Jim Beech
Jim Beech's watercolor was accepted into the Biennial National Art Exhibition hosted by the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda, and is on view until April 12th.
Beverly Yankwitt
Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, whose abstract painting "Brewing," was accepted into the Visual Arts Center's biennial National Art Exhibition on view through April 12th.
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.
Barbara Albin
Barbara Albin's acrylic painting "Moving On" was accepted into the 14th Biennial National Art Exhibit hosted by the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda. Out of 562 entries only 122 were chosen for the show. The show will run from Friday, February 16th to Tuesday...
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.
Bev Yankwitt
Beverly Yankwitt's painting, "My Summer Garden," won a Merit Award in the Visual Arts Center's Members' Showcase, August, 2023.
Beverly Yankwitt
Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, whose painting, "Apples & Oranges," was accepted into the National Watercolor Society Annual 103rd International Open Exhibition, held at the NWS Gallery in San Pedro, California, October 1st to November 5, 2023.
Jim Beech
Jim Beech won Second Place in the Visual Arts Center's April/May, 2023 "Fresh" Exhibit with his watercolor entry "Winter Wall."
Beverly Yankwitt
Congratulations to Beverly Yankwitt, who won First Place in the Visual Arts Center's April/May, 2023 "Fresh" Exhibit with her piece "Welcome Spring."
Beverly Yankwitt
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.
Beth Lane Williams
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
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. ...
April Guest Artist Photographer Barbara Morris
ARTIST STATEMENT I was fortunate to have grown up in a rural area near Utica, New York. From an early age I loved the outdoors. It was great fun to search the nearby fields and ponds for wildflowers and wildlife in every season. After becoming a mathematics teacher,...
April Guest Artist Michelle McCarthy
Our 3D Guest Artist for the month of April is ceramics artist Michelle McCarthy. Michelle has been following her dream of creating pottery and ceramic beads and pendants for the last 18 years, and is well known for these miniature works of art. Her beads have been...
April Artist of the Month Anne Tuttle
Our 2D Artist of the Month for April is Colored Pencil Artist Anne Tuttle. Anne has always loved drawing and has found the medium of colored pencil to be a good fit for her realist style. She especially appreciates the accuracy and precision that can...
April Artist of the Month Nancy Giffin
Our 3D Artist of the Month for April is Fiber Artist Nancy Giffin. Nancy has been creating art since childhood, and for many years specialized in designing Nantucket baskets and Shaker boxes and trays using traditional methods. She is now...
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...
Our Artists
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