Exhibitions

On view May 3-31, 2018

May 2018 Exhibitions at The Studios

Perennial winner of “Best Artist” awards, Rick Worth fills the gallery with recent work and installation-size paintings. Sunbathers of all shapes and sizes in the sun or play in the ocean in Paige’s “Beach Day” series. With poems and illustrations derived from her inner child, “Sitting in the Shade” is Divoll’s ode to her adolescence in Key West.

On view Apr 5-26, 2018

April 2018 Exhibitions at The Studios

“Woman,” a study on the feminine through Simone Lasswell’s ceramic torsos and Janet Mueller’s paintings. Victoria Mata’s paintings dealing loosely in the language of landscape, entitled “Where You Are.” Woodcut relief sculptures of 1960s Simonton Street by Wayne Garcia. Recent video work by Esy Casey, former Artist in Residence, of her time spent in Key West.

On view June 7 - July 19, 2018

Mango Madness, The Studios’ Member Show

Every summer, we celebrate slowing down and heating up with a special Members Show and Party. Mango Madness welcomes paintings, sculptures and assorted art objects that capture the color of Key West (or simply what our talented members are up to lately.) Join us for one of Perry Arnold’s famous mango margaritas while checking out the latest works form our family of artists.

On display in the Zabar Project Gallery

Kate Divoll, Sitting in the Shade

With poems and illustrations derived from her inner child, “Sitting in the Shade” is Divoll’s ode to her adolescence in key West spent hiding from the sun but basking in the island’s magic.

Supported by Anne McKee Artist Fund

On display in the XOJ Gallery

Beach Day with Lucy Paige

Sunbathers of all shapes and sizes in the sun or play in the ocean in Paige’s “Beach Day” series, marking a departure from her previous abstract paintings. Bright, lively and charming, the work is quintessentially tropical but never kitschy.

On view in the Sanger Gallery

Rick Worth, Sights Unseen: New Paintings

The perennial winner of “Best Artist” awards, Rick Worth is among the defining Key West artists of his generation, and likely the most productive. From his “shingle paintings”, which frame snippets of old Town architecture on fragments of metal roofs, to the dozens of murals bearing the signature all across the island, Worth is a fountain of creativity. For this not-to-be missed event, Worth fills the gallery with recent work and installation-size paintings.

On view in the Zabar Lobby Gallery

Wayne Garcia, “Vintage Simonton Street: 1960s”

Garcia carries on the tradition of his teacher and mentor Mario Sanchez – colorful, shallow relief sculptures etched in wood – depicting his childhood in Key West.

On view Apr 5-26, 2018

Esy Casey in the Project Gallery

Former Artist in Residence, Esy Casey, showcases recent video work highlighting her time spent in Key West.

On view in the XOJ Gallery

Victoria Mata: Where You Are

Victoria’s work deals loosely in the language of landscape in order to reveal a more private emotional space, at times pushing entirely away from recognizable landmarks into the world of pure form and color. The pieces in this series are built up from many obscured layers to create a sensual terrain, enriched by a complex history.

On view in the Sanger Gallery

Woman by Simone Lasswell & Janet Mueller

Lasswell’s ceramic torsos and Mueller’s semi-abstract paintings and mixed media sculptures serve as a dual meditation on spirituality, sensuality and the feminine. Mueller’s vibrant colors feels like they’re drawn from natural pigments, and her surfaces impacted by elemental forces: water, air, heat and gravity. Lasswell’s sculptures reveal a dancer’s awareness of her body in all of its earthy physicality.