Nancy Giffin
Congratulations to Nancy Giffin, who won Merit #2 Award for her gourd piece, "Zippered," at the "Expressions" show of the Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild, February, 2024.
Bev Yankwitt
Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt who won First Place in the January, 2024 "Fire" Exhibit at the Visual Arts Center for her painting, "Wildfire."
Brenda Berdnik
Brenda Berdnik's sculpture, "Dinnertime" won Second Place in the "Through the Fire" exhibit at the Visual Arts Center, January, 2024.
Kitt Moran
Congratulations to Kitt Moran, whose painting, "Girl on a Swing," won First Place in the Venice Art Center's "Over the Edge" exhibit, January, 2024.
Kitt Moran
Kitt Moran's painting, "Year of the Girl," won Second Place in the Bold Brush November, 2023 Art Contest and Exhibition, sponsored by FASO.
Nancy Giffin
Nancy Giffin's decorative gourd piece won Second Place in Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild's Distinctive Design Exhibit, December, 2023.
Kitt Moran
Kitt Moran's painting, "Gold Kimono," won a Merit Award and the People's Choice Award at the Venice Art Center's "Bold & Beautiful" Exhibit on view December 15, 2023 to January 4, 2024.
Bev Yankwitt
Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, whose painting, "Moonlight,' was accepted into the National Watercolor Society's online International Exchange Exhibition, January, 2024.
May/June Artist of the Month Renee Farr
Our 3D Artist of the Month for May and June is Glass Artist Renee Farr. Renee's interest in glass began when she decided to add glass components to her jewelry designs, and discovered that she wanted to explore the medium of glass more fully. Renee's pieces are...
May/June Artist of the Month Sue Krasny
Our 2D Artist of the Month for May and June is Oil and Acrylic Painter Sue Krasny. Sue paints primarily with a palette knife to create texture and layers of bold color. Her travels throughout Europe and the United States provide subject matter for...
Jan Pronko
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2019 Fine Art Medium: Clay Jan Pronko has been interested in arts and crafts since childhood. She has a special love of sewing, has worked in several mediums, and had a career in retail management of fabric and craft stores. ...
Brenda Berdnik
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2021Fine Art Medium: Mixed MediaBrenda Berdnik has always been involved in the arts. She and her husband Bill moved to Florida from Vermont in the early 1980’s. Brenda worked mainly creating designs for apparel and textiles...
Donna Pape
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2021Fine Art Medium: Oil PaintingDonna Pape first developed an interest in oil painting while in high school, and then went on to study at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has worked in the...
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Sea Grape Artists Gallery Member since 2013 Fine Art Medium: Oil and Mixed Media Bev Yankwitt moved to Charlotte County in 1985, and spent many years working in the medical field at two local hospitals. Upon leaving the medical industry, Bev obtained a...
Barbara Albin
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2001Fine Art Medium: Watercolor and Acrylic Barbara Albin has loved art since the tender age of four. By age seventeen, she had sold her first two watercolors to Northern Illinois University where she was a freshman and won a...
Jim Beech
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2007 Fine Art Medium: Watercolor and Acrylic I studied at the Philadelphia Museum College of Art, the School of Visual Arts in New York, and Sheridan College, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. My background is primarily advertising...
Bonnie Benande
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2004Fine Art Medium: Wheel Thrown PotteryExpressions In Clay Originally from Minnesota, Bonnie began studying the art of wheel thrown pottery in 1978 while living in North Carolina. After moving to New Jersey, she continued her...
Thelma Daida
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2006 Fine Art Medium: Water Media I was born and raised in Hawaii and I was a registered nurse specializing in Operating Room nursing for most of my adult life. Twenty-six of those years were spent in the Panama Canal...
Renee Farr
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2019Fine Art Medium: Fused Glass My obsession with glass began in the early 90’s when we settled in Southwest Florida. At the time I was designing jewelry and wanted to add glass components to my artwork so I took a few classes at...
Nancy Giffin
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2015 Fine Art Medium: Nantucket and Shaker Style Basketry Creating Authentic Works Inspired by American History! Nancy Giffin has been creating art for over 60 years in one form or another. Having lived in Massachusetts, she was...
Vicki Glynn
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2014Previous Membership: 1992-2005Fine Art Medium: Watercolor"For most of my life, art has been my passion and my profession. Nature has been my inspiration. I believe that both are extremely important for my spirit and the...
Beth Lane Williams
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2022Fine Art Medium: Pine Needle ArtistryBeth's roots were established among musicians, writers, and artists. Her own journey began with cello lessons taught by her father. It soon became apparent to her after trying drawing...
Kitt Moran
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2021 Fine Art Medium: Oil PaintingKitt Moran is an American painter and celebrated singer. Her paintings are highly respected for her bold and confident brushstrokes as well as her use of the palette knife. Even though Kitt...
Perry Thompson
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2024Fine Art Medium: Oil PaintPerry Thompson’s paintings dreamily reflect the beauty of the area which he chooses as the inspiration for his works. Mr. Thompson has inaugurated his particular style of painting as “Abstract...
Sue Krasny
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2005Fine Art Medium: Oil, Acrylic, and Mixed Media Artist Statement Susan's paintings are meant to communicate a unique sense of place through the bold use of color and light Her travels, both in the United States and abroad,...
Nancy VanTassell
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2019Fine Art Medium: Silver Jewelry My journey to the world of jewelry design evolved accidentally. I spent many years in the paper art world, creating altered books and rubber stamping. One day in 2003, after stamping a...
Cheryl McClure
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2008 Fine Art Medium: Photography Cheryl was born and raised in Chicago, and moved to Colorado in 1979 with her family. Cheryl's husband Larry always said that he would like to retire where palm trees could grow, so in 1993 they...
Bob Rioux
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2015Fine Art Medium: Handcrafted Stained Glass KaleidoscopesBob Rioux has been working with glass since 1976. Using his skill and creativity, he designs and creates glass kaleidoscopes that are beautiful works of art. Inspired...
Joanne Stramara
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2014Fine Art Medium: Water Media Joanne's love for art was always a part of her life while growing up in Pennsylvania. Family and business didn't give her much time to pursue her interest in it, but now in retirement years she...
Anne Tuttle
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2005Fine Art Medium: Colored Pencil, Graphite, and Silverpoint Anne's primary interest is drawing, and in the early 90's, she became part of a small group of artists who were exploring the emerging medium of colored pencil. She...
Beverly Yankwitt
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2013Fine Art Medium: Oil and Mixed Media Bev Yankwitt moved to Charlotte County in 1985, and spent many years working in the medical field at two local hospitals. Upon leaving the medical industry, Bev obtained a license as a...
Third Thursday – Poker Walk
Third Thursdays are back! Punta Gorda Downtown Merchants and the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce are pleased to sponsor "Poker Walk" on the Third Thursday of every month. This is a new venue that takes the place of previous events Gallery Walk, Alive After...
Our Artists
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