Public Art

ART IN FLIGHT

A partnership between the Alliance and the Lee County Port Authority which brings art to public spaces at Southwest Florida International Airport.

Current Exhibition: Growth

Artwork on display at RSW from October 2023- February 2024

This year’s theme is Growth and was open to interpretation. Artists were asked to meditate on themes of change through a hopeful lens. The 29 selected artworks explore ideas of growth, progress and resilience. 

Selected artists include: Robert Allen, Stefanie Babb, Austin Bell, Hilda Champion, Donna Chase, Sue Dunham, Marine Fonteyne, Julie Griffin, Paula Guzmán Bell, Shah Hadjebi, Christina Heller, Melissa Hernandez, Doug MacGregor, Lois McDougall, Ying McLane, Tracy Owen-Cullimore, Nanci Polomski, Taylor Scalzo, Barbara Fee Sheehan, Shakira Souffront, Lorraine Weiss, and Garry Wheeler.

  • Ink on Canvas $800
  • Goodland Bridge No. 1 by Austin Bell, Film Photography, $400
  • Film Photography $400
  • Photography $1,700
  • Photography $1,700
  • Mixed Media $1,700
  • Acrylic $500
  • Photo Embroidery $4,000
  • Oil on Board $1,200
  • Acrylic $100
  • Watercolor $1,200
  • Acrylic, Glass, Resin $1,500
  • Acrylic on Canvas $1,500
  • Acrylic, oil, and gold foil $1,200
  • Acrylic $500
  • Acrylic $435
  • Oil on Canvas $2,592
  • Oil on Canvas $2,400
  • Oil $1,100
  • Acrylic $2,850
  • Alcohol Ink $225
  • Mixed Media $350
  • Acrylic $200
  • Acrylic $200
  • Oil on Canvas $2,300
  • Acrylic $5,000
  • Acrylic $1,000
  • Acrylic $900
  • Begin Again by Robert Allen, Acrylic on Canvas, $850

Past Exhibits

Connections May 2022 – June 2023

  • Color Texture series. Abstract design made of digital paint and fractal clouds on the subject of dynamic backgrounds and dimensional backdrops
  • 78 - Tania Alves - By the Pond - Mixed Media - 20x20
  • 15 - Dough Smithwick - sun's out - acrylic - 30x48
  • 04 - Gary Scott Wheeler - ordinary dream - acrylic - 30x40
  • 07 - Caren Pearson - Glissando - acrylic - 24x30
  • Survivors
  • Palmetto
  • 40 - Paul Stackpoole - air show, huntington CA - photography - 13x19
  • 12 - lorainee wiess - fire in the sky - acrylic - 28x22
  • 10 - Rita Schwab - Space flight - acrylic - 18x60
  • 33 - Nancy Reyna - flamboyant - watercolor - 30x22
  • 106 - Doug MacGregor - Up and Away - Acrylic - 24x36
  • 107 - Scott Brown - Anyway the Wind Blows - Oil - 30x20
  • 112 - Marilyn Hedlund - Reaching - Acrylic - 24x36
  • 113 - Annette Brown - Reflection - Acrylic - 40x40
  • Watercolor Painting
  • 121 - Sue Dunham - Go With the Flow - Acrylic - 24x36
  • 44 - Harriet Godbole - emergence - mixed media - 36x36
  • 54 - Bryant Ornes - Connecting - Acrylic - 18x24
  • 58 - Richard Plummer - Mangrove Moon - Oil and resin on aluminum - 22x33
  • 61 - Peter Horan - Tree in the fog - photography - 34x25
  • 64 - Deb Zwetsch - The Pull of the Moon - Mixed Media - 24x36
  • 67 - Margaret Schnebly Hodge - passerby - oil - 40x30
  • 75 - Cynthia Barbanera-Wedel - The joy of flight - photography - 24x16
  • 77 - Joy Williams - Radiant Palm - acrylic - 36x36
  • 81 - Ryan Lutz - born here - mixed media - 22x22
  • 98 - Carolyn Steele - Manatee Moochers - Acrylic - 30x2
  • 102 - Virgen Dominguez - Oceano - mixed media - 25x31

“Pop of Color” July 2020 – May 2021

  • Yeomans - Intersection - Acrylic - 48x48_800
  • Anderson-Sun-Scrape-Acrylic-36x48_800
  • Baladad - Snakes - Acrylic - 30x30_800
  • BOREN-HOVERING-MIXED-MEDIA-30-x-30_800
  • Brown - Planetary Allignment - Mixed MEdia - 36x46_800
  • Brown-YELLOW BIRD-48x48-Acrylic_800
  • Butler-FARMLAND-acryliccollage-30x30_800
  • Collier - Learning to Fly - Acrylic - 48x48_800
  • Breaking Out
  • Eckerty - Spring Light - Acrylic - 30x40_800
  • Fausel - Moody Daze - Watercolor - 30x30_800
  • Ferriter - Gorgeous Summer Skies - Oil on Linen - 24x30_800
  • Friedman-Woodland Apparitions-Acrylic-40X30_800
  • George-50-Shades-of-Blue-Acrylic-30X24_800
  • Griffin - After Hurricane Charlie - Oil - 24x20_800
  • Hedlund - Clarion - Acrylic - 36x48_800
  • Herzog - Summer II - Acrylic - 48x48_800
  • Leamon - AlineaFull - Mixed - 48x48_800
  • Luscombe - Deep Water - Lithomonotype - 35x22_800
  • MacKechnie - Botany of Desire - Acrylic - 24x24_800
  • Masiello - Untitled - Mixed Media - 36x48_800
  • Mesdaghi - whatcolor_45x45GlossyPanel_800
  • Pearson - Flirtation - Acrylic - 24x36_800
  • Rodriguez-Embryonic_Space-Photography-26x32_800
  • Rosolen - Everything Makes More Sense at 3am - Mixed Media - 48x36_800
  • Schmidt - Blue Spruce Summer Sky - Acrylic - 38x28_800
  • Stoff - taylorswiftintergalacticcriminal-acrylic_800
  • Unwin - Fractured - Mixed Media - 24x24_800
  • Walter-BrendasHere-AcryliconCanvas-30X40_800

My Florida 2018 – 2019

  • Ehren Fritz Gerhard-Summertime Swamp Walk-Charlotte Harbor Preserve State Park-Oil

Wild Things – Florida Everglades 2018 – 2019

  • Lehigh Senior High School- Betsy Haskins
  • Mirror Lakes Elementary School- Tracey Williams
  • NFM Academy for the Arts- Theresa West-Taylo
  • North Fort Myers High School-Ellen Bianchi
  • Patriot Elementary School-Angela Johnson
  • Paul Lawrence Dunbar Middle- Kellen Beck Mills
  • Pelican Elementary-Ann Sealey
  • Ray Pottorf Elementary- Sharon Tamasko
  • San Carlos Park Elementary- Michele Sipos
  • South Fort Myers High School- Jeanne Dozier
  • Trafalgar Elementary- Helen Valdez Garcia
  • Varsity Lakes Middle School- Marjorie Resler
  • Veterans Park Academy Middle School- Amanda Kranich
  • Bayshore Elementary- James Lefko
  • Bonita Springs High School- Jill Antonucci
  • Bonita Springs Middle School-Joy Cooper
  • Challenger Middle School-Sandy Rayannic
  • Cypress Lake High School- Marguerite Petcher
  • Cypress Lake Middles School-Joy Williams
  • Diplomat Middle School-Jaqueline Morales Ward
  • Edgewood Academy- Kristin Boyle
  • G. Weaver Hipps Elementary- Susanna Wingenroth
  • Gateway Elementary School-Sara Severson
  • Gulf Elementary 2nd Building- Jodie Holland
  • Gulf Elementary, 1st Building-Elizabeth Olancin
  • Hancock Creek Elementary- Danielle Hopkins
  • Ida Baker High School- Stacey Peres
  • Island Coast High School- Scott Guelcher
  • Lehigh Acres Middle- Trudy Doten

By The Sea Exhibit July 2017 – July 2018

  • Halo - Katy Danca Galli
  • Happy Holiday - Paula Rucket
  • Cape Romano - Mila Bridger
  • Sunset the Day after Hurricane Charlie - Julie Griffin
  • The Old Tree 2 - Buck Ward
  • Blowing Rocks Preserve 3 - Buu Truong
  • Marco Beach Sunset - Roy E. Rodriguez
  • By the Mangroves - Diana Schultz
  • Pier Lines - Shari Brownie
  • Boat on Fire - Dennis Gingerich