May Art Shows!

Local folks, mark your calendars!  I will have work in several shows this month!

To say that May will be a hectic month is the understatement of the year!  I am fortunate to have several opportunities to showcase my heART this month, so in addition to wrapping up all kinds of art projects at school I have already started prepping work for upcoming shows- and I have already dropped off the pieces for two of 'em!  

I am going to list the shows by the opening reception dates, with the actual show dates listed below that...and then post more info after THAT!

(NOTE:  I am still getting some of the information, will update as I receive it!)
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MAY 2018 ART SHOW CALENDAR:

• May 9th, Wednesday- PBCATA 'Common Ground' show opening reception at the Armory Art Center, 5-7pm...work is on display now- May 13th
• May 15th, Tuesday- PBCATA opening reception at Palm Beach State College, 5-8pm...work is on display from May 15- September 8th
• May 18th, Friday- #SoFlocal opening reception at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, times TBA...work on display May 17-22nd
• May 25th, Friday- PBCATA opening recption at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, times TBA...work on display May 24-29th

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May 9th, Wednesday
PBCATA 'Common Ground' show opening reception at the Armory Art Center, 5-7pm...work is on display now- May 13th

This is a PBCATA group show- come out and see what the TEACHING ARTISTS of Palm Beach County have been creating!  I will be showing five mixed media portraits from my revisited #GirlTalkJLG series from February 2018.  The five portraits I have submitted for this show are special because they are five of my former cheerleaders from when I coached at Palm Beach Gardens High School.  

(Louna, Da'sha, Kayla, Jasmine and Alexis...I have a prior engagement that night so I cannot stay for the full opening reception, I will be there from 4:15-5:15 and then I have to leave if ya'll can make it early.  I will get your portraits to you once the show comes down- thanks for being my muses!)

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​May 15th, Tuesday
PBCATA opening reception at Palm Beach State College, 5-8pm...work is on display from May 15- September 8th

Yup, ANOTHER chance to show artwork thanks to being a member of PBCATA!  Yay!  This was a juried show and I was lucky enough to have four pieces selected to be a part of this group exhibition.  For this show I chose work from my March 2018 #ArmyOfMeJLG series, which was all self portraits.  

​May 18th, Friday
 #SoFlocal opening reception at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, times TBA...work on display May 17-22nd

This show is all me and my boi 'B'!  (That's my colleague, Brent Bludworth, in case ya didn't know!)  This is something we started when I first came to LWHS, an art show of our work...and this is our fourth one!  He's a real life surfer dude so I have planned my work for this show around all things sea-themed each year.  I did two years of fun mermaid art, a tropical series and this year I will be showing my #SoFloSpringJLG series that I just finished up in April, plus some additional work if I can get around to it.  I will also have a selection of my works from the previous shows to have on hand, right now planning to just have those available in mats for purchase.

Here are links to those works, I will have some of these available at this show in addition to my April series.

• May 2017, #MermaidArtJLG, revisited series
• April 2016, #BirdsOfParadiseJLG
• May 2015, 'Mermaids'

May 25th, Friday
PBCATA opening recption at Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, times TBA...work on display May 24-29th

Okay, seriously- if you an art teacher in Palm Beach County you need to be a member of PBCATA- look at all the opportunities to show your work!  I will actually be taking down the other show and dropping off for this on the same day, will just be switching out some of the artwork so hopefully it will be a smooth transition...fingers crossed!

For this show I will be showing another  nine portraits from my #GirlTalkJLG series- this group of girls are some of my current LWHS seniors.  I am so excited to have a chance to showcase these portraits in a local setting so that the girls can stop in and see their faces and their words highlighted on a gallery wall.

(LWHS ladies, the show comes down the next week, I will text you to let you know when your portraits are ready for pick-up at school.  Thanks SO MUCH for giving me permission to draw your portrait!)

...and that's it- for now.

I have two other ideas related to my current series that I am hoping might pan out...but keeping those under wraps for now.  In the meantime, if you are local I sure hope that you can make it out to one of the openings!  See you soon!