Barbara Albin
Congratulations to Barbara Albin, who received Third Place for her watercolor collage "'The Pier," in the Visual Art Center's June, 2025 Reimagine Show. Judge's comment: "This is my favorite true abstract. What a beautiful balance of shape, color, and...
Barbara Albin
Congratulations to Barbara Albin, who received a Merit Award for "Subtropical Terrain," in the Visual Art Center's May, 2025 Walk in Nature Show.
Beth Lane Williams
Congratulations to Beth Williams, whose pine needle sculpture, "Yellow Crown Heron," won First Place at the Englewood Art Center's Community Threads: Fiber Art show, March, 2025.
Bev Yankwitt
Congratulations to Bev Yankwitt, who won First Place in the January, 2025 "Black & White" exhibit at the Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda with her abstract painting, "Where the Light Fades."
Barbara Albin
Congratulations to Barbara Albin whose abstract painting, "Moving Back," won Second Place in the Visual Arts Center's "Color" show, January, 2025.
June 19th Summer Solstice Celebration
Our welcome summer celebration was a delightful evening, and we were pleased to have many new friends join us. Our artists enjoyed hosting this fun event, and sharing their artwork with the community.
July Artist of the Month Barbara Albin
Our featured Artist for the month of July is watermedia artist Barbara Albin. Barb has been an artist since childhood and has done it all - public school art teacher, adult art instructor, art workshop conductor, art show juror, author, lecturer, and...
Where’s Waldo?
Punta Gorda's Fifth FIND WALDO local scavenger hunt, sponsored by Copperfish Books From July 1st to July 31st, the iconic children's book character Waldo will be visiting Punta Gorda and hiding out in 25 local businesses, including Sea Grape Gallery, waiting for...
Guest Artist Stew Rowles
We are pleased to be featuring the pottery of Guest Artist Stew Rowles. Stew has been working and teaching in the field of clay art for 20 years. While working with some wood firing artists, he came to appreciate the special aesthetics of flame on clay. Recently,...
Donna Pape
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2021Fine Art Medium: Oil Painting Donna 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...
Kathleen Hartman
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2025Fine Art Medium: Pastel, Oil, and Acrylic PaintingMy first love has always been creating art and painting. I love painting with pastels, oils, and acrylics. I continue to take classes and workshops because I believe art is...
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...
Mairin L. Wilson
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2025Fine Art Medium: Acrylic, Watercolor, Collage, CyanotypeBased on observation, drawing, and memory, Mairin’s award winning work explores her connection to and experience of nature. She works in acrylics, watercolor, collage,...
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...
Rosalie Mack
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2025Fine Art Medium: Oil, Colored Pencil, WatercolorA passion for creating and teaching others to find their joy exploring art has led Rosalie on her life journey. Along the way she navigated college expenses by doing fashion...
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...
Karyn Warner Hammock
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2024Fine Art Medium: MetalMetal Aesthetics As a 25-year metalsmith, I am somewhat ‘self-trained’ but had the pleasure to work with a handful of masters like Jean Stark, Deborah Hutchinson, and Julia Woodman. I taught at the...
Anne Tuttle
Sea Grape Gallery Artist Member since 2005 Fine 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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