TAC Featured Artists."Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is."
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Featured Artist Exhibits at TAC
Teresa Cook
Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
{Updated} Reception Sunday June 28th 2pm-4pm
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Teresa Cook was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. She is a self-taught Abstract Architectural Watercolor artist and has been painting watercolor for 13 years. She obtained her BFA in Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking from the University of North Florida in 2012. She has a love of architecture, landscapes, and buildings, and obtained an associate’s degree in Computer Drafting and Design from ITT Tech in 2007.
She also creates mini watercolor abstractions using multiple materials, such as pastel, gold leaf, and more. Each of her watercolor and ink paintings is created on smooth paper called “yupo” and is meant to capture a moment in time without the interruption of people. |
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You will not see much human interaction in her art, unless it is in her portraiture, like "James Baldwin Smoking".
Over the last 10 years, she has traveled to various countries and around her native city. She recently traveled to Amsterdam for the 2019 Urban Sketchers Symposium (USK Symposium) and then to Puerto Rico in 2021. She recently displayed her art at the Ritz Theatre, “See Jacksonville: Past and Present,” the Cummer Museum, “Women’s Rights Movement,” and at the Turner Arts Center in Valdosta, Georgia, “See Jacksonville X Valdosta.” 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. |
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Click on an image for more information and the opportunity to buy the artwork online! All are for sale except for the pieces marked (NFS) not for sale
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Past Feature Artist
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Heather Scott
Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
"ABSTRACTION"
Exhibit starts January 6th, 2026
Exhibit starts January 6th, 2026
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.
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
Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
"I PAINT EVERY DAY"
Exhibit starts October 14th, 2025
Exhibit starts October 14th, 2025
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.
Please read one of his selected writings:
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.
Please read one of his selected writings:
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“and off, off, and away.
It's a sad day. The full moon Up in the sky Disturbing everyone but not me... I'm being exposed at the moment. The passions of the subconscious mind, Why tell me to Is God about this? |
Turn the pages of existence!
Floating in the subconscious mind Other countries and times. Along the Moon Strip Off to the road, What's going to happen, and where?! and a big distance, and afar I’ll hit the road...” |
Valentina Nedelcheva
Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, acksonville, FL 32202.
"STEPS IN TIME"
Exhibit runs from August 9th - October 11th, 2025.
Reception: SUNDAY, September 21st, 2pm - 4pm
Exhibit runs from August 9th - October 11th, 2025.
Reception: SUNDAY, September 21st, 2pm - 4pm
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Valentina was born and brought up in Bulgaria. She studied in Kiev´s University of cultural Arts. In 2008 she has finished the unique Bulgarian school of untraditional art with well known Stefka Baldjieva.
There are different techniques in finger painting. All her work is done by her fingers with no brushes used, directly on the canvas without preliminary sketches or compositions on subconscious level.
Valentina expresses her inner world the harmony of colors, including them as elements of universal harmony. Created on the level of subconscious, these paintings radiate energy which flows into every one who sees them.
For Valentina painting is a purification, love and joy.
To Visit her website: https://valnedart.com/
Valentina was born and brought up in Bulgaria. She studied in Kiev´s University of cultural Arts. In 2008 she has finished the unique Bulgarian school of untraditional art with well known Stefka Baldjieva.
There are different techniques in finger painting. All her work is done by her fingers with no brushes used, directly on the canvas without preliminary sketches or compositions on subconscious level.
Valentina expresses her inner world the harmony of colors, including them as elements of universal harmony. Created on the level of subconscious, these paintings radiate energy which flows into every one who sees them.
For Valentina painting is a purification, love and joy.
To Visit her website: https://valnedart.com/
Denise Sawyer Johnson
Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, acksonville, FL 32202.
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The Exhibit runs from
June 12th, 2025 - August 9th, 2025. All pieces are available for purchase. Reception: Sunday, July 27th from 2pm 4pm I am new to art making. After 7 years of inspired intentionality, creating, practicing, and sharing my work, I am still reluctant to call myself and "artist". |
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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.
I find faces quite intriguing because of the beauty, depth, and character conveyed in the eyes, mouths and expressions of people and pictures that I observe. Much of my work consists of composite likenesses of faces that I find beautiful on multiple levels.
In 2016-2017, I had the privilege and honor to study acrylic painting with Donna Manson (donnamansonart.com), who continues to encourage me. Additionally, in 2016-2017, I exhibited at The Mansion House Gallery-Valley Arts Association, Meritus Medical Center, Maloo's Pub, and the Western Maryland Arts Council - all in Hagerstown, MD.
I find faces quite intriguing because of the beauty, depth, and character conveyed in the eyes, mouths and expressions of people and pictures that I observe. Much of my work consists of composite likenesses of faces that I find beautiful on multiple levels.
In 2016-2017, I had the privilege and honor to study acrylic painting with Donna Manson (donnamansonart.com), who continues to encourage me. Additionally, in 2016-2017, I exhibited at The Mansion House Gallery-Valley Arts Association, Meritus Medical Center, Maloo's Pub, and the Western Maryland Arts Council - all in Hagerstown, MD.
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My works have been selected for 4 juried shows. I have sold works to collectors in Atlanta, Maryland, DC, Savannah, Orlando, Miami, and Boston. I have received a best in class (mixed media) 1st place award in 2018, 2 honorable mentions in 2018-2019. I was the featured artist at the Players by the Sea Theater and at Reddi Arts galleries. Additionally, I was the featured artist at the Jacksonville ballet in September-December 2021, and currently at TAC. I have also participated in the "And Justice for All" art exhibition in May 2023.
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. |
Some of my other interests includes yoga, cooking, and coaching others to realize and manifest their talents and potential.
"You use a mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul."
- George Bernard Sha
"You use a mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul."
- George Bernard Sha
Annelies Dykgraaf
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Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202. The Exhibit runs from May 1st - June 30th, 2025. All pieces are available for purchase.
Artist Bio I was born in Nigeria - Jos, Plateau State, to missionary parents. I attended Hillcrest School, first grade through twelfth, with the same 32 classmates in which 15 different nationalities were represented, and a handful of different religions. I graduated with a BFA from Calvin College, having also studied in Lacoste, France on scholarship through the Cleveland Institute of Art. |
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I lived in Michigan for 13 years before the cold weather sent my search elsewhere to what I was used to growing up in Africa. I have been in Jacksonville since 2001 and had an art show scheduled with the Beaches Fine Arts Series prior to moving there. I served on Beaches Series Board for 12 years, as it’s Visual Arts Coordinator, finding visual artists to display at the receptions.
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. Since the inception of these two organizations, it has been full immersion into running these organizations and working in the community, keeping the arts alive through mural work and art workshops. I am also the current vice president of the The Jacksonville Artists Guild.
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. The lizard is often seen tattooed down the middle of the forehead among the Avadi people who live in Niger State. It represents good luck in the forms of a protective spirit, fertility symbol, household tranquility, bounty, and wisdom (Ibo, Dogon, Barnum, Babanki, Avadi and Egyptian cultures). You will see a lizard in most of my woodcuts.
Relief printing and wood engraving has been around for centuries in both Europe and the Far East. In Europe, Woodcut is the oldest technique used for old master prints, developing about 1400, by using, on paper, existing techniques for printing on cloth. Albretch Durer brought woodcuts to the foreground. In the 1860s Japanese prints influenced some of my favorite artists Edvard Munch and Paul Gauguin. In the 20th century, Ernst Ludwig Kircher of the Die Brücke group developed a process of producing colored woodcut prints using a single block applying different colors to the block with a brush à la poupée and then printing (halfway between a woodcut and a monotype). I tend to use this technique quite a bit.
I have exhibited at the Haskell Gallery at the Jacksonville International Airport, the Appleton Museum, the Beaches Museum, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, Wilson Center for the Arts Gallery at FSCJ South Campus, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Reddi Arts Gallery 1037, FSCJ North Campus gallery, FSCJ Kent Campus gallery, Thomas Center Gallery in Gainesville, the Vandroff Art Gallery at the Jewish Community Alliance, Beaches Fine Art Series, Riverside Fine Arts Series, the Grune Family Gallery at Players by the Sea, the Unitarian Universalist Church gallery, the Women's Center of Jacksonville, Latitude Café, Midtown Deli, Stein Mart Building, Riverside Arts Festival, World of Nations Celebration, Kingsley Plantation, , and Juneteenth Festival at Lincoln Park in Gainesville.
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. Since the inception of these two organizations, it has been full immersion into running these organizations and working in the community, keeping the arts alive through mural work and art workshops. I am also the current vice president of the The Jacksonville Artists Guild.
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. The lizard is often seen tattooed down the middle of the forehead among the Avadi people who live in Niger State. It represents good luck in the forms of a protective spirit, fertility symbol, household tranquility, bounty, and wisdom (Ibo, Dogon, Barnum, Babanki, Avadi and Egyptian cultures). You will see a lizard in most of my woodcuts.
Relief printing and wood engraving has been around for centuries in both Europe and the Far East. In Europe, Woodcut is the oldest technique used for old master prints, developing about 1400, by using, on paper, existing techniques for printing on cloth. Albretch Durer brought woodcuts to the foreground. In the 1860s Japanese prints influenced some of my favorite artists Edvard Munch and Paul Gauguin. In the 20th century, Ernst Ludwig Kircher of the Die Brücke group developed a process of producing colored woodcut prints using a single block applying different colors to the block with a brush à la poupée and then printing (halfway between a woodcut and a monotype). I tend to use this technique quite a bit.
I have exhibited at the Haskell Gallery at the Jacksonville International Airport, the Appleton Museum, the Beaches Museum, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, Wilson Center for the Arts Gallery at FSCJ South Campus, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Reddi Arts Gallery 1037, FSCJ North Campus gallery, FSCJ Kent Campus gallery, Thomas Center Gallery in Gainesville, the Vandroff Art Gallery at the Jewish Community Alliance, Beaches Fine Art Series, Riverside Fine Arts Series, the Grune Family Gallery at Players by the Sea, the Unitarian Universalist Church gallery, the Women's Center of Jacksonville, Latitude Café, Midtown Deli, Stein Mart Building, Riverside Arts Festival, World of Nations Celebration, Kingsley Plantation, , and Juneteenth Festival at Lincoln Park in Gainesville.
William Garcia
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Williams Featured Artist Exhibition at The Art Center - 320 E Adams St, Jacksonville, FL 32202. The Exhibit runs from Feb 1st - Mar 29th, 2025. The Artist reception will be on Mar 16th 2025, from 2pm-4pm. All pieces are available for purchase.
Artist Bio 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. Below is my artistic description. The latest paintings that I have made are exhibited here. Thanks to the Art Center of Jacksonville for its determination to show local artists. I have been a member for 10 years and have had a beautiful experience. |
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Click Here for more information about Ed's Featured Artist Exhibition.
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Click Here for more information about Michael's Featured Artist Exhibition.
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Featured Artist Chris Robinson
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Featured Artist Martina Munzar
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Featured Artist Valentina Nedelcheva
Exhibit: Jan 7, 2023 - Jan 21st, 2023
Click Here for more information about Valentina's Featured Artist Exhibition.
TAC Featured Artists of 2022
Featured Artist Jef Taylor
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Click Here for more information about Earl Coggin's Exhibition.
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Featured Artist Jennie Szaltis
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Featured Artist Diantha York Ripley
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TAC Featured Artists - Children's Art Classes Art Exhibit
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Exhibit online Gallery:
TAC Featured Artists MABS
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TAC Featured Artists Lynn Syrcle
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TAC Featured Artists Mary Atwood
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TAC Featured Artists Lynn Wehrmann
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TAC Featured Artists Ed Hall
Mar 14th - Apr 15th
ED HALL
From the Archives
From the Archives
Ed Hall graduated from The University of Florida with a Master’s degree in Fine Art. While in college he did political cartoons and illustrations for The Florida Independent Alligator, UF's school newspaper. After college Hall worked for several weekly publications in and around Jacksonville, and finally settled at The Baker County Press in Macclenny (just outside of Jacksonville) where he continues to work as the weekly cartoonist. READ MORE
TAC Featured Artists Peggy Harrell Jennings and Sri Deepika Ancha
Feb 19th - Mar 12th
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PEGGY HARRELL JENNINGS
Birds of a Feather Although she generally portrays a variety of subjects in her artwork, Harrell Jennings has chosen to focus on the beauty and challenges of painting birds for the exhibition, “Birds of a Feather.” Each bird represented comes from a personal encounter whether in her yard, the beach, or on nature walks and hikes. She frequently photographs her subject matter then interprets -whether realistically or expressionistically - according to the chosen media and the moment. For this exhibit she explored various techniques and interpretations with watercolor, acrylic, oil, and mixed media to present and interpret her feathered friends in their natural environment and in her imagination. |
SRI DEEPIKA ANCHA
Indian Tribal Art My art includes Indian Tribal Art. Tribal / folk art includes madhubani, lippan, kolams, mandalas, warli, pichwai. Each method has been originated from different states in India. I work primarily in acrylics, oil, ink, epoxy compound and modeling paste. I currently work from my home. Lippan is clay art. It is from Gujarat (state in India). It is mostly done by village women to decorate their home. Warli is from Maharashtra. It is believed to be one of the oldest art forms from history. This type of art consists of triangle shaped figures, both human and animal form. Village women decorate outer walls of their homes with this kind of painting. Each house tells a story. Pichwai is from Rajasthan. It is mainly about Indian deities. Kolams are from the southern part of India where women decorate the ground at the entrance of their homes. |
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American Grey: "In the shows of the red white & blue" is a black and white photography exhibit showcasing works from Adam Rountree & James Watson. The exhibit features work from the fall of Kandahar, the insurrection, freedom march and local protests/ events here in Jacksonville Florida. Join Adam and James as they take you on a visual journey documenting the results of living in the shadows of the red, white, and blue.
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Featured Artists of 2021
Immanence
TAC Featured Artists Delia Yan
Exhibition: Dec 4th, 2021 - Dec 18th, 2021 Mon-Sat 12pm-5pm
Reception: Dec 4th, 2021 1pm-4pm
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
THE ART CENTER GALLERY 320 East Adams St Jacksonville, FL 32202 Hours: Tue-Fri: 12:00-5:00 Sat: 11:00-2:00 *The Gallery Displays TAC Members Artwork. JAX ART STUDIOS 3970 Hendricks Ave Jacksonville, FL 32207 320 E Adams St Jacksonville, FL 32202 https://www.jaxartstudios.org/ Hours: by appointment only and during workshops. Tel. 904-233-9252 Email [email protected] Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11383 Jacksonville, Fl 32239 |
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