2005: Florida Focus-Northern Tropics

Florida Focus: Northern Tropics was the forth installment at the Gulf Coast Museum of Art in Clearwater of this exhibition series which was designed to survey some of the most exciting work currently produced in various parts of Florida. Rena Blades, who was then CEO of the Palm Beach County Cultural Commission and previously had been Director of the Brogan Museum in Tallahassee, curated this version with the support of Ken Rollins, the Executive Director of the museum.The 11 other artists included in this exhibition were: George Blakely, Linda Hall, Alexa Kleinbard, Cate Wyatt Magalian, Mark Messersmith, Donna O'Neal, Kris Rybka, O.L. Samuels, Duncan Stewart, Paul Tamanian, and Jim Roche.