For his latest solo exhibition, Miami painter Michael Vasquez mined his past for memories of the people who provided the support, encouragement and acceptance that helped him through his teen years in St. Petersburg. They were mentors, and like extended family. They were gang members. Vasquez says he grew up in St. Petersburg where he went »

“Sacrificial Offering,” Rick Falcon’s upcoming show at Butter Gallery, refers not only to the sort of sacrifices the 27-year-old Miami artist learned about as part of his Christian upbringing, but sacrifices artists make to pursue their passion. A year and a half ago, Falcon, who had worked “as the stock guy at just random inventory stores, »

Twitter widgets don’t work on this blog, so I regularly run this Old-School Twitter Widget feature so I can share some of the art Tweets that you could see here on this page if I had a real Twitter widget. Here’s a list of recent Tweets: ▪ Thursday: Francesco LoCastro’s 305//Neon Life show opens 6-8 p.m. »

Went surfing for local art news tonight. Here’s what I found …. ▪ PinkGhost has posted pics on its blog from the Julie West opening this past weekend … and prints and originals from the show are still available. ▪ Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach is hosting Dia De Los Muertos, a nght of »

“What We Are Made Of,” Carolina Franco’s solo exhibition of works she has completed in the past three years, will open at Undergrounds Coffeehaus tonight. “All these paintings [share] a connection with nature and human development,” the South Florida artist says. “I create pieces that transport people in time and space, so they relate with »