Mexican Modernity

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 […]

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The Swan

If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that I am a huge fan of non-traditional gallery spaces.  Central Florida seems to specialize in them and one of my favorites is The Alfond Inn in Winter Park, FL.  The Alfond Inn is a boutique hotel that is an extension of Rollins […]

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The Art World: TODAY

I am so excited to share some big news… I am debuting a brand new class with the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and it begins next week!  I have been perfecting this class for about a year now and I am pleased it is finally coming to fruition.  The Art World: TODAY discusses what is […]

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Body Snatchers

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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Mary Magdalene

The story of the Magdalene is a wild, weird and complex one that is more mythic legend than factual event.  For starters, throughout art history she is depicted as a sort of amalgam of a few different women mentioned in the Bible’s four gospels of the New Testament.  Second, her story takes an extreme turn […]

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Dangerous Women

Join me for an art meet up at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum that is FREE for members of the Winter Garden Art Association and $10 for nonmembers.  I will lead our group through a unique and atypical tour of their new exhibition, “Dangerous Women: Selections from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.”  […]

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Cloud Cities

A few weeks ago, I visited The Alfond Inn for the very fist time and was not disappointed.  This unique, modern, boutique-style hotel is located in Winter Park, FL and boasts an incredible modern and contemporary art collection of nearly 500 pieces.  There is one piece in particular that has haunted me – in a […]

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Meme School

My class, “Art History in Pop Culture,” kicked off last week at the Rollins Center for Lifelong Learning and I had two very special students in attendance.  Lisa Garza (reporter) and Red Huber (photographer) work for the Orlando Sentinel and they both sat in on the first session of my class.  Today they posted a […]

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