New Feature Exhibition in December November 12 2021


Small Things Considered: A Special Holiday Group Exhibition 

On View: December 4, 2021 - January 11, 2022
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 4, 4-7 PM

Join us for the opening of our highly anticipated annual group exhibition, Small Things Considered. This exhibition features original works of art sized 10” x 10” x 10" or smaller and is an excellent opportunity for holiday shoppers to find one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on their list.


Gallery Director, Meghan Martin explains, “This exhibition and reception is a great way to ring in the season and has been a holiday tradition at Arts on Douglas since 2000. With 39 artists in this year’s display, we are excited about the variety of original art available, from paintings, sculpture, printmaking, and photography to ceramics, jewelry, and ornaments.”

For this year's exhibition, Arts on Douglas brings together a dynamic mix of Florida artists, featuring 23 represented by the gallery alongside a juried selection of work by 16 guest artists. These artists were selected from an open-call with over 50 submissions. 

The  Arts on Douglas artists included in this exhibition are Stephen Bach, Susan Bach, Kelly Berning, Trent Berning, Donne Bitner, Victor Bokas, Thomas Brewer, Stacey Fletcher, Ed Harris, Jane Jennings, Allison Kline, Inverna Lockpez, Jan Miller, Joseph Palmerio, Sara Pedigo, Christine Peloquin, Juliana Romnes, Robert Ross, Mark Serrianne, Jo Sinclair, Ericka Sobrack, Jan Tomlinson Master, and Pamela Werneth

The guest artists selected to participate are Dennis Angel, Margaret Baker, Robert Beck, Faith Belflower, Cheryl Bogdanowitsch, Sabrina Conroy, Sheila Goloborotko, Andrew Kozlowski, Debra Mixon Holliday, Peggi Nadeau, Sarah Rigas, Per Hans Romnes, Janas Smith Durkee, Cynthia Vener, Ralph Verano, and Shelby Wren.

Work by first-time guest exhibitors include groupings of tiny, playful pinch pots by Shelby Wren of Orlando and oil paintings by Winter Springs artist Margaret Baker that emphasize ordinary, every-day moments inspired by old family photographs.

  

Images:
Shelby Wren, Small Gatherings, ceramics, assorted sizes
Margaret Baker, Green House in 1973, oil on wood panel, 6 x 6 inches

Work by returning exhibitors include the serene Florida landscapes of oil painter Stephen Bach, the highly textured and expressive bird paintings of Inverna Lockpez of Palm Coast and the delicate, ceramic coral forms by Mount Dora ceramicist Peggi Nadeau.   

 



Images:
Stephen Bach, Gulf Sunset, oil on canvas, 5 x 7 inches

Inverna Lockpez, The Heron, acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 x .5 inches
Peggi Nadeau, Ocean Bloom, ceramic, 8 x 9.5 x 10 inches