At our February ’23 ALNF Membership Meeting, we had a great turnout and a delicious spread provided by Frankie’s Place, with desserts by some of our wonderful volunteers. One of the highlights was the presentation by Gateway Art Gallery artist Benny Ragland on the art of stippling. Benny explained the history of stippling, the differences […]
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An Evening with Frederick Douglass & John Brown
UPDATED FEB 17, 2023 The Gateway Art Gallery partnered with UF’s Driveway Theatre Project to host “An Evening with John Brown”. This live performance, a short play adapted from William Branch’s “In Splendid Error”, depicted: a searing dramatic history lesson to reveal the complex friendship, struggle, and heroism of two comrades in the fight to […]
Exhibit: Art of the Matter
Does art speak to you? It does to the artists at the new “Art of the Matter” exhibit now on display through January at the Gateway Art Gallery. Thirty members of the Art League of North Florida have loaned original artworks (including paintings, photography, sculpture, music, mixed media, and pottery) showcasing art that is meaningful […]
Amy Phillips
From still life to landscapes to figures, Amy paints in a modern impressionist style utilizing both acrylics and oils. Her simplified, yet realistic renderings emphasize the transformative effects of light, color and contrast in painting. From Martha’s Vineyard, Amy studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, in Lacoste and Paris, earning a BA in Studio Art with Honors at […]
Barbara Hunter
For the past decade, Barbara A. Hunter has called Lake City home. As a self-taught Artist, Barbara has been painting with acrylics for five years and has recently taken up oil painting. With an outgoing personality and a knack for making connections, Barbara’s family jokingly says she could even make a friend out of a […]






