fine art and medicine, Hagerty approaches the canvas with unusual sensitivity to gesture, presence, and vulnerability. His works—ranging from intimate watercolors to large-scale mixed-media paintings—are defined by a tension between delicacy and force, inviting viewers into moments of suspended introspection.

In recent years, Hagerty has dedicated himself fully to the studio, producing a focused body of work that continues to expand in scale and ambition. His paintings resist easy narrative, instead rewarding close and sustained looking. Now working in collaboration with Stevenson & Co., Hagerty’s practice reflects a deepening engagement with material and form, offering collectors access to a quietly powerful and increasingly refined body of work.