Leona Gallery
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1700 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702, USA Get directions
Leona Gallery sits along East 12th Street in East Austin, a part of town where small art spaces and studios have become as much a draw as the bars and taquerias around them. Stop in to see what's currently on the walls—the rotating shows here lean toward contemporary and local work, so it's worth a look whether or not you know the artists by name.
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