November 1st is the drop-off date for our annual Youth Art League exhibit. To have your work displayed, please bring your selected choice (one per artist) to the Gallery by November 1st. A reception for the show will follow the Youth Art League class held November 12; the reception begins at noon. Family and friends are […]
Featured Artist: Rory Penland (Oct-Nov 2022)
Rory Penland is an artist, an impersonator, a stand-up comic, a singer, an illustrator, a playwright, an author, actor, a podcast host, a voice-over artist, a screenwriter, an animation sketch artist, a teacher of English as a second language, well…….an all-round entertainer. But can he set a Guinness world record in Lake City? Rory Penland […]
Shirley Zecher
Shirley Zecher is an artist and art instructor from North Florida. She is a member of the Art League of North Florida and the Gateway Art Gallery, as well as a prolific artist, often working with mixed media such as acrylic painting, painting gourds, and other media. Shirley is a passionate volunteer, often lending her time and […]
Carol Cieslik
Carol Cieslik is a self-taught artist who has always had a passion for art. At first, she studied elementary education, but after taking a few art classes, she decided to pursue her passion and move to Jacksonville to study watercolor. For the last nine years, she has been a member of the Art League of […]
Bob Ellis
Robert “Bob” Ellis is an artist with a unique background and perspective. Born in Jacksonville, FL in the aftermath of the hurricane of ‘49, Bob has always felt a connection to the natural world. As a child, he longed to live in the country and today, he is blessed to live in the jungles of […]






