Artist Recognition

​Our 2D Artist of the Month for April is Oil and Acrylic Painter Sue Krasny.  Sue's paintings are characterized by a bold use of color and light, and communicate a unique sense of place.  Her travels in the United States and abroad provide most of her subject matter.  She primarily paints with a palette knife to create texture and layers of color.  Sue also enjoys creating collages, blending paint, handmade paper, shells, and other found objects to create a whimsical composition.   Click here to see the artist's work.

​ ​ Our 3D Artist of the Month for April is Multimedia Artist Brenda Berdnik.   Brenda has explored many mediums including textiles, basket weaving, pottery, metalsmithing, enamels, mosaics, poetry, graphic design and painting.  She sometimes combines several mediums in one piece.  A variety of these decorative works are on display at the Gallery and all of them are truly one-of-a-kind.  Brenda also has a special interest in creating unique jewelry pieces using techniques such as Champleve, Kumboo, brass etching, and other enameling applications. Click here to see the artist's work.

Jan Pronko won First Place in 3D art at Art Center Manatee's Annual Member Exhibit for her ceramic sculpture "Arny Gator," February, 2023.

Ceramics artist Gary Skelly is having a one person show, Facets of Porcelain, at the Mangrove Gallery of the Englewood Art Center from January 10th to April 7th, 2023.

Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, whose  painting, "Lunar Light,'  was accepted into the American Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, April, 2023.

Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, whose abstract painting, "Building Blocks," won Third Place in the Visual Arts Centers's January/February, 2023 New Beginnings Show.

Congratulations to Joanne Stramara, who won First Place with Round and Round in the January/February, 2023 Mixed Water Media Abstract Show at the Englewood Art Center.

Beverly Yankwitt's acrylic painting "Organized Chaos," won a Merit Award at the Charlotte County Visual Arts Center's October/November, 2022 "Color" Exhibit.

Renee Farr's fused glass entry won Best in Show at the "Experiments in Geometry" exhibit at the Cape Coral Art Center, Fall, 2022.

Nancy Giffin's mixed media gourd art piece, "Pueblo Sisters," won a Merit Award at the Charlotte County Visual Arts Center's October/November, 2022 "Color" Exhibit.

Congratulations to Nancy Giffin, whose Pineapple Cathead Basket won Second Place at the Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild's "Creative Possibilities" show at the Cape Coral Library, November, 2022.

Thelma's abstract painting "Orange Glow" recently won a Merit Award in the Venice Art Center's September/October 2022 "Brilliance" show.

Beth has been honored by the Audubon Society with an interview on their website discussing her artistic practice in creating bird sculptures using pine needles.   Click here to access the article.

Kitt Moran's painting "Tools of the Trade" won Second Place in the North Port Art Center's "Cheeseburger in Paradise" food themed exhibit held June & July, 2022.

Congratulations to Kitt Moran, whose oil painting, "Boy," won a Merit Award in the Visual Art Center's January/February, 2023 New Beginnings Show.  "Boy" was also accepted into the American Impressionist Society's third member online exhibit, November, 2022.  "Boy" won Best of Show in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Associate Members Online Gallery for 2022.  "Boy" also won Second Place in Venice Art Center's "Now and Then" show, July/August, 2022, and was also included in the FAV15% (jurors' top favorites) in the June, 2022 Bold Brush Painting Composition.

Beverly Yankwitt's painting, "Spring Foliage," won First Place in the Visual Arts Center's "Florida's Best" show, May/June, 2022.

Kitt Moran's oil painting, "Lido Key" won a Merit Award at the Visual Art Center's "Water, Water, Everywhere" Exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, May/June, 2022

Congratulations to Kitt Moran.   Her oil portrait, "Cal," was accepted into the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society International Spring Online Exhibit, 2022. "Cal" was included in the FAV15% (Jurors' favorite entries) in the June, 2022 Bold Brush Painting Composition "Cal," previously won First Place in Venice Art Center's January, 2022, "Near and Far" exhibit.

Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt, whose abstract painting "August Storm"  was accepted into the 45th Annual Exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society and won the Golden Colors Award.  The exhibition was held at Art Center Manatee in Bradenton, Florida, from April 14th to May 13th, 2022.