Martha Maria Cantu
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Meet One of Southwest Florida’s Top Portrait Artists

Martha Maria Cantu almost gave up on art. Now, the self-trained artist is at the forefront of Immokalee's growing arts scene.
Lace jewelry
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This Naples Artist Makes Lace-Like Jewelry Out of Metal

Cheri Dunnigan stitches gold and silver threads into modern heirlooms, reminiscent of Armenian needle lace, a generational lace-making technique passed from mothers...
Michael Slabach's coffee creations
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This Naples Bartender Turns Caffeine and Cocktails Into Art

After working at The Dock at Crayton Cove and other restaurants, Naples-born Michael Slabach took his love for the craft into the...
Ceramics made in SWFL
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These Made-in-SWFL Ceramics Define Pure Elegance

Estero-based ceramicist Jordan Blankenship melds functionality and design for thoughtful, everyday essentials.
Tomaso Albertini
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Meet This 3D Innovative Artist at Naples Art Institute

Italian transplant Tomaso Albertini—Naples Art's first artist-in-residence—blends cardboard and paint for his sculptural pieces.
Artist Mary Day
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This Naples Artist Weaves Wonders

For Mary Day, weaving is an artform ripe for human expression.
Painter Grace Mikell Ramsey
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This Fort Myers artist shows a beautiful, raw view of motherhood

FGCU assistant professor Grace Mikell Ramsey paints dream-like canvases that unpack the full experience of motherhood.
RichardDiedrich
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This architect-turned-artist captures the essence of water through dynamic paintings

Known for his design of amenity facilities at Grey Oaks, Mediterra and Collier's Reserve, Richard Diedrich manipulates paint and canvas to capture...
Fort Myers artist Shimul Chowdhury
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Fort Myers artist Shimul Chowdhury on identity

The second-generation Bangladeshi-American's studio practice revolves around identity and multicultural crossroads.
Fort Myers based artist Lia Martino
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This Fort Myers artist takes fashion from the runway to the canvas

Fort Myers-based creative Lia Martino reflects on fashion's influence in her whimsical art.
Italian artist Francesco Gillia
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This Italian painter is breaking traditional beauty standards in Southwest Florida

Fort Myers-based Francesco Gillia emphasizes the imperfect perfection of the human body through his figurative paintings.
Sara Abalan
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This Naples artist captures the organic beauty of Florida’s wild landscapes

Inspired by the Everglades, Naples Botanical Garden and other locales, former magazine illustrator Sara Abalan highlights the region's flora through her paintings...
pianist Milana Strezeva
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Milana Strezeva Champions Classical Music

Juilliard-trained Milana Strezeva enriches the Gulf's musical scene, through her new venture the Grand Piano Series.
Local musician handcrafts wooden guitars in his Naples studio
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Local Musician Handcrafts Wooden Electric Guitars

From his studio in the Naples Art District, Tyler MacDonald handcrafts electric guitars with precision and passion, creating a symphonic experience for...
Photojournalist Kinfay Moroti
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Photojournalist Gives Face to Inclusion

Photojournalist Kinfay Moroti gives face to inclusion, one picture at a time