Wasmer Art Gallery

During the month of March, three exhibitions open, four close and 29 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums, highlighted by 'Discovering Ansel Adams' at the Baker Museum.

The Wasmer Art Gallery at FGCU is hosting an exhibition of works by multidisciplinary artist Onajide Shabaka titled “Becoming Tomorrow’s Dream.” Shabaka’s work is deeply rooted in historical, cultural, and ecological narratives often exploring themes related to the African diaspora, collective memory, history, anthropology, and ethnobotany. We will talk with Shabaka about the exhibit and his broader artistic practice.

In February, 4 exhibitions open, 3 close and 32 others continue their runs at Southwest Florida museums. At the top of the list is “Growing Obsession – The Enchanting Story of Orchids in the Everglades” at Museum of the Everglades.

The Wasmer Art Gallery at FGCU is hosting an exhibition of works by multidisciplinary artist Onajide Shabaka titled “Becoming Tomorrow’s Dream.” Shabaka’s work is deeply rooted in historical, cultural, and ecological narratives often exploring themes related to the African diaspora, collective memory, history, anthropology, and ethnobotany. We will talk with Shabaka about the exhibit and his broader artistic practice ahead of his artist talk, Jan. 22, at the exhibit’s opening reception.

During January, three exhibitions open, five close and 25 others continue their runs including 'Railroads at Work' at the Naples Depot Museum.

During the month of December, three exhibitions open, two close and 26 others continue their runs.

During the month of November, four exhibitions open, two close and 23 others continue their runs.

Izzy Baquerizo and Chloe Lewis are FGCU graduates and artists who collaborated on an exhibit at FGCU's Wasmer Gallery.

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of October, seven new exhibitions open, six close and 15 others continue their runs.

“Making a Clear Mark: 1997 to 2025” opens Aug. 29 in the Wasmer Gallery in the Arts Complex at Florida Gulf Coast University. The exhibition is a retrospective of work by FGCU Associate Art Professor and Program Leader Morgan T. Paine, who retires this month. It features work from Paine’s “Life Painting with Drawing” series along with examples of his acrylic gel medium work on a variety of supports, both found and constructed.