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New post up on the site: bayartfiles.com/neither-eleg… Odeta Xheka writes about the newest curatorial project featuring Tatiana Mesa Paján at OXH Gallery in Tampa, Florida #art #exhibtion
BAF correspondent Jessica Todd visits our favorite roving correspondent Katherine Gibson of ArtHouse3 at her summer installation. Wigs & Cakes features the work of artist Gary Komarin. On view through August 15th. Link to article here and in bio: bayartfiles.com/wigs-and-cak…
#BAF #FL
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Whatever happened to Gen X? Two big survey exhibitions at Tate Britain & Deste Foundation and a fresh swell of 1990s nostalgia are putting the so-called ‘forgotten generation’ back in the spotlight. By Christian Viveros-Fauné via @ArtBasel artbasel.com/stories/gen-x-1…
Arthouse Upstairs Summer installation features Connecticut-based painter Gary Komarin. “Cake & The French Wig” is up till July 15. Also showcases figural & abstract work of local artists Chasity Williams, Angelica Reisch & Molly Duff-Clarke. #garykomarin #StPetersburg #artgallery
Yvette Mayorga: <em>Magic Grasshopper</em> at The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida burnaway.org/daily/yvette-ma…
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I am a fan-A Major Martin Puryear Retrospective Reveals an Artist Who Has Never Stopped Evolving. "Nexus" at Cleveland Museum of Art makes the case that the artist's devotion to both craft&social commentary has only deepened with time. By Anthony Paletta observer.com/2026/05/art-exh…
Last week to see Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence
at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College. Closes on Sunday, March 29, 2026 #Sarasota #selinaroman
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It’s the final week to view Brian Maguire: La Grande Illusion at USFCAM.
The exhibition is on view through March 7. Free & open to all!
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Shown here are images from our exhibition currently on view at CAM as well as the previous exhibition at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin.
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive announced on Monday that it will receive a bequest of nearly 150 artworks from Penny Cooper and Rena Rosenwasser, two Berkeley-based collectors who focus on modern and contemporary art by women.
Read more: artnews.com/art-news/news/be…
Now On View 3 is this Saturday Feb. 21, 2026 in Tampa's Ybor City. 11 am - 3pm. Free & Open to the public. hcfl.edu/campus-life/arts/ar… #Ybor #tampaflorida
New Post! Sabrina Hughes writes about "Selina Román: Abstract Corpulence" at the Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College. On view through March 29th. Follow the link: bayartfiles.com/a-softening-…
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TOMORROW NIGHT!
6:30pm at USFCAM
Please join us for a Gallery Conversation with artist Brian Maguire and Dr. Maggie Kusenbach.
Free & open to all! Link in bio.
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@TheArtsatUSF @KerlinGallery
#USF #tampaarts #publicarts #brianmaguire
Parkinson's: The Unraveling of a Life has been extended through Jan 18th at Ybor's KRESS CONTEMPORARY.
Tampa artist Lynn Manos presents a 3-part multi-media exhibition #yborcity #parkinsonsawareness #tampabay – at Tampa, FL
bayartfiles.com/out-in-view/ Historian Sabrina Hughes writes: “Critical celebration of Yankowitz is long overdue…In particular it is important that Yankowitz’s name be included in the roster of (mostly male, mostly white) post-minimalist artists." #Florida #StPete
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TOMORROW NIGHT:
Join us at USFCAM for a gallery walkthrough with Artist Mike Cloud. Starting at 7pm, followed by a dessert reception.
Link in our bio for more info. Free & open to all.
Photo by Nyeema Morgan.
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#mikecloud #contemporaryartmuseum #contemporaryart #USF #tampaart
Up through April 9th at the @MoArtDeLand downtown gallery—- read the exhibition review by Jonathan Talit for Bay Art Files #deland #florida #trosclair #scultpure
Free, one-day Public Art festival Now On View 2025 brings 4 hours of interactive art, poetry, theater & dance to 3 Tampa Ybor City venues. Jennifer Ring sets the stage for this fun event! Follow link to read the article bayartfiles.com/art-poetry-t… #NowOnView #hccgalleries #yborcity
Check out this event. Hope to see you there! vicalvarez.com/event-details…
I just gave $25 to Support the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts! Join me and help them reach their goal! fmopa.networkforgood.com/pro…