Join Arts for ACT Gallery, located at 2265 First
Street in downtown Fort Myers on Friday, April 03, from 6 to 10 pm for the
opening reception and art walk for our April featured artists: Group Exhibit by
The Art Quilters Unlimited in the main gallery. Showing off the main gallery: Painter,
Tom Nagata, and in the White Gallery, “Transitions” Pat Cleveland – a legally
blind artist. These exhibits continue
through April 27, 2015.
In the Main Gallery
– Art Quilters Unlimited Group Exhibit
Art Quilters Unlimited AQU TAKING A BITE OUT
OF FT MYERS with "Slice Quilts"
Art Quilters Unlimited exhibit,
"Cityscapes - A Slice of Ft. Myers" for the month of April will
delight visitors to Arts for Act gallery in downtown Ft. Myers. AQU's
last show was described by their exibit judge, Alicia Schmidt as " ..a
complex kaleidoscope of techniques, styles and imagery. WOW! What can
happen with fiber, fabric and thread! I have always respected the artistry of
this group – and they have delighted! The Art Quilters Unlimited
works “unexpected” and “unique”.
Art Quilters are creating special 15" x
35" slice quilts of Ft. Myers scenes for this exhibit along with other
size art quilts and many small quilted items for purchase. AQU is a
group of very talented Fiber Artists working with cloth and quilting techniques
to create extraordinary wall art. Quilters meet every other month starting in
January at the Alliance for the Arts. They welcome anyone interested in
creating textiles, learning and sharing. www.artquiltersunlimited.com Workshops and "Play-Days" by local and national
art quilters are offered almost every month. Excitement and enthusiasm
are through the roof at every get-together!
In the White Gallery – Pat
Cleveland
“Transitions”by Cape Coral
artist, Pat Cleveland, is the first showing of Cleveland’s newest paintings
since she developed macular degeneration 3 years ago and now is considered
legally blind. The artist considers the change in vision not as a challenge but
as an opportunity for creative growth. Instead of her previous quite detailed
work she is using a more impressionistic or abstract approach with strong
colors in her palette. There will be
paintings from previous years showing her style of work prior to the vision
changes as well. All of the paintings are rendered in oil on canvas and include
various subjects of landscapes, portraits, animals, florals, and still life.
A graduate of Traphagen School of
Design, New York, N. Y., Cleveland Ft. Myers ,
Sanibel, Naples , Matlacha, and Lakeland
Off the Main Gallery – Tom Nagata
Thomas Hiromu Nagata was born of
Japanese-American parents in 1947 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He graduated wit a BFA in Graphic Design from
Ohio University. Tom began his career in
the field of education and moved to Fort Myers to teach in the Lee County
School District. Tom’s original works
began in acrylic, his limited edition silk-screen pieces ranged from four to
twenty-one colors. His works soon
blossomed into 30” X 40” gallery wrapped canvases that tease the eye into
following the painting around its edges.
The subjects reflect his youth in Hawaii, Orchids, Koi and more. Tom’s choice of color and balance create
movement on his canvas. Paying close
attention to detail, he laboriously applies my layers of pigments that are
watered to create different tones and hues.
The process is very time-consuming, often taking two to three months per
original. Come see these stunning works
that focus on tropical subjects and Hawaii.
