In March, 1964, Jack and Lorna Hambleton opened Hambleton Galleries on Bernard Avenue in Kelowna, B.C. introducing western Canadian art to the Okanagan.   Two years later it moved to Highway 97 where it stood for many years.    Now, at 781 Bernard Avenue, it is back to where it started, now being housed in a heritage home built by the Leckie family in 1906.

Since its establishment in 1964, the Hambleton has provided an extrodinary showcase for leading Canadian artists whose works presently grace many national and international private and corporate collections.   Among the artists introduced by Jack and Lorna were Robert Genn, Raymond Chow, Egbert Oudendag, Harold Lyon and O. N. de Grandmaison.   Years passed with intermediate owners and more atrists were added.    Francine Gravel, George Bates, Daniel Izzard, Rod Charlesworth, Daphne Odjig, Allen Sapp and Sara Genn came to call the Hambleton home. 

Now owned by Stewart and Tracy Turcotte, residents in Kelowna since 1966, the Hambleton remains the grande dame of art galleries in the interior of B.C.   Ceramics, wood carvings and bronze sculpture have been added to complement the paintings of the artists.

The high standards set by those who have gone before continue to create a venue that captures the imagination of the artists and clients alike.