53rd Annual Art Festival Beth-El
Artist Bios
ADDO, Alfred (Main)
Suwanee, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Alfred Addo is a Georgia-based mixed media artist renowned for his dynamic, layered works that reflect his Ghanaian heritage and a commitment to sustainability. With a career spanning over two decades, Addo’s signature practice centers on relief sculptures created from recycled sawdust alongside vibrant mixed media paintings. His work explores intricate cultural and environmental themes through innovative material experimentation and bold visual language. Addo has exhibited at prominent art festivals and venues throughout the United States, including Naples National and the Las Olas Art Festival, and was named Best New Exhibitor at Red Dot Miami in 2024. His eco-conscious work continues to be widely collected and internationally recognized.
ALFONSO, Jesse (Boutique)
Lehigh Acres, FL
SCULPTURE: Jesse Alfonso is a Florida-based sculptor whose handcrafted marine and nautical works are created from repurposed wood and metal. Drawing on a process that transforms salvaged materials into refined sculptural forms, Alfonso’s practice emphasizes originality, advanced patinas, and meticulous hand-tooling. His work explores themes of renewal and transformation, reimagining materials for a new purpose through distinctive surface treatments and structure. Alfonso has exhibited at numerous juried art festivals, including the Mt. Dora Art Festival and the Cape Coral Art Festival. His work has earned multiple awards, including Best in Show at the Temple Terrace Art Festival in 2024 and Judges’ Best in Sculpture at the Fernandina Beach Art Festival in 2025, and continues to be widely recognized for its craftsmanship and inventive approach.
ALLEN, Wesley (Outdoor)
Tampa, FL
METAL AND CERAMIC: Wesley Allen is a Tampa-based artist and collaborator behind FTEstudios, creating sculptural works designed for gardens and architectural settings. Working in partnership with Germán Cerpa, Allen combines hand-built ceramics with forged and fabricated steel to explore the relationship between material, form, and environment. Their practice emphasizes balance, structure, and texture, resulting in refined pieces that invite interaction and contemplation within outdoor and interior spaces. Drawing on a shared commitment to craftsmanship and site-responsive design, their work brings a strong sense of presence and character to its surroundings, offering viewers moments of pause and engagement through thoughtfully integrated materials.
ANGSTADT, Ashley (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC: Ashley Angstadt is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work explores form, function, and the lived experiences of women through refined, sculptural objects. Working primarily with wheel-thrown ceramics, Angstadt creates curvaceous, timeless forms that often reference the female body while maintaining a quiet, utilitarian presence. Her recent body of work incorporates atmospheric firing techniques, including pit, salt, soda, and wood firing, adding depth and nuance to each piece. Angstadt holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Penn State University and has experience teaching ceramics at the collegiate level. Her work invites reflection on visibility, emotional labor, and the subtle narratives embedded in everyday objects.
APPLEBAUM, Leon (Main)
Prattsburg, NY
ART GLASS: Leon Applebaum is an American studio glass artist whose work reflects a lifelong exploration of color, form, and innovative glass techniques. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and the Rochester Institute of Technology, and trained at the Orrefors Glass School in Sweden. Applebaum is known for his optically thick glass and signature trapped air bubbles. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Ajeto Glass Museum. He continues his practice at Sahaj Glass Studio in New York.
AUSTIN, Sally (Main Gallery)
Carrollton, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Sally Austin is a Georgia-based mixed media artist whose intuitive abstract practice emphasizes process, layering, and emotional resonance. Beginning each work with raw, instinctive mark-making, Austin builds complex surfaces using acrylic paint applied with brushes, palette knives, and sanders, followed by charcoal, graphite, oil pigments, and cold wax. Her current body of work, Abstract Conversations, explores the act of storytelling through texture and gesture, allowing meaning to emerge organically through the layering process. Austin has exhibited at numerous juried art festivals nationwide and has received recognition including a Bronze Award at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2024 and an Award of Merit at the Carrollton Art Festival in 2025. Her work invites viewers into a reflective exchange shaped by emotion and discovery.
BANK, Carla (Main)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
PAINTING: Carla Bank is a Fort Lauderdale–based painter whose vibrant acrylic works are deeply influenced by her Mexican heritage, where color plays a central role in daily life. Known for her signature Stripes collections, Bank creates layered compositions that radiate energy, joy, and a sense of connection. Through bold color relationships and rhythmic patterning, her paintings aim to uplift and engage the viewer while maintaining a refined contemporary aesthetic. Bank has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the country, including Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, and Las Olas, and has received numerous honors such as Juror Awards at Southlake, Texas in 2025 and Winter Park, Florida in 2024. Her work continues to be recognized for its confident use of color and celebratory spirit.
BARAOIDAN, Debra (Boutique)
Leesburg, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Debra Baraoidan is a Florida-based mixed media artist and the founder of Natureheart Clay Creations, specializing in hand-crafted mosaic works inspired by nature, wildlife, and themes of joy and connection. Drawing from a lifelong passion for the arts and a background as a self-taught artist and retired educator, Baraoidan creates mosaics that celebrate simple beauty and heartfelt expression. Her work reflects an appreciation for color, texture, and symbolic imagery, inviting viewers to engage with a sense of warmth and optimism. Baraoidan has exhibited at numerous juried art shows throughout Florida and beyond, including Mount Dora Fine Art Festival, Boca Raton Museum Art Show, and Under the Oaks in Gainesville, and has received multiple awards recognizing her distinctive mosaic practice.
BARENIS, Elizabeth (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
PAINTING: Elizabeth Barenis is a St. Petersburg–based painter whose work explores beauty, consciousness, and the quiet emotional resonance of the natural world. Drawing from her own photography, Barenis works in a style she describes as “Abstract Precisionism,” combining simplified forms and clean lines with a visual language influenced by Cubism. Her paintings invite viewers to find personal meaning while offering moments of calm and reflection through balanced composition and color. Barenis has exhibited nationally and internationally for over two decades and has received numerous honors, including a 2025 Award of Excellence from Art Festival Beth-El and a 2023 Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant. Her work is held in both public and private collections and continues to be widely exhibited.
BARNES, Nicholas (Main)
Woolwine, VA
WOOD: Nicholas Barnes is a Virginia-based wood artist whose work centers on storytelling through material, process, and craft. Drawing inspiration from his Appalachian roots, Barnes developed a distinctive technique he calls Wood Cloisonné, combining woodturning with intricately inlaid, metal-wrapped wood segments sourced from his family’s land. Each piece reflects a layered narrative shaped by personal history, material choice, and technical innovation. A second-generation artist, Barnes builds on a legacy of woodturning while introducing contemporary design influences informed by his background in product design. His work has been widely exhibited at leading national art festivals and has received numerous honors, including Best in Show at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025 and multiple awards for excellence in three-dimensional work.
BENOIT, Christian (Main)
Sagle, ID
MIXED MEDIA: Christian Benoit is an Idaho-based mixed media artist whose work merges architectural precision with the warmth and tactility of natural materials. With a foundation in environmental design and architectural history, Benoit combines wood, acrylic, paint, and stain to create compositions defined by clean lines, geometric structure, and contrasting textures. Matte and polished surfaces interact to explore balance, rhythm, and spatial harmony, transforming raw materials into contemplative, modern works. Benoit has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show and Best of Category awards in 2024 and 2025. His work is recognized for its refined craftsmanship and thoughtful integration of design and fine art.
BENTON, Ashley (Main)
Savannah, GA
CERAMIC: Ashley Benton is a Savannah-based ceramic artist whose work is guided by intuition and the emotional experience of living. Her sculptural forms exist in a space between abstraction and familiarity, offering subtle references rather than literal representation. Through clay, Benton explores questions of presence, memory, and meaning, creating pieces that feel both imagined and deeply recognizable. With over two decades of exhibition experience in the United States and internationally, Benton has established a strong gallery presence and is represented by Wally Workman Gallery in Austin and Ivy Brown Gallery in New York City. She has also been invited to create large-scale sculptural installations, including a recent project for the Savannah College of Art and Design in Lacoste, France.
BLACK, Kevin (Main)
Rio Rancho, NM
HANDMADE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS: Kevin Black is a New Mexico–based photographic artist whose work centers on botanical subjects and alternative photographic processes. Drawing inspiration from decades of gardening, hiking, and close observation of nature, Black photographs flowers grown and cultivated in his own desert garden. Each image is transformed through an intricate, hand-crafted process that includes printing on translucent vellum and applying gold leaf, creating luminous works that shift with light and viewing angle. Black’s practice emphasizes patience, experimentation, and sensitivity to natural change. His work has been exhibited widely in national and international exhibitions focused on alternative photographic art and is recognized for its quiet beauty, craftsmanship, and contemplative presence.
BRADLEY, Janet Campbell (Main)
Chattanooga, TN
MIXED MEDIA: Janet Campbell Bradley is a Chattanooga-based mixed media artist whose work combines encaustic monotype, printmaking, ink, and metal to explore balance, memory, and emotional presence. Using beeswax, pigment, and Japanese paper, Bradley builds layered abstract compositions through both additive and subtractive processes, allowing each work to unfold intuitively. Color and texture are central to her practice, evoking a sense of calm while referencing moments of transition and reflection. With over three decades of experience as a metalsmith, Bradley brings a deep material sensitivity to her two-dimensional work. Her work has been exhibited nationally and has received recognition including a Mixed Media Merit Award at the Eastern Shore Art Center Outdoor Art Show in 2025.
BRAHA, Yael (Main)
Fincastle, VA
CERAMICS: Yael Braha is an Italian-born ceramic artist of North African descent whose work merges sculpture, function, and contemporary design. Drawing from her background in graphic design, filmmaking, and sculpture, Braha creates minimalist ceramic objects defined by bold surface patterns, tessellations, and optical illusions. Inspired by Gestalt principles of visual perception, her work explores the dynamic relationship between form, surface, and negative space, resulting in pieces that feel both precise and visually active. Braha has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Japan and the United States, and her work is held in permanent collections including Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. Her work has received numerous honors recognizing her innovative approach to contemporary ceramics.
BRANDÃO, Kokó (Main)
Lakeland, FL
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS: Kokó Brandão is a Brazilian-born painter whose vibrant abstract works celebrate color, movement, and instinctive expression. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Brandão uses free, gestural brushstrokes to capture fleeting moments and emotional energy, allowing intuition rather than intellect to guide each composition. Her paintings are defined by bold color relationships that merge and collide, creating dynamic surfaces that feel both spontaneous and deeply personal. Educated in Brazil, Brandão has exhibited extensively at juried art festivals throughout the United States for over a decade. Her work is recognized for its expressive use of color and its ability to convey emotion through rhythm, texture, and visual intensity.
BRIDGES, Rocky (Main)
Lakeland, FL
MIXED MEDIA ASSEMBLAGE: Rocky Bridges is a Florida-based artist whose mixed media assemblages transform industrial cast-offs into layered narratives of resilience and renewal. A native of Tarpon Springs, Bridges works with repurposed materials such as museum rubble, discarded signage, and industrial scrap, treating each fragment as an artifact rather than refuse. His compositions reveal new meaning through texture, history, and juxtaposition, celebrating the overlooked and reimagined within Florida’s contemporary art landscape.
BRYSON, Mary (Main)
Asheville, NC
OIL: Mary Bryson is an Asheville-based painter whose oil paintings focus on capturing stillness, beauty, and quiet reflection through floral imagery. Drawing on a background in fine art and medical illustration, Bryson brings a heightened sensitivity to detail, structure, and color nuance to her work. Her paintings explore moments of calm found in nature, offering viewers a visual pause amid the pace of contemporary life. Bryson’s passion for gardening directly informs her subject matter, allowing her to study flowers from growth to bloom and translate their inner light onto canvas. Her work reflects a balance of technical precision and emotional resonance, inviting contemplation and a renewed sense of presence.
CAHUE, Juan Carlos (Boutique)
Ocala, FL
JEWELRY: Juan Carlos Cahue is a Florida-based silversmith and goldsmith who creates one-of-a-kind wearable art defined by abstract form and meticulous craftsmanship. Working primarily in sterling silver and gold, Cahue incorporates semi-precious stones into rings, pendants, necklaces, and earrings, all hand fabricated using traditional metalsmithing techniques. His designs draw inspiration from abstraction and Cubism, resulting in sculptural jewelry that balances structure, movement, and visual rhythm. Cahue has been creating jewelry professionally since 2001 and has produced thousands of custom and commissioned pieces. His work has been exhibited at juried art festivals throughout the Southeast and has received recognition including Best of Show at Art in the Park in Brooksville and a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mandarin Art Festival in Jacksonville.
CANTRELL, Kimmy (Main)
College Park, GA
CLAY: Kimmy Cantrell is a Georgia-based ceramic artist who works with stoneware clay, glazes, and oxides to create both free-standing and framed sculptural pieces. Self-taught, Cantrell developed his practice through experimentation and a commitment to material exploration, transforming an early passion into a full-time artistic career. His work is recognized for its expressive surface treatment and distinctive imagery, balancing sculptural form with painterly qualities. Cantrell has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals across the United States and internationally, and his work is collected throughout Europe and the United States. He has received notable recognition, including Best of Show at the Ann Arbor Guild Show and Best of Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum Show in 2018.
CAREW, Joan (Boutique)
Coral Springs, FL
CERAMIC: Joan Carew is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work is designed to spark conversation and bring a sense of joy to everyday spaces. Working primarily in clay, Carew creates expressive pieces that balance thoughtful craftsmanship with a playful, approachable spirit. She holds a master’s degree in art with a focus in ceramics and has an active practice that includes teaching workshops alongside her studio work. Carew exhibits regularly throughout Florida and is represented by galleries including the Herrig Center for the Arts in Bradenton and Florida CraftArt in St. Petersburg. Her work has received recognition at regional exhibitions, including awards from the Broward Art Guild in 2025.
CARMAN, Pamela (Boutique)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
POLYMER CLAY / MIXED MEDIA: Pamela Carman is a South Florida–based mixed media artist whose whimsical sculptures are created using polymer clay and richly layered materials. Working with bold color, intricate patterning, and detailed surface texture, Carman transforms imaginative ideas into playful, one-of-a-kind forms that evoke wonder and delight. A self-taught artist with over twenty-five years of experience, she has developed a distinctive visual language that balances meticulous craftsmanship with lighthearted expression. Carman is an active member of Florida CraftArt, where she is both a member and retail artist, as well as the International Polymer Clay Association. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout Florida and has received recognition including a Director’s Choice Award from Florida CraftArt.
CARNEY, Kate (Main)
Maitland, FL
OIL: Kate Carney is a Florida-based painter whose expressive oil paintings focus on living subjects, particularly figures and birds, capturing moments of emotion, movement, and joy. Drawing is central to her practice, and she works exclusively freehand, valuing the spontaneity and freedom that comes from direct observation without mechanical aids. Carney’s work balances strong draftsmanship with painterly sensitivity, resulting in compositions that feel both intimate and alive. She has been a full-time professional artist since 2010 and exhibits widely at major juried art festivals across the country. Her work has received numerous honors, including First Place in Painting at Artigras Fine Arts Festival and multiple Judges’ Awards at leading national shows.
CARTER, James (Main)
Southbury, CT
ACRYLIC PAINTING: James Carter is a Connecticut-based painter working primarily in acrylic, with a long-standing professional presence in the national juried art festival circuit. Known for his refined technique and confident handling of the medium, Carter creates paintings that emphasize clarity, control, and visual impact. He has exhibited extensively at major art festivals throughout the United States and has received recognition for excellence in painting, including Best in Painting at the Under the Oaks Art Show in Vero Beach in 2024. Carter continues to present work that reflects a consistent, seasoned practice shaped by years of exhibition experience.
CAUSEY, Teri (Main)
Louisville, MS
PAINTING / MIXED MEDIA: Teri Causey is a Mississippi-based artist working in painting and mixed media whose intuitive process is guided by experimentation and discovery. Approaching each canvas without predetermined rules, Causey allows the work to evolve organically, embracing collage, assemblage, and layered mark-making as a means of exploration. She often incorporates repurposed materials and remnants from previous works, creating compositions that reflect personal history, transformation, and emotional growth. Causey has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Winter Park, Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, and Cherry Creek, and received Best in Mixed Media at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in 2024. Her work invites viewers into a dialogue shaped by process, memory, and material storytelling.
CEDENO, Lisette (Main)
Lake Worth, FL
CERAMICS: Lisette Cedeno is a South Florida–based ceramic artist whose work explores the intersection of botanical structure, geometry, and functional design. Using hand-building techniques, Cedeno transforms clay into expressive vessels inspired by the textures and patterns found in nature, balancing organic form with decorative precision. Her Elegant Blooms collection investigates themes of growth, decay, and resilience, translating natural systems into refined, sculptural objects that remain grounded in function. Cedeno holds a BFA from the New World School of the Arts and studied at the Art Institute of Boston, with additional training at Penland School of Crafts. She has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove and Las Olas and continues to develop work that bridges fine art and functional ceramics.
CIMINO, Lisa (Boutique)
Baltimore, MD
JEWELRY: Lisa Cimino is a Baltimore-based jewelry artist and founder of Blackwing Metals, creating sculptural, nature-inspired wearable art through wax carving and traditional metalsmithing techniques. Drawing inspiration from land, sea, and sky, Cimino begins each piece by carving into solid wax, building texture and depth before casting in sterling silver, custom brass, and gold accented with stones and alternative color elements. She studied jewelry and metals at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she explored a wide range of techniques before focusing on wax work for its organic possibilities. Cimino has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide and continues to be recognized for her expressive forms and refined craftsmanship.
COVINGTON, Daphne (Main)
Smyrna, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Daphne Covington is a Georgia-based mixed media artist with over four decades of professional experience, creating layered works that merge oil paint, collage, charcoal, and oil pastel. Her abstract representational compositions often reference vintage illustrations, blending familiar imagery with intuitive mark-making and contemporary sensibility. Each piece is developed through a process of layering and revision, resulting in one-of-a-kind works defined by depth, texture, and gesture. Covington has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, Winter Park, Main Street Fort Worth, and Cherry Creek, and received recognition at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2023. Her work reflects a seasoned practice grounded in experimentation and visual storytelling.
CRAIG, Melanie (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
PORCELAIN SCULPTURE: Melanie Craig is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist working in porcelain sculpture, creating whimsical animal forms that blend sculptural storytelling with painterly surface treatment. Her work combines hand-built porcelain with a variety of painting styles, resulting in expressive pieces that balance playfulness and craftsmanship. After relocating from New York City, Craig began exploring painting during the COVID period and later discovered a passion for ceramics through classes at the Clay Center of St. Petersburg. This transition led her to focus on sculpting in porcelain, where form, character, and surface interact to bring each piece to life. Craig has exhibited her work at the Art Festival Beth-El and continues to develop a growing body of sculptural work rooted in curiosity and creative exploration.
CURVIN, Joyce (Boutique)
Palm Harbor, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Joyce Curvin is a Florida-based mixed media artist who creates whimsical sculptural works built from recycled and up-cycled materials. Beginning each piece with a repurposed framework, Curvin layers papier-mâché, texture, vivid color, and embellishment to form expressive characters that capture moments of interaction, humor, and personality. Her work is rooted in storytelling and aims to spark a sense of delight and connection for the viewer. Curvin holds a business degree from Stetson University and brings a background in merchandising and store design to her artistic practice. Since transitioning to full-time studio work in 2022, she has exhibited widely at juried art festivals and galleries throughout Florida and the Northeast and has received multiple awards recognizing her mixed media and three-dimensional work.
DAVIS, John (Boutique)
Vero Beach, FL
PRINTMAKING (LINOCUT): John Davis is a Florida-based printmaker specializing in hand-cut, hand-pulled linocuts that explore repetition, color, and form inspired by the natural world. Designing and carving each image into linoleum, Davis prints with black ink on handmade paper before individually hand-painting every piece, creating works that balance graphic structure with painterly detail. His imagery frequently features birds, fish, and coastal flora, reflecting a lifelong connection to coastal environments. Davis holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tulane University and has maintained a professional exhibition practice for over four decades. His work has been widely exhibited at major juried art festivals across the Southeast and Midwest and has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in printmaking.
DEAN, Charles & Elle (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CLAY & PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles and Elle Dean are a St. Petersburg–based collaborative duo whose work bridges ceramic bas-relief sculpture and fine art photography. Charles Dean’s practice explores close-observed natural phenomena through photography and sculptural translation, creating bas-relief ceramic works inspired by texture, pattern, and negative space. Elle Dean, lead designer for Architectural Ceramics, creates site-specific ceramic murals and sculptural installations rooted in architectural history, nature, and modern abstraction. Together, their work reflects a shared commitment to material, process, and longevity, merging photographic imagery with hand-built clay to create pieces that emphasize balance, surface, and human touch. Their work has been exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and through numerous public, corporate, and architectural commissions nationwide.
DEKEL, Limor (Main)
Rockville, MD
CARDBOARD / MIXED MEDIA: Limor Dekel is a Maryland-based mixed media sculptor whose work transforms repurposed corrugated cardboard into expressive, dimensional portraits and figurative forms. Approaching cardboard as a sculptural medium akin to clay, Dekel layers, carves, and molds discarded materials to explore themes of human connection, vulnerability, and resilience. Her practice emphasizes imperfection and texture as reflections of shared humanity, with surfaces finished in acrylic paint, patinas, and metal leaf. Born and raised in Israel, Dekel studied ceramic design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design before establishing a long-standing artistic career in the United States. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally and has received numerous honors, including Best of 3D Mixed Media at the Atlanta Dogwood Arts Festival and a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show.
DELGADO, Lilian (Main)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
OIL PAINTING: Lilian Delgado is a Brazilian-born painter whose expressive oil paintings are inspired by color, intuition, and botanical subject matter. Working primarily with a wet-on-wet technique, Delgado builds layered compositions using palette knives to create depth, movement, and dimensional form. Her process begins with color relationships, allowing imagery to emerge organically through blending and gesture. Delgado discovered her artistic talent at a young age and was exhibiting internationally by her early teens. She studied graphic design and fine art, including coursework at the Ringling School of Art and Design, and later transitioned from a successful corporate career to pursue painting full time. Delgado has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and has received notable recognition, including Best of Show at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
DIBBLE, Barbara (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Barbara Dibble is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist whose work explores the interplay of line, form, and color harmony. Through careful attention to detail, Dibble creates pieces that offer both visual and tactile appeal, guiding the viewer’s eye through fluid line work that suggests movement and balance. Since relocating to St. Petersburg, she has actively pursued artistic growth within the city’s vibrant clay community. Dibble is a member of the Clay Center of St. Petersburg and regularly collaborates with fellow artists to foster creative exchange. Her work has been exhibited at Florida CraftArt and has received recognition including a Merit Award at the 50th Annual Art Festival Beth-El.
DISNEY, Roger (Main)
Tulsa, OK
OIL PAINTING: Roger Disney is an Oklahoma-based painter whose palette knife oil paintings capture landscapes in motion through highly textured surfaces and simplified, expressionist-inspired forms. Working with bold color and layered impasto, Disney creates dynamic compositions that explore space, movement, and atmosphere. His work reflects a broad creative background that includes design, illustration, photography, and teaching, informing a versatile and confident visual language. Disney has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States, including Cherry Creek, Ann Arbor, La Quinta, and Rittenhouse Square. His work has received notable recognition, including Best in Show for Painting at the Madison Art Fair on the Square and a purchase award at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
DOCTORS, Eric (Main)
Tampa, FL
CERAMIC: Eric Doctors is a Tampa-based ceramic artist whose work explores geometry, color, and pattern as universal languages of meaning. Drawing from disciplines including mathematics, philosophy, architecture, and storytelling, Doctors creates ceramic forms that distill complexity into balanced, vibrant compositions. His practice emphasizes timeless geometric structures found across cultures, from ancient mandalas to architectural ornamentation, expressed through refined form and surface. Doctors began studying ceramics in the 1970s and has maintained a professional exhibition practice since the early 1980s. His work has been exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including awards from the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Mainsail Art Festival, and Art Festival Beth-El.
DOODY, Liz (Main)
Providence Forge, VA
MIXED MEDIA (COLD WAX & OIL): Liz Doody is a Virginia-based mixed media artist whose abstract paintings in cold wax and oil explore the unseen forces and subtle energies that shape the natural world. Through layered surfaces and dimensional texture, Doody uses the unique properties of cold wax to build works that invite contemplation and a sense of wonder. Her color palette and emotional tone are informed by time spent living in St. Thomas, where ocean blues, tropical florals, and atmospheric light continue to influence her work. Doody holds a BA from Buffalo State College and an MA from The Ohio State University and has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide. Her work has received numerous honors, including First Place at Stockley Gardens in 2024 and designation as Honorary Poster Artist in 2025.
DOWNING, Tonya (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
PHOTOGRAPHY (METAL & ACRYLIC): Tonya Downing is a St. Petersburg–based nature photographer whose work focuses on Florida’s coastal landscapes and birdlife. Working in photography presented on metal and acrylic glass, Downing creates luminous wall art that draws viewers into moments of stillness and natural beauty. Her practice is rooted in a deep emotional and spiritual connection to the environment, with the goal of inspiring appreciation, education, and conservation through imagery. Downing’s work is featured in prominent public venues including Tampa International Airport, Visit Tampa Bay’s Visitor Center, and the historic Sunken Gardens. She has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and continues to share work that encourages a deeper respect for the natural world.
ESPINOSA, Josephina (Boutique)
Port Charlotte, FL
GLASS: Josephina Espinosa is a Florida-based glass artist whose vibrant fused and stained glass works celebrate color, movement, and the expressive possibilities of the medium. Born in Cali, Colombia, Espinosa studied fine art at the School of Bellas Artes in Cartagena, earning a bachelor’s degree with high honors. Her work draws inspiration from nature and the tropical environment of her homeland, using bold color and intuitive composition to create one-of-a-kind glass pieces. Espinosa has worked extensively in stained and fused glass since the 1980s and currently teaches at the Visual Arts Center in Venice, Florida. Her work has been exhibited throughout Southwest Florida and internationally and has received honors including First Place at Art Harvest in Dunedin and the Englewood Spring Art Festival.
ESPINOSA, Wyllowe (Main)
Clearwater, FL
ABSTRACT PAINTING: Wyllowe Espinosa is a Florida-based abstract painter working in acrylic, oil, and spray paint to create bright, expressive mixed media compositions. Drawing inspiration from her Australian roots and the vivid sunsets and coastal landscapes of Florida, Espinosa’s work emphasizes color, movement, and emotional resonance. Her paintings are designed to bring a sense of calm, joy, and visual energy into a space, balancing intuitive mark-making with layered surface exploration. Through bold color relationships and gestural forms, Espinosa creates uplifting abstract works that invite viewers to connect with atmosphere and feeling rather than representation.
FIGUEROA, David (Main)
Sanford, FL
SCULPTURE: David Figueroa is a Florida-based sculptor whose work explores the evolving nature of human experience through form, material, and balance. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Figueroa earned a BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture from the School of Fine Arts in San Juan, graduating magna cum laude. Working with materials including steel, wood, stone, bronze, and found objects, he often combines contrasting elements to reflect emotional and psychological transformation. His sculptures draw from personal experience and universal themes of resilience, identity, and growth. Figueroa has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and his work is held in public and corporate collections, including the Polk Museum of Art and the Museum of Florida Art. He has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show awards and Awards of Excellence in 2025.
FTE STUDIOS (Outdoor)
Ybor City, Tampa, FL
CERAMIC & METAL SCULPTURE: FTE Studios is the collaborative practice of artists Wesley Allen and Germán Cerpa, creating hand-built ceramic and metal works designed for gardens and outdoor environments. All pieces are fabricated by hand using locally sourced materials, with an emphasis on durability, detail, and integration into the landscape. Allen draws inspiration from Japanese culture, architecture, and nature, blending traditional ceramic techniques with modern design. Cerpa, a graphic designer from Colombia, contributes a bold sense of color and texture informed by his upbringing in San Jacinto. Together, they merge distinct visual languages to create functional and sculptural works that balance craftsmanship, utility, and organic form.
FOREMAN, Wendy (Boutique)
Ormond Beach, FL
JEWELRY: Wendy Foreman is a Florida-based jewelry artist and master metalsmith whose work blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Trained in metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Foreman creates distinctive, wearable pieces defined by clean lines, refined structure, and thoughtful material choice. Working primarily in precious metals and gemstones, she often incorporates black onyx for its classic elegance while also embracing color for a more playful aesthetic. Foreman brings over twenty-five years of experience designing and custom fabricating jewelry for high-end retailers and continues to develop her own collection sold at fine art festivals throughout Florida. Her work has received numerous honors, including recognition from the Florida Jewelers Association and finalist distinction in the prestigious Saul Bell Design Award.
FOX, Todd (Main)
Orlando, FL
MIXED MEDIA / SCULPTURE: Todd Fox is an Orlando-based sculptor whose narrative mixed media works explore themes of life, death, and the balance between joy and suffering. Self-taught in Raku and sculpture beginning at the age of eleven, Fox draws deep inspiration from African and Caribbean art traditions, with particular emphasis on West Nigerian Yoruba culture and belief systems. His sculptures often incorporate contrasting elements—celebratory gesture paired with sharp or industrial materials—to reflect the duality of human experience. Fox’s work is deeply biographical, shaped by significant personal events that inform his exploration of mortality, spirituality, and resilience. He has exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Cherry Creek, Des Moines, Gasparilla, and the St. Louis Art Fair, and has received numerous honors such as Best in Mixed Media at ArtiGras in 2025 and Best in Show at the DeLand Outdoor Art Festival in 2022.
FRANSBERGEN, Estella (Main)
South Africa
SCULPTURE: Estella Fransbergen is a Dutch-born, South Africa–based sculptor whose work celebrates the female form and the natural world through refined, figurative sculpture. With a background in pottery, Fransbergen developed a deep interest in the ancient Japanese raku technique, incorporating hand-modeled ceramics alongside bronze elements, gold glazes, and traditional patinas. Her sculptural works evoke elegance and quiet strength, often combining raku surfaces with crystal and mixed materials to enhance their ethereal presence. Fransbergen’s work is held in permanent collections including the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy.
FREEMAN, Judy (Boutique)
Land O’ Lakes, FL
MIXED MEDIA (POLYMER CLAY): Judy Freeman is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical polymer clay sculptures celebrate imagination, nature, and the joy of asking “what if.” Her work features expressive animals, fish, and birds brought to life through vibrant color, playful form, and meticulous hand-built detail. Freeman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University with a concentration in ceramics and sculpture and later returned to clay after a successful corporate career. In 2018, she transitioned fully to polymer clay, allowing for greater physical freedom and creative exploration. Freeman’s work has been featured on HGTV’s That’s Clever!, is included in the Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection, and is held in the permanent collection of the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy. She has exhibited widely throughout Florida and received the Florida CraftArt Members’ Show People’s Choice Award in 2020.
FREY, Benjamin (Main)
Buena Vista, VA
MIXED MEDIA: Benjamin Frey is a Virginia-based mixed media artist whose work balances representational structure with expressive abstraction, emphasizing drawing as the foundation of movement, depth, and perspective. Using layered materials including antique book pages, sheet music, watercolor pencil, graphite, ink, and paint, Frey builds surfaces where drawing and painting merge seamlessly. His imagery draws inspiration from ancient cave art, classical draftsmanship, and architectural sketches, inviting reflection on memory, travel, and the passage of time. A professional artist since 2003, Frey has worked from studios across the United States, Canada, and Europe and has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide. His work is held in numerous public and private collections and has received significant recognition, including Best in Show at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and Best in Category awards at the Armonk Fine Arts Festival and the Boca Raton Museum Fine Art Show.
GASPAR, Deborah (Main)
Cape Coral, FL
JEWELRY: Deborah Gaspar is a Florida-based jewelry artist with over two decades of experience creating one-of-a-kind, handcrafted designs that balance elegance, versatility, and refined craftsmanship. Working with natural stones and mixed metals, Gaspar is known for techniques such as silk knotting, wire wrapping, and hand-forging, creating jewelry designed to transition seamlessly from casual wear to couture. Her collections are inspired by nature, architecture, and texture, emphasizing strength, individuality, and timeless design. Gaspar has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El for over a decade and has received notable recognition including the Founders Award for Craft in 2016 and an Award of Distinction in 2018. Her work continues to be celebrated for its wearable artistry and enduring sophistication.
GARCIA, Beth (Main)
Lakeland, FL
CERAMICS: Beth Garcia is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose biomorphic vessels draw inspiration from biology, natural patterns, and life cycles. Influenced by plants, animals, and seed pods, her work features textured, undulating forms that suggest motion and transformation. Using clay as a sculptural medium, Garcia combines whimsical color relationships with layered patterning to celebrate change and the transient beauty of life. Her work has been exhibited extensively in Florida, including a solo exhibition at the Appleton Museum of Art, and has received numerous honors such as Best in Show at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
GEORGE, Darrell (Main)
Williamsburg, VA
OIL PAINTING: Darrell George is a Virginia-based painter whose oil paintings explore tension, movement, and the fleeting moments found within the human figure. Working with expressive mark-making and layered color, George seeks to capture the balance between control and spontaneity, allowing each composition to evolve through risk and discovery. His work reflects a dynamic energy shaped by both athletic discipline and rigorous academic training. A native of Long Branch, New Jersey, George studied at the University of Delaware before pursuing formal fine art training at the Bridgeview School of Fine Arts in New York, where he studied under Russian artist Anna Rochegova and was influenced by the Surikov Institute tradition. George has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Rittenhouse Square, Artigras, Armonk, and Art on the Square, and has received multiple honors at Art Festival Beth-El, including a Purchase Award in 2025 and Bronze Awards in 2023 and 2024.
GIALANELLA, Donald (Outdoor)
St. Petersburg, FL
SCULPTURE: Donald Gialanella is a Florida-based sculptor whose steel works exist at the intersection of nature, abstraction, and the human form. With a career spanning over three decades, Gialanella has developed a distinctive visual language that distills gesture and presence rather than literal representation, allowing his sculptures to hover between figurative and abstract expression. Working primarily in steel, he emphasizes material weight, texture, and balance to create works that invite both physical and emotional engagement. Gialanella studied fine art at The Cooper Union in New York City and later apprenticed with Louise Bourgeois, experiences that deeply shaped his approach to form and meaning. His work has been exhibited nationally in museums, public art programs, and major juried exhibitions, and he has received numerous honors including multiple public art awards, Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grants, and the Audubon Artists Medal of Honor.
GILBERT, Dominice (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
SCULPTURE: Dominice Gilbert is a Florida-based sculptor whose abstract, organic steel works explore balance, tension, and emotional presence through form. Hand-fabricating each piece from cut and welded sheet metal, Gilbert builds hollow sculptural forms that emphasize precision, surface, and material contrast. Her process is labor-intensive and highly controlled, incorporating pattern-making, welding, and patina techniques that enhance texture and natural rhythm. Gilbert earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed artist residencies at Crab Tree Farm and the National Ornamental Metal Museum. A full-time artist since 2010, she has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show and Award of Merit recognitions at events such as the Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, Mainsail Art Festival, and Mayfaire by-the-Lake.
GOLDBERG, Michael (Boutique)
Gulfport, FL
WOOD: Michael Goldberg is a Florida-based woodworker who creates functional, handcrafted pieces with a focus on precision, durability, and sustainable materials. Working primarily in end-grain construction, Goldberg designs cutting and charcuterie boards that range from geometrically complex compositions to classic butcher-block forms. He uses a mix of domestic and exotic hardwoods, sourcing lumber locally whenever possible and ensuring all materials and finishes are food-safe. After a long career in corporate construction in New York City, Goldberg relocated to the Gulf Coast and established a dedicated woodworking studio in Gulfport. His work is currently represented in the retail gallery at Florida CraftArt and reflects a thoughtful balance of craftsmanship, utility, and refined design.
GOLDHAGEN, David (Main)
Hayesville, NC
ART GLASS: David Goldhagen is a North Carolina–based glass artist whose work balances sculptural form with painterly expression, capturing movement, light, and color through molten glass. With over four decades of experience, Goldhagen draws inspiration from flowers, dancers, human figures, landscapes, and celestial phenomena, pushing the material to express energy and motion. His practice emphasizes continual evolution, allowing each piece to reflect both technical mastery and emotional resonance. Goldhagen earned a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and pursued advanced glass studies at Penland School of Crafts and Pilchuck Glass School. He is a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Carolina Designer Craftsmen, and the Glass Art Society. His work is held in numerous corporate, museum, and foundation collections and has received recognition including a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mount Gretna Art Show.
GORDON, Scott (Main)
Hilliard, OH
WOOD: Scott Gordon is an Ohio-based artist whose work combines traditional woodturning and complex segmented construction to create sculptural forms defined by precision, pattern, and meaning. Working on the lathe in both subtractive and constructive processes, Gordon transforms single logs or thousands of individually cut segments into intricately engineered pieces that balance technical mastery with visual impact. Many of his works are conceptually informed by significant numbers in Judaism, integrating symbolism directly into structure and form. After a career in information technology, Gordon became a full-time artist in 2022, bringing a methodical, problem-solving approach to his studio practice. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including an Art Festival Beth-El Award of Excellence and Best of Show at the Wyoming Art Show.
GORSEN, Phyllis (Main)
Cherry Hill, NJ
MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS: Phyllis Gorsen is a New Jersey–based mixed media painter whose collage works explore emotion, mood, and the hidden narratives found within the natural world. Drawing inspiration from both real and imagined encounters with nature, Gorsen creates atmospheric compositions that invite viewers into quiet, mystical spaces where feeling takes precedence over literal representation. Her process begins with painted imagery—sometimes fabricated, sometimes drawn from photographs—followed by the layering of paint, charcoal, canvas, and handmade papers sourced from around the world, resulting in richly textured, multidimensional surfaces. Gorsen earned her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has exhibited nationally in galleries and public institutions, including a solo public art exhibition at the New York Port Authority and exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, and California. Her work is held in private collections throughout the United States and has been featured in publications such as The Jealous Curator, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Create! Magazine.
GRANT, Will (Main)
Bradenton, FL
SCULPTURE: Will Grant is a Florida-based sculptor whose work explores emotion as material, shaped through repetition, intuition, and movement. Working primarily with acrylic, Grant creates fluid, abstract sculptural forms that emphasize rhythm, transparency, and the accumulation of feeling over time. His artistic path was shaped by early studies in ceramics, followed by formative experiences working in Taiwan, where he was introduced to acrylic as a furniture-making medium. Over time, Grant began transforming acrylic remnants into sculptural art, developing techniques to fuse color seamlessly into dynamic forms. Movement became a central element of his practice after encountering the work of Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, and remains evident in the intertwined, flowing nature of his designs. Grant’s work has been exhibited at juried art festivals including the St. Armands Festival of the Arts.
GREENBERG, Steve (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
WOOD & ACRYLIC: Steve Greenberg is a St. Petersburg–based wood artist whose sculptural wall works capture the fluidity of human movement through carefully crafted wood forms. Using a scroll saw and hand tools, Greenberg transforms wood into dynamic compositions inspired by ballet, gymnastics, music, and athletic motion. His work emphasizes organic warmth, rhythm, and the expressive potential of natural materials. After designing custom furniture and teaching fine carpentry in Philadelphia, Greenberg relocated to St. Petersburg and opened his studio in 2023, fully dedicating his practice to sculptural art. He has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El, Florida CraftArt Members’ Shows, and the Warehouse Arts District Members’ Exhibition, and continues to explore the relationship between motion, form, and craftsmanship.
GRUBER, Marie (Main)
Greenville, SC
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ENCAUSTIC: Marie Gruber is a South Carolina–based artist whose work combines photography with encaustic to explore the quiet presence and emotional resonance of the natural world. Beginning in the field, Gruber uses careful composition and long exposures to isolate elements of landscape that reflect a specific place and moment, then continues the exploration in the studio through layered wax and surface work. Influenced by painting as well as photography, her images emphasize stillness, texture, and atmosphere. Gruber has been exhibiting at juried art festivals nationwide since 2002, including Columbus, Gasparilla, Winter Park, Great Gulf coast, Artisphere, and Main Street Fort Worth. Her work reflects a sustained engagement with nature, memory, and the contemplative experience of remote environments.
HALL, Timothy (Main)
Wesley Chapel, FL
PHOTOGRAPHY: Timothy Hall is a Florida-based photographer whose work transforms overlooked landscapes and abandoned structures into evocative spaces of reflection and dialogue. Through careful attention to light, texture, and composition, Hall explores themes of history, memory, and impermanence, revealing the quiet beauty that persists within decay and transience. His images invite viewers to consider the stories embedded in place while fostering emotional connection and shared experience. Hall received formal training at the University of Buffalo’s Creative Craft Center, with additional studies at Buffalo State College and the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. He has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals throughout the Southeast and has received notable recognition, including an Award of Distinction at the Ocala Arts Festival and Second Place at the Lutz Arts Festival in 2023.
HANEY, Cherie (Outdoor)
Ann Arbor, MI
METAL (ALUMINUM): Cherie Haney is a Michigan-based metal artist whose large-scale aluminum wall sculptures explore organic pattern, balance, and architectural presence. Working with precision-cut aluminum, Haney creates layered compositions that reference botanical forms, natural rhythm, and spatial harmony, producing works that interact dynamically with light and environment. Her practice emphasizes clean geometry softened by nature-inspired abstraction, resulting in contemporary pieces well suited for both interior and outdoor settings. Haney has exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide, including the Boca Raton Museum Show, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, St. Armands Fine Art Show, and Under the Oaks in Vero Beach.
HEDBLOM, Dan & Frances (Main)
Rochester, MN
COPPER: Dan and Frances Hedblom are Minnesota-based metal artists who work collaboratively under the name Copper Elements, creating flame-painted copper pieces inspired by the natural beauty of the Lake Superior region. Founded in 2010, their practice centers on a self-taught, torch-based process that brings rich color, movement, and organic pattern to the surface of copper. Each work reflects an intuitive response to nature, balancing technical control with the unpredictability of heat and flame. The Hedbloms have been flame painting copper for over fifteen years and have exhibited at major juried art festivals including the Ann Arbor Art Fair and St. James Court Art Show.
HERMAN, John (Boutique)
Clearwater, FL
WOOD / MIXED MEDIA: John Herman is a Florida-based wood artist whose brightly colored, whimsical wall pieces are designed to bring joy and humor to everyday spaces. After a forty-year career running a successful custom cabinet business, Herman transitioned fully into fine art, drawing on his woodworking expertise to create playful forms such as fish and animals with exaggerated smiles. Each piece is hand-cut, painted in multiple layers, and embellished with jewelry, trinkets, and found objects, making every work one of a kind. Herman has lived in the Clearwater area since 1963 and has exhibited locally at juried shows including Dunedin Art Harvest, receiving multiple honors from the Pinellas Park Art Society.
HOFFMAN, Marirosa (Main)
Atlanta, GA
2D MIXED MEDIA: Marirosa Hoffman is an Atlanta-based mixed media artist whose layered compositions merge abstraction and representation through pattern, shape, and focal contrast. Working as a full-time artist for over twenty years, Hoffman combines imagination, texture, color, and elements of reality to create visually immersive works that invite viewers to pause and engage the senses. Her paintings offer a space where art, music, and nature intersect, encouraging curiosity and quiet reflection. Hoffman exhibits nationally at juried art shows across the United States.
HOPKINS, Lonni (Boutique)
Tampa, FL
JEWELRY: Lonni Hopkins is a Tampa-based studio jeweler whose one-of-a-kind wearable art emphasizes texture, craftsmanship, and versatility. Working primarily with fused and repurposed metals, Hopkins creates layered pieces accented with stones for color contrast and depth. Her hand-fabricated chains are built link by link and designed to be worn in multiple ways, reflecting both technical precision and everyday wearability. A full-time artist since the mid-1990s, Hopkins studied metalsmithing with master teachers including John Cogswell and Fabrizio Aquafresca and spent many years teaching metals and sculpture at H.W. Blake High School for the Arts. She has exhibited widely at Florida CraftArt exhibitions and received Honorable Mention awards at Art Festival Beth-El in both 2023 and 2024.
HOWELL, Amy (Boutique)
Gulfport, FL
PAINTING: Amy Howell is a Florida-based abstract painter whose intuitive process emphasizes layered texture, expressive mark-making, and emotional resonance. Building upon initial gestures, Howell works with palette knives, brushes, and hand-applied techniques, often incorporating materials such as cold wax and textural mediums to create depth and movement. Influenced by abstract expressionism, current events, and mystical landscapes, her paintings evolve organically, inviting viewers to connect emotionally and interpret meaning through color and form. Howell holds a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and exhibits regularly throughout the Gulf Coast region, including Art Festival Beth-El and the Gulfport Fine Art Festival.
HUNNICUTT, Joel (Main)
Hendersonville, NC
WOOD: Joel Hunnicutt is a North Carolina–based wood artist whose segmented turning reinterprets traditional pottery forms through contemporary color and design. Drawn to the lathe after an introductory woodworking class, he developed a meticulous process of assembling and shaping numerous wood segments into luminous, sculptural vessels. Inspired by ancient ceramics and the visual qualities of glass, Hunnicutt’s work brings vibrant color and modern sensibility to wood. His pieces are held in public and private collections worldwide, including in the United States, China, New Zealand, and the Maldives.
KEATON-READ, Julie & Russ (Main)
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
2D MIXED MEDIA / INK: Julie Keaton-Read is a Florida-based artist whose work blends Western and Asian artistic traditions through a contemporary lens. Influenced by early exposure to fine art and later shaped by five transformative years living in Japan, her practice merges figure drawing, expressive abstraction, and Japanese sumi-ink brushwork. Working primarily in black carbon-based ink with restrained use of color, Keaton-Read emphasizes suggestion, simplicity, and natural elegance. Her subject matter ranges from landscapes and still life to animals and abstract forms, unified by a quiet, unpretentious beauty that reflects a cross-cultural visual language.
KELEHER, Jacob (Main)
Chicago, IL
JEWELRY: Jacob Keleher is a Chicago-based metalsmith whose contemporary jewelry blends industrial edge with refined craftsmanship. Working primarily in sterling silver and 18k gold, Keleher incorporates diamonds and gemstones into designs defined by a signature woodgrain texture and a balance of oxidized and polished surfaces. His notable Black & Gold collection highlights this contrast, offering a modern, architectural aesthetic. Trained through mentorship and years of professional practice, Keleher transitioned to full-time studio work in 2021 after a parallel career in retail management. He is a member of SNAG and the American Craft Council and exhibits nationally at major juried art fairs across the United States.
KENNEDY, Jeffrey (Main & Outdoor)
Ormond Beach, FL
3D MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE: Jeffrey Kennedy is a Florida-based sculptor whose playful, imaginative three-dimensional works celebrate creativity, curiosity, and optimism. A graduate of Ringling School of Art, Kennedy creates mixed media sculptures that transform whimsical ideas into bold, colorful forms. His work embraces humor and visual storytelling, inviting viewers to engage with art as a source of joy and reassurance. Kennedy has exhibited at major juried festivals including the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and continues to develop sculptural works for both indoor and outdoor environments.
KIARALINDA (Main)
Safety Harbor, FL
METALS: Best known for their one-of-a-kind three-dimensional artworks, Kiaralinda creates pieces using acrylic plastics, paints, beads, sequins, wire, and more. Their outdoor garden sculptures delight viewers with imaginative shapes and vibrant colors. In addition to ready-made sculptures, Kiaralinda Kiaralinda offers personalized wire creations, including custom name pieces, making perfect gifts for special occasions. Kiaralinda Kiaralinda's mixed metal creations blend functionality with beauty, designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces, and embody a playful yet timeless aesthetic.
KLEM, Ann (Main)
Fisherville, KY
GLASS: Ann Klem is a Kentucky-based glass artist whose sculptural works explore heat, gravity, and transformation through kiln-formed and cold-worked glass. Drawing inspiration from science fiction, black holes, and cosmic imagery, Klem creates folded and laminated glass forms that balance technical rigor with organic flow. Her process often incorporates recycled materials and energy-conscious practices, resulting in works with both luminous and matte surfaces. Klem studied at Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, and Penland School of Craft, and has exhibited at premier venues including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, where she received Best in Show in 2023.
KLISS, Bob & Laurie (Main)
Fresno, CA
GLASS: Bob and Laurie Kliss are a collaborative glass art team whose work celebrates color, craftsmanship, and the expressive potential of glass. Working together for more than a decade, they create hand-formed pieces designed to bring joy and visual richness into everyday life. Drawn to glass for its ability to convey pure color, the Klisses consider themselves colorists, evolving from stained glass into hot glass practices. Their shard drawings series features abstract assemblages of colored glass shards, cane, stringer, and murrini, using the vessel form as a canvas for vibrant, painterly compositions.
KRUEGER, Julie (Boutique)
Safety Harbor, FL
MULTIMEDIA ART: Julie Krueger is a Florida-based multimedia artist whose work explores texture, color, and movement through layered, tactile compositions. Influenced by a background in music and textile design, Krueger brings an intuitive sense of rhythm and flow to her art, often drawing inspiration from Florida’s waterways and natural landscapes. Her practice reflects a lifelong engagement with material exploration, evolving from fabric and design into mixed media wall works. Krueger has exhibited widely at Florida juried art festivals and received a Merit Award from Florida CraftArt in 2019.
LEMOINE, Elizabeth (Boutique)
Hernando, FL
METAL (COPPER): Elizabeth Lemoine is a Florida-based metal artist and second-generation coppersmith whose sculptural wall works explore resilience, transformation, and the marks left by lived experience. Introduced to cutting and shaping copper by her father at an early age, Lemoine developed a deep understanding of how the material responds to pressure, folding, and oxidation. Her current body of work reflects an intuitive process in which copper is bent, shaped, and finished to reveal both strength and vulnerability, allowing surface variation to become part of the narrative. Lemoine has exhibited at juried art festivals throughout Florida, including Bonita Springs National Art Festival and the Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, and has received recognition at the Englewood Fine Art Festival and the New Smyrna Beach Art Fiesta.
LEMOINE, Ron (Outdoor)
Hernando Beach, FL
COPPER SHEET SCULPTURE: Ron Lemoine is a Florida-based sculptor who creates large-scale copper works inspired by the ocean, exploration, and imaginative science fiction. A self-taught artisan with over forty years of experience, Lemoine’s artistic vision was shaped by growing up in Southern California, a career as a hard-hat diver, and a life spent navigating coastal waters. His Aqua Punk sculptures draw visual influence from the writings of Jules Verne, blending marine imagery with industrial texture and bold form. Working primarily in copper sheet, Lemoine creates dynamic sculptural pieces designed for outdoor environments. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received honors including Best in Show at the St. Johns River Festival and First Place Sculpture at the Cape Coral Festival of the Arts.
LEPAK, Bill (Main)
St. Louis, MO
WOOD: Bill Lepak is a Missouri-based wood artist whose sculptural turned works are created from salvaged trees sourced throughout the Midwest. Working primarily with green wood, Lepak transforms logs from roadsides, fence lines, and backyards into one-of-a-kind vessels that celebrate the inherent character and overlooked beauty of the material. His practice emphasizes organic form, natural movement, and the individuality found within each tree. After decades working in furniture making, construction, and remodeling, Lepak transitioned to full-time woodturning, drawn to the immediacy and expressive potential of the lathe. He has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Winter Park, Artisphere, Des Moines, and Main Street Fort Worth, and continues to develop a nationally recognized body of work rooted in material honesty and craftsmanship.
LEWK, Jim (Main)
Miami, FL
COPPER SCULPTURE: Jim Lewk is a Miami-based sculptor whose copper works draw from memory, imagination, and a lifelong engagement with making. Creating art since childhood, Lewk approaches sculpture as a way to evoke warmth, optimism, and a sense of continuity with the past. His practice emphasizes hand-shaped copper forms that balance material presence with emotional resonance, allowing surface and structure to communicate feeling rather than literal narrative. Lewk has maintained an extensive professional career with worldwide commissions and gallery presentations. His work has been exhibited in prominent public and private settings, including placement in the White House Oval Office, and is held in numerous private collections.
LONG, Hannah (Main)
Philadelphia, PA
JEWELRY: Hannah Long is a jewelry designer known for creating one-of-a-kind pieces while maintaining an active national exhibition schedule. Participating in nearly forty art shows each year across the country, Long balances a demanding travel schedule with a hands-on studio practice. Her work reflects a dedication to craftsmanship and the personal connection between artist, object, and collector, with each piece individually designed and made.
MACFARLANE, Geralyn (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Geralyn MacFarlane is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist whose work explores balance, symmetry, and emotional response through a refined synthesis of form, color, and texture. Working with both wheel-thrown and hand-built functional forms, MacFarlane emphasizes tactile surfaces and material exploration as central elements of her practice. Her studio work integrates natural materials such as wood and pine needles, expanding the expressive range of clay through organic contrast. MacFarlane’s artistic development reflects experience working across North Carolina, Florida, China, and Eastern Canada. For the past five years, she has maintained a professional studio at the Clay Center of St. Petersburg, where she continues to expand her technical and aesthetic approach to ceramics.
MADVIN, Andrew (Main)
Detroit, MI
ART GLASS: Andrew Madvin is a glass sculptor whose work reflects a lifelong engagement with material, form, and craftsmanship. Originally trained in metals and sculpture, Madvin transitioned to glass after discovering its physical intensity and expressive potential. He studied at the College for Creative Studies, California College of the Arts, and Pilchuck Glass School, later founding Axiom Glass Studio in Detroit as a space for large-scale experimentation and production. Madvin creates limited-edition glass sculpture as well as custom installations and commissions, with work collected nationally and internationally.
MALKIN, Vadim (Main)
Orlando, FL
CERAMICS: Vadim Malkin is an Orlando-based ceramic artist whose work blends narrative, humor, and soulful reflection to explore the rituals and connections of everyday life. A third-generation artist born in Moscow, Malkin draws inspiration from childhood memory, his upbringing in the Soviet Union, and shared social traditions such as the ceremony of tea. His whimsical and often figurative ceramic forms balance emotional depth with approachability, encouraging connection and conversation. Malkin earned a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Central Florida and is a full-time studio artist and educator, teaching at Crealdé School of Art. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and received numerous honors, including Awards of Distinction from the Mainsail Art Festival and Art Festival Beth-El.
MALLOY, Sally (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Sally Malloy is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose sculptural work explores voice, visibility, and the emotional weight of lived experience. After more than twenty-five years working with clay as a functional potter and educator, Malloy shifted her primary focus to sculpture in 2023. Her current work centers on expressive figurative forms—often women and LGBTQ individuals—captured in moments of intensity and urgency, symbolically “speaking into the void.” Balancing social commentary with moments of whimsy through animal forms, Malloy uses clay as a vehicle for empathy, resilience, and human connection. She has exhibited at regional galleries including the Brenda McMahon Gallery.
MARDIS, Michelle (Main)
Tarpon Springs, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Michelle Mardis is a Florida-based painter whose acrylic works on birch panels combine a mid-century aesthetic with a contemporary design sensibility. Known for her retro swimmers and coastal imagery, Mardis creates paintings that evoke endless summer, leisure, and nostalgia while remaining sharply modern in composition and color. She hand-builds each birch panel, favoring the smooth, rigid surface for its ability to support large-scale, graphic imagery. A self-taught artist who began her career in 1999, Mardis has developed a nationally recognized body of work collected worldwide. She has been featured at leading juried art festivals including Rittenhouse Square, Gasparilla, Mainsail, and Under the Oaks, and has received numerous honors such as Awards of Excellence at Mainsail and Art Festival Beth-El, the City of Tampa Award at Gasparilla, and Featured Artist recognition at the Rittenhouse Art Festival.
MATTHEWS, Rob (Main)
Des Moines, IA
MIXED MEDIA (GLASS & CONCRETE): Rob Matthews is an Iowa-based mixed media artist whose work explores architecture, material contrast, and the emotional relationship between people and the built environment. Originally studying architecture, Matthews left school to pursue glassmaking, eventually building his own glass studio before teaching himself the complex process of casting glass into concrete. This fusion of materials has become the foundation of his practice, resulting in both wall-based and sculptural works that balance structure with abstraction. His compositions frequently reference place, belonging, and the tension between permanence and fragility. Matthews has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, Gasparilla, Old Town Chicago, and the Bellevue Art Museum ArtsFair, and received Best of Show in Mixed Media at the St. Louis Art Festival in 2023.
MAY, Debra (Main)
Tucson, AZ
GLASS: Debra May is a North Carolina–born glass artist whose work reflects the colors, forms, and visual rhythms of the American Southwest. Now based in Tucson, Arizona, May’s vessels are defined by graceful lines and refined surface treatment, including sand carving, diamond cutting, and acid etching. She incorporates vibrant overlays and exotic color palettes to create imagery influenced by asymmetrical geometry and North American Indigenous art. May trained extensively through apprenticeships and studio work with leading glass artists, including more than five years as a gaffer at Philabaum Studio, and has studied at the Penland School of Crafts.
MAYHEW, Mays (Main)
Aurora, IL
PAINTING: Mays Mayhew is a contemporary figurative painter whose work bridges classical draftsmanship with modern psychological narrative. Working primarily in graphite and acrylic within a silver-monochromic palette, Mayhew creates large-scale compositions that reimagine archetypal figures—particularly Biblical matriarchs—through a contemporary lens. By stripping away color, she reveals the structural and emotional architecture of resilience, intimacy, and duality, transforming portraiture into immersive psychological landscapes. Educated at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with additional study in Florence, Italy, Mayhew has exhibited nationally at major juried art festivals and her award-winning work is held in private collections throughout the United States.
MCCASKILL, John (Main)
Treasure Island, FL
MIXED MEDIA / PRINTMAKING: John McCaskill is a Florida-based master printmaker and mixed media artist whose work explores themes of navigation, memory, and the human journey. Blending traditional printmaking techniques with contemporary color, texture, and assemblage, McCaskill creates layered compositions influenced by indigenous symbolism and ancestral wayfaring. His practice reflects decades of creative exploration shaped by time spent in Hawaii and coastal communities across the United States. McCaskill is the founder of Studio Jomac in St. Pete Beach, where he continues to exhibit, teach, and produce new work. His art has been shown nationally and internationally and is held in public and private collections including the State of Hawaii and the Imago Mundi Collection in Italy.
MCSHARRY, Glory Day (Main)
Greenville, SC
PAINTING: Glory Day McSharry is a South Carolina-based painter whose graphic, textural works draw from craft traditions and personal history. Using non-traditional application methods, McSharry layers hand-stenciled, hard-edged shapes on wood panels to create quilt-like surfaces rich in color, pattern, and tactile depth. Her practice is influenced by family traditions in fiber and woodworking, translating these processes into contemporary painting. McSharry earned a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MFA from Clemson University and has participated in residencies and assistantships at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Penland School of Craft. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, Southern Living, and HGTV’s Happy at Home with the Benkos, and has received numerous honors including an Award of Excellence at Art Festival Beth-El and First Place in 2D at Artisphere.
MEINHART, Margaret Foy (Main & Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Margaret Foy Meinhart is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work blends graphic pattern, color, and movement through low-fire terracotta and colored slip techniques. Using a process that involves creating patterns on newsprint and transferring and collaging the imagery with stencils, Meinhart builds layered surfaces that feel rhythmic and animated. With over four decades of experience, she brings a strong design sensibility shaped by years working in the DIY craft industry and designing ceramic home décor, kitchenware, and jewelry for international production. Meinhart earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Saint Mary’s College and has been designated a “Texas Original” by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including participation in a prestigious ceramic workshop in Tokoname, Japan, and recent exhibitions at Lighthouse ArtCenter and the Museum of Art – DeLand.
MILLER, Ashley Sauder (Main)
Harrisonburg, VA
FABRIC & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS: Ashley Sauder Miller is a Virginia-based artist whose work combines secondhand textiles and acrylic paint to create richly layered collage paintings. Using vintage fabric, discarded clothing, and worn linens, Miller constructs imagined interiors, chairs, and landscapes that explore memory, nostalgia, and shared human experience. Materials are selected for their color, pattern, and texture, then intuitively cut and layered to form new narratives rooted in loss, hope, and transformation. Miller holds a Master of Fine Arts from James Madison University and maintains an active national exhibition practice. Her work has been featured in publications including New American Paintings and Studio Visit and is held in numerous private and corporate collections. She has received multiple honors, including Best in Show awards at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Boardwalk Show and Best in Show in Fibers at the Kimball Art Festival.
MILLER, Matthew (Main)
Frederick, MD
OIL PAINTING: Matthew Miller is a Maryland-based painter whose still life paintings elevate everyday objects into quiet, iconic compositions that celebrate light, color, and form. A self-taught artist with a former career in architecture, Miller brings a trained eye for structure and detail to his work. Painting primarily in oil, he builds images through thin, transparent layers followed by more opaque passages, creating realism that balances precision with a painterly sensibility. His subjects—items drawn from the pantry, refrigerator, or bar—are chosen for their familiarity and nostalgic resonance, transforming the mundane into moments of visual delight. Miller has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Armonk, Rittenhouse Square, and Bethesda Row, and received First Place in Painting at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in 2025.
MORSE, JON (Main)
Boise, ID
PAINTING: Jon Morse is a contemporary artist with over 25 years of experience. His large-scale paintings, characterized by intentional composition and calming color palettes, complement modern interiors in both private and commercial spaces. Jon’s work combines boldness and subtlety, using energetic brushstrokes and vibrant hues to create a reflective and engaging experience for the viewer. His pieces have been featured in private collections across the country, including the iconic Kaufmann House and other world-class architectural projects. Rooted in mindfulness, Jon approaches each work with the intention to convey a sense of calmness, offering a moment of reflection in today's fast-paced world.
NAGY, Heather (Main)
Orlando, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Heather Nagy is a Florida-based painter whose acrylic impressionist landscapes and city scenes explore the quiet beauty found within familiar, everyday spaces. Drawing inspiration from the interplay of light, shadow, and color, Nagy often focuses on places where nature and human-made structures intersect, revealing unexpected harmony. Her process begins with extensive photographic observation, later translated into paintings that reflect an idealized reality grounded in hope and calm. Nagy earned a BFA from Western Michigan University and became a full-time professional artist in 2018 after a career in graphic design. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, and Winter Park, and received numerous honors such as Best in Show at the Space Coast Art Festival and Poster Artist recognition at Mayfaire-on-the-Lake and the Maitland Art Festival.
NAUCK, Jennifer (Main)
Wakefield, RI
ART GLASS: Jennifer Nauck is a self-taught glass artist whose work is rooted in intuition, experimentation, and independent discovery. She began her practice in a Colorado production studio, developing her skills through direct observation and intensive hands-on making. After years focused on craftsmanship and functional forms, Nauck shifted to original work and, in 2014, developed a sculptural technique using fused and hot-joined blown bubbles. Her vessels and sculptures explore fragility, interdependence, and the relationship between the individual and the whole, emphasizing glass’s fluidity and responsiveness to light and color.
OKONKWO, NNAMDI (Main)
Fayetteville, GA
BRONZE: Nnamdi Okonkwo's work is driven by the desire to create sculptures that inspire and offer solace in a challenging world. His pieces aim to open "the portals of heaven" to reveal love, joy, and goodness, transcending life's trials. Born in Nigeria, Nnamdi's journey to America began with basketball, leading him to play at BYU-Hawaii, where he also earned his BFA. He continued his education at BYU-Provo, where he received his MFA and met his wife, Deidra. Together, they have three children and now reside in Fayetteville, Georgia. Nnamdi’s work is represented in numerous galleries and has been displayed in both private and public collections worldwide.
OLESKI, David (Main)
West Chester, PA
OIL PAINTING: David Oleski is a Pennsylvania-based painter whose oil paintings embrace simplicity, restraint, and the quiet elegance of everyday color and texture. Working with pared-down compositions, Oleski seeks to elevate modest subjects into immersive visual experiences that feel both contemplative and transformative. His work reflects a long-standing commitment to clarity and balance, allowing subtle shifts in hue and surface to guide the viewer’s attention. Oleski earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and has maintained a professional exhibition practice for over twenty-five years. He has exhibited continuously at major juried art festivals including Rittenhouse Square, Coconut Grove, Beaux Arts Miami, and Port Clinton, and received honors such as Awards of Excellence at the Westport Art Festival and Port Clinton Art Festival.
OLMES, Cindy (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
MIXED MEDIA: Cindy Olmes is a Cincinnati-based mixed media artist whose expressive works invite viewers into moments of quiet reflection and inner awareness. Through carefully chosen subject matter and layered surface treatment, Olmes explores the connection between nature, emotion, and the inner voice that shapes personal identity. Her work is intuitive and emotionally driven, encouraging contemplation and self-recognition through color, texture, and form. Olmes earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and, after operating a gallery and framing business for many years, transitioned to a full-time studio practice in 2017. Her work is held in private and corporate collections nationwide and has received significant recognition, including Best in Show at the Sun Valley Art Festival and multiple Best of Category awards at the La Quinta Art Celebration.
ORTON, Ken (Main)
Venice, FL
OIL PAINTING: Ken Orton is a British-born photorealist painter working in oil whose meticulous technique captures light, reflection, and surface with remarkable precision. Using his own photographs as reference, Orton paints subjects ranging from glass vessels and architectural details to vintage vehicles, emphasizing refraction, texture, and spatial clarity. Born in Birmingham, England, Orton studied at the Birmingham and Manchester Colleges of Art before teaching and later directing the Centre de Arte Joan Miró at the Baleares International School in Palma de Mallorca for two decades. He now works between Florida and New York. Orton’s paintings are exhibited in prestigious galleries in the United States and the United Kingdom and have been featured at major juried art festivals including Gasparilla, Coconut Grove, Ann Arbor, and Armonk. He has received multiple honors, including Best in Show at One Daytona and Awards of Merit at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
OTTESTAD, Edie (Main)
Stavanger, Norway
PAINTING: Edie Ottestad is a Norway-based painter whose work explores vulnerability, injustice, and shared humanity through emotionally charged narrative imagery. Using painting as a means of processing the world around her, Ottestad creates works that embody tension, strength, and psychological presence. Her subjects often carry layered stories that invite empathy and introspection. Ottestad’s work is held in private collections across Europe, Australia, and the United States and has been featured in Architectural Digest Pro and Norway’s Aftenbladet. Her video work White Privilege was selected by curator Dr. Maura Reilly for the exhibition Occupy the Moment: Intersect History with Impact in Chicago. Ottestad has exhibited internationally in both solo and group exhibitions, including shows in Nashville, Chicago, and Stavanger.
OTTO, Deborah (Main)
Cedar Park, TX
CERAMICS: Deborah Otto is a Texas-based ceramic artist whose sculptural vessels and wall works draw direct inspiration from nature and biological forms. Working with porcelain and stoneware, Otto combines wheel-thrown, manipulated, and hand-sculpted techniques, firing her work at cone 5–6 to achieve refined surfaces and structural integrity. Her practice reflects a lifelong connection to the natural world and a desire to connect viewers with the broader global environment through form and texture. Born in Michigan, Otto studied ceramics throughout high school and earned a Craft Design degree with a ceramic emphasis from Iowa State University. After relocating to Austin in 2011, she reengaged her studio practice at Laguna Gloria artist studios and later established a dedicated home studio. She has exhibited in galleries and art festivals across Texas and beyond, with recent highlights including a juried solo exhibition at Galatea Fine Art in Boston.
OZER, Ross (Main)
Newton, MA
ENCAUSTIC: Ross Ozer is a Massachusetts-based encaustic artist whose richly layered works explore pattern, texture, and visual storytelling. Influenced by quilting traditions, ethnographic forms, tribal art, and nature, Ozer creates compositions that range from still life to abstraction, often occupying the space between the two. His meticulous encaustic process involves applying dots of pigmented wax with a stylus, building tactile surfaces that echo needlepoint, stippling, and textile arts. A lifelong mixed-media artist, Ozer transitioned to full-time studio practice in 2017 after a career in brand strategy and design leadership. He works between collaborative studios at Artisans Asylum in Boston and his studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, and Armonk.
PAPA, Stephanee (Main)
Fort Myers, FL
OIL PAINTING: Stephanee Papa is a Florida-based painter whose vibrant oil paintings are created to elevate mood and inspire positivity through color, texture, and expressive surface. Working primarily with a palette knife, Papa builds depth and movement by layering richly hued oil paint, resulting in luminous compositions that emphasize energy and emotional resonance. Born in Skokie, Illinois, she studied art privately as a child and later earned a partial scholarship to the Illinois Institute of Art, where she studied graphic design and painting. Drawn to color throughout her career, Papa now exhibits extensively at juried art festivals across Florida and the Midwest. Her award-winning work is held in private collections nationwide and has been featured at major events including Gasparilla, Mainsail, Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, and Naples Art Festivals.
PAPADOPOULOS, Jeannie (Boutique)
Ocala, FL
3D MIXED MEDIA: Jeannie Papadopoulos is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical sculptural works are designed to spark joy, laughter, and personal connection. Working with found objects and assemblage techniques, Papadopoulos creates character-driven pieces—often inspired by animals and imagined personalities—that invite storytelling and interaction. Many of her sculptures incorporate playful details and hidden compartments, encouraging curiosity and delight while offering a lighthearted escape from everyday stress. Papadopoulos earned a degree in Fine Art from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has explored a wide range of materials including clay, wood, metal, and mixed media throughout her career. She has exhibited at juried art festivals including Mainsail Art Festival in St. Petersburg and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City.
PARK, Jinbi (Main)
Long Island City, NY
JEWELRY: Jinbi Park is a New York–based jewelry artist whose contemporary designs are inspired by the organic structures of the ocean, particularly coral reefs. Drawing from her experiences as a scuba diver, Park creates reef-like forms that celebrate natural beauty while raising awareness of environmental fragility. Her work reflects a multicultural background shaped by living in Korea, Japan, and the United States, combining ancient Korean and Japanese metalworking techniques with a modern, experimental approach. Park works exclusively with recycled metals and ethically sourced gemstones, aligning her practice with sustainability and respect for nature. She has exhibited at major juried shows including the Smithsonian Craft Show, Artisphere, Fort Worth Art Festival, and Naples Art Show, and received an Award of Distinction at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025.
PARK, So Young (Main)
Ithaca, NY
METAL SCULPTURE: So Young Park is a South Korean-born metal artist whose sculptural works explore accumulation, repetition, and the generative processes of life. Drawing conceptual parallels between cellular growth and crochet stitching, Park constructs intricate metal forms composed of countless interconnected units, creating structures that feel both delicate and expansive. Her practice reflects a deep engagement with material, time, and labor, resulting in works that metaphorically reference biological systems and transformation. Park holds a BFA and MFA in Metal and Jewelry from Konkuk University in Seoul and a second MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She taught metalsmithing at Syracuse University and RIT before transitioning to full-time studio practice in 2007. Her work has received international recognition, including finalist selections at the CheongJu Craft Biennale and CraftForms in 2025, and Best in Metal at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.
PARKER, Charlie (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Charlie Parker is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose functional pottery reflects decades of technical mastery, teaching, and community leadership in clay. Working primarily with wheel-thrown forms, Parker emphasizes balance, usability, and expressive glaze surfaces that elevate everyday objects into lasting works of art. His career began in Minneapolis in the late 1960s and evolved through extensive apprenticeship, studio management, and the founding of St. Petersburg Clay Company, which grew into one of the region’s most significant ceramic centers. Parker has taught ceramics since 1996 and remains deeply respected as both an artist and educator. His work has been exhibited nationally, featured at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, and is held in permanent collections including Raymond James. He has received numerous honors, including the Muse Award Artist of the Year and multiple awards from Florida CraftArt and Art Festival Beth-El.
PEARLMAN, George (Main)
St. George, ME
CERAMICS: George Pearlman is a Maine-based ceramic artist whose one-of-a-kind vessels reflect more than four decades of sustained inquiry, curiosity, and material exploration. His work integrates historical reference, formal composition, and autobiographical narrative, often drawing inspiration from nature, travel, and the lived environment surrounding his solar-powered studio and home on the Maine coast. Pearlman is known for refined forms, confident color relationships, and surfaces that balance intuition with deep technical knowledge. He is an artist fellow of the Maine Arts Commission, and his work is held in numerous museum collections. Pearlman has exhibited at the most prestigious fine craft shows in the United States, including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, and received the Artist’s Choice Award at the Smithsonian in 2024 and a Best of Show Award at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025.
PEESO, Bruce (Main)
Monson, MA
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Bruce Peeso is a Massachusetts-based painter whose minimalist landscape paintings focus on horizon lines, open space, and the quiet emotional power of simplicity. Working primarily in acrylic, Peeso reduces his compositions to essential elements, allowing color, atmosphere, and spatial balance to evoke calm, stillness, and contemplation. He has maintained a full-time professional art career since 1975 and has exhibited continuously at major juried art festivals across the country for decades. Peeso is a longtime participant in Cherry Creek, Saint Louis Art Fair, and Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, where his work has received multiple honors. Recent recognition includes a Merit Award at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts and Second Place at Under the Oaks in Vero Beach in 2025.
PERRY, Eugene (Outdoor)
West Palm Beach, FL
METAL SCULPTURE: Eugene Perry is a Florida-based sculptor whose modern abstract metal works emphasize clean lines, refined simplicity, and a sense of fluid balance. Working with a range of metals, techniques, and patinas, Perry creates sculptures designed to interact with their surroundings, suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings. His practice is defined by meticulous craftsmanship, with flawless welds and carefully applied finishes that highlight structure and movement. Perry began his career in metal fabrication, mastering welding techniques before transforming scrap metal into art. He has exhibited at major art festivals including Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, Winter Park, and the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival, and has received notable recognition such as First Place in Sculpture at the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival in 2024 and Third Best in Show at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
PETERS, Tim & Erika (Main)
Winter Haven, FL
CARVED PORCELAIN: Tim and Erika Peters are a husband-and-wife team whose intricately carved porcelain works are inspired by living systems found in nature. Their original focus on coral forms evolved into sculptural interpretations of trees and landscapes, reflecting growth, resilience, and interconnectedness. Self-taught artists, the Peters have been creating and exhibiting together since 1984 and are widely recognized for their technical mastery and distinctive surface carving. Their work has been exhibited at premier juried art festivals nationwide, including the Smithsonian Craft Show, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, and St. Louis Art Fair. They have received numerous honors, including a Gold Award at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2024 and multiple Best in Clay awards at national exhibitions.
PETRAITIS, Loretta (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
PAINTING: Loretta Petraitis is a Lithuanian-born painter whose richly textured works draw inspiration from urban and industrial landscapes marked by transformation and decay. Building surfaces with layered acrylic mediums before applying oil paint, Petraitis creates highly detailed compositions that evoke antiquity, weathered materials, and the passage of time. Her practice emphasizes realism enhanced by dimensional texture, allowing light and surface to play an essential role in the narrative of each painting. Petraitis earned an MFA from Vilnius Art Academy and worked professionally as a textile designer before immigrating to the United States in 1996. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals including Cherry Creek, Gasparilla, Ann Arbor, and Winter Park, and has received numerous honors such as Merit Awards at the Mainsail Art Festival in 2025 and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in 2023.
PETTIGREW, Allen (Main)
Riverview, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Allen Pettigrew is a Florida-based abstract painter whose work explores emotion, identity, and connection through color, texture, and gesture. His current body of work embraces the expressive potential of poured acrylic paint, allowing movement and layering to reflect a wide range of emotional states. Inspired by the strength, individuality, and femininity of his seven sisters, Pettigrew’s abstract portraits celebrate authenticity and diversity while inviting viewers to engage with mood and narrative rather than literal representation. A self-taught artist, Pettigrew has maintained a dedicated daily studio practice since rediscovering painting in 2020. He has exhibited at juried art festivals including Gasparilla and Mayfaire and received recognition at the Mayfaire Art Festival in 2025.
PRESS, Kim (Boutique)
Lago Vista, TX
CERAMICS: Kim Press is a ceramic artist and founder of Sailing Adrift Studios, creating one-of-a-kind pottery that honors slowness, presence, and storytelling through form. Working primarily by hand, Press approaches ceramics as an intuitive practice rooted in memory, ritual, and the natural world. Each piece begins with a quiet moment and evolves through touch and intention, resulting in vessels that feel alive and personal. Press works between Lago Vista, Texas, and St. Petersburg, Florida, and continues to develop a body of work centered on mindfulness and connection through clay.
RADLOFF, Mary Ellen & Udo (Boutique)
The Villages, FL
FUSED GLASS: Mary Ellen and Udo Radloff are a Florida-based collaborative glass art team whose fused glass work reflects a deep commitment to community, craftsmanship, and shared experience. Drawing inspiration from nature, travel, and personal history, they create vibrant glass pieces defined by bold color, layered pattern, and the dynamic scientific reactions that occur during the fusing process. Their work often invites multiple interpretations, allowing viewers to discover personal meaning within each design. Both artists bring diverse backgrounds in graphic arts, education, and military service to their practice, informing a thoughtful and disciplined approach to material and process. Together, they have exhibited widely at juried art festivals throughout Florida and have received numerous awards recognizing excellence in fused glass, including honors at the Leesburg, Inverness, and DeLand Outdoor Art Festivals.
REDUS, Robert (Main)
Madrid, NM
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Robert Redus is a New Mexico-based visual artist whose abstract acrylic paintings explore the relationships between color, form, line, and spatial structure. Drawing from a background as a stone and tile inlayer and traditional Navajo silversmith apprentice, Redus brings a deep understanding of segmentation, precision, and material interaction to his two-dimensional work. His compositions isolate and recombine visual elements to highlight individuality while maintaining a cohesive visual language that invites close observation and reflection. Redus earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, summa cum laude, from the University of New Mexico and has exhibited widely in gallery and juried exhibition settings throughout the Southwest, including Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale and Art Santa Fe.
RICAURTE, Lorena (Main)
Bradenton, FL
ACRYLIC & PLEXIGLASS SCULPTURE: Lorena Ricaurte is a Florida-based sculptor whose layered acrylic and plexiglass works celebrate femininity, movement, and emotional expression. Originally trained as a graphic designer, Ricaurte brings a strong sense of composition, color harmony, and visual rhythm to her sculptural practice. Each piece begins as a form and evolves intuitively through sanding, polishing, heat-bending, and meticulous hand-painting, allowing energy and emotion to emerge organically through transparency and surface. Her work often focuses on the female figure, emphasizing softness, strength, and fluidity through abstracted shapes and vibrant color. Ricaurte has exhibited widely at juried art festivals throughout Florida and beyond, with notable appearances at the Boca Raton Museum of Art Show and the Philadelphia Art Show.
RICAURTE, Rommel (Outdoor)
Lawrenceburg, TN
STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURE: Rommel Ricaurte is an Ecuadorian-born metal sculptor whose stainless steel works explore movement, reflection, and organic form through masterful craftsmanship. Raised in the mountainous regions of Ecuador, Ricaurte learned to create tools and objects alongside his family, developing a deep connection to nature and hands-on making. After relocating to the United States, he became a master welder and has spent over twenty-five years creating award-winning stainless steel sculptures formed through cutting, welding, forging, polishing, and enamel techniques. Guided by intuition and minimal preconception, his work reflects freedom, curiosity, and balance. Ricaurte’s sculptures are held in private and corporate collections nationally and internationally and have been exhibited at juried festivals including Summerfair and the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival.
RICAURTE-WHELAN, Cory (Outdoor)
Columbia, TN
STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURE: Cory Ricaurte-Whelan is a Florida-born metal sculptor whose contemporary stainless steel works are created entirely from flat sheets transformed through hand-cutting, forming, welding, and finishing. Influenced by growing up in an artistic household, Ricaurte-Whelan learned to weld in his father’s shop as a teenager and began developing his sculptural practice early. Using simple tools such as torches and mallets, he shapes steel into dynamic, one-of-a-kind forms inspired by daily life and intuitive design. Ricaurte-Whelan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2019 and has worked as a full-time sculptor since. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals including St. James Court Art Show, Artigras, Talbot Street Art Fair, and Art Fair on the Square, and has received honors such as Best in Metal at Arts, Beats & Eats and Best in Sculpture at ArtFest in the Pines.
RILEY, Meghan (Main)
Brooklyn, NY
JEWELRY: Meghan Riley is a New York–based jewelry artist whose sculptural, flexible designs merge engineering principles with refined craftsmanship. Working with hypoallergenic miniature structural cabling, fine metals, and semi-precious stones, Riley hand-fabricates lightweight, collapsible pieces using soldering, cold-connection, and textile techniques. Her work is grounded in mathematics, geometry, and the physics of suspension bridge cabling, resulting in jewelry that balances tension, symmetry, and graceful movement. Founded in response to her mother’s need for comfortable, elegant jewelry during chemotherapy, Riley’s collection emphasizes wearability without sacrificing luxury or visual impact. She has exhibited at prestigious venues including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and received the Jewelry Award at the Brookside Art Festival in 2025.
RODERICK, Craig (Main)
Jasper, AL
PHOTOGRAPHY: Craig Roderick is an Alabama-based photographer whose floral images reveal hidden color, texture, and structure through dramatic lighting and minimalist presentation. Using controlled illumination against deep black backgrounds, Roderick photographs flowers in ways rarely seen in natural light, encouraging viewers to look more closely at familiar forms. His approach evolved from an early career in forensic photography, where precision and observation were essential, later transitioning into a more interpretive practice with the advent of digital technology. Roderick’s work invites contemplation by isolating the subject and removing visual distraction, allowing subtle detail to emerge. He has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Gasparilla, Coconut Grove, Artisphere, and the St. Louis Art Fair, and has received numerous honors such as First Place in Photography at the Old Capitol Art Fair in 2025.
RODRIGUEZ NARANJO, Sandra
DIAZ, Emmanuel (Main)
Miami, FL
PAINTING: Sandra Rodriguez Naranjo is a Cuban-born painter working collaboratively with Emmanuel Díaz to create figurative works that explore identity, emotion, and the deeper dimensions of human experience. Their paintings, executed in acrylic or oil, are constructed through the repetition of small visual elements that, when viewed from a distance, resolve into strikingly realistic human figures. This method allows close inspection to reveal intricate pattern and structure beneath the image, blending realism with conceptual abstraction. Both artists studied at the Professional School of Arts and the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, where they also trained in art restoration. Now based in Miami, they have exhibited internationally and received numerous honors, including First Place at Under the Oaks in 2023 and an Award of Achievement at Art Festival Beth-El.
ROGOWSKA, Olivia (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Olivia Rogowska is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose functional and sculptural works emphasize simplicity, intention, and everyday ritual. Working primarily with clay, Rogowska creates pieces designed to support mindful living, balancing clean form with subtle surface detail. Her practice reflects an interest in how handmade objects integrate into daily life, encouraging presence and connection through use. Rogowska has exhibited at juried art festivals including Mainsail Art Festival and has received notable recognition, including Best in Boutique at Art Festival Beth-El in 2024 and the Emerging Artist Award from Florida CraftArt in 2023.
ROSE, Marlene (Main Gallery)
Clearwater, FL
CAST GLASS SCULPTURE: Marlene Rose is a Florida-based glass sculptor whose cast works explore transparency, memory, and the transformation of fleeting moments into enduring form. Each piece is hand cast from molten glass, capturing the energy of heat and motion while preserving the textures and materials that shaped it. Rose often embeds discarded objects and industrial remnants within the glass, uniting elements of modern life with timeless sculptural form. Her sculptures, which she refers to as Evocators, invite reflection through light, surface, and translucency, serving as vessels for emotion, memory, and imagination.
RUHLMAN, Nick (Main & Outdoor)
DeLand, FL
MIXED MEDIA (GLASS & STEEL): Nick Ruhlman is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical glass and metal sculptures combine technical mastery with playful imagination. For over twenty-five years, Ruhlman has worked with molten glass and fabricated steel to create one-of-a-kind pieces known for personality, movement, and expressive charm. His work is designed to spark joy and curiosity, blending refined craftsmanship with a lighthearted spirit. Ruhlman has exhibited at juried art festivals including the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and has received numerous honors, including Best of Show at the Orchard Lake Art Festival and an Award of Distinction from the Morse Museum at the Winter Park Art Festival.
RYAN, Marcus (Main)
Marietta, GA
MIXED MEDIA (PHOTOGRAPHY & ACRYLIC): Marcus Ryan is a Georgia-based mixed media artist whose work blends photography and acrylic paint to explore connection, conversation, and shared experience. Beginning with photographic images printed on textured canvas, Ryan layers acrylic paint to build depth, color, and tactile presence. His imagery is inspired by meaningful relationships and the social rituals that bring people together, often referencing wine and gathering as metaphors for dialogue and connection. Ryan has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Artigras, Ann Arbor, Bayou City, Mainsail, and Mount Dora, and continues to develop work that celebrates interaction and human connection.
SALDAITIS, Rasa (Boutique)
Pinellas Park, FL
CERAMICS & PAINTING: Rasa Saldaitis is a Florida-based artist whose work spans impressionistic acrylic painting and hand-built ceramics finished with hand-applied glazes. Born in Lithuania, Saldaitis brings a European sensibility to her practice, blending painterly gesture with tactile ceramic surfaces. Her work emphasizes expressive color, surface variation, and emotional immediacy, allowing form and finish to work together intuitively. Saldaitis earned a master’s degree in fine art through studies at multiple art colleges and has exhibited at juried festivals including Art Fest Fort Myers and Mayfaire. She received an Award of Distinction at the Sanford Art Festival in 2023.
SAMAHA, Cindi (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
JEWELRY: Cindi Samaha is a St. Petersburg-based jewelry artist whose elegant, wearable designs balance classical restraint with organic beauty. Working with natural gemstones and freshwater pearls, Samaha creates refined pieces intended to complement the wearer rather than overwhelm, emphasizing timelessness, proportion, and personal expression. With over fifteen years of experience, her work reflects a lifelong engagement with visual art, shaped by early studies in art history in Florence, Italy, and frequent museum research worldwide. Samaha has exhibited in cities including Chicago, Manhattan, Tampa, and St. Petersburg and is represented in the Tampa Museum of Art shop. She has received multiple honors at Art Festival Beth-El, including Best in Boutique and recurring Purchase Awards.
SEEMAN, Chris (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
METAL: Chris Seeman is an Ohio-based metal sculptor whose whimsical wall works transform stainless steel into energetic, music-like compositions. Drawing each design by hand directly onto metal, Seeman cuts intricate negative space using a handheld torch, then builds dimensionality through welded ball bearings, masonry nails, metal rod, enamel, and metallic leaf. The result is a dynamic interplay of line, rhythm, and surface that reflects both precision and playfulness. Seeman has maintained a professional exhibition career for over thirty-eight years and has participated in many of the nation’s top juried art festivals, including Ann Arbor, Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, and Winter Park.
SEEMAN, Diane (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
MIXED MEDIA: Diane Seeman is an Ohio-based mixed media artist whose layered abstract works explore the energy, movement, and boundaries found in the natural world. Combining handmade papers, acrylic paint, flexible paste mediums, watercolor crayons, and colored pencils, Seeman builds richly textured surfaces that reveal increasing complexity upon closer viewing. Linear elements referencing maps and man-made borders interact with organic color fields that resist containment, reflecting the tension between structure and nature. Seeman earned a BFA in Painting from the Columbus College of Art & Design with minors in papermaking and lithography. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received notable honors including Best of Show at the Bonita Springs National Art Festival in 2023 and an Award of Excellence at the Boston Mills ArtFest in 2024.
SHAPIRO, Susan (Main Gallery)
St. Petersburg, FL
CLAY: Susan M. Shapiro’s clay artistry combines form, pattern, and color into sculptures that radiate joy and visual harmony. Drawing inspiration from ancient tile work, Native American geometric designs, Art Deco elegance, and contemporary architecture, her work is a poetic blend of functionality and aesthetic charm. Susan’s journey with clay began at the Massachusetts College of Art and evolved into a passionate career that led her to establish her own studio. Her creations, showcased in American craft galleries nationwide, evoke a sense of wonder and excitement with every kiln unveiling, reflecting her enduring love for the medium and her drive to explore and redefine its possibilities.
SHEPARD, Petty (Main)
Kingsport, TN
FIBER SCULPTURE: Petty Shepard is a Tennessee-based fiber artist whose handwoven sculptural works transform natural straw into expressive forms that reflect the twists, turns, and unpredictability of life. Using materials harvested from the wild and dyed with pigments derived from flowers and nuts, Shepard creates both functional and decorative pieces rooted in tradition and personal history. Raised in Africa, she learned basket weaving as a child alongside her mother, a practice that supported their family and shaped her lifelong relationship with craft and color. Shepard later earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from East Tennessee State University and now works collaboratively with her mother, sharing the cultural history and process behind their work at art festivals nationwide. She has received numerous honors including Best in Fiber at Art in the Park in Blowing Rock in 2025 and a Jurors Award at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
SINGH, Anjali (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
GLASS: Anjali Singh is a Chicago-born glass artist whose work blends contemporary form with the colors, rhythms, and cultural motifs of her Indian heritage. Trained in traditional hot shop techniques, Singh creates vessels and sculptural objects that balance precision with intuitive movement, using pattern, heat, and breath to transform molten glass into works that hold memory and emotion. She earned a BFA in Glass from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received the Windgate Foundation Research Award and was a finalist for the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award. Singh has trained under Venetian maestros Davide Fuin and Fabiano Zanchi and has worked at institutions including the Corning Museum of Glass and the Lincoln City Glass Center. Her work honors traditional glassmaking while offering contemporary pieces intended for thoughtful, long-term collection.
SKLO (Main)
Northern California & Czech Republic
GLASS: SkLO is a collaborative glass studio led by visionary Pavel Hanousek and husband-and-wife design team Karen Gilbert and Paul Pavlak. Named for the Czech word for “glass,” SkLO bridges contemporary design with centuries-old Czech glassmaking tradition. All SkLO glass is handblown in the Czech Republic, where the studio also builds its custom lighting to order. The work emphasizes clarity of form, material integrity, and the expressive qualities of handblown glass, resulting in refined pieces that honor both craftsmanship and modern design.
SLAWSKY, Donna (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
MOSAIC (STAINED GLASS, CERAMICS & FOUND OBJECTS): Donna Slawsky is a Florida-based mosaic artist whose work celebrates the natural world—particularly birds—through richly textured compositions made from stained glass, broken china, and repurposed materials. Drawn to the tactile, hands-on nature of mosaic, Slawsky builds layered surfaces on reclaimed substrates such as cabinet doors and thrifted finds, transforming fragments into cohesive, story-driven imagery. Her work explores themes ranging from nature and whimsy to Judaica and social justice, embracing the emotional symbolism of creating beauty from the broken. Slawsky has been creating mosaic art for over fifteen years and has exhibited widely in juried exhibitions at Florida CraftArt and ArtCenter Manatee. She received First Prize in the Rebels exhibition at Florida CraftArt Gallery in 2023.
SOLIN, Randi F. (Main)
Brattleboro, VT
GLASS: Randi F. Solin is a Vermont-based glass artist whose distinctive blown-glass works bridge classic Venetian techniques and the American Art Glass movement through a uniquely personal approach to color and composition. Working two-dimensionally within three-dimensional form, Solin builds intricate, tapestry-like surfaces by layering glass powders, cane, frit, and rod to achieve complex, homogeneous coloration. Her vessels often present a defined “front,” emphasizing painterly composition within sculptural form. Solin founded Solinglass Studio in 1995 and her work is held in prominent public collections, including The White House and multiple United States Embassies. She has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums nationwide and has received numerous Best in Show and Best in Glass awards at major art festivals across the country.
SPAKE, Thomas (Main | Boutique)
Jasper, TN
GLASS: Thomas Spake is a Tennessee-based glass artist whose hand-blown vessels and sculptures are inspired by the colors, textures, and atmospheric qualities of the natural world. Drawing from aerial and landscape photography, Spake translates environmental impressions into richly colored surfaces reminiscent of sun-dappled impressionist paintings. Each piece is carefully shaped and treated to achieve a smooth, matte finish, with select areas carved to reveal translucent interiors, challenging traditional perceptions of glass as purely glossy. Spake discovered glassblowing while an undergraduate student and founded Spake Glass in 2002 on a fifty-acre farm in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. He has exhibited nationally at leading juried art festivals including Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, Artisphere, and the St. Louis Art Fair, earning multiple honors such as Best in Glass at RiverArts in 2024 and Third Place at the St. Louis Art Fair in 2024.
STODDER, Fred (Main)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
CERAMICS: Fred Stodder is a California-based ceramic artist whose bold, modernist vessels draw inspiration from painting, sculpture, architecture, and jazz. Working primarily with white earthenware clay and low-fire glazes, Stodder is known for hard edges, flat planes, and vivid color palettes that distinguish his work from traditional ceramics. His forms range from vases and teapots to architectural, figurative, and anthropomorphic themes, all unified by a strong graphic sensibility. A native of Laguna Beach, Stodder began exhibiting his work as a teenager and earned a BFA from the University of California, Irvine. His ceramics have been featured in galleries, museums, and art festivals nationwide, published in Ceramics Monthly, and recognized with numerous honors including First Place in Ceramics at the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival and Best in Show at the Scottsdale Art Festival.
TESLA, Cat (Main)
North Port, FL
PAINTING: Cat Tesla is an internationally exhibited abstract painter whose layered, nature-inspired works explore contrast, balance, and emotional tension. Using oil, acrylic, graphite, collage, and oil stick, Tesla builds complex surfaces by scraping back, reworking, and glazing, creating interplay between light and shadow, strength and delicacy. Born in St. Louis, Tesla earned degrees in Biology and Graphic Design, along with a master’s degree in Human Genetics, and spent two decades as a genetic counselor before transitioning fully to art. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and the United Kingdom, including the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta. Tesla’s work is held in hundreds of corporate collections and thousands of private collections worldwide, and she has received numerous honors including Best in Painting awards at Bonita Springs National Art Show and Collector Awards at the Gasparilla Arts Festival.
TESSER, Sharon (Main)
Cape Coral, FL
FIBER: Sharon Tesser is a celebrated fiber artist whose work combines intricate design and storytelling through textiles. Using a variety of techniques and materials, her creations are rich in texture and meaning, reflecting her deep connection to the art of fiber. With a passion for capturing the beauty and complexity of the world, Sharon’s works invite viewers to engage with the tactile and narrative elements of her art. She exhibits nationwide and welcomes special orders, ensuring her creations resonate personally with her collectors.
THETFORD, Daryl (Main)
Chattanooga, TN
MIXED MEDIA: Daryl Thetford’s mixed-media artwork is an exploration of color, texture, and abstract expression. With a passion for capturing the unexpected beauty of the world, Daryl’s creations often begin as spontaneous acts of creation, drawing from both his personal experiences and universal themes. His process involves layering various materials to produce dynamic and often multi-dimensional pieces that evoke emotion and invite introspection. Daryl believes that art can be a window to the soul, offering a reflection of our collective humanity. His work has been recognized for its depth, emotion, and originality. As an artist, Daryl’s goal is to continue experimenting, creating, and ultimately sharing his view of the world through his art.
THIRION, Christian (Main)
Millport, NY
ART GLASS: Christian Thirion is a French-born glass artist whose work is defined by fluid form, rich color, and refined surface texture. Originally trained as a pastry chef in France, Thirion’s fascination with glass began while traveling in Venice and Barcelona, where he first encountered traditional glassblowing. After relocating to the United States in 1979, he later enrolled in a glassblowing course in 1987, committing fully to the medium. His award-winning work is exhibited in over one hundred galleries and held in public and private collections throughout the United States, Japan, and Europe.
TSHUN, NG Sip (Main & Boutique)
Deerfield Beach, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Sip Tshun NG is a surreal portrait artist who uses a variety of materials including charcoal, oil pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and hundreds of cut color pencils on wood and MDF. His freehand-drawn faces are created with great attention to detail, inviting viewers to experience his art in a tactile manner, with the intent to touch and connect. Born in Indonesia, his early surroundings of lush jungles and the white sandy beaches of the Java Sea deeply influenced his artistic journey. Despite early discouragement from pursuing an art career, Sip Tshun's passion for painting grew, and today his work continues to evolve. He now resides in Florida, where he expresses his creativity freely.
ULEVIČIUS, Antanas (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Antanas Ulevičius is a Lithuanian-born ceramic sculptor whose hand-built figurative works explore existential values through refined form and surface. Working with stoneware and porcelain, Ulevičius decorates his sculptures with slips and glazes and fires them in oxidation to achieve nuanced color and texture. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, he studied architecture and ceramics at the Lithuanian Academy of Art in Vilnius before immigrating to the United States in 1989. After participating in a visiting artist residency at Illinois Wesleyan University, Ulevičius established a successful career on the national art festival circuit, allowing him to build a home and studio in St. Petersburg, Florida. His work has received numerous honors, including Best in Sculpture at the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival and Awards of Distinction at Bonita Springs National Art Festival and Art Fest Naples, and has been exhibited at major juried festivals nationwide.
VELASQUEZ-MAHER, Luisa & MAHER-VELASQUEZ, Colin (Main)
Philadelphia, PA
MIXED MEDIA: Luisa Velasquez-Maher and Colin Maher-Velasquez are a Philadelphia-based husband-and-wife artist team whose collaborative work merges traditional techniques with contemporary material exploration. Drawing from Velasquez-Maher’s early influences in Colombia and formal training in painting and fabrication, their practice integrates fresco and secco methods with modern processes using marble dust, binding paints, silver active pigments, and enamel. Maher-Velasquez brings a self-taught, experimental approach shaped through more than twenty years of collaboration, contributing dynamic movement and industrial contrast to the work. Together, they create richly layered compositions that balance structure and fluidity, honoring classical art while forging a distinctly modern visual language.
VICTOR, Shelly (Main)
Kirkland, WA
JEWELRY: Shelly Victor is a Washington-based jewelry artist whose bold, contemporary designs are inspired by color, texture, and the expressive potential of mixed metals and rare stones. Working entirely by hand in her studio, Victor alloys metals and combines unexpected materials to create statement pieces that challenge conventional jewelry norms while remaining lightweight, wearable, and versatile. Her work often features stones enhanced with iridescent qualities, reflecting themes of inclusivity, diversity, and hope. After exploring several artistic mediums, Victor found her passion in metalsmithing and continues to expand her practice through ongoing experimentation and teaching. She has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and enjoys sharing her love of jewelry making with students and collectors alike.
WALKER, David (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
GLASS: David Walker is a Florida-based glass artist and co-founder of Zen Glass Studios, where he creates sculptural and installation-scale works shaped by intuition, technical mastery, and a deep connection to molten glass. Beginning with a four-year apprenticeship while in college, Walker developed a lifelong dedication to glass, later establishing his studio in St. Petersburg in 2002. His work often reflects themes drawn from nature, family, and social awareness, evolving from functional forms into larger public installations. In addition to maintaining an active studio practice, Walker is committed to education and community engagement, teaching glassmaking to both the public and professionals. He has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El, Mainsail, Artigras, and SunFest, and has received an Award of Excellence at SunFest and multiple purchase awards.
WALLIS, Mark (Main)
Spencer, IN
SCULPTURE: Mark Wallis is an Indiana-based sculptor whose work explores sensual form, movement, and the expressive energy of the human spirit. Working primarily in steel, Wallis creates one-of-a-kind sculptures that suggest life, rhythm, and dance through fluid lines and balanced compositions. He earned a BFA in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington, and has maintained a professional studio practice since 1989. In addition to creating sculptural and furniture works, Wallis has completed numerous large-scale public and corporate commissions, including installations for universities and civic spaces. His work has been exhibited extensively at major juried festivals such as Coconut Grove and the Original Ann Arbor Art Fair and includes public installations like She Moves Like Water in Mount Dora, Florida.
WELDON, Tim (Main)
Galisteo, AZ
MIXED MEDIA: Tim Weldon creates mixed media works he calls Combines, blending paint, sand, vintage ephemera, and found objects on surfaces ranging from canvas and reclaimed wood to old signs and doors. Drawing from a creative background in theater, dance, and music production, his work carries a rhythmic, narrative quality shaped by performance and sound. Influenced by outsider art and urban aesthetics, Weldon’s pieces balance autobiography with playful spontaneity, celebrating imagination, movement, and the joy of making.
WERTZ, Robert (Main & Outdoor)
Mechanicsburg, PA
STONE SCULPTURE (FOUNTAINS): Robert Wertz is a Pennsylvania-based sculptor who creates one-of-a-kind stone fountain sculptures crafted from a rare, 45-million-year-old columnar andesite sourced from a single deposit in the Okanagan Highlands of Washington State. Formed when ancient lava cooled and fractured, these natural stone spires display striking hues of rust, gold, champagne, mossy green, eggplant, and powder blue. Wertz’s practice emphasizes minimal intervention, focusing on patient selection, careful composition, and precise lapidary techniques—including drilling, cutting, and polishing—to honor the inherent character of each column. His fountains are presented with hand-hammered copper bowls, brass fittings, concrete footings, decorative stone, and LED uplighting, and he personally installs every work. Wertz transitioned from a career in landscape design and installation to full-time sculptural practice and exhibits nationally at major juried art festivals.
WESTENBERG, Amanda (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Amanda Westenberg is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose hand-built vessels explore time, erosion, and the transformation of objects into artifacts. Her work evokes forms tested by their environments, where smooth planes meet fractured textures and deliberate structure yields to decay. With a background in experiential design and a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design, Westenberg brings a sculptural sensibility to functional ceramics, elevating use through storied surface and form. After years designing immersive environments, she returned to fine art in 2024 and established a focused ceramic practice. Her work has been exhibited at Florida CraftArt and related juried exhibitions, and she received First Place at the Florida CraftArt Members’ Show, juried by Matthew Drennan Wicks, along with recognition as a Florida CraftArt Emerging Artist.
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth (Main)
Naples, FL
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING: Elizabeth Williams is a Florida-based mixed media painter whose vibrant works treat color and shape as a language capable of holding joy, memory, and motion. With a background in graphic design, Williams balances strong composition and rhythm with intuitive layering—painting over, scraping back, collaging, and drawing into the surface to reveal the history of the work’s making. Her paintings move fluidly between abstraction and suggestion, allowing hints of interiors, still life, or figures to emerge and recede, inviting viewers to feel first and interpret later. Williams has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Naples, Winter Park, Coconut Grove, and Boca Raton Museum of Art shows, and has received numerous honors, including First Place at a National Association of Women Artists juried exhibition and multiple Best in Show awards at Arts Bonita.
WRIGHT, Jason (Main)
Las Vegas, NM
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER & PANEL: Jason Wright is a New Mexico–based mixed media artist whose work centers on deconstruction, transformation, and the passage of time. His ongoing series of “recycled works” is created by cutting apart previous paintings and mixed media drawings on paper, then reassembling the fragments into new compositions reminiscent of mosaic. Both the fragments and the subtle spaces between them play an essential role, mapping connections between past, present, and future. Wright began his career exhibiting in New York City’s Lower East Side in the 1990s before earning an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. He later taught studio art and art history at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan and curated numerous independent exhibitions. Wright has exhibited internationally at venues including MOCA Tucson, Spring/Break NYC, and Sotheby’s New York, and his work is held in major private collections.
YUSKANICH, Zach (Main)
Denver, CO
GLASS: Zach Yuskanich is a Colorado-based glass artist whose sculptural vessels emphasize form, negative space, and architectural influence over traditional function. Drawing inspiration from design, architecture, and modern art, Yuskanich creates clean, contemporary glass forms that explore balance and spatial relationship. He earned an MFA in Glass from Southern Illinois University and further refined his skills through advanced training with established glass artists. Yuskanich has exhibited at juried art festivals including Sculpture in the Park in Loveland, Colorado, and continues to develop a body of work rooted in precision, restraint, and modern aesthetics.
ZABISKY, Agueda (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Agueda Zabisky is a Brazilian-born ceramic artist whose sculptural and decorative works explore balance, identity, and the human experience through form and texture. Working with clay since 2005, Zabisky approaches each piece as a meditative process, allowing time, patience, and transformation to guide the evolution of the work. Her current collection, Bits, reflects the idea that individuals are shaped by accumulated experiences—small fragments that unite into a cohesive whole. Zabisky studied graphic design before transitioning fully into ceramics and relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2020. She is a recipient of the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant and has received multiple Awards of Excellence in Ceramics at Art Festival Beth-El. Her work has been exhibited at Creative Pinellas and the Brenda McMahon Gallery.
Suwanee, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Alfred Addo is a Georgia-based mixed media artist renowned for his dynamic, layered works that reflect his Ghanaian heritage and a commitment to sustainability. With a career spanning over two decades, Addo’s signature practice centers on relief sculptures created from recycled sawdust alongside vibrant mixed media paintings. His work explores intricate cultural and environmental themes through innovative material experimentation and bold visual language. Addo has exhibited at prominent art festivals and venues throughout the United States, including Naples National and the Las Olas Art Festival, and was named Best New Exhibitor at Red Dot Miami in 2024. His eco-conscious work continues to be widely collected and internationally recognized.
ALFONSO, Jesse (Boutique)
Lehigh Acres, FL
SCULPTURE: Jesse Alfonso is a Florida-based sculptor whose handcrafted marine and nautical works are created from repurposed wood and metal. Drawing on a process that transforms salvaged materials into refined sculptural forms, Alfonso’s practice emphasizes originality, advanced patinas, and meticulous hand-tooling. His work explores themes of renewal and transformation, reimagining materials for a new purpose through distinctive surface treatments and structure. Alfonso has exhibited at numerous juried art festivals, including the Mt. Dora Art Festival and the Cape Coral Art Festival. His work has earned multiple awards, including Best in Show at the Temple Terrace Art Festival in 2024 and Judges’ Best in Sculpture at the Fernandina Beach Art Festival in 2025, and continues to be widely recognized for its craftsmanship and inventive approach.
ALLEN, Wesley (Outdoor)
Tampa, FL
METAL AND CERAMIC: Wesley Allen is a Tampa-based artist and collaborator behind FTEstudios, creating sculptural works designed for gardens and architectural settings. Working in partnership with Germán Cerpa, Allen combines hand-built ceramics with forged and fabricated steel to explore the relationship between material, form, and environment. Their practice emphasizes balance, structure, and texture, resulting in refined pieces that invite interaction and contemplation within outdoor and interior spaces. Drawing on a shared commitment to craftsmanship and site-responsive design, their work brings a strong sense of presence and character to its surroundings, offering viewers moments of pause and engagement through thoughtfully integrated materials.
ANGSTADT, Ashley (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC: Ashley Angstadt is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work explores form, function, and the lived experiences of women through refined, sculptural objects. Working primarily with wheel-thrown ceramics, Angstadt creates curvaceous, timeless forms that often reference the female body while maintaining a quiet, utilitarian presence. Her recent body of work incorporates atmospheric firing techniques, including pit, salt, soda, and wood firing, adding depth and nuance to each piece. Angstadt holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Penn State University and has experience teaching ceramics at the collegiate level. Her work invites reflection on visibility, emotional labor, and the subtle narratives embedded in everyday objects.
APPLEBAUM, Leon (Main)
Prattsburg, NY
ART GLASS: Leon Applebaum is an American studio glass artist whose work reflects a lifelong exploration of color, form, and innovative glass techniques. Born in Toledo, Ohio, he studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and the Rochester Institute of Technology, and trained at the Orrefors Glass School in Sweden. Applebaum is known for his optically thick glass and signature trapped air bubbles. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the Corning Museum of Glass, and the Ajeto Glass Museum. He continues his practice at Sahaj Glass Studio in New York.
AUSTIN, Sally (Main Gallery)
Carrollton, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Sally Austin is a Georgia-based mixed media artist whose intuitive abstract practice emphasizes process, layering, and emotional resonance. Beginning each work with raw, instinctive mark-making, Austin builds complex surfaces using acrylic paint applied with brushes, palette knives, and sanders, followed by charcoal, graphite, oil pigments, and cold wax. Her current body of work, Abstract Conversations, explores the act of storytelling through texture and gesture, allowing meaning to emerge organically through the layering process. Austin has exhibited at numerous juried art festivals nationwide and has received recognition including a Bronze Award at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2024 and an Award of Merit at the Carrollton Art Festival in 2025. Her work invites viewers into a reflective exchange shaped by emotion and discovery.
BANK, Carla (Main)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
PAINTING: Carla Bank is a Fort Lauderdale–based painter whose vibrant acrylic works are deeply influenced by her Mexican heritage, where color plays a central role in daily life. Known for her signature Stripes collections, Bank creates layered compositions that radiate energy, joy, and a sense of connection. Through bold color relationships and rhythmic patterning, her paintings aim to uplift and engage the viewer while maintaining a refined contemporary aesthetic. Bank has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the country, including Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, and Las Olas, and has received numerous honors such as Juror Awards at Southlake, Texas in 2025 and Winter Park, Florida in 2024. Her work continues to be recognized for its confident use of color and celebratory spirit.
BARAOIDAN, Debra (Boutique)
Leesburg, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Debra Baraoidan is a Florida-based mixed media artist and the founder of Natureheart Clay Creations, specializing in hand-crafted mosaic works inspired by nature, wildlife, and themes of joy and connection. Drawing from a lifelong passion for the arts and a background as a self-taught artist and retired educator, Baraoidan creates mosaics that celebrate simple beauty and heartfelt expression. Her work reflects an appreciation for color, texture, and symbolic imagery, inviting viewers to engage with a sense of warmth and optimism. Baraoidan has exhibited at numerous juried art shows throughout Florida and beyond, including Mount Dora Fine Art Festival, Boca Raton Museum Art Show, and Under the Oaks in Gainesville, and has received multiple awards recognizing her distinctive mosaic practice.
BARENIS, Elizabeth (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
PAINTING: Elizabeth Barenis is a St. Petersburg–based painter whose work explores beauty, consciousness, and the quiet emotional resonance of the natural world. Drawing from her own photography, Barenis works in a style she describes as “Abstract Precisionism,” combining simplified forms and clean lines with a visual language influenced by Cubism. Her paintings invite viewers to find personal meaning while offering moments of calm and reflection through balanced composition and color. Barenis has exhibited nationally and internationally for over two decades and has received numerous honors, including a 2025 Award of Excellence from Art Festival Beth-El and a 2023 Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grant. Her work is held in both public and private collections and continues to be widely exhibited.
BARNES, Nicholas (Main)
Woolwine, VA
WOOD: Nicholas Barnes is a Virginia-based wood artist whose work centers on storytelling through material, process, and craft. Drawing inspiration from his Appalachian roots, Barnes developed a distinctive technique he calls Wood Cloisonné, combining woodturning with intricately inlaid, metal-wrapped wood segments sourced from his family’s land. Each piece reflects a layered narrative shaped by personal history, material choice, and technical innovation. A second-generation artist, Barnes builds on a legacy of woodturning while introducing contemporary design influences informed by his background in product design. His work has been widely exhibited at leading national art festivals and has received numerous honors, including Best in Show at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025 and multiple awards for excellence in three-dimensional work.
BENOIT, Christian (Main)
Sagle, ID
MIXED MEDIA: Christian Benoit is an Idaho-based mixed media artist whose work merges architectural precision with the warmth and tactility of natural materials. With a foundation in environmental design and architectural history, Benoit combines wood, acrylic, paint, and stain to create compositions defined by clean lines, geometric structure, and contrasting textures. Matte and polished surfaces interact to explore balance, rhythm, and spatial harmony, transforming raw materials into contemplative, modern works. Benoit has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show and Best of Category awards in 2024 and 2025. His work is recognized for its refined craftsmanship and thoughtful integration of design and fine art.
BENTON, Ashley (Main)
Savannah, GA
CERAMIC: Ashley Benton is a Savannah-based ceramic artist whose work is guided by intuition and the emotional experience of living. Her sculptural forms exist in a space between abstraction and familiarity, offering subtle references rather than literal representation. Through clay, Benton explores questions of presence, memory, and meaning, creating pieces that feel both imagined and deeply recognizable. With over two decades of exhibition experience in the United States and internationally, Benton has established a strong gallery presence and is represented by Wally Workman Gallery in Austin and Ivy Brown Gallery in New York City. She has also been invited to create large-scale sculptural installations, including a recent project for the Savannah College of Art and Design in Lacoste, France.
BLACK, Kevin (Main)
Rio Rancho, NM
HANDMADE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS: Kevin Black is a New Mexico–based photographic artist whose work centers on botanical subjects and alternative photographic processes. Drawing inspiration from decades of gardening, hiking, and close observation of nature, Black photographs flowers grown and cultivated in his own desert garden. Each image is transformed through an intricate, hand-crafted process that includes printing on translucent vellum and applying gold leaf, creating luminous works that shift with light and viewing angle. Black’s practice emphasizes patience, experimentation, and sensitivity to natural change. His work has been exhibited widely in national and international exhibitions focused on alternative photographic art and is recognized for its quiet beauty, craftsmanship, and contemplative presence.
BRADLEY, Janet Campbell (Main)
Chattanooga, TN
MIXED MEDIA: Janet Campbell Bradley is a Chattanooga-based mixed media artist whose work combines encaustic monotype, printmaking, ink, and metal to explore balance, memory, and emotional presence. Using beeswax, pigment, and Japanese paper, Bradley builds layered abstract compositions through both additive and subtractive processes, allowing each work to unfold intuitively. Color and texture are central to her practice, evoking a sense of calm while referencing moments of transition and reflection. With over three decades of experience as a metalsmith, Bradley brings a deep material sensitivity to her two-dimensional work. Her work has been exhibited nationally and has received recognition including a Mixed Media Merit Award at the Eastern Shore Art Center Outdoor Art Show in 2025.
BRAHA, Yael (Main)
Fincastle, VA
CERAMICS: Yael Braha is an Italian-born ceramic artist of North African descent whose work merges sculpture, function, and contemporary design. Drawing from her background in graphic design, filmmaking, and sculpture, Braha creates minimalist ceramic objects defined by bold surface patterns, tessellations, and optical illusions. Inspired by Gestalt principles of visual perception, her work explores the dynamic relationship between form, surface, and negative space, resulting in pieces that feel both precise and visually active. Braha has exhibited nationally and internationally, with solo exhibitions in Japan and the United States, and her work is held in permanent collections including Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. Her work has received numerous honors recognizing her innovative approach to contemporary ceramics.
BRANDÃO, Kokó (Main)
Lakeland, FL
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS: Kokó Brandão is a Brazilian-born painter whose vibrant abstract works celebrate color, movement, and instinctive expression. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Brandão uses free, gestural brushstrokes to capture fleeting moments and emotional energy, allowing intuition rather than intellect to guide each composition. Her paintings are defined by bold color relationships that merge and collide, creating dynamic surfaces that feel both spontaneous and deeply personal. Educated in Brazil, Brandão has exhibited extensively at juried art festivals throughout the United States for over a decade. Her work is recognized for its expressive use of color and its ability to convey emotion through rhythm, texture, and visual intensity.
BRIDGES, Rocky (Main)
Lakeland, FL
MIXED MEDIA ASSEMBLAGE: Rocky Bridges is a Florida-based artist whose mixed media assemblages transform industrial cast-offs into layered narratives of resilience and renewal. A native of Tarpon Springs, Bridges works with repurposed materials such as museum rubble, discarded signage, and industrial scrap, treating each fragment as an artifact rather than refuse. His compositions reveal new meaning through texture, history, and juxtaposition, celebrating the overlooked and reimagined within Florida’s contemporary art landscape.
BRYSON, Mary (Main)
Asheville, NC
OIL: Mary Bryson is an Asheville-based painter whose oil paintings focus on capturing stillness, beauty, and quiet reflection through floral imagery. Drawing on a background in fine art and medical illustration, Bryson brings a heightened sensitivity to detail, structure, and color nuance to her work. Her paintings explore moments of calm found in nature, offering viewers a visual pause amid the pace of contemporary life. Bryson’s passion for gardening directly informs her subject matter, allowing her to study flowers from growth to bloom and translate their inner light onto canvas. Her work reflects a balance of technical precision and emotional resonance, inviting contemplation and a renewed sense of presence.
CAHUE, Juan Carlos (Boutique)
Ocala, FL
JEWELRY: Juan Carlos Cahue is a Florida-based silversmith and goldsmith who creates one-of-a-kind wearable art defined by abstract form and meticulous craftsmanship. Working primarily in sterling silver and gold, Cahue incorporates semi-precious stones into rings, pendants, necklaces, and earrings, all hand fabricated using traditional metalsmithing techniques. His designs draw inspiration from abstraction and Cubism, resulting in sculptural jewelry that balances structure, movement, and visual rhythm. Cahue has been creating jewelry professionally since 2001 and has produced thousands of custom and commissioned pieces. His work has been exhibited at juried art festivals throughout the Southeast and has received recognition including Best of Show at Art in the Park in Brooksville and a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mandarin Art Festival in Jacksonville.
CANTRELL, Kimmy (Main)
College Park, GA
CLAY: Kimmy Cantrell is a Georgia-based ceramic artist who works with stoneware clay, glazes, and oxides to create both free-standing and framed sculptural pieces. Self-taught, Cantrell developed his practice through experimentation and a commitment to material exploration, transforming an early passion into a full-time artistic career. His work is recognized for its expressive surface treatment and distinctive imagery, balancing sculptural form with painterly qualities. Cantrell has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals across the United States and internationally, and his work is collected throughout Europe and the United States. He has received notable recognition, including Best of Show at the Ann Arbor Guild Show and Best of Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum Show in 2018.
CAREW, Joan (Boutique)
Coral Springs, FL
CERAMIC: Joan Carew is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work is designed to spark conversation and bring a sense of joy to everyday spaces. Working primarily in clay, Carew creates expressive pieces that balance thoughtful craftsmanship with a playful, approachable spirit. She holds a master’s degree in art with a focus in ceramics and has an active practice that includes teaching workshops alongside her studio work. Carew exhibits regularly throughout Florida and is represented by galleries including the Herrig Center for the Arts in Bradenton and Florida CraftArt in St. Petersburg. Her work has received recognition at regional exhibitions, including awards from the Broward Art Guild in 2025.
CARMAN, Pamela (Boutique)
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
POLYMER CLAY / MIXED MEDIA: Pamela Carman is a South Florida–based mixed media artist whose whimsical sculptures are created using polymer clay and richly layered materials. Working with bold color, intricate patterning, and detailed surface texture, Carman transforms imaginative ideas into playful, one-of-a-kind forms that evoke wonder and delight. A self-taught artist with over twenty-five years of experience, she has developed a distinctive visual language that balances meticulous craftsmanship with lighthearted expression. Carman is an active member of Florida CraftArt, where she is both a member and retail artist, as well as the International Polymer Clay Association. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout Florida and has received recognition including a Director’s Choice Award from Florida CraftArt.
CARNEY, Kate (Main)
Maitland, FL
OIL: Kate Carney is a Florida-based painter whose expressive oil paintings focus on living subjects, particularly figures and birds, capturing moments of emotion, movement, and joy. Drawing is central to her practice, and she works exclusively freehand, valuing the spontaneity and freedom that comes from direct observation without mechanical aids. Carney’s work balances strong draftsmanship with painterly sensitivity, resulting in compositions that feel both intimate and alive. She has been a full-time professional artist since 2010 and exhibits widely at major juried art festivals across the country. Her work has received numerous honors, including First Place in Painting at Artigras Fine Arts Festival and multiple Judges’ Awards at leading national shows.
CARTER, James (Main)
Southbury, CT
ACRYLIC PAINTING: James Carter is a Connecticut-based painter working primarily in acrylic, with a long-standing professional presence in the national juried art festival circuit. Known for his refined technique and confident handling of the medium, Carter creates paintings that emphasize clarity, control, and visual impact. He has exhibited extensively at major art festivals throughout the United States and has received recognition for excellence in painting, including Best in Painting at the Under the Oaks Art Show in Vero Beach in 2024. Carter continues to present work that reflects a consistent, seasoned practice shaped by years of exhibition experience.
CAUSEY, Teri (Main)
Louisville, MS
PAINTING / MIXED MEDIA: Teri Causey is a Mississippi-based artist working in painting and mixed media whose intuitive process is guided by experimentation and discovery. Approaching each canvas without predetermined rules, Causey allows the work to evolve organically, embracing collage, assemblage, and layered mark-making as a means of exploration. She often incorporates repurposed materials and remnants from previous works, creating compositions that reflect personal history, transformation, and emotional growth. Causey has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Winter Park, Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, and Cherry Creek, and received Best in Mixed Media at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in 2024. Her work invites viewers into a dialogue shaped by process, memory, and material storytelling.
CEDENO, Lisette (Main)
Lake Worth, FL
CERAMICS: Lisette Cedeno is a South Florida–based ceramic artist whose work explores the intersection of botanical structure, geometry, and functional design. Using hand-building techniques, Cedeno transforms clay into expressive vessels inspired by the textures and patterns found in nature, balancing organic form with decorative precision. Her Elegant Blooms collection investigates themes of growth, decay, and resilience, translating natural systems into refined, sculptural objects that remain grounded in function. Cedeno holds a BFA from the New World School of the Arts and studied at the Art Institute of Boston, with additional training at Penland School of Crafts. She has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove and Las Olas and continues to develop work that bridges fine art and functional ceramics.
CIMINO, Lisa (Boutique)
Baltimore, MD
JEWELRY: Lisa Cimino is a Baltimore-based jewelry artist and founder of Blackwing Metals, creating sculptural, nature-inspired wearable art through wax carving and traditional metalsmithing techniques. Drawing inspiration from land, sea, and sky, Cimino begins each piece by carving into solid wax, building texture and depth before casting in sterling silver, custom brass, and gold accented with stones and alternative color elements. She studied jewelry and metals at the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she explored a wide range of techniques before focusing on wax work for its organic possibilities. Cimino has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide and continues to be recognized for her expressive forms and refined craftsmanship.
COVINGTON, Daphne (Main)
Smyrna, GA
MIXED MEDIA: Daphne Covington is a Georgia-based mixed media artist with over four decades of professional experience, creating layered works that merge oil paint, collage, charcoal, and oil pastel. Her abstract representational compositions often reference vintage illustrations, blending familiar imagery with intuitive mark-making and contemporary sensibility. Each piece is developed through a process of layering and revision, resulting in one-of-a-kind works defined by depth, texture, and gesture. Covington has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, Winter Park, Main Street Fort Worth, and Cherry Creek, and received recognition at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2023. Her work reflects a seasoned practice grounded in experimentation and visual storytelling.
CRAIG, Melanie (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
PORCELAIN SCULPTURE: Melanie Craig is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist working in porcelain sculpture, creating whimsical animal forms that blend sculptural storytelling with painterly surface treatment. Her work combines hand-built porcelain with a variety of painting styles, resulting in expressive pieces that balance playfulness and craftsmanship. After relocating from New York City, Craig began exploring painting during the COVID period and later discovered a passion for ceramics through classes at the Clay Center of St. Petersburg. This transition led her to focus on sculpting in porcelain, where form, character, and surface interact to bring each piece to life. Craig has exhibited her work at the Art Festival Beth-El and continues to develop a growing body of sculptural work rooted in curiosity and creative exploration.
CURVIN, Joyce (Boutique)
Palm Harbor, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Joyce Curvin is a Florida-based mixed media artist who creates whimsical sculptural works built from recycled and up-cycled materials. Beginning each piece with a repurposed framework, Curvin layers papier-mâché, texture, vivid color, and embellishment to form expressive characters that capture moments of interaction, humor, and personality. Her work is rooted in storytelling and aims to spark a sense of delight and connection for the viewer. Curvin holds a business degree from Stetson University and brings a background in merchandising and store design to her artistic practice. Since transitioning to full-time studio work in 2022, she has exhibited widely at juried art festivals and galleries throughout Florida and the Northeast and has received multiple awards recognizing her mixed media and three-dimensional work.
DAVIS, John (Boutique)
Vero Beach, FL
PRINTMAKING (LINOCUT): John Davis is a Florida-based printmaker specializing in hand-cut, hand-pulled linocuts that explore repetition, color, and form inspired by the natural world. Designing and carving each image into linoleum, Davis prints with black ink on handmade paper before individually hand-painting every piece, creating works that balance graphic structure with painterly detail. His imagery frequently features birds, fish, and coastal flora, reflecting a lifelong connection to coastal environments. Davis holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tulane University and has maintained a professional exhibition practice for over four decades. His work has been widely exhibited at major juried art festivals across the Southeast and Midwest and has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in printmaking.
DEAN, Charles & Elle (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CLAY & PHOTOGRAPHY: Charles and Elle Dean are a St. Petersburg–based collaborative duo whose work bridges ceramic bas-relief sculpture and fine art photography. Charles Dean’s practice explores close-observed natural phenomena through photography and sculptural translation, creating bas-relief ceramic works inspired by texture, pattern, and negative space. Elle Dean, lead designer for Architectural Ceramics, creates site-specific ceramic murals and sculptural installations rooted in architectural history, nature, and modern abstraction. Together, their work reflects a shared commitment to material, process, and longevity, merging photographic imagery with hand-built clay to create pieces that emphasize balance, surface, and human touch. Their work has been exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and through numerous public, corporate, and architectural commissions nationwide.
DEKEL, Limor (Main)
Rockville, MD
CARDBOARD / MIXED MEDIA: Limor Dekel is a Maryland-based mixed media sculptor whose work transforms repurposed corrugated cardboard into expressive, dimensional portraits and figurative forms. Approaching cardboard as a sculptural medium akin to clay, Dekel layers, carves, and molds discarded materials to explore themes of human connection, vulnerability, and resilience. Her practice emphasizes imperfection and texture as reflections of shared humanity, with surfaces finished in acrylic paint, patinas, and metal leaf. Born and raised in Israel, Dekel studied ceramic design at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design before establishing a long-standing artistic career in the United States. Her work has been widely exhibited nationally and has received numerous honors, including Best of 3D Mixed Media at the Atlanta Dogwood Arts Festival and a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show.
DELGADO, Lilian (Main)
Fort Lauderdale, FL
OIL PAINTING: Lilian Delgado is a Brazilian-born painter whose expressive oil paintings are inspired by color, intuition, and botanical subject matter. Working primarily with a wet-on-wet technique, Delgado builds layered compositions using palette knives to create depth, movement, and dimensional form. Her process begins with color relationships, allowing imagery to emerge organically through blending and gesture. Delgado discovered her artistic talent at a young age and was exhibiting internationally by her early teens. She studied graphic design and fine art, including coursework at the Ringling School of Art and Design, and later transitioned from a successful corporate career to pursue painting full time. Delgado has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and has received notable recognition, including Best of Show at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
DIBBLE, Barbara (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Barbara Dibble is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist whose work explores the interplay of line, form, and color harmony. Through careful attention to detail, Dibble creates pieces that offer both visual and tactile appeal, guiding the viewer’s eye through fluid line work that suggests movement and balance. Since relocating to St. Petersburg, she has actively pursued artistic growth within the city’s vibrant clay community. Dibble is a member of the Clay Center of St. Petersburg and regularly collaborates with fellow artists to foster creative exchange. Her work has been exhibited at Florida CraftArt and has received recognition including a Merit Award at the 50th Annual Art Festival Beth-El.
DISNEY, Roger (Main)
Tulsa, OK
OIL PAINTING: Roger Disney is an Oklahoma-based painter whose palette knife oil paintings capture landscapes in motion through highly textured surfaces and simplified, expressionist-inspired forms. Working with bold color and layered impasto, Disney creates dynamic compositions that explore space, movement, and atmosphere. His work reflects a broad creative background that includes design, illustration, photography, and teaching, informing a versatile and confident visual language. Disney has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States, including Cherry Creek, Ann Arbor, La Quinta, and Rittenhouse Square. His work has received notable recognition, including Best in Show for Painting at the Madison Art Fair on the Square and a purchase award at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
DOCTORS, Eric (Main)
Tampa, FL
CERAMIC: Eric Doctors is a Tampa-based ceramic artist whose work explores geometry, color, and pattern as universal languages of meaning. Drawing from disciplines including mathematics, philosophy, architecture, and storytelling, Doctors creates ceramic forms that distill complexity into balanced, vibrant compositions. His practice emphasizes timeless geometric structures found across cultures, from ancient mandalas to architectural ornamentation, expressed through refined form and surface. Doctors began studying ceramics in the 1970s and has maintained a professional exhibition practice since the early 1980s. His work has been exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including awards from the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Mainsail Art Festival, and Art Festival Beth-El.
DOODY, Liz (Main)
Providence Forge, VA
MIXED MEDIA (COLD WAX & OIL): Liz Doody is a Virginia-based mixed media artist whose abstract paintings in cold wax and oil explore the unseen forces and subtle energies that shape the natural world. Through layered surfaces and dimensional texture, Doody uses the unique properties of cold wax to build works that invite contemplation and a sense of wonder. Her color palette and emotional tone are informed by time spent living in St. Thomas, where ocean blues, tropical florals, and atmospheric light continue to influence her work. Doody holds a BA from Buffalo State College and an MA from The Ohio State University and has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide. Her work has received numerous honors, including First Place at Stockley Gardens in 2024 and designation as Honorary Poster Artist in 2025.
DOWNING, Tonya (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
PHOTOGRAPHY (METAL & ACRYLIC): Tonya Downing is a St. Petersburg–based nature photographer whose work focuses on Florida’s coastal landscapes and birdlife. Working in photography presented on metal and acrylic glass, Downing creates luminous wall art that draws viewers into moments of stillness and natural beauty. Her practice is rooted in a deep emotional and spiritual connection to the environment, with the goal of inspiring appreciation, education, and conservation through imagery. Downing’s work is featured in prominent public venues including Tampa International Airport, Visit Tampa Bay’s Visitor Center, and the historic Sunken Gardens. She has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and continues to share work that encourages a deeper respect for the natural world.
ESPINOSA, Josephina (Boutique)
Port Charlotte, FL
GLASS: Josephina Espinosa is a Florida-based glass artist whose vibrant fused and stained glass works celebrate color, movement, and the expressive possibilities of the medium. Born in Cali, Colombia, Espinosa studied fine art at the School of Bellas Artes in Cartagena, earning a bachelor’s degree with high honors. Her work draws inspiration from nature and the tropical environment of her homeland, using bold color and intuitive composition to create one-of-a-kind glass pieces. Espinosa has worked extensively in stained and fused glass since the 1980s and currently teaches at the Visual Arts Center in Venice, Florida. Her work has been exhibited throughout Southwest Florida and internationally and has received honors including First Place at Art Harvest in Dunedin and the Englewood Spring Art Festival.
ESPINOSA, Wyllowe (Main)
Clearwater, FL
ABSTRACT PAINTING: Wyllowe Espinosa is a Florida-based abstract painter working in acrylic, oil, and spray paint to create bright, expressive mixed media compositions. Drawing inspiration from her Australian roots and the vivid sunsets and coastal landscapes of Florida, Espinosa’s work emphasizes color, movement, and emotional resonance. Her paintings are designed to bring a sense of calm, joy, and visual energy into a space, balancing intuitive mark-making with layered surface exploration. Through bold color relationships and gestural forms, Espinosa creates uplifting abstract works that invite viewers to connect with atmosphere and feeling rather than representation.
FIGUEROA, David (Main)
Sanford, FL
SCULPTURE: David Figueroa is a Florida-based sculptor whose work explores the evolving nature of human experience through form, material, and balance. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Figueroa earned a BA in Fine Arts with a concentration in sculpture from the School of Fine Arts in San Juan, graduating magna cum laude. Working with materials including steel, wood, stone, bronze, and found objects, he often combines contrasting elements to reflect emotional and psychological transformation. His sculptures draw from personal experience and universal themes of resilience, identity, and growth. Figueroa has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals across the United States and his work is held in public and corporate collections, including the Polk Museum of Art and the Museum of Florida Art. He has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show awards and Awards of Excellence in 2025.
FTE STUDIOS (Outdoor)
Ybor City, Tampa, FL
CERAMIC & METAL SCULPTURE: FTE Studios is the collaborative practice of artists Wesley Allen and Germán Cerpa, creating hand-built ceramic and metal works designed for gardens and outdoor environments. All pieces are fabricated by hand using locally sourced materials, with an emphasis on durability, detail, and integration into the landscape. Allen draws inspiration from Japanese culture, architecture, and nature, blending traditional ceramic techniques with modern design. Cerpa, a graphic designer from Colombia, contributes a bold sense of color and texture informed by his upbringing in San Jacinto. Together, they merge distinct visual languages to create functional and sculptural works that balance craftsmanship, utility, and organic form.
FOREMAN, Wendy (Boutique)
Ormond Beach, FL
JEWELRY: Wendy Foreman is a Florida-based jewelry artist and master metalsmith whose work blends traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design. Trained in metalsmithing and jewelry fabrication at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Foreman creates distinctive, wearable pieces defined by clean lines, refined structure, and thoughtful material choice. Working primarily in precious metals and gemstones, she often incorporates black onyx for its classic elegance while also embracing color for a more playful aesthetic. Foreman brings over twenty-five years of experience designing and custom fabricating jewelry for high-end retailers and continues to develop her own collection sold at fine art festivals throughout Florida. Her work has received numerous honors, including recognition from the Florida Jewelers Association and finalist distinction in the prestigious Saul Bell Design Award.
FOX, Todd (Main)
Orlando, FL
MIXED MEDIA / SCULPTURE: Todd Fox is an Orlando-based sculptor whose narrative mixed media works explore themes of life, death, and the balance between joy and suffering. Self-taught in Raku and sculpture beginning at the age of eleven, Fox draws deep inspiration from African and Caribbean art traditions, with particular emphasis on West Nigerian Yoruba culture and belief systems. His sculptures often incorporate contrasting elements—celebratory gesture paired with sharp or industrial materials—to reflect the duality of human experience. Fox’s work is deeply biographical, shaped by significant personal events that inform his exploration of mortality, spirituality, and resilience. He has exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Cherry Creek, Des Moines, Gasparilla, and the St. Louis Art Fair, and has received numerous honors such as Best in Mixed Media at ArtiGras in 2025 and Best in Show at the DeLand Outdoor Art Festival in 2022.
FRANSBERGEN, Estella (Main)
South Africa
SCULPTURE: Estella Fransbergen is a Dutch-born, South Africa–based sculptor whose work celebrates the female form and the natural world through refined, figurative sculpture. With a background in pottery, Fransbergen developed a deep interest in the ancient Japanese raku technique, incorporating hand-modeled ceramics alongside bronze elements, gold glazes, and traditional patinas. Her sculptural works evoke elegance and quiet strength, often combining raku surfaces with crystal and mixed materials to enhance their ethereal presence. Fransbergen’s work is held in permanent collections including the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy.
FREEMAN, Judy (Boutique)
Land O’ Lakes, FL
MIXED MEDIA (POLYMER CLAY): Judy Freeman is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical polymer clay sculptures celebrate imagination, nature, and the joy of asking “what if.” Her work features expressive animals, fish, and birds brought to life through vibrant color, playful form, and meticulous hand-built detail. Freeman earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Florida Atlantic University with a concentration in ceramics and sculpture and later returned to clay after a successful corporate career. In 2018, she transitioned fully to polymer clay, allowing for greater physical freedom and creative exploration. Freeman’s work has been featured on HGTV’s That’s Clever!, is included in the Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection, and is held in the permanent collection of the Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy. She has exhibited widely throughout Florida and received the Florida CraftArt Members’ Show People’s Choice Award in 2020.
FREY, Benjamin (Main)
Buena Vista, VA
MIXED MEDIA: Benjamin Frey is a Virginia-based mixed media artist whose work balances representational structure with expressive abstraction, emphasizing drawing as the foundation of movement, depth, and perspective. Using layered materials including antique book pages, sheet music, watercolor pencil, graphite, ink, and paint, Frey builds surfaces where drawing and painting merge seamlessly. His imagery draws inspiration from ancient cave art, classical draftsmanship, and architectural sketches, inviting reflection on memory, travel, and the passage of time. A professional artist since 2003, Frey has worked from studios across the United States, Canada, and Europe and has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide. His work is held in numerous public and private collections and has received significant recognition, including Best in Show at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival and Best in Category awards at the Armonk Fine Arts Festival and the Boca Raton Museum Fine Art Show.
GASPAR, Deborah (Main)
Cape Coral, FL
JEWELRY: Deborah Gaspar is a Florida-based jewelry artist with over two decades of experience creating one-of-a-kind, handcrafted designs that balance elegance, versatility, and refined craftsmanship. Working with natural stones and mixed metals, Gaspar is known for techniques such as silk knotting, wire wrapping, and hand-forging, creating jewelry designed to transition seamlessly from casual wear to couture. Her collections are inspired by nature, architecture, and texture, emphasizing strength, individuality, and timeless design. Gaspar has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El for over a decade and has received notable recognition including the Founders Award for Craft in 2016 and an Award of Distinction in 2018. Her work continues to be celebrated for its wearable artistry and enduring sophistication.
GARCIA, Beth (Main)
Lakeland, FL
CERAMICS: Beth Garcia is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose biomorphic vessels draw inspiration from biology, natural patterns, and life cycles. Influenced by plants, animals, and seed pods, her work features textured, undulating forms that suggest motion and transformation. Using clay as a sculptural medium, Garcia combines whimsical color relationships with layered patterning to celebrate change and the transient beauty of life. Her work has been exhibited extensively in Florida, including a solo exhibition at the Appleton Museum of Art, and has received numerous honors such as Best in Show at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
GEORGE, Darrell (Main)
Williamsburg, VA
OIL PAINTING: Darrell George is a Virginia-based painter whose oil paintings explore tension, movement, and the fleeting moments found within the human figure. Working with expressive mark-making and layered color, George seeks to capture the balance between control and spontaneity, allowing each composition to evolve through risk and discovery. His work reflects a dynamic energy shaped by both athletic discipline and rigorous academic training. A native of Long Branch, New Jersey, George studied at the University of Delaware before pursuing formal fine art training at the Bridgeview School of Fine Arts in New York, where he studied under Russian artist Anna Rochegova and was influenced by the Surikov Institute tradition. George has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Rittenhouse Square, Artigras, Armonk, and Art on the Square, and has received multiple honors at Art Festival Beth-El, including a Purchase Award in 2025 and Bronze Awards in 2023 and 2024.
GIALANELLA, Donald (Outdoor)
St. Petersburg, FL
SCULPTURE: Donald Gialanella is a Florida-based sculptor whose steel works exist at the intersection of nature, abstraction, and the human form. With a career spanning over three decades, Gialanella has developed a distinctive visual language that distills gesture and presence rather than literal representation, allowing his sculptures to hover between figurative and abstract expression. Working primarily in steel, he emphasizes material weight, texture, and balance to create works that invite both physical and emotional engagement. Gialanella studied fine art at The Cooper Union in New York City and later apprenticed with Louise Bourgeois, experiences that deeply shaped his approach to form and meaning. His work has been exhibited nationally in museums, public art programs, and major juried exhibitions, and he has received numerous honors including multiple public art awards, Creative Pinellas Professional Artist Grants, and the Audubon Artists Medal of Honor.
GILBERT, Dominice (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
SCULPTURE: Dominice Gilbert is a Florida-based sculptor whose abstract, organic steel works explore balance, tension, and emotional presence through form. Hand-fabricating each piece from cut and welded sheet metal, Gilbert builds hollow sculptural forms that emphasize precision, surface, and material contrast. Her process is labor-intensive and highly controlled, incorporating pattern-making, welding, and patina techniques that enhance texture and natural rhythm. Gilbert earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and completed artist residencies at Crab Tree Farm and the National Ornamental Metal Museum. A full-time artist since 2010, she has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including multiple Best of Show and Award of Merit recognitions at events such as the Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, Mainsail Art Festival, and Mayfaire by-the-Lake.
GOLDBERG, Michael (Boutique)
Gulfport, FL
WOOD: Michael Goldberg is a Florida-based woodworker who creates functional, handcrafted pieces with a focus on precision, durability, and sustainable materials. Working primarily in end-grain construction, Goldberg designs cutting and charcuterie boards that range from geometrically complex compositions to classic butcher-block forms. He uses a mix of domestic and exotic hardwoods, sourcing lumber locally whenever possible and ensuring all materials and finishes are food-safe. After a long career in corporate construction in New York City, Goldberg relocated to the Gulf Coast and established a dedicated woodworking studio in Gulfport. His work is currently represented in the retail gallery at Florida CraftArt and reflects a thoughtful balance of craftsmanship, utility, and refined design.
GOLDHAGEN, David (Main)
Hayesville, NC
ART GLASS: David Goldhagen is a North Carolina–based glass artist whose work balances sculptural form with painterly expression, capturing movement, light, and color through molten glass. With over four decades of experience, Goldhagen draws inspiration from flowers, dancers, human figures, landscapes, and celestial phenomena, pushing the material to express energy and motion. His practice emphasizes continual evolution, allowing each piece to reflect both technical mastery and emotional resonance. Goldhagen earned a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University and pursued advanced glass studies at Penland School of Crafts and Pilchuck Glass School. He is a member of the Southern Highlands Craft Guild, Carolina Designer Craftsmen, and the Glass Art Society. His work is held in numerous corporate, museum, and foundation collections and has received recognition including a Judges’ Choice Award at the Mount Gretna Art Show.
GORDON, Scott (Main)
Hilliard, OH
WOOD: Scott Gordon is an Ohio-based artist whose work combines traditional woodturning and complex segmented construction to create sculptural forms defined by precision, pattern, and meaning. Working on the lathe in both subtractive and constructive processes, Gordon transforms single logs or thousands of individually cut segments into intricately engineered pieces that balance technical mastery with visual impact. Many of his works are conceptually informed by significant numbers in Judaism, integrating symbolism directly into structure and form. After a career in information technology, Gordon became a full-time artist in 2022, bringing a methodical, problem-solving approach to his studio practice. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received numerous honors, including an Art Festival Beth-El Award of Excellence and Best of Show at the Wyoming Art Show.
GORSEN, Phyllis (Main)
Cherry Hill, NJ
MIXED MEDIA ON CANVAS: Phyllis Gorsen is a New Jersey–based mixed media painter whose collage works explore emotion, mood, and the hidden narratives found within the natural world. Drawing inspiration from both real and imagined encounters with nature, Gorsen creates atmospheric compositions that invite viewers into quiet, mystical spaces where feeling takes precedence over literal representation. Her process begins with painted imagery—sometimes fabricated, sometimes drawn from photographs—followed by the layering of paint, charcoal, canvas, and handmade papers sourced from around the world, resulting in richly textured, multidimensional surfaces. Gorsen earned her MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and has exhibited nationally in galleries and public institutions, including a solo public art exhibition at the New York Port Authority and exhibitions in New York, Philadelphia, and California. Her work is held in private collections throughout the United States and has been featured in publications such as The Jealous Curator, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Create! Magazine.
GRANT, Will (Main)
Bradenton, FL
SCULPTURE: Will Grant is a Florida-based sculptor whose work explores emotion as material, shaped through repetition, intuition, and movement. Working primarily with acrylic, Grant creates fluid, abstract sculptural forms that emphasize rhythm, transparency, and the accumulation of feeling over time. His artistic path was shaped by early studies in ceramics, followed by formative experiences working in Taiwan, where he was introduced to acrylic as a furniture-making medium. Over time, Grant began transforming acrylic remnants into sculptural art, developing techniques to fuse color seamlessly into dynamic forms. Movement became a central element of his practice after encountering the work of Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, and remains evident in the intertwined, flowing nature of his designs. Grant’s work has been exhibited at juried art festivals including the St. Armands Festival of the Arts.
GREENBERG, Steve (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
WOOD & ACRYLIC: Steve Greenberg is a St. Petersburg–based wood artist whose sculptural wall works capture the fluidity of human movement through carefully crafted wood forms. Using a scroll saw and hand tools, Greenberg transforms wood into dynamic compositions inspired by ballet, gymnastics, music, and athletic motion. His work emphasizes organic warmth, rhythm, and the expressive potential of natural materials. After designing custom furniture and teaching fine carpentry in Philadelphia, Greenberg relocated to St. Petersburg and opened his studio in 2023, fully dedicating his practice to sculptural art. He has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El, Florida CraftArt Members’ Shows, and the Warehouse Arts District Members’ Exhibition, and continues to explore the relationship between motion, form, and craftsmanship.
GRUBER, Marie (Main)
Greenville, SC
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH ENCAUSTIC: Marie Gruber is a South Carolina–based artist whose work combines photography with encaustic to explore the quiet presence and emotional resonance of the natural world. Beginning in the field, Gruber uses careful composition and long exposures to isolate elements of landscape that reflect a specific place and moment, then continues the exploration in the studio through layered wax and surface work. Influenced by painting as well as photography, her images emphasize stillness, texture, and atmosphere. Gruber has been exhibiting at juried art festivals nationwide since 2002, including Columbus, Gasparilla, Winter Park, Great Gulf coast, Artisphere, and Main Street Fort Worth. Her work reflects a sustained engagement with nature, memory, and the contemplative experience of remote environments.
HALL, Timothy (Main)
Wesley Chapel, FL
PHOTOGRAPHY: Timothy Hall is a Florida-based photographer whose work transforms overlooked landscapes and abandoned structures into evocative spaces of reflection and dialogue. Through careful attention to light, texture, and composition, Hall explores themes of history, memory, and impermanence, revealing the quiet beauty that persists within decay and transience. His images invite viewers to consider the stories embedded in place while fostering emotional connection and shared experience. Hall received formal training at the University of Buffalo’s Creative Craft Center, with additional studies at Buffalo State College and the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. He has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals throughout the Southeast and has received notable recognition, including an Award of Distinction at the Ocala Arts Festival and Second Place at the Lutz Arts Festival in 2023.
HANEY, Cherie (Outdoor)
Ann Arbor, MI
METAL (ALUMINUM): Cherie Haney is a Michigan-based metal artist whose large-scale aluminum wall sculptures explore organic pattern, balance, and architectural presence. Working with precision-cut aluminum, Haney creates layered compositions that reference botanical forms, natural rhythm, and spatial harmony, producing works that interact dynamically with light and environment. Her practice emphasizes clean geometry softened by nature-inspired abstraction, resulting in contemporary pieces well suited for both interior and outdoor settings. Haney has exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide, including the Boca Raton Museum Show, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, St. Armands Fine Art Show, and Under the Oaks in Vero Beach.
HEDBLOM, Dan & Frances (Main)
Rochester, MN
COPPER: Dan and Frances Hedblom are Minnesota-based metal artists who work collaboratively under the name Copper Elements, creating flame-painted copper pieces inspired by the natural beauty of the Lake Superior region. Founded in 2010, their practice centers on a self-taught, torch-based process that brings rich color, movement, and organic pattern to the surface of copper. Each work reflects an intuitive response to nature, balancing technical control with the unpredictability of heat and flame. The Hedbloms have been flame painting copper for over fifteen years and have exhibited at major juried art festivals including the Ann Arbor Art Fair and St. James Court Art Show.
HERMAN, John (Boutique)
Clearwater, FL
WOOD / MIXED MEDIA: John Herman is a Florida-based wood artist whose brightly colored, whimsical wall pieces are designed to bring joy and humor to everyday spaces. After a forty-year career running a successful custom cabinet business, Herman transitioned fully into fine art, drawing on his woodworking expertise to create playful forms such as fish and animals with exaggerated smiles. Each piece is hand-cut, painted in multiple layers, and embellished with jewelry, trinkets, and found objects, making every work one of a kind. Herman has lived in the Clearwater area since 1963 and has exhibited locally at juried shows including Dunedin Art Harvest, receiving multiple honors from the Pinellas Park Art Society.
HOFFMAN, Marirosa (Main)
Atlanta, GA
2D MIXED MEDIA: Marirosa Hoffman is an Atlanta-based mixed media artist whose layered compositions merge abstraction and representation through pattern, shape, and focal contrast. Working as a full-time artist for over twenty years, Hoffman combines imagination, texture, color, and elements of reality to create visually immersive works that invite viewers to pause and engage the senses. Her paintings offer a space where art, music, and nature intersect, encouraging curiosity and quiet reflection. Hoffman exhibits nationally at juried art shows across the United States.
HOPKINS, Lonni (Boutique)
Tampa, FL
JEWELRY: Lonni Hopkins is a Tampa-based studio jeweler whose one-of-a-kind wearable art emphasizes texture, craftsmanship, and versatility. Working primarily with fused and repurposed metals, Hopkins creates layered pieces accented with stones for color contrast and depth. Her hand-fabricated chains are built link by link and designed to be worn in multiple ways, reflecting both technical precision and everyday wearability. A full-time artist since the mid-1990s, Hopkins studied metalsmithing with master teachers including John Cogswell and Fabrizio Aquafresca and spent many years teaching metals and sculpture at H.W. Blake High School for the Arts. She has exhibited widely at Florida CraftArt exhibitions and received Honorable Mention awards at Art Festival Beth-El in both 2023 and 2024.
HOWELL, Amy (Boutique)
Gulfport, FL
PAINTING: Amy Howell is a Florida-based abstract painter whose intuitive process emphasizes layered texture, expressive mark-making, and emotional resonance. Building upon initial gestures, Howell works with palette knives, brushes, and hand-applied techniques, often incorporating materials such as cold wax and textural mediums to create depth and movement. Influenced by abstract expressionism, current events, and mystical landscapes, her paintings evolve organically, inviting viewers to connect emotionally and interpret meaning through color and form. Howell holds a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and exhibits regularly throughout the Gulf Coast region, including Art Festival Beth-El and the Gulfport Fine Art Festival.
HUNNICUTT, Joel (Main)
Hendersonville, NC
WOOD: Joel Hunnicutt is a North Carolina–based wood artist whose segmented turning reinterprets traditional pottery forms through contemporary color and design. Drawn to the lathe after an introductory woodworking class, he developed a meticulous process of assembling and shaping numerous wood segments into luminous, sculptural vessels. Inspired by ancient ceramics and the visual qualities of glass, Hunnicutt’s work brings vibrant color and modern sensibility to wood. His pieces are held in public and private collections worldwide, including in the United States, China, New Zealand, and the Maldives.
KEATON-READ, Julie & Russ (Main)
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
2D MIXED MEDIA / INK: Julie Keaton-Read is a Florida-based artist whose work blends Western and Asian artistic traditions through a contemporary lens. Influenced by early exposure to fine art and later shaped by five transformative years living in Japan, her practice merges figure drawing, expressive abstraction, and Japanese sumi-ink brushwork. Working primarily in black carbon-based ink with restrained use of color, Keaton-Read emphasizes suggestion, simplicity, and natural elegance. Her subject matter ranges from landscapes and still life to animals and abstract forms, unified by a quiet, unpretentious beauty that reflects a cross-cultural visual language.
KELEHER, Jacob (Main)
Chicago, IL
JEWELRY: Jacob Keleher is a Chicago-based metalsmith whose contemporary jewelry blends industrial edge with refined craftsmanship. Working primarily in sterling silver and 18k gold, Keleher incorporates diamonds and gemstones into designs defined by a signature woodgrain texture and a balance of oxidized and polished surfaces. His notable Black & Gold collection highlights this contrast, offering a modern, architectural aesthetic. Trained through mentorship and years of professional practice, Keleher transitioned to full-time studio work in 2021 after a parallel career in retail management. He is a member of SNAG and the American Craft Council and exhibits nationally at major juried art fairs across the United States.
KENNEDY, Jeffrey (Main & Outdoor)
Ormond Beach, FL
3D MIXED MEDIA SCULPTURE: Jeffrey Kennedy is a Florida-based sculptor whose playful, imaginative three-dimensional works celebrate creativity, curiosity, and optimism. A graduate of Ringling School of Art, Kennedy creates mixed media sculptures that transform whimsical ideas into bold, colorful forms. His work embraces humor and visual storytelling, inviting viewers to engage with art as a source of joy and reassurance. Kennedy has exhibited at major juried festivals including the Coconut Grove Arts Festival and continues to develop sculptural works for both indoor and outdoor environments.
KIARALINDA (Main)
Safety Harbor, FL
METALS: Best known for their one-of-a-kind three-dimensional artworks, Kiaralinda creates pieces using acrylic plastics, paints, beads, sequins, wire, and more. Their outdoor garden sculptures delight viewers with imaginative shapes and vibrant colors. In addition to ready-made sculptures, Kiaralinda Kiaralinda offers personalized wire creations, including custom name pieces, making perfect gifts for special occasions. Kiaralinda Kiaralinda's mixed metal creations blend functionality with beauty, designed for both indoor and outdoor spaces, and embody a playful yet timeless aesthetic.
KLEM, Ann (Main)
Fisherville, KY
GLASS: Ann Klem is a Kentucky-based glass artist whose sculptural works explore heat, gravity, and transformation through kiln-formed and cold-worked glass. Drawing inspiration from science fiction, black holes, and cosmic imagery, Klem creates folded and laminated glass forms that balance technical rigor with organic flow. Her process often incorporates recycled materials and energy-conscious practices, resulting in works with both luminous and matte surfaces. Klem studied at Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, and Penland School of Craft, and has exhibited at premier venues including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, where she received Best in Show in 2023.
KLISS, Bob & Laurie (Main)
Fresno, CA
GLASS: Bob and Laurie Kliss are a collaborative glass art team whose work celebrates color, craftsmanship, and the expressive potential of glass. Working together for more than a decade, they create hand-formed pieces designed to bring joy and visual richness into everyday life. Drawn to glass for its ability to convey pure color, the Klisses consider themselves colorists, evolving from stained glass into hot glass practices. Their shard drawings series features abstract assemblages of colored glass shards, cane, stringer, and murrini, using the vessel form as a canvas for vibrant, painterly compositions.
KRUEGER, Julie (Boutique)
Safety Harbor, FL
MULTIMEDIA ART: Julie Krueger is a Florida-based multimedia artist whose work explores texture, color, and movement through layered, tactile compositions. Influenced by a background in music and textile design, Krueger brings an intuitive sense of rhythm and flow to her art, often drawing inspiration from Florida’s waterways and natural landscapes. Her practice reflects a lifelong engagement with material exploration, evolving from fabric and design into mixed media wall works. Krueger has exhibited widely at Florida juried art festivals and received a Merit Award from Florida CraftArt in 2019.
LEMOINE, Elizabeth (Boutique)
Hernando, FL
METAL (COPPER): Elizabeth Lemoine is a Florida-based metal artist and second-generation coppersmith whose sculptural wall works explore resilience, transformation, and the marks left by lived experience. Introduced to cutting and shaping copper by her father at an early age, Lemoine developed a deep understanding of how the material responds to pressure, folding, and oxidation. Her current body of work reflects an intuitive process in which copper is bent, shaped, and finished to reveal both strength and vulnerability, allowing surface variation to become part of the narrative. Lemoine has exhibited at juried art festivals throughout Florida, including Bonita Springs National Art Festival and the Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, and has received recognition at the Englewood Fine Art Festival and the New Smyrna Beach Art Fiesta.
LEMOINE, Ron (Outdoor)
Hernando Beach, FL
COPPER SHEET SCULPTURE: Ron Lemoine is a Florida-based sculptor who creates large-scale copper works inspired by the ocean, exploration, and imaginative science fiction. A self-taught artisan with over forty years of experience, Lemoine’s artistic vision was shaped by growing up in Southern California, a career as a hard-hat diver, and a life spent navigating coastal waters. His Aqua Punk sculptures draw visual influence from the writings of Jules Verne, blending marine imagery with industrial texture and bold form. Working primarily in copper sheet, Lemoine creates dynamic sculptural pieces designed for outdoor environments. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received honors including Best in Show at the St. Johns River Festival and First Place Sculpture at the Cape Coral Festival of the Arts.
LEPAK, Bill (Main)
St. Louis, MO
WOOD: Bill Lepak is a Missouri-based wood artist whose sculptural turned works are created from salvaged trees sourced throughout the Midwest. Working primarily with green wood, Lepak transforms logs from roadsides, fence lines, and backyards into one-of-a-kind vessels that celebrate the inherent character and overlooked beauty of the material. His practice emphasizes organic form, natural movement, and the individuality found within each tree. After decades working in furniture making, construction, and remodeling, Lepak transitioned to full-time woodturning, drawn to the immediacy and expressive potential of the lathe. He has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Winter Park, Artisphere, Des Moines, and Main Street Fort Worth, and continues to develop a nationally recognized body of work rooted in material honesty and craftsmanship.
LEWK, Jim (Main)
Miami, FL
COPPER SCULPTURE: Jim Lewk is a Miami-based sculptor whose copper works draw from memory, imagination, and a lifelong engagement with making. Creating art since childhood, Lewk approaches sculpture as a way to evoke warmth, optimism, and a sense of continuity with the past. His practice emphasizes hand-shaped copper forms that balance material presence with emotional resonance, allowing surface and structure to communicate feeling rather than literal narrative. Lewk has maintained an extensive professional career with worldwide commissions and gallery presentations. His work has been exhibited in prominent public and private settings, including placement in the White House Oval Office, and is held in numerous private collections.
LONG, Hannah (Main)
Philadelphia, PA
JEWELRY: Hannah Long is a jewelry designer known for creating one-of-a-kind pieces while maintaining an active national exhibition schedule. Participating in nearly forty art shows each year across the country, Long balances a demanding travel schedule with a hands-on studio practice. Her work reflects a dedication to craftsmanship and the personal connection between artist, object, and collector, with each piece individually designed and made.
MACFARLANE, Geralyn (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Geralyn MacFarlane is a St. Petersburg–based ceramic artist whose work explores balance, symmetry, and emotional response through a refined synthesis of form, color, and texture. Working with both wheel-thrown and hand-built functional forms, MacFarlane emphasizes tactile surfaces and material exploration as central elements of her practice. Her studio work integrates natural materials such as wood and pine needles, expanding the expressive range of clay through organic contrast. MacFarlane’s artistic development reflects experience working across North Carolina, Florida, China, and Eastern Canada. For the past five years, she has maintained a professional studio at the Clay Center of St. Petersburg, where she continues to expand her technical and aesthetic approach to ceramics.
MADVIN, Andrew (Main)
Detroit, MI
ART GLASS: Andrew Madvin is a glass sculptor whose work reflects a lifelong engagement with material, form, and craftsmanship. Originally trained in metals and sculpture, Madvin transitioned to glass after discovering its physical intensity and expressive potential. He studied at the College for Creative Studies, California College of the Arts, and Pilchuck Glass School, later founding Axiom Glass Studio in Detroit as a space for large-scale experimentation and production. Madvin creates limited-edition glass sculpture as well as custom installations and commissions, with work collected nationally and internationally.
MALKIN, Vadim (Main)
Orlando, FL
CERAMICS: Vadim Malkin is an Orlando-based ceramic artist whose work blends narrative, humor, and soulful reflection to explore the rituals and connections of everyday life. A third-generation artist born in Moscow, Malkin draws inspiration from childhood memory, his upbringing in the Soviet Union, and shared social traditions such as the ceremony of tea. His whimsical and often figurative ceramic forms balance emotional depth with approachability, encouraging connection and conversation. Malkin earned a BFA in Ceramics from the University of Central Florida and is a full-time studio artist and educator, teaching at Crealdé School of Art. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and received numerous honors, including Awards of Distinction from the Mainsail Art Festival and Art Festival Beth-El.
MALLOY, Sally (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Sally Malloy is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose sculptural work explores voice, visibility, and the emotional weight of lived experience. After more than twenty-five years working with clay as a functional potter and educator, Malloy shifted her primary focus to sculpture in 2023. Her current work centers on expressive figurative forms—often women and LGBTQ individuals—captured in moments of intensity and urgency, symbolically “speaking into the void.” Balancing social commentary with moments of whimsy through animal forms, Malloy uses clay as a vehicle for empathy, resilience, and human connection. She has exhibited at regional galleries including the Brenda McMahon Gallery.
MARDIS, Michelle (Main)
Tarpon Springs, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Michelle Mardis is a Florida-based painter whose acrylic works on birch panels combine a mid-century aesthetic with a contemporary design sensibility. Known for her retro swimmers and coastal imagery, Mardis creates paintings that evoke endless summer, leisure, and nostalgia while remaining sharply modern in composition and color. She hand-builds each birch panel, favoring the smooth, rigid surface for its ability to support large-scale, graphic imagery. A self-taught artist who began her career in 1999, Mardis has developed a nationally recognized body of work collected worldwide. She has been featured at leading juried art festivals including Rittenhouse Square, Gasparilla, Mainsail, and Under the Oaks, and has received numerous honors such as Awards of Excellence at Mainsail and Art Festival Beth-El, the City of Tampa Award at Gasparilla, and Featured Artist recognition at the Rittenhouse Art Festival.
MATTHEWS, Rob (Main)
Des Moines, IA
MIXED MEDIA (GLASS & CONCRETE): Rob Matthews is an Iowa-based mixed media artist whose work explores architecture, material contrast, and the emotional relationship between people and the built environment. Originally studying architecture, Matthews left school to pursue glassmaking, eventually building his own glass studio before teaching himself the complex process of casting glass into concrete. This fusion of materials has become the foundation of his practice, resulting in both wall-based and sculptural works that balance structure with abstraction. His compositions frequently reference place, belonging, and the tension between permanence and fragility. Matthews has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, Gasparilla, Old Town Chicago, and the Bellevue Art Museum ArtsFair, and received Best of Show in Mixed Media at the St. Louis Art Festival in 2023.
MAY, Debra (Main)
Tucson, AZ
GLASS: Debra May is a North Carolina–born glass artist whose work reflects the colors, forms, and visual rhythms of the American Southwest. Now based in Tucson, Arizona, May’s vessels are defined by graceful lines and refined surface treatment, including sand carving, diamond cutting, and acid etching. She incorporates vibrant overlays and exotic color palettes to create imagery influenced by asymmetrical geometry and North American Indigenous art. May trained extensively through apprenticeships and studio work with leading glass artists, including more than five years as a gaffer at Philabaum Studio, and has studied at the Penland School of Crafts.
MAYHEW, Mays (Main)
Aurora, IL
PAINTING: Mays Mayhew is a contemporary figurative painter whose work bridges classical draftsmanship with modern psychological narrative. Working primarily in graphite and acrylic within a silver-monochromic palette, Mayhew creates large-scale compositions that reimagine archetypal figures—particularly Biblical matriarchs—through a contemporary lens. By stripping away color, she reveals the structural and emotional architecture of resilience, intimacy, and duality, transforming portraiture into immersive psychological landscapes. Educated at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with additional study in Florence, Italy, Mayhew has exhibited nationally at major juried art festivals and her award-winning work is held in private collections throughout the United States.
MCCASKILL, John (Main)
Treasure Island, FL
MIXED MEDIA / PRINTMAKING: John McCaskill is a Florida-based master printmaker and mixed media artist whose work explores themes of navigation, memory, and the human journey. Blending traditional printmaking techniques with contemporary color, texture, and assemblage, McCaskill creates layered compositions influenced by indigenous symbolism and ancestral wayfaring. His practice reflects decades of creative exploration shaped by time spent in Hawaii and coastal communities across the United States. McCaskill is the founder of Studio Jomac in St. Pete Beach, where he continues to exhibit, teach, and produce new work. His art has been shown nationally and internationally and is held in public and private collections including the State of Hawaii and the Imago Mundi Collection in Italy.
MCSHARRY, Glory Day (Main)
Greenville, SC
PAINTING: Glory Day McSharry is a South Carolina-based painter whose graphic, textural works draw from craft traditions and personal history. Using non-traditional application methods, McSharry layers hand-stenciled, hard-edged shapes on wood panels to create quilt-like surfaces rich in color, pattern, and tactile depth. Her practice is influenced by family traditions in fiber and woodworking, translating these processes into contemporary painting. McSharry earned a BFA from The Cooper Union and an MFA from Clemson University and has participated in residencies and assistantships at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and Penland School of Craft. Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, Southern Living, and HGTV’s Happy at Home with the Benkos, and has received numerous honors including an Award of Excellence at Art Festival Beth-El and First Place in 2D at Artisphere.
MEINHART, Margaret Foy (Main & Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Margaret Foy Meinhart is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose work blends graphic pattern, color, and movement through low-fire terracotta and colored slip techniques. Using a process that involves creating patterns on newsprint and transferring and collaging the imagery with stencils, Meinhart builds layered surfaces that feel rhythmic and animated. With over four decades of experience, she brings a strong design sensibility shaped by years working in the DIY craft industry and designing ceramic home décor, kitchenware, and jewelry for international production. Meinhart earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Saint Mary’s College and has been designated a “Texas Original” by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including participation in a prestigious ceramic workshop in Tokoname, Japan, and recent exhibitions at Lighthouse ArtCenter and the Museum of Art – DeLand.
MILLER, Ashley Sauder (Main)
Harrisonburg, VA
FABRIC & ACRYLIC ON CANVAS: Ashley Sauder Miller is a Virginia-based artist whose work combines secondhand textiles and acrylic paint to create richly layered collage paintings. Using vintage fabric, discarded clothing, and worn linens, Miller constructs imagined interiors, chairs, and landscapes that explore memory, nostalgia, and shared human experience. Materials are selected for their color, pattern, and texture, then intuitively cut and layered to form new narratives rooted in loss, hope, and transformation. Miller holds a Master of Fine Arts from James Madison University and maintains an active national exhibition practice. Her work has been featured in publications including New American Paintings and Studio Visit and is held in numerous private and corporate collections. She has received multiple honors, including Best in Show awards at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art Boardwalk Show and Best in Show in Fibers at the Kimball Art Festival.
MILLER, Matthew (Main)
Frederick, MD
OIL PAINTING: Matthew Miller is a Maryland-based painter whose still life paintings elevate everyday objects into quiet, iconic compositions that celebrate light, color, and form. A self-taught artist with a former career in architecture, Miller brings a trained eye for structure and detail to his work. Painting primarily in oil, he builds images through thin, transparent layers followed by more opaque passages, creating realism that balances precision with a painterly sensibility. His subjects—items drawn from the pantry, refrigerator, or bar—are chosen for their familiarity and nostalgic resonance, transforming the mundane into moments of visual delight. Miller has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Armonk, Rittenhouse Square, and Bethesda Row, and received First Place in Painting at the Armonk Outdoor Art Show in 2025.
MORSE, JON (Main)
Boise, ID
PAINTING: Jon Morse is a contemporary artist with over 25 years of experience. His large-scale paintings, characterized by intentional composition and calming color palettes, complement modern interiors in both private and commercial spaces. Jon’s work combines boldness and subtlety, using energetic brushstrokes and vibrant hues to create a reflective and engaging experience for the viewer. His pieces have been featured in private collections across the country, including the iconic Kaufmann House and other world-class architectural projects. Rooted in mindfulness, Jon approaches each work with the intention to convey a sense of calmness, offering a moment of reflection in today's fast-paced world.
NAGY, Heather (Main)
Orlando, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Heather Nagy is a Florida-based painter whose acrylic impressionist landscapes and city scenes explore the quiet beauty found within familiar, everyday spaces. Drawing inspiration from the interplay of light, shadow, and color, Nagy often focuses on places where nature and human-made structures intersect, revealing unexpected harmony. Her process begins with extensive photographic observation, later translated into paintings that reflect an idealized reality grounded in hope and calm. Nagy earned a BFA from Western Michigan University and became a full-time professional artist in 2018 after a career in graphic design. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide, including Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, Gasparilla, and Winter Park, and received numerous honors such as Best in Show at the Space Coast Art Festival and Poster Artist recognition at Mayfaire-on-the-Lake and the Maitland Art Festival.
NAUCK, Jennifer (Main)
Wakefield, RI
ART GLASS: Jennifer Nauck is a self-taught glass artist whose work is rooted in intuition, experimentation, and independent discovery. She began her practice in a Colorado production studio, developing her skills through direct observation and intensive hands-on making. After years focused on craftsmanship and functional forms, Nauck shifted to original work and, in 2014, developed a sculptural technique using fused and hot-joined blown bubbles. Her vessels and sculptures explore fragility, interdependence, and the relationship between the individual and the whole, emphasizing glass’s fluidity and responsiveness to light and color.
OKONKWO, NNAMDI (Main)
Fayetteville, GA
BRONZE: Nnamdi Okonkwo's work is driven by the desire to create sculptures that inspire and offer solace in a challenging world. His pieces aim to open "the portals of heaven" to reveal love, joy, and goodness, transcending life's trials. Born in Nigeria, Nnamdi's journey to America began with basketball, leading him to play at BYU-Hawaii, where he also earned his BFA. He continued his education at BYU-Provo, where he received his MFA and met his wife, Deidra. Together, they have three children and now reside in Fayetteville, Georgia. Nnamdi’s work is represented in numerous galleries and has been displayed in both private and public collections worldwide.
OLESKI, David (Main)
West Chester, PA
OIL PAINTING: David Oleski is a Pennsylvania-based painter whose oil paintings embrace simplicity, restraint, and the quiet elegance of everyday color and texture. Working with pared-down compositions, Oleski seeks to elevate modest subjects into immersive visual experiences that feel both contemplative and transformative. His work reflects a long-standing commitment to clarity and balance, allowing subtle shifts in hue and surface to guide the viewer’s attention. Oleski earned a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and has maintained a professional exhibition practice for over twenty-five years. He has exhibited continuously at major juried art festivals including Rittenhouse Square, Coconut Grove, Beaux Arts Miami, and Port Clinton, and received honors such as Awards of Excellence at the Westport Art Festival and Port Clinton Art Festival.
OLMES, Cindy (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
MIXED MEDIA: Cindy Olmes is a Cincinnati-based mixed media artist whose expressive works invite viewers into moments of quiet reflection and inner awareness. Through carefully chosen subject matter and layered surface treatment, Olmes explores the connection between nature, emotion, and the inner voice that shapes personal identity. Her work is intuitive and emotionally driven, encouraging contemplation and self-recognition through color, texture, and form. Olmes earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and, after operating a gallery and framing business for many years, transitioned to a full-time studio practice in 2017. Her work is held in private and corporate collections nationwide and has received significant recognition, including Best in Show at the Sun Valley Art Festival and multiple Best of Category awards at the La Quinta Art Celebration.
ORTON, Ken (Main)
Venice, FL
OIL PAINTING: Ken Orton is a British-born photorealist painter working in oil whose meticulous technique captures light, reflection, and surface with remarkable precision. Using his own photographs as reference, Orton paints subjects ranging from glass vessels and architectural details to vintage vehicles, emphasizing refraction, texture, and spatial clarity. Born in Birmingham, England, Orton studied at the Birmingham and Manchester Colleges of Art before teaching and later directing the Centre de Arte Joan Miró at the Baleares International School in Palma de Mallorca for two decades. He now works between Florida and New York. Orton’s paintings are exhibited in prestigious galleries in the United States and the United Kingdom and have been featured at major juried art festivals including Gasparilla, Coconut Grove, Ann Arbor, and Armonk. He has received multiple honors, including Best in Show at One Daytona and Awards of Merit at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts.
OTTESTAD, Edie (Main)
Stavanger, Norway
PAINTING: Edie Ottestad is a Norway-based painter whose work explores vulnerability, injustice, and shared humanity through emotionally charged narrative imagery. Using painting as a means of processing the world around her, Ottestad creates works that embody tension, strength, and psychological presence. Her subjects often carry layered stories that invite empathy and introspection. Ottestad’s work is held in private collections across Europe, Australia, and the United States and has been featured in Architectural Digest Pro and Norway’s Aftenbladet. Her video work White Privilege was selected by curator Dr. Maura Reilly for the exhibition Occupy the Moment: Intersect History with Impact in Chicago. Ottestad has exhibited internationally in both solo and group exhibitions, including shows in Nashville, Chicago, and Stavanger.
OTTO, Deborah (Main)
Cedar Park, TX
CERAMICS: Deborah Otto is a Texas-based ceramic artist whose sculptural vessels and wall works draw direct inspiration from nature and biological forms. Working with porcelain and stoneware, Otto combines wheel-thrown, manipulated, and hand-sculpted techniques, firing her work at cone 5–6 to achieve refined surfaces and structural integrity. Her practice reflects a lifelong connection to the natural world and a desire to connect viewers with the broader global environment through form and texture. Born in Michigan, Otto studied ceramics throughout high school and earned a Craft Design degree with a ceramic emphasis from Iowa State University. After relocating to Austin in 2011, she reengaged her studio practice at Laguna Gloria artist studios and later established a dedicated home studio. She has exhibited in galleries and art festivals across Texas and beyond, with recent highlights including a juried solo exhibition at Galatea Fine Art in Boston.
OZER, Ross (Main)
Newton, MA
ENCAUSTIC: Ross Ozer is a Massachusetts-based encaustic artist whose richly layered works explore pattern, texture, and visual storytelling. Influenced by quilting traditions, ethnographic forms, tribal art, and nature, Ozer creates compositions that range from still life to abstraction, often occupying the space between the two. His meticulous encaustic process involves applying dots of pigmented wax with a stylus, building tactile surfaces that echo needlepoint, stippling, and textile arts. A lifelong mixed-media artist, Ozer transitioned to full-time studio practice in 2017 after a career in brand strategy and design leadership. He works between collaborative studios at Artisans Asylum in Boston and his studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, and Armonk.
PAPA, Stephanee (Main)
Fort Myers, FL
OIL PAINTING: Stephanee Papa is a Florida-based painter whose vibrant oil paintings are created to elevate mood and inspire positivity through color, texture, and expressive surface. Working primarily with a palette knife, Papa builds depth and movement by layering richly hued oil paint, resulting in luminous compositions that emphasize energy and emotional resonance. Born in Skokie, Illinois, she studied art privately as a child and later earned a partial scholarship to the Illinois Institute of Art, where she studied graphic design and painting. Drawn to color throughout her career, Papa now exhibits extensively at juried art festivals across Florida and the Midwest. Her award-winning work is held in private collections nationwide and has been featured at major events including Gasparilla, Mainsail, Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, and Naples Art Festivals.
PAPADOPOULOS, Jeannie (Boutique)
Ocala, FL
3D MIXED MEDIA: Jeannie Papadopoulos is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical sculptural works are designed to spark joy, laughter, and personal connection. Working with found objects and assemblage techniques, Papadopoulos creates character-driven pieces—often inspired by animals and imagined personalities—that invite storytelling and interaction. Many of her sculptures incorporate playful details and hidden compartments, encouraging curiosity and delight while offering a lighthearted escape from everyday stress. Papadopoulos earned a degree in Fine Art from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has explored a wide range of materials including clay, wood, metal, and mixed media throughout her career. She has exhibited at juried art festivals including Mainsail Art Festival in St. Petersburg and the Plaza Art Fair in Kansas City.
PARK, Jinbi (Main)
Long Island City, NY
JEWELRY: Jinbi Park is a New York–based jewelry artist whose contemporary designs are inspired by the organic structures of the ocean, particularly coral reefs. Drawing from her experiences as a scuba diver, Park creates reef-like forms that celebrate natural beauty while raising awareness of environmental fragility. Her work reflects a multicultural background shaped by living in Korea, Japan, and the United States, combining ancient Korean and Japanese metalworking techniques with a modern, experimental approach. Park works exclusively with recycled metals and ethically sourced gemstones, aligning her practice with sustainability and respect for nature. She has exhibited at major juried shows including the Smithsonian Craft Show, Artisphere, Fort Worth Art Festival, and Naples Art Show, and received an Award of Distinction at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025.
PARK, So Young (Main)
Ithaca, NY
METAL SCULPTURE: So Young Park is a South Korean-born metal artist whose sculptural works explore accumulation, repetition, and the generative processes of life. Drawing conceptual parallels between cellular growth and crochet stitching, Park constructs intricate metal forms composed of countless interconnected units, creating structures that feel both delicate and expansive. Her practice reflects a deep engagement with material, time, and labor, resulting in works that metaphorically reference biological systems and transformation. Park holds a BFA and MFA in Metal and Jewelry from Konkuk University in Seoul and a second MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She taught metalsmithing at Syracuse University and RIT before transitioning to full-time studio practice in 2007. Her work has received international recognition, including finalist selections at the CheongJu Craft Biennale and CraftForms in 2025, and Best in Metal at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.
PARKER, Charlie (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Charlie Parker is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose functional pottery reflects decades of technical mastery, teaching, and community leadership in clay. Working primarily with wheel-thrown forms, Parker emphasizes balance, usability, and expressive glaze surfaces that elevate everyday objects into lasting works of art. His career began in Minneapolis in the late 1960s and evolved through extensive apprenticeship, studio management, and the founding of St. Petersburg Clay Company, which grew into one of the region’s most significant ceramic centers. Parker has taught ceramics since 1996 and remains deeply respected as both an artist and educator. His work has been exhibited nationally, featured at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, and is held in permanent collections including Raymond James. He has received numerous honors, including the Muse Award Artist of the Year and multiple awards from Florida CraftArt and Art Festival Beth-El.
PEARLMAN, George (Main)
St. George, ME
CERAMICS: George Pearlman is a Maine-based ceramic artist whose one-of-a-kind vessels reflect more than four decades of sustained inquiry, curiosity, and material exploration. His work integrates historical reference, formal composition, and autobiographical narrative, often drawing inspiration from nature, travel, and the lived environment surrounding his solar-powered studio and home on the Maine coast. Pearlman is known for refined forms, confident color relationships, and surfaces that balance intuition with deep technical knowledge. He is an artist fellow of the Maine Arts Commission, and his work is held in numerous museum collections. Pearlman has exhibited at the most prestigious fine craft shows in the United States, including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, and received the Artist’s Choice Award at the Smithsonian in 2024 and a Best of Show Award at Art Festival Beth-El in 2025.
PEESO, Bruce (Main)
Monson, MA
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Bruce Peeso is a Massachusetts-based painter whose minimalist landscape paintings focus on horizon lines, open space, and the quiet emotional power of simplicity. Working primarily in acrylic, Peeso reduces his compositions to essential elements, allowing color, atmosphere, and spatial balance to evoke calm, stillness, and contemplation. He has maintained a full-time professional art career since 1975 and has exhibited continuously at major juried art festivals across the country for decades. Peeso is a longtime participant in Cherry Creek, Saint Louis Art Fair, and Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, where his work has received multiple honors. Recent recognition includes a Merit Award at the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts and Second Place at Under the Oaks in Vero Beach in 2025.
PERRY, Eugene (Outdoor)
West Palm Beach, FL
METAL SCULPTURE: Eugene Perry is a Florida-based sculptor whose modern abstract metal works emphasize clean lines, refined simplicity, and a sense of fluid balance. Working with a range of metals, techniques, and patinas, Perry creates sculptures designed to interact with their surroundings, suitable for both indoor and outdoor settings. His practice is defined by meticulous craftsmanship, with flawless welds and carefully applied finishes that highlight structure and movement. Perry began his career in metal fabrication, mastering welding techniques before transforming scrap metal into art. He has exhibited at major art festivals including Ann Arbor, Coconut Grove, Winter Park, and the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival, and has received notable recognition such as First Place in Sculpture at the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival in 2024 and Third Best in Show at the Ann Arbor Art Fair.
PETERS, Tim & Erika (Main)
Winter Haven, FL
CARVED PORCELAIN: Tim and Erika Peters are a husband-and-wife team whose intricately carved porcelain works are inspired by living systems found in nature. Their original focus on coral forms evolved into sculptural interpretations of trees and landscapes, reflecting growth, resilience, and interconnectedness. Self-taught artists, the Peters have been creating and exhibiting together since 1984 and are widely recognized for their technical mastery and distinctive surface carving. Their work has been exhibited at premier juried art festivals nationwide, including the Smithsonian Craft Show, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, and St. Louis Art Fair. They have received numerous honors, including a Gold Award at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival in 2024 and multiple Best in Clay awards at national exhibitions.
PETRAITIS, Loretta (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
PAINTING: Loretta Petraitis is a Lithuanian-born painter whose richly textured works draw inspiration from urban and industrial landscapes marked by transformation and decay. Building surfaces with layered acrylic mediums before applying oil paint, Petraitis creates highly detailed compositions that evoke antiquity, weathered materials, and the passage of time. Her practice emphasizes realism enhanced by dimensional texture, allowing light and surface to play an essential role in the narrative of each painting. Petraitis earned an MFA from Vilnius Art Academy and worked professionally as a textile designer before immigrating to the United States in 1996. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals including Cherry Creek, Gasparilla, Ann Arbor, and Winter Park, and has received numerous honors such as Merit Awards at the Mainsail Art Festival in 2025 and the Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival in 2023.
PETTIGREW, Allen (Main)
Riverview, FL
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Allen Pettigrew is a Florida-based abstract painter whose work explores emotion, identity, and connection through color, texture, and gesture. His current body of work embraces the expressive potential of poured acrylic paint, allowing movement and layering to reflect a wide range of emotional states. Inspired by the strength, individuality, and femininity of his seven sisters, Pettigrew’s abstract portraits celebrate authenticity and diversity while inviting viewers to engage with mood and narrative rather than literal representation. A self-taught artist, Pettigrew has maintained a dedicated daily studio practice since rediscovering painting in 2020. He has exhibited at juried art festivals including Gasparilla and Mayfaire and received recognition at the Mayfaire Art Festival in 2025.
PRESS, Kim (Boutique)
Lago Vista, TX
CERAMICS: Kim Press is a ceramic artist and founder of Sailing Adrift Studios, creating one-of-a-kind pottery that honors slowness, presence, and storytelling through form. Working primarily by hand, Press approaches ceramics as an intuitive practice rooted in memory, ritual, and the natural world. Each piece begins with a quiet moment and evolves through touch and intention, resulting in vessels that feel alive and personal. Press works between Lago Vista, Texas, and St. Petersburg, Florida, and continues to develop a body of work centered on mindfulness and connection through clay.
RADLOFF, Mary Ellen & Udo (Boutique)
The Villages, FL
FUSED GLASS: Mary Ellen and Udo Radloff are a Florida-based collaborative glass art team whose fused glass work reflects a deep commitment to community, craftsmanship, and shared experience. Drawing inspiration from nature, travel, and personal history, they create vibrant glass pieces defined by bold color, layered pattern, and the dynamic scientific reactions that occur during the fusing process. Their work often invites multiple interpretations, allowing viewers to discover personal meaning within each design. Both artists bring diverse backgrounds in graphic arts, education, and military service to their practice, informing a thoughtful and disciplined approach to material and process. Together, they have exhibited widely at juried art festivals throughout Florida and have received numerous awards recognizing excellence in fused glass, including honors at the Leesburg, Inverness, and DeLand Outdoor Art Festivals.
REDUS, Robert (Main)
Madrid, NM
ACRYLIC PAINTING: Robert Redus is a New Mexico-based visual artist whose abstract acrylic paintings explore the relationships between color, form, line, and spatial structure. Drawing from a background as a stone and tile inlayer and traditional Navajo silversmith apprentice, Redus brings a deep understanding of segmentation, precision, and material interaction to his two-dimensional work. His compositions isolate and recombine visual elements to highlight individuality while maintaining a cohesive visual language that invites close observation and reflection. Redus earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art, summa cum laude, from the University of New Mexico and has exhibited widely in gallery and juried exhibition settings throughout the Southwest, including Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale and Art Santa Fe.
RICAURTE, Lorena (Main)
Bradenton, FL
ACRYLIC & PLEXIGLASS SCULPTURE: Lorena Ricaurte is a Florida-based sculptor whose layered acrylic and plexiglass works celebrate femininity, movement, and emotional expression. Originally trained as a graphic designer, Ricaurte brings a strong sense of composition, color harmony, and visual rhythm to her sculptural practice. Each piece begins as a form and evolves intuitively through sanding, polishing, heat-bending, and meticulous hand-painting, allowing energy and emotion to emerge organically through transparency and surface. Her work often focuses on the female figure, emphasizing softness, strength, and fluidity through abstracted shapes and vibrant color. Ricaurte has exhibited widely at juried art festivals throughout Florida and beyond, with notable appearances at the Boca Raton Museum of Art Show and the Philadelphia Art Show.
RICAURTE, Rommel (Outdoor)
Lawrenceburg, TN
STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURE: Rommel Ricaurte is an Ecuadorian-born metal sculptor whose stainless steel works explore movement, reflection, and organic form through masterful craftsmanship. Raised in the mountainous regions of Ecuador, Ricaurte learned to create tools and objects alongside his family, developing a deep connection to nature and hands-on making. After relocating to the United States, he became a master welder and has spent over twenty-five years creating award-winning stainless steel sculptures formed through cutting, welding, forging, polishing, and enamel techniques. Guided by intuition and minimal preconception, his work reflects freedom, curiosity, and balance. Ricaurte’s sculptures are held in private and corporate collections nationally and internationally and have been exhibited at juried festivals including Summerfair and the Fairhope Arts & Crafts Festival.
RICAURTE-WHELAN, Cory (Outdoor)
Columbia, TN
STAINLESS STEEL SCULPTURE: Cory Ricaurte-Whelan is a Florida-born metal sculptor whose contemporary stainless steel works are created entirely from flat sheets transformed through hand-cutting, forming, welding, and finishing. Influenced by growing up in an artistic household, Ricaurte-Whelan learned to weld in his father’s shop as a teenager and began developing his sculptural practice early. Using simple tools such as torches and mallets, he shapes steel into dynamic, one-of-a-kind forms inspired by daily life and intuitive design. Ricaurte-Whelan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2019 and has worked as a full-time sculptor since. His work has been exhibited at major juried art festivals including St. James Court Art Show, Artigras, Talbot Street Art Fair, and Art Fair on the Square, and has received honors such as Best in Metal at Arts, Beats & Eats and Best in Sculpture at ArtFest in the Pines.
RILEY, Meghan (Main)
Brooklyn, NY
JEWELRY: Meghan Riley is a New York–based jewelry artist whose sculptural, flexible designs merge engineering principles with refined craftsmanship. Working with hypoallergenic miniature structural cabling, fine metals, and semi-precious stones, Riley hand-fabricates lightweight, collapsible pieces using soldering, cold-connection, and textile techniques. Her work is grounded in mathematics, geometry, and the physics of suspension bridge cabling, resulting in jewelry that balances tension, symmetry, and graceful movement. Founded in response to her mother’s need for comfortable, elegant jewelry during chemotherapy, Riley’s collection emphasizes wearability without sacrificing luxury or visual impact. She has exhibited at prestigious venues including the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and received the Jewelry Award at the Brookside Art Festival in 2025.
RODERICK, Craig (Main)
Jasper, AL
PHOTOGRAPHY: Craig Roderick is an Alabama-based photographer whose floral images reveal hidden color, texture, and structure through dramatic lighting and minimalist presentation. Using controlled illumination against deep black backgrounds, Roderick photographs flowers in ways rarely seen in natural light, encouraging viewers to look more closely at familiar forms. His approach evolved from an early career in forensic photography, where precision and observation were essential, later transitioning into a more interpretive practice with the advent of digital technology. Roderick’s work invites contemplation by isolating the subject and removing visual distraction, allowing subtle detail to emerge. He has exhibited widely at major juried art festivals including Gasparilla, Coconut Grove, Artisphere, and the St. Louis Art Fair, and has received numerous honors such as First Place in Photography at the Old Capitol Art Fair in 2025.
RODRIGUEZ NARANJO, Sandra
DIAZ, Emmanuel (Main)
Miami, FL
PAINTING: Sandra Rodriguez Naranjo is a Cuban-born painter working collaboratively with Emmanuel Díaz to create figurative works that explore identity, emotion, and the deeper dimensions of human experience. Their paintings, executed in acrylic or oil, are constructed through the repetition of small visual elements that, when viewed from a distance, resolve into strikingly realistic human figures. This method allows close inspection to reveal intricate pattern and structure beneath the image, blending realism with conceptual abstraction. Both artists studied at the Professional School of Arts and the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, where they also trained in art restoration. Now based in Miami, they have exhibited internationally and received numerous honors, including First Place at Under the Oaks in 2023 and an Award of Achievement at Art Festival Beth-El.
ROGOWSKA, Olivia (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Olivia Rogowska is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose functional and sculptural works emphasize simplicity, intention, and everyday ritual. Working primarily with clay, Rogowska creates pieces designed to support mindful living, balancing clean form with subtle surface detail. Her practice reflects an interest in how handmade objects integrate into daily life, encouraging presence and connection through use. Rogowska has exhibited at juried art festivals including Mainsail Art Festival and has received notable recognition, including Best in Boutique at Art Festival Beth-El in 2024 and the Emerging Artist Award from Florida CraftArt in 2023.
ROSE, Marlene (Main Gallery)
Clearwater, FL
CAST GLASS SCULPTURE: Marlene Rose is a Florida-based glass sculptor whose cast works explore transparency, memory, and the transformation of fleeting moments into enduring form. Each piece is hand cast from molten glass, capturing the energy of heat and motion while preserving the textures and materials that shaped it. Rose often embeds discarded objects and industrial remnants within the glass, uniting elements of modern life with timeless sculptural form. Her sculptures, which she refers to as Evocators, invite reflection through light, surface, and translucency, serving as vessels for emotion, memory, and imagination.
RUHLMAN, Nick (Main & Outdoor)
DeLand, FL
MIXED MEDIA (GLASS & STEEL): Nick Ruhlman is a Florida-based mixed media artist whose whimsical glass and metal sculptures combine technical mastery with playful imagination. For over twenty-five years, Ruhlman has worked with molten glass and fabricated steel to create one-of-a-kind pieces known for personality, movement, and expressive charm. His work is designed to spark joy and curiosity, blending refined craftsmanship with a lighthearted spirit. Ruhlman has exhibited at juried art festivals including the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival and has received numerous honors, including Best of Show at the Orchard Lake Art Festival and an Award of Distinction from the Morse Museum at the Winter Park Art Festival.
RYAN, Marcus (Main)
Marietta, GA
MIXED MEDIA (PHOTOGRAPHY & ACRYLIC): Marcus Ryan is a Georgia-based mixed media artist whose work blends photography and acrylic paint to explore connection, conversation, and shared experience. Beginning with photographic images printed on textured canvas, Ryan layers acrylic paint to build depth, color, and tactile presence. His imagery is inspired by meaningful relationships and the social rituals that bring people together, often referencing wine and gathering as metaphors for dialogue and connection. Ryan has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Artigras, Ann Arbor, Bayou City, Mainsail, and Mount Dora, and continues to develop work that celebrates interaction and human connection.
SALDAITIS, Rasa (Boutique)
Pinellas Park, FL
CERAMICS & PAINTING: Rasa Saldaitis is a Florida-based artist whose work spans impressionistic acrylic painting and hand-built ceramics finished with hand-applied glazes. Born in Lithuania, Saldaitis brings a European sensibility to her practice, blending painterly gesture with tactile ceramic surfaces. Her work emphasizes expressive color, surface variation, and emotional immediacy, allowing form and finish to work together intuitively. Saldaitis earned a master’s degree in fine art through studies at multiple art colleges and has exhibited at juried festivals including Art Fest Fort Myers and Mayfaire. She received an Award of Distinction at the Sanford Art Festival in 2023.
SAMAHA, Cindi (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
JEWELRY: Cindi Samaha is a St. Petersburg-based jewelry artist whose elegant, wearable designs balance classical restraint with organic beauty. Working with natural gemstones and freshwater pearls, Samaha creates refined pieces intended to complement the wearer rather than overwhelm, emphasizing timelessness, proportion, and personal expression. With over fifteen years of experience, her work reflects a lifelong engagement with visual art, shaped by early studies in art history in Florence, Italy, and frequent museum research worldwide. Samaha has exhibited in cities including Chicago, Manhattan, Tampa, and St. Petersburg and is represented in the Tampa Museum of Art shop. She has received multiple honors at Art Festival Beth-El, including Best in Boutique and recurring Purchase Awards.
SEEMAN, Chris (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
METAL: Chris Seeman is an Ohio-based metal sculptor whose whimsical wall works transform stainless steel into energetic, music-like compositions. Drawing each design by hand directly onto metal, Seeman cuts intricate negative space using a handheld torch, then builds dimensionality through welded ball bearings, masonry nails, metal rod, enamel, and metallic leaf. The result is a dynamic interplay of line, rhythm, and surface that reflects both precision and playfulness. Seeman has maintained a professional exhibition career for over thirty-eight years and has participated in many of the nation’s top juried art festivals, including Ann Arbor, Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, Rittenhouse Square, and Winter Park.
SEEMAN, Diane (Main)
Cincinnati, OH
MIXED MEDIA: Diane Seeman is an Ohio-based mixed media artist whose layered abstract works explore the energy, movement, and boundaries found in the natural world. Combining handmade papers, acrylic paint, flexible paste mediums, watercolor crayons, and colored pencils, Seeman builds richly textured surfaces that reveal increasing complexity upon closer viewing. Linear elements referencing maps and man-made borders interact with organic color fields that resist containment, reflecting the tension between structure and nature. Seeman earned a BFA in Painting from the Columbus College of Art & Design with minors in papermaking and lithography. She has exhibited extensively at major juried art festivals nationwide and has received notable honors including Best of Show at the Bonita Springs National Art Festival in 2023 and an Award of Excellence at the Boston Mills ArtFest in 2024.
SHAPIRO, Susan (Main Gallery)
St. Petersburg, FL
CLAY: Susan M. Shapiro’s clay artistry combines form, pattern, and color into sculptures that radiate joy and visual harmony. Drawing inspiration from ancient tile work, Native American geometric designs, Art Deco elegance, and contemporary architecture, her work is a poetic blend of functionality and aesthetic charm. Susan’s journey with clay began at the Massachusetts College of Art and evolved into a passionate career that led her to establish her own studio. Her creations, showcased in American craft galleries nationwide, evoke a sense of wonder and excitement with every kiln unveiling, reflecting her enduring love for the medium and her drive to explore and redefine its possibilities.
SHEPARD, Petty (Main)
Kingsport, TN
FIBER SCULPTURE: Petty Shepard is a Tennessee-based fiber artist whose handwoven sculptural works transform natural straw into expressive forms that reflect the twists, turns, and unpredictability of life. Using materials harvested from the wild and dyed with pigments derived from flowers and nuts, Shepard creates both functional and decorative pieces rooted in tradition and personal history. Raised in Africa, she learned basket weaving as a child alongside her mother, a practice that supported their family and shaped her lifelong relationship with craft and color. Shepard later earned a bachelor’s degree in Business from East Tennessee State University and now works collaboratively with her mother, sharing the cultural history and process behind their work at art festivals nationwide. She has received numerous honors including Best in Fiber at Art in the Park in Blowing Rock in 2025 and a Jurors Award at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
SINGH, Anjali (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
GLASS: Anjali Singh is a Chicago-born glass artist whose work blends contemporary form with the colors, rhythms, and cultural motifs of her Indian heritage. Trained in traditional hot shop techniques, Singh creates vessels and sculptural objects that balance precision with intuitive movement, using pattern, heat, and breath to transform molten glass into works that hold memory and emotion. She earned a BFA in Glass from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she received the Windgate Foundation Research Award and was a finalist for the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award. Singh has trained under Venetian maestros Davide Fuin and Fabiano Zanchi and has worked at institutions including the Corning Museum of Glass and the Lincoln City Glass Center. Her work honors traditional glassmaking while offering contemporary pieces intended for thoughtful, long-term collection.
SKLO (Main)
Northern California & Czech Republic
GLASS: SkLO is a collaborative glass studio led by visionary Pavel Hanousek and husband-and-wife design team Karen Gilbert and Paul Pavlak. Named for the Czech word for “glass,” SkLO bridges contemporary design with centuries-old Czech glassmaking tradition. All SkLO glass is handblown in the Czech Republic, where the studio also builds its custom lighting to order. The work emphasizes clarity of form, material integrity, and the expressive qualities of handblown glass, resulting in refined pieces that honor both craftsmanship and modern design.
SLAWSKY, Donna (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
MOSAIC (STAINED GLASS, CERAMICS & FOUND OBJECTS): Donna Slawsky is a Florida-based mosaic artist whose work celebrates the natural world—particularly birds—through richly textured compositions made from stained glass, broken china, and repurposed materials. Drawn to the tactile, hands-on nature of mosaic, Slawsky builds layered surfaces on reclaimed substrates such as cabinet doors and thrifted finds, transforming fragments into cohesive, story-driven imagery. Her work explores themes ranging from nature and whimsy to Judaica and social justice, embracing the emotional symbolism of creating beauty from the broken. Slawsky has been creating mosaic art for over fifteen years and has exhibited widely in juried exhibitions at Florida CraftArt and ArtCenter Manatee. She received First Prize in the Rebels exhibition at Florida CraftArt Gallery in 2023.
SOLIN, Randi F. (Main)
Brattleboro, VT
GLASS: Randi F. Solin is a Vermont-based glass artist whose distinctive blown-glass works bridge classic Venetian techniques and the American Art Glass movement through a uniquely personal approach to color and composition. Working two-dimensionally within three-dimensional form, Solin builds intricate, tapestry-like surfaces by layering glass powders, cane, frit, and rod to achieve complex, homogeneous coloration. Her vessels often present a defined “front,” emphasizing painterly composition within sculptural form. Solin founded Solinglass Studio in 1995 and her work is held in prominent public collections, including The White House and multiple United States Embassies. She has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums nationwide and has received numerous Best in Show and Best in Glass awards at major art festivals across the country.
SPAKE, Thomas (Main | Boutique)
Jasper, TN
GLASS: Thomas Spake is a Tennessee-based glass artist whose hand-blown vessels and sculptures are inspired by the colors, textures, and atmospheric qualities of the natural world. Drawing from aerial and landscape photography, Spake translates environmental impressions into richly colored surfaces reminiscent of sun-dappled impressionist paintings. Each piece is carefully shaped and treated to achieve a smooth, matte finish, with select areas carved to reveal translucent interiors, challenging traditional perceptions of glass as purely glossy. Spake discovered glassblowing while an undergraduate student and founded Spake Glass in 2002 on a fifty-acre farm in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. He has exhibited nationally at leading juried art festivals including Cherry Creek, Coconut Grove, Artisphere, and the St. Louis Art Fair, earning multiple honors such as Best in Glass at RiverArts in 2024 and Third Place at the St. Louis Art Fair in 2024.
STODDER, Fred (Main)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
CERAMICS: Fred Stodder is a California-based ceramic artist whose bold, modernist vessels draw inspiration from painting, sculpture, architecture, and jazz. Working primarily with white earthenware clay and low-fire glazes, Stodder is known for hard edges, flat planes, and vivid color palettes that distinguish his work from traditional ceramics. His forms range from vases and teapots to architectural, figurative, and anthropomorphic themes, all unified by a strong graphic sensibility. A native of Laguna Beach, Stodder began exhibiting his work as a teenager and earned a BFA from the University of California, Irvine. His ceramics have been featured in galleries, museums, and art festivals nationwide, published in Ceramics Monthly, and recognized with numerous honors including First Place in Ceramics at the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival and Best in Show at the Scottsdale Art Festival.
TESLA, Cat (Main)
North Port, FL
PAINTING: Cat Tesla is an internationally exhibited abstract painter whose layered, nature-inspired works explore contrast, balance, and emotional tension. Using oil, acrylic, graphite, collage, and oil stick, Tesla builds complex surfaces by scraping back, reworking, and glazing, creating interplay between light and shadow, strength and delicacy. Born in St. Louis, Tesla earned degrees in Biology and Graphic Design, along with a master’s degree in Human Genetics, and spent two decades as a genetic counselor before transitioning fully to art. Her paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and the United Kingdom, including the Knoxville Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta. Tesla’s work is held in hundreds of corporate collections and thousands of private collections worldwide, and she has received numerous honors including Best in Painting awards at Bonita Springs National Art Show and Collector Awards at the Gasparilla Arts Festival.
TESSER, Sharon (Main)
Cape Coral, FL
FIBER: Sharon Tesser is a celebrated fiber artist whose work combines intricate design and storytelling through textiles. Using a variety of techniques and materials, her creations are rich in texture and meaning, reflecting her deep connection to the art of fiber. With a passion for capturing the beauty and complexity of the world, Sharon’s works invite viewers to engage with the tactile and narrative elements of her art. She exhibits nationwide and welcomes special orders, ensuring her creations resonate personally with her collectors.
THETFORD, Daryl (Main)
Chattanooga, TN
MIXED MEDIA: Daryl Thetford’s mixed-media artwork is an exploration of color, texture, and abstract expression. With a passion for capturing the unexpected beauty of the world, Daryl’s creations often begin as spontaneous acts of creation, drawing from both his personal experiences and universal themes. His process involves layering various materials to produce dynamic and often multi-dimensional pieces that evoke emotion and invite introspection. Daryl believes that art can be a window to the soul, offering a reflection of our collective humanity. His work has been recognized for its depth, emotion, and originality. As an artist, Daryl’s goal is to continue experimenting, creating, and ultimately sharing his view of the world through his art.
THIRION, Christian (Main)
Millport, NY
ART GLASS: Christian Thirion is a French-born glass artist whose work is defined by fluid form, rich color, and refined surface texture. Originally trained as a pastry chef in France, Thirion’s fascination with glass began while traveling in Venice and Barcelona, where he first encountered traditional glassblowing. After relocating to the United States in 1979, he later enrolled in a glassblowing course in 1987, committing fully to the medium. His award-winning work is exhibited in over one hundred galleries and held in public and private collections throughout the United States, Japan, and Europe.
TSHUN, NG Sip (Main & Boutique)
Deerfield Beach, FL
MIXED MEDIA: Sip Tshun NG is a surreal portrait artist who uses a variety of materials including charcoal, oil pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and hundreds of cut color pencils on wood and MDF. His freehand-drawn faces are created with great attention to detail, inviting viewers to experience his art in a tactile manner, with the intent to touch and connect. Born in Indonesia, his early surroundings of lush jungles and the white sandy beaches of the Java Sea deeply influenced his artistic journey. Despite early discouragement from pursuing an art career, Sip Tshun's passion for painting grew, and today his work continues to evolve. He now resides in Florida, where he expresses his creativity freely.
ULEVIČIUS, Antanas (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Antanas Ulevičius is a Lithuanian-born ceramic sculptor whose hand-built figurative works explore existential values through refined form and surface. Working with stoneware and porcelain, Ulevičius decorates his sculptures with slips and glazes and fires them in oxidation to achieve nuanced color and texture. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania, he studied architecture and ceramics at the Lithuanian Academy of Art in Vilnius before immigrating to the United States in 1989. After participating in a visiting artist residency at Illinois Wesleyan University, Ulevičius established a successful career on the national art festival circuit, allowing him to build a home and studio in St. Petersburg, Florida. His work has received numerous honors, including Best in Sculpture at the Boca Raton Museum Art Festival and Awards of Distinction at Bonita Springs National Art Festival and Art Fest Naples, and has been exhibited at major juried festivals nationwide.
VELASQUEZ-MAHER, Luisa & MAHER-VELASQUEZ, Colin (Main)
Philadelphia, PA
MIXED MEDIA: Luisa Velasquez-Maher and Colin Maher-Velasquez are a Philadelphia-based husband-and-wife artist team whose collaborative work merges traditional techniques with contemporary material exploration. Drawing from Velasquez-Maher’s early influences in Colombia and formal training in painting and fabrication, their practice integrates fresco and secco methods with modern processes using marble dust, binding paints, silver active pigments, and enamel. Maher-Velasquez brings a self-taught, experimental approach shaped through more than twenty years of collaboration, contributing dynamic movement and industrial contrast to the work. Together, they create richly layered compositions that balance structure and fluidity, honoring classical art while forging a distinctly modern visual language.
VICTOR, Shelly (Main)
Kirkland, WA
JEWELRY: Shelly Victor is a Washington-based jewelry artist whose bold, contemporary designs are inspired by color, texture, and the expressive potential of mixed metals and rare stones. Working entirely by hand in her studio, Victor alloys metals and combines unexpected materials to create statement pieces that challenge conventional jewelry norms while remaining lightweight, wearable, and versatile. Her work often features stones enhanced with iridescent qualities, reflecting themes of inclusivity, diversity, and hope. After exploring several artistic mediums, Victor found her passion in metalsmithing and continues to expand her practice through ongoing experimentation and teaching. She has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El and enjoys sharing her love of jewelry making with students and collectors alike.
WALKER, David (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
GLASS: David Walker is a Florida-based glass artist and co-founder of Zen Glass Studios, where he creates sculptural and installation-scale works shaped by intuition, technical mastery, and a deep connection to molten glass. Beginning with a four-year apprenticeship while in college, Walker developed a lifelong dedication to glass, later establishing his studio in St. Petersburg in 2002. His work often reflects themes drawn from nature, family, and social awareness, evolving from functional forms into larger public installations. In addition to maintaining an active studio practice, Walker is committed to education and community engagement, teaching glassmaking to both the public and professionals. He has exhibited at Art Festival Beth-El, Mainsail, Artigras, and SunFest, and has received an Award of Excellence at SunFest and multiple purchase awards.
WALLIS, Mark (Main)
Spencer, IN
SCULPTURE: Mark Wallis is an Indiana-based sculptor whose work explores sensual form, movement, and the expressive energy of the human spirit. Working primarily in steel, Wallis creates one-of-a-kind sculptures that suggest life, rhythm, and dance through fluid lines and balanced compositions. He earned a BFA in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington, and has maintained a professional studio practice since 1989. In addition to creating sculptural and furniture works, Wallis has completed numerous large-scale public and corporate commissions, including installations for universities and civic spaces. His work has been exhibited extensively at major juried festivals such as Coconut Grove and the Original Ann Arbor Art Fair and includes public installations like She Moves Like Water in Mount Dora, Florida.
WELDON, Tim (Main)
Galisteo, AZ
MIXED MEDIA: Tim Weldon creates mixed media works he calls Combines, blending paint, sand, vintage ephemera, and found objects on surfaces ranging from canvas and reclaimed wood to old signs and doors. Drawing from a creative background in theater, dance, and music production, his work carries a rhythmic, narrative quality shaped by performance and sound. Influenced by outsider art and urban aesthetics, Weldon’s pieces balance autobiography with playful spontaneity, celebrating imagination, movement, and the joy of making.
WERTZ, Robert (Main & Outdoor)
Mechanicsburg, PA
STONE SCULPTURE (FOUNTAINS): Robert Wertz is a Pennsylvania-based sculptor who creates one-of-a-kind stone fountain sculptures crafted from a rare, 45-million-year-old columnar andesite sourced from a single deposit in the Okanagan Highlands of Washington State. Formed when ancient lava cooled and fractured, these natural stone spires display striking hues of rust, gold, champagne, mossy green, eggplant, and powder blue. Wertz’s practice emphasizes minimal intervention, focusing on patient selection, careful composition, and precise lapidary techniques—including drilling, cutting, and polishing—to honor the inherent character of each column. His fountains are presented with hand-hammered copper bowls, brass fittings, concrete footings, decorative stone, and LED uplighting, and he personally installs every work. Wertz transitioned from a career in landscape design and installation to full-time sculptural practice and exhibits nationally at major juried art festivals.
WESTENBERG, Amanda (Main)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMICS: Amanda Westenberg is a Florida-based ceramic artist whose hand-built vessels explore time, erosion, and the transformation of objects into artifacts. Her work evokes forms tested by their environments, where smooth planes meet fractured textures and deliberate structure yields to decay. With a background in experiential design and a BFA from the Columbus College of Art & Design, Westenberg brings a sculptural sensibility to functional ceramics, elevating use through storied surface and form. After years designing immersive environments, she returned to fine art in 2024 and established a focused ceramic practice. Her work has been exhibited at Florida CraftArt and related juried exhibitions, and she received First Place at the Florida CraftArt Members’ Show, juried by Matthew Drennan Wicks, along with recognition as a Florida CraftArt Emerging Artist.
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth (Main)
Naples, FL
MIXED MEDIA PAINTING: Elizabeth Williams is a Florida-based mixed media painter whose vibrant works treat color and shape as a language capable of holding joy, memory, and motion. With a background in graphic design, Williams balances strong composition and rhythm with intuitive layering—painting over, scraping back, collaging, and drawing into the surface to reveal the history of the work’s making. Her paintings move fluidly between abstraction and suggestion, allowing hints of interiors, still life, or figures to emerge and recede, inviting viewers to feel first and interpret later. Williams has exhibited at major juried art festivals including Naples, Winter Park, Coconut Grove, and Boca Raton Museum of Art shows, and has received numerous honors, including First Place at a National Association of Women Artists juried exhibition and multiple Best in Show awards at Arts Bonita.
WRIGHT, Jason (Main)
Las Vegas, NM
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER & PANEL: Jason Wright is a New Mexico–based mixed media artist whose work centers on deconstruction, transformation, and the passage of time. His ongoing series of “recycled works” is created by cutting apart previous paintings and mixed media drawings on paper, then reassembling the fragments into new compositions reminiscent of mosaic. Both the fragments and the subtle spaces between them play an essential role, mapping connections between past, present, and future. Wright began his career exhibiting in New York City’s Lower East Side in the 1990s before earning an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. He later taught studio art and art history at Eastern Michigan University and the University of Michigan and curated numerous independent exhibitions. Wright has exhibited internationally at venues including MOCA Tucson, Spring/Break NYC, and Sotheby’s New York, and his work is held in major private collections.
YUSKANICH, Zach (Main)
Denver, CO
GLASS: Zach Yuskanich is a Colorado-based glass artist whose sculptural vessels emphasize form, negative space, and architectural influence over traditional function. Drawing inspiration from design, architecture, and modern art, Yuskanich creates clean, contemporary glass forms that explore balance and spatial relationship. He earned an MFA in Glass from Southern Illinois University and further refined his skills through advanced training with established glass artists. Yuskanich has exhibited at juried art festivals including Sculpture in the Park in Loveland, Colorado, and continues to develop a body of work rooted in precision, restraint, and modern aesthetics.
ZABISKY, Agueda (Boutique)
St. Petersburg, FL
CERAMIC SCULPTURE: Agueda Zabisky is a Brazilian-born ceramic artist whose sculptural and decorative works explore balance, identity, and the human experience through form and texture. Working with clay since 2005, Zabisky approaches each piece as a meditative process, allowing time, patience, and transformation to guide the evolution of the work. Her current collection, Bits, reflects the idea that individuals are shaped by accumulated experiences—small fragments that unite into a cohesive whole. Zabisky studied graphic design before transitioning fully into ceramics and relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2020. She is a recipient of the Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Grant and has received multiple Awards of Excellence in Ceramics at Art Festival Beth-El. Her work has been exhibited at Creative Pinellas and the Brenda McMahon Gallery.