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Member Artist Directory
Welcome to our Member Artist Directory! As an organization aimed at unifying the arts in Lee County and beyond, we are dedicated to connecting area artists to patrons and opportunities. We frequently receive inquiries for artists for specific projects, commissions, and special events. Please join our Member Artist Directory service and help us better connect you to area patrons with a window into your work and practice. All you need to do is join the Alliance family!
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Vicki Baker
I am both a painter and a printmaker. I especially enjoy female faces and women in hats.
Laura Black • www.laurablackart.com • [email protected]
I moved to Key West from NYC in 1997, lured by the warm weather and vibrant art and music community. My Acrylic Paintings have been in galleries in Key West. Living in FMB, my current love is Batik.
Accepting Commissions
Ricki Brandschain
She paints for the zen of it.
June Burke • [email protected]
I learned painting from my grandfather and my best friend when I was a juvenile, back then working with oil or watercolor. Career got in my way of hobby painting and it wasn’t until I retired that I resumed my love for it. I use acrylic now. Another mentor of mine was Bill St. George from Boston. I like painting landscapes & houses.
Accepting Commissions
Jerilyn Brown • www.jerilynbrown.com • [email protected] • @justbrownsart
Jerilyn Brown creates contemporary watercolor paintings inspired by the coast, exploring the connections between nature, humanity, and spirit. Through seashell compositions, she reflects on our shared stories, inviting viewers to consider the beauty and fragility of life and the coastal environment.
Accepting Commissions
Nancy Cunningham • www.wildchildartgallery.com/nancy-cunningham
Nancy’s artwork is inspired by the flora and fauna of SW FL, with larger-than-life images/vibrant colors.
Acrylics • Drawing
Giampaolo Curreri • artbygec.com
Aesthetics in unique paintings of vivid acrylic color palettes for you to appreciate and value.
Acrylics • Drawing
Conor Egan • conorscanvas.com • @conorscanvas
I grew up in Naples FL, and many of my acrylic paintings are inspired by Florida’s tropical coastline.
Accepting Commissions
Karol Garcia • hyssopart.com • @hyssopart
Adversity imbues life with purpose and meaning, challenging us to overcome and transform.
Elise Gold Sewall • Elisegoldsewall.com
As a contemporary realistic oil painter. Her interests are color, translucency, and reflection.
Amanda Gorgas • amandagorgas.com • @amandagorgas
Encouraged by those who’ve inspired me, I keep exploring new techniques in oil and acrylic painting as I work to define my artistic style. My art reimagines everyday spaces through expressive color and perspective, encouraging viewers to feel as much as they see.
Accepting Commissions
Priscilla Jeffcoat • Hirdie Girdie Art Gallery
Priscilla is always curious to see where her painting will take her.
Watercolor • Acrylic • Mixed Media
Mary Klunk • maryhklunk.com
Works in traditional Old Masters style, specializing in Portraits, Still Life, and local beach scenes.
Painting/Drawing • Pastels
Romas Kukalis • www.midsizemedia.com • @romaskukalis
Romas is currently creating new art with mythological, spiritual, and literary influences.
Amarelle Kukici • www.amarellekukici.com
Her work often features native flora and fauna in dreamlike figurative compositions.
Zan Lombardo • www.ZanLombardo.com
Best known for channeling nature into watercolors up to 30 feet in length.
Painting/Drawing • Watercolor
Pam Lowe • PLoweStudio
Pam finds joy in the fluidity of watercolor; also printmaking, collage and digital abstraction.
Mixed Media • Printmaking • Photographic Abstraction
Lois McDougall
My paintings reflect the joy of my life. I grew up in a close neighborhood on an island.
Painting • Drawing
Lorie Montano
Painting and creating bring me so much joy.
Drawing • Painting
Tracy Owen-Cullimore • Artsytracy
Painting more than just a likeness by seeing with her heart. She tries to capture the spirit and soul.
Joe Orsini • orsiniarts.com • [email protected]
I have been decorative artist from the Coconut Grove area of Miami, and moved to Fort Myers in 2009. I have worked with interior designers, home and business owners and extensively with the Sandals/Beaches resorts throughout the Caribbean. I have created murals, artworks, a wide variety of faux finishes for all surfaces and painted furniture.
Accepting Commissions
Diana Ripoll • @dripoll • [email protected]
I am an abstract expressionist artist. I also use resin as a medium. I am known for my bright, bold, colorful, optimistic, eclectic Style. Located in the Edwards building, unit 201.
Painting • Resin
Nanci Polomski • Artistic Expressions
Acrylic • Alcohol Ink-Based Art.
Lynda Ross • artbylyndaross.com • @art_by_lyndaross
Lynda Ross is a self-taught textured portrait artist based in Fort Myers, Florida. Born in PA, she’s created art since childhood, took time off to raise her family, and has returned with a renewed passion for capturing soulful faces of people and pets. She’s lived in SWFL since 1994 and offers original work and commissions through artbylyndaross.com
Stacy Roush • staceyannroushart.com • @StacyRoush
It’s her passion–converting whimsical ideas into eye-catching, stylized tropical art!
Ellen Sayet
“My figurative paintings are classic drawings with an inventive and creative side.”
Alicia Schmidt •www.aliciaschmidtgallery.com
“She interprets a subject by simplifying it to its essence.”
Sasha Singh • [email protected] • @sashathesoulteller
Sasha’s painting journey began over 10 years ago. Regardless of having no official schooling in fine arts, she’s proud to call herself a self-taught artist. Painting primarily began as a hobby for Sasha, but over the years, it has blossomed into a true passion. Painting allows Sasha to express her highest self and is her purest form of creativity.
Accepting Commissions
Pat St. Onge • pat-st-onge.pixels.com
Pat is inspired by life, celebrating with color.
Carlos Suarez • [email protected] • carlossuarez.com • @carlossuarezpaints
A graduate of Havana’s San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts, Carlos Suarez creates heirloom-quality oil portraits that are more than just an artistic representation of a person. They are a testament to a life lived, a legacy secured, and the enduring power of the human spirit. Member: Portrait Society of America; SW Florida Alliance for the Arts.
Accepting Commissions
Lorraine Weiss • https://www.facebook.com/p/Lorraine-Weiss-Artist-100071898322937/
Lorraine wants you to see the world through her eyes when you look at her paintings. Drawing/Painting/Pastels
Patti Wisniewski • pattiwisniewskiart.crevado.com
Patti’s art combines her love of music, family, and nature with her drive to grow as an artist.
Photography • Ceramics • Printmaking
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Stacey Brown • www.staceybrownarts.com
@staceybrownart on Facebook and instagram
Dagoberto Driggs • [email protected]
His works refer to people’s daily life resulting from sugar culture.
Find Dagoberto on Instagram @Dagorretipo
Carolyn Gora • [email protected]
Embossed creations including handmade papers, watercolors, and stitchery
Julie Griffin • [email protected] • @juliegriffinstudios
Julie is a Fort Myers-based artist with a BFA from FSU, trained in Academic Art and old master techniques. She studied under Frank Covino and painted in the Louvre and National Gallery. Her layered, 3D-style works reflect her passion for teaching and sharing art.
Accepting Commissions
Nancy Green • [email protected]
Nancy Green is a fused glass Artist. For many years, she taught art in the Lee County schools. She has enjoyed acrylic painting, ceramics, and now creates pictures of Tropical themes using Fused Glass.She also enjoys creating jewelry using glass beads and crystals.
Leigh Herndon • [email protected] • @coastaldyer
Leigh creates dyed silk nature-inspired paintings and wearable art using Japanese batik (rozome).
Walter Nichols • Walternichols.com
I explore possibilities of expression with available materials, language, and mediums.
Rose Jung •
My art reflects my love of nature and international culture. I enjoy exploring various mediums.
Photography • Mixed Media • Jewelry
Pam Lowe @plowestudio
Pam focuses primarily on painting and printmaking. Intense saturated color is common to all of her prints and paintings. The joy is found in the freedom of playtime and discovery and the always unexpected result. She is fond of saying that using “in-your-face” colors and graphics is what drives her to get into the studio each day.
Debra Patterson • Take Heart Art
I am a Florida artist and I love the visuals that surround me in this most beautiful of places.
Mixed Media • Card Making
Janet Sams • JMSArt Studio
Janet works with broken repurposed glass to create coastal artwork filled with resin.
Mixed Media • Glass
J Bedient Clay Studio • JoAnne Bedient
www.joannebedient.com • FB/IG: @joannebedient
Primarily a ceramic artist, JoAnne Bedient has been working in clay for most of her life..
Judith Ridings • Judy’s Instagram
Judy has been a basketmaker for 26+ years, delving into most forms of basketry.
Roseline Young • Rose Line Weaving Studio
I am a Fiber Artist weaving, quilting – wall art, wearables, commissions, large community weavings.
Cynthia Barbanera-Wedel • Sleepy Seahorse Photography
Through the art of photography, I hope to capture the natural beauty of Florida and its wildlife.
Yshia Condezo • www.yshiafilms.com • [email protected] • @YshiaFilms
As a Florida native, Yshia began exploring the themes of culture and family through photography, which ignited her love for storytelling. Years later, she decided to study film production and integrate it with photography to bring about Yshia Films in 2020. Today, she also leads photography classes to assist others in developing their creative eye.
Cornelia DeDona Photography • cornelia-dedona.pixels.com
Cornelia’s photography focuses on nature. She has lived in New York, Hawaii, and Florida.
Duncan Metts • Bald Man Photography • [email protected]
Photography, Video Production, Digital Marketing
John O’Connell • John O’Connell Photography, LLC
on Facebook: @johnoconnellphotography
or Instagram: @johnoconnellphotography
I’m an ecologist and outdoor nature photographer. I love finding ways to feature local beauty!
Ginger Stein • Ginger K Stein Photography
Using the power of light to evoke emotion, delight, tell a story – and share my view of the world.
Digital Art Photography
Ron Timm
Professional photographer wandering through the creative side of photography and art.
Gman production • “Art for your Heart”
He applies his abstract vision to wood that has been cut or carved and sanded such as cedar, pine, mahogany, reclaimed wood, and even pressure-treated wood for outside display.
Nicholas Hafner • [email protected] • angelicthemusical.com
Leaving the Broadway theatre after seeing WICKED, I conceived that there must be an – – ANGELIC. It was not an immaculate conception, however. It was years later before pen and paper came together.
Janet Kamrad • Spirit of the Gulf Chorus
Changing Lives through Music through Community Performances.
Nancy Petralia • Nancy Petralia
Her colorful, light weight polymer jewelry: necklaces & earrings, are available in the Alliance shop.
Phyllis DeMarco phyllisdemarco.com
Phyllis is published writer in several genres and writes a blog that she hopes you’ll visit at phyllisdemarco.com.
