South Florida Cultural Consortium: Mangroves to Masterpieces
Schmidt Center Gallery & Public Space
On View:January 16 - February 22, 2025
Closing Reception: February 22, 2025 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Featuring Artists: Alián Rives, Amy Schissel, Angelica Clyman, Ania Moussawel, Denise Treizman, Greko Sklavounos, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Jillian Mayer, Katlin Spain, Kandy Lopez, Laura Tanner, Roscoe B. Thicke III, Rose Marie Cromwell, William Cordova
Curated by: Véronique Côté
The South Florida Cultural Consortium is a regional initiative in support of the arts in Broward, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties. The Consortium works to foster cooperation across the South Florida region to help develop and promote the work of artists and the audiences that they serve. Each year, more than 300 artists who live and work throughout the five counties submit their applications for consideration to the SFCC’s Grant for Visual and Media Artists. Curated by Véronique Côté from the 2024 winner of this prestigious fellowship, Mangroves to Masterpieces transports the viewer from the perceived notion that Florida is solely a tourist destination, into a deeper understanding of the cultures, contradictions, values, identities, and environments that makes our state so interesting.
Images: Picture 1: Hispanola Mia, Kandy G Lopez, 2024, yarn and acrylic paint on hook mesh, 60" x 96". Picture 2: Coral Bloom Vase, Katlin Spain, 2024, oil on ceramic, 12" x 11" x 3"; Palm Vase I and II, Katlin Spain, 2024, oil on ceramic, 9" x 8" x 2". Picture 3: (left to right) Sunrise Upside-Down House, Angelica Clyman, 2024, oil, acrylic, and spray paint on Tyvek, panel, and salvaged window, 48" x 123"; Bend and Find Your Vertical, Laura Tanner, 2024, mixed media, 144" x 156"; Hollywood Beach Hotel, Angelica Clyman, 2024, vinyl print of solarplate prints with winter green oil transfers, 23" x 43"; No Need for a Postcard, Angelica Clyman, 2024, vinyl print of solarplate prints with winter green oil transfers, 23" x 43". Wonderfence, Denise Treizman, 2025, household paint, galvanized steel poultry netting, color coated LED light tubes, LED fairy lights, LED rope light, extension cords of various colors, inflatables of various shapes, mirrored and transluscent plexiglass, iridescent and spray painted vinyl, silver metallic shred, cheerleader pom poms, rubbertubing, backer rod tubing, pool noodle fragment, fitness ball, found car part, hula hoop, craft pom poms, painted cardboard tube, microfiber dusters, clamps, zip ties, and low fire glazed ceramics, 15' x 20' x 12.5'
