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 […]
Read more "The Swan"A recent scientific discovery proves that some Medieval manuscript illuminators were women. Last month, a German woman’s body dated ca. 1100 AD was exhumed and inspected. Blue particles were found in the mouth of the corpse and those particles were determined to be lapis lazuli. Lapis lazuli came from what is now Afghanistan which was […]
Read more "Women Manuscript Illuminators"I am very fortunate that I was able to experience Yayoi Kusama’s “Love is Calling” installation at the Tampa Museum of Art twice this past fall. It was an experience difficult to describe, yet powerful nonetheless. Simply put, it was awe-inspiring! Each guest has the opportunity to stand in a mirrored room filled with tentacles […]
Read more "Kusama: Infinity"Two weeks ago I attended the opening of “Guerrilla Girls: Rattling Cages Since 1985” at the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery on the campus of Florida Southwestern State College in Ft. Myers, FL. I had to see this exhibition with my own eyes because I could not believe a radical and progressive art activist group like the […]
Read more "Guerrilla Girls: Rattling Cages Since 1985"I am so honored to be writing for ArtScene Press in 2019! My most recent article discusses the work of artist Yvette Cummings Arendt whose work is currently on display at the UCF Art Gallery. Here is a brief excerpt from my article… Acknowledging the complexity of abuse empowers the art of Yvette Cummings Arendt. […]
Read more "Silent Lines at the UCF Art Gallery"Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman offers the reader a new and somewhat surprising look at the life of Impressionist Mary Cassatt. Told from the perspective of her dear sister, Lydia, and inspired by five paintings for which Lydia posed, Chessman provides an intriguing look at Paris on the cusp of […]
Read more "Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper"I may be the only person in the world that still uses paper calendars, but who cares?! Because I plan events so far in advance and don’t want to forget anything (and have a twinge of OCD), I need multiple places to document all my activities and shenanigans. I actually work in triplicate – paper […]
Read more "For the Love of Frida"I attended a FREE lecture given by Dr. Mary Garrard at Rollins College last night and I am still reeling! The lecture, titled “Early Modern Feminism and the Dangerous Artemisia Gentileschi,” covered everything from Caravaggio to Kavanaugh, the Baroque period to the #MeToo movement, and so much more. One of the things that struck a […]
Read more "Dr. Mary D. Garrard"The Art Lovers Book Club is going incredibly well which proves that sometimes creative experiments work! I am sad to see this series come to a close (for the summer – don’t worry, it WILL be back), but I am so glad I chose this one for the last book of the series. Broad Strokes: […]
Read more "Broad Strokes"Have you ever heard of Berthe Morisot? Morisot was a highly acclaimed French Impressionist who was admired and respected by her peers. Her hero was Camille Corot and her brother-in-law was Edouard Manet. Her work appeared in every Impressionist show, but one – that year she was pregnant. One can view this painting by Morisot, […]
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