TAC Featured Artists.

"Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is." 
- Jackson Pollock

Mary Atwood

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Through assemblage, digital collage and photograph, artist Mary Atwood explores how the principles at the core of America's founding continue to intersect with and be challenged by the social complexities of the nation as it marks its 250th anniversary.
She is an Art Instructor with Duval County Schools, the Cathedral Arts Project, and local places in Jacksonville, and her workshops are currently held at MOCA, Cultivate, the First Coast Cultural Center, Zoom, and privately in her “Back Porch Studio”. You can also catch her at the Riverside Arts Market with her other business, “MINIS in my MINI,” her tiny art in the back of her white MINI Cooper. ​

Heather Scott

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 ABOUT THE ARTIST 
Hello, my name is Heather Katherine Scott and my soul's passion is Art of all kinds. I come from a long list of Artist in my family.I love Photography, Sculpting, Writing, Drawing, Dance and now Painting. I had never been a painter before this last year. I'm very Greatful for my new artistic gift. My painting's are Abstract with a little outer space and underwater feel to them. I really Love to mix things up and do many different techniques on one painting. All of my paintings are one of a kind right now so I hope you love them as much as I do. If you would like I will be offering some custom painting's. I hope my Artwork will bring the world as much Joy as they have brought me. ​

Andriyesh Bukov

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 ABOUT THE ARTIST 
Andriyesh Bukov grew up and attended school in Chișinău, Moldova.  Moldova is nestled between Ukraine and Romania.  He now calls Jacksonville, Florida, his home. Andriyesh paints in acrylics and oils.  He also paints both realistic and abstract images.  Many of his paintings depict his native Moldavian culture.  Many of his paintings are influenced by his love of poetry. ​

Denise Sawyer Johnson

Prior to 2016 I had never painted or drawn anything. My interest in faces is fueled by 30+ years of collecting various prints, statuary, masks, original works, and paintings by artist from Africa, the Caribbean, and the US.
​ My budding interest in mixed media provides an outlet for me to add texture to my works on canvas using a variety of found objects, flatware metals, and a range of eco-friendly/recyclable materials. I am proud to introduce masks into my collection of creations.

Annelies Dykgraaf
 I am a founding member of Jacksonville Cultural Development Corporation (f/k/a Jacksonville Consortium of African American Artists) 2004; and also a founding member and President of The Art Center Cooperative Inc. (TAC) 2005. 
My art mainly depicts people - the vast and unique personalities and relationships; and also tells stories of my childhood and the uniting of cultures/races. Often incorporated into my reliefs are drawing motifs from the tradition of wood carvings, textile patterns, uli motifs and symbols from various West African tribal folk tales/myths.

William Garcia​​

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Hello everyone, my name is William Garcia, and I am a visual artist. I am thrilled to be the featured artist at the Downtown Jacksonville, Florida Art Center. I was born in Havana, Cuba, on August 17, 1989. I studied Fine Arts in San Alejandro. I graduated as a fine artist in Havana, Cuba, at 20; my parents, brother, and I immigrated to the United States.