Cornell Fine Arts Museum

What a delight it was to explore the Cornell Fine Arts Museum last week with a group of members from the Winter Garden Art Association!  In the hopes of offering more art-based outings for WGAA members, we decided to experiment with art meet ups.  This was our first attempt and it went splendidly! We met at CFAM on […]

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#ArtHistoryTrending

Pop culture, advertising, social media… what do they all have in common??? They all find their inspiration in art history! I passionately believe that the pop culture we create today is the art history we’ll study in 100 years. Want proof? Join me for the first session of my #ArtHistoryTrending lecture series hosted by the Winter Garden Art […]

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The Ultimate “-ism” of Modern Art

What is it??? Surrealism, of course! Saturday I wrapped the last lecture in my newest series, “Modern Art Madness!” I am so grateful to the Winter Garden Art Association for hosting this series and to all the attendees who participated. We ended our whirlwind adventure through Modern Art’s many “-isms” by discussing Surrealism and its connections to […]

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Readymades

THANK YOU to everyone participating in my current lecture series, “Modern Art Madness!” Saturday we discussed Marcel Duchamp’s astounding influence on the art world and Dada’s impact on how we view/perceive/appreciate ART. We had some deep theoretical conversations, but we also made time to play! Be sure to register for the last lecture in this […]

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Art is a Mirror

My gratitude to everyone who attended the final installment of my lecture series celebrating women artists, “From Muse to Master,” this week in Mount Dora, FL.  Beginning in the Middle Ages and going all the way to the 21st century, we highlighted the work and impact of a variety of women artists, but barely scratched […]

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Series Finale

Cindy Sherman’s haunting photographs often feel like movie stills, but is there more going on in this scene? Join me this Thursday (3/15) at 12:30pm in Mount Dora, FL for the epic conclusion of my lecture series, “From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists.” Together we will discuss women artists pushing the boundaries of “art” […]

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Modern Art’s Origin Story

THANK YOU! I am so grateful to everyone who attended Saturday’s lecture at SoBo Gallery, hosted by the Winter Garden Art Association.  It was the first session in my new series – “Modern Art Madness!” – and was titled “Modern Art: Why Should I Like It?”  I had a marvelous time discussing Modern Art’s origin […]

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The Infamous “-isms”

Modern Art is an incredibly immense umbrella under which reside a multitude of “-isms” used to describe movements in art. Impressionism Post-impressionism Cubism Pointillism Expressionism Fauvism Abstract Expressionism Futurism The list goes on and on!  Join me this Saturday, March 10th as we tackle a few of these infamous “-isms” in my new lecture, “Modern […]

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The Whole Picture

You are cordially invited to join me next week in Mount Dora as we discuss Cindy Sherman, the Guerrilla Girls and Marina Abramovic as the final lecture of my series, “From Muse to Master: Celebrating Women Artists.”  Together we will explore the work of three artists who are changing the way we see ART, the […]

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