Hello friends and followers! In light of the current global heath crisis and the need for social distancing, most of us will not be able to travel, let alone visit art museums, for the foreseeable future. Here in Central Florida, most of our art institutions have closed as a precaution and multiple art-related events have […]
Read more "Art in the Time of a Pandemic"The National Gallery of Art in London will open what looks to be an incredible show celebrating one of the greatest Italian Baroque painters of all time. Artemisia opens at the NGA on April 4th of this year and will showcase 30 works by Artemisia Gentileschi including works on loan from private collections. This was […]
Read more "Artemisia at the NGA"Mary Ann Carroll was the only female painter in the art collective known as The Highwaymen, yet her contributions were immense. As a single mother to seven (!) children in the 1970’s, she was able to support herself by selling her artwork. To be able to make a living off the sales of one’s artwork […]
Read more "Mary Ann Carroll"Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen is an astounding exhibition currently on view at the Orlando Museum of Art. For those not familiar, The Highwaymen are a group of self-taught African-American artists celebrated for capturing the natural beauty of “Old Florida.” The group got its name from their entrepreneurial endeavors selling their paintings on […]
Read more "“Living Color: The Art of The Highwaymen” at the OMA"I stopped by SoBo Gallery in Winter Garden, FL this weekend to check out the current art exhibition, “Word Play.” With a theme focusing on words in art, there are the expected paintings of inspirational phrases and photographs of vintage and antique signs. That said, I was surprised and pleased by the variety of media […]
Read more "“Word Play” at SoBo Gallery"If you haven’t seen Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers, you only have about a month left to check out this very interesting exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art. While Steichen was primarily known for his photographs (see the corresponding photography exhibition at the Mennello Museum of American Art), the OMA has on display […]
Read more "Edward Steichen at the OMA"The Cornell Fine Arts Museum on the campus of Rollins College has a not-to-be-missed exhibition currently on view through September 8th. Mexican Modernity: 20th-Century Paintings from the Zapanta Collection is required viewing for anyone who wants to flesh out their study of Mexican art. Personally, I feel as though Art History as a practice oversimplifies […]
Read more "Mexican Modernity"I decided to change my planned post for today to something completely different due to time sensitivity. Today’s post will highlight the Abstract Expressionism show at the Tampa Museum of Art because it closes on August 11 and if you haven’t seen it, you should. I saw this show this weekend and it is really […]
Read more "Abstract Expressionism"A few weeks ago I visited the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL to view the exhibition Degas: The Private Impressionist. I then wrote about it for ArtScene Press. Here is a brief excerpt of that article… The preliminary sketches and studies in this exhibit exemplify Degas’ masterful draftsmanship, and some drawings could stand as […]
Read more "Degas: The Private Impressionist"I am pleased to share my most recent article for ArtScene Press! The Cornell Fine Arts Museum on the campus of Rollins College has a number of art exhibits concurrently on view in different galleries throughout the museum. I chose to focus on a small, but powerful exhibition – Body Snatchers: Death in Culture – […]
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