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Annies Art Gallery
5814 Allentown Way
Camp Springs, MD 20748
United States
ph: (301) 449.9588
fax: (301) 630.4050
anniesartgallery@gmail.com

About Us

Family-Owned Business Turns Out to be a Picture of Success
By Natasha M. Surles

Leon Durham strives to provide quality service to every customer who enters Annie’s Art Gallery. Durham, a native Washingtonian, worked for 28 years with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). Today, he is the owner/founder of Annie’s Art Gallery; a gallery that started as a home-based business brings quality works of art into each and every home. Their motto is “You Bring It … We Frame It”.

Annie’s Art Gallery, named after his mother, searches high and low to bring quality framing for customers at reasonable prices.

This family-owned business, started over 10 years ago, has supplied customers in the Washington metropolitan area, as well as across the country, with quality custom framing.

It was not until he inherited a collection of picture frames from his mother that Durham considered framing as a hobby. This hobby started out as a way to add art work to his home. He started buying art and framing it at his leisure.

After giving some of his pieces away to family and friends, and going on the suggestion of a friend he saw something more. Durham started to take the necessary steps to change his hobby into a profession.

Durham, who is self-trained, learned everything he knows from reading, studying, attending trade shows, visiting art galleries and attending framing workshops. His son, Kevin, recently joined him in the business and they have moved to their new gallery location at 5814 Allentown Way, Camp Springs, MD.

Durham says that all of his success is a blessing and gift from God. Everything that has unfolded before his eyes, including his hard work, dedication and teaming with his son shows that God can work through a willing vessel.

He is extremely modest about the success of the gallery. When asked what advice he would give to any entrepreneur, Durham says, “first put your trust in the Lord and whatever you choose to do, you must study hard, be willing to work hard for what you believe and have an understanding that with any business venture you must have the patience to watch it grow”.

On June 13, 2007, Annie’s Art Gallery celebrated its ten-year anniversary. They look forward to many more successful years to come. If you would like to learn more about Annie’s Art Gallery, visit their website at www.anniesartgallery.net or call them at (301)449-9588.