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The work of Dimelza Broche consists of drawings and paintings where she explores what the “Self” means to her. From inside her memory palace, she takes us on a journey to the uncharted land of the self and its relationship to the body. She describes and shows her inner feelings about the body as a vessel and that no matter how different it works or might look it is still beautiful in its own way. In this new body of work, we can see experimentation not only on how the artist is portraying the subject matter but also on how...

The work of Joseph Provenza explores the process of uncovering fragments of an internal landscape, while engaging in an ongoing dialogue with the surrounding world. The process of painting serves as a filter, deconstructing ideas and experiences, absorbing them, and then reassembling them with discount hardware store paint. Whether free-associative or symbolic, the images balance between naive figurations and bleak portrayals of consumption.          

“Collage à Trois” is an art exhibition featuring three talented artists, coming together to present three distinctively different approaches to collage. By definition, collage is “A piece of art made by gluing various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper to a backing.” The methods for making collage art can be as varied as the different pieces, scraps, and materials used to make the resulting visual menageries. The collage artworks in this exhibition embody the full spectrum of approaches: Technical, Aesthetic, & Spiritual.

Savannah artist Christopher Nitsche has a one-person exhibition at Touché Gallery in Jacksonville. The show is a selection of toy and game parts found object sculptures and works on paper. For thirty years, Nitsche’s art has focused on metaphorical ship forms, invoking expressions of irony, satire, and personal contexts. The opening reception is Friday, February 3 from 6pm - 9pm at Touchè Gallery 4070 Herschel St, Jacksonville, FL 32205.

Touché Gallery’s first solo exhibition is a retrospective of the career of Jeff Whipple. There will be selections of Whipple’s earliest art in the 1970s up to works made in 2022. Whipple’s drawings, paintings and sculpture feature photorealistic imagery on abstract backgrounds. His art has a three-line motif that makes the thousands of artworks he’s created since 1980 highly recognizable. With 84 solo exhibitions including four museum shows, hundreds of group shows, dozens of awards in art competitions, dozens of major artist grants, Whipple is the most accomplished artist in Jacksonville history.The exhibit coincides with the publication of Whipple’s new...