JANUARY EXHIBITIONS AT THE STUDIOS

Christine Fifer’s paintings and sculptures revolve around books – their history & their contents – all woven together with puns, puzzles, and didactic intent to both amuse and encourage conversation, prompting extended investigation. Fifer’s sculptures utilize actual books suffering from wear or neglect that have been repurposed in search of their own Renaissance.

sponsored by The Green Pineapple

Over the course of the past year, while back at home in Pennsylvania, images of crystalline waters and twisted mangroves have stubbornly pushed through former Artist in Residence Cynthia Back’s work. Now, Cynthia Back returns to Key West with a series of reduction woodcuts and collages based on the plants and homes she discovered during her month on the island.

sponsored by Blue Island Landscape Lighting & Irrigation

Dave Dunn is known for his ability to turn anything that lands at his feet or fingertips— bike chains, tools, bolts, steel plates—into primordial creatures. His latest series has him repurposing hard metal castoffs into imaginative representations of the beings and beasts who rule the ocean depths.

sponsored by Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory