African art, contemporary and modern dance and the Great American Songbook all take center stage in the work of three of the six recipients of the 2022 Artist Innovation Fellowship Program sponsored by the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County. Actor and singer Elizabeth Dimon, visual artist Kianga Jinaki and choreographer Shanique Scott, along with musician Yvette … [Read more...]
Posh Gallery in west Delray offers local art for all price points
DELRAY BEACH — Strolling in to the Posh Art Gallery in the Delray Marketplace in west Delray Beach, one is not sure where to look first. The initial impression is a cacophony of color. Filled with whimsical and vibrant objets d’art, the gallery founded by Kimberly Perry celebrated its two-year anniversary in June. Opened during the COVID-19 pandemic with a mission to provide … [Read more...]
Trio of experimental artists take on nature and spirit at Boca Museum
By Sandra Schulman Three artists whose work spans decades and mediums ranging from manhole cover rubbings to holograms to immersive installation, are taking over the ground floor of the Boca Raton Museum of Art this week. The three shows, gathered under the title Three Artists, Three Visions, One Spirit, curated by associate museum curator Kelli Bodle, open Wednesday and … [Read more...]
Out of Africa: Stunning photos of wildlife at Four Arts
Greeting visitors both on their way in and on their way out of the 2022 Benjamin Mkapa African Wildlife Photography Awards, now on display at the Society of the Four Arts, is the striking, close-up image of Duke, an orphaned caracal. Shot by South African photographer Jon Warburton at the Zimanga Private Game Reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the image captures the cat … [Read more...]
Cultural Council’s Biennial focuses on Palm Beach County creators
The Cultural Council for Palm Beach County’s latest exhibit, the 2023 Biennial, highlights the diversity and breadth of work created by artists living and working in the Palm Beaches. On display through June 24, the juried show highlights more than 30 artists displaying work that spans various mediums, including video, painting, photography and sculpture. “There’s an … [Read more...]
At the Cornell, ‘World of Water’ conveys urgent environmental message
With Jane Lawton Baldridge’s paintings of storm surges, Kasha McKee’s conceptual photographs of flamingos splashing in the West Palm Beach fountain and Suzanne Barton’s “arctic ice angel” — all surrounded by water sounds created by Fort Lauderdale-based multidisciplinary artist, David Rosenthal — The World of Water exhibition at the Cornell Art Museum has opened with a … [Read more...]
Artist and WPTV journalist Walters gets solo show at Lighthouse ArtCenter
From the Hall Hardware sign in the shape of a hammer, juxtaposed against the blue-and-white Florida sky, to the Dixie Highway and Dyer Road street signs, to the telephone pole and all its wires, to the red-and-white stop sign, WPTV reporter and artist Ashleigh Walters paints realistic still lifes and landscapes of la vie quotidienne. Now, 50 of Walters’s latest paintings … [Read more...]
Gallery owner’s book reveals untold story of Florida sculptors
What started as something to keep busy during the COVID-19 quarantine turned into a labor of love for Palm Beach gallery owner Deborah C. Pollack when she decided to research and write Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880-2020. Bored with watching YouTube videos and cutting her husband’s hair, Pollack spent two years researching, writing and contacting the artists’ estates … [Read more...]
Wynwood hotel exhibition, ‘Style & Grace,’ brings blue-chip art to approachable space
By Sandra Schulman MIAMI — The first luxury hotel in Wynwood is using its spacious quarters to pair up with ArtRepublic, a global curation agency specializing in bringing museum-quality works to an accessible space. Style & Grace, the first of several planned quarterly exhibitions, opened at Arlo Wynwood in February and will run through May 13, with seven artists who … [Read more...]
New Norton shows expand canon of American modernism
Two new exhibits, From Man Ray to O’Keeffe: American Modernism at the Norton and At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism, opened Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art and will run through July 16. The companion exhibits, organized thematically, explore the various ways American artists employed abstract styles to convey their experiences of modern … [Read more...]