Gallery Services and Location

Director Christina Godfrey and artist Morgan Dyer with a residential commission for a private client.

Savage Godfrey Gallery is a multi-generational woman-owned business, formerly Sunne Savage Gallery, founded in 1975 by Sunne Savage in Boston, MA. The Gallery specializes in residential and corporate art sales, custom commissions, and collection management including framing, conservation, and appraisals. Gallery clients include Amundi, Boston Children’s Hospital, Lendlease, RSM, and numerous private clients.

Savage Godfrey Gallery promotes emerging and mid-career regional artists. Group exhibitions will range stylistically from abstract to transitional with inspiration rooted in nature. Rotating exhibitions will run for 8-12 weeks. Savage Godfrey Gallery will be a destination on the South Shore of Massachusetts for collectors, makers, designers, and art enthusiasts.

Savage Godfrey Gallery is located at 693 Main Street, Norwell, MA. The Gallery shares a building and entrance with Coastal Chic Interiors. Gallery hours are Tuesdays 12 to 4 pm, Wednesday through Friday from 10 to 4 pm or by appointment.

Sunne Savage, Founder

Sunne Savage graduated from Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio, in 1966. After working for the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, she established the Sunne Savage Gallery on Newbury Street, Boston. For the past 35 years, she has traveled nationally and internationally researching artists and orchestrating private sales of 19th and 20th-century European and American masterworks to private collectors. Utilizing her wealth of industry knowledge, Ms. Savage is the Gallery’s fine art appraiser. Ms. Savage additionally curates summer exhibitions of Maine modern masters in Northeast Harbor, Maine.

Currently, Sunne focuses on promoting the work of Robert S. Neuman. Sunne and Robert met in 1977 when he first exhibited at the Sunne Savage Gallery’s Newbury Street location. After a marriage of 36 years, Sunne represents the Estate of the Artist. In 2023 she finished the production of Pieces of the World, a 50-minute documentary about Neuman’s life and art.

2026 is the centennial of Robert S. Neuman. Sunne is encouraging public collections to display Neuman’s work in their collections in honor of his commitment to Modern Art.

Christina Godfrey, Director

Christina Godfrey graduated from Wheaton College, Norton, MA, in 2001. She revived the Gallery’s interest in corporate and contemporary art when she accepted an art relocation project with RSM, formerly known as McGladrey, and went on to curate exhibitions of emerging artists at the RSM Art Gallery for 18 years.

Currently, Christina co-curates the Mini Museum at Boston Children’s Hospital while also managing corporate art collections in the Boston area. Since joining the Gallery in 2001, Christina has consistently turned new contacts into long-term clients through her creative and resourceful approach to project management and vast knowledge of regional artists.

The 2024 rebranding of the Gallery reflects Christina Godfrey’s dedication and key role over the past 20 years. She lead the opening of the Gallery’s new location at 693 Main Street in Norwell, MA.