ALNF Secretary — Brenda is an active member of the Art League of North Florida and the Gateway Art Gallery. A skilled pastel artist and teacher, she loves sharing her knowledge and helping students discover their own creative style. She also works in watercolor, colored pencil, watercolor pencils, and creates whimsical painted glass bottles with […]
Artist Bios
Jeanne Van Arsdall
ALNF Vice President — Jeanne began her art journey in 1979 in Live Oak, Florida. After moving to North Carolina in 1982, she continued honing her skills with well-known artists in Hendersonville, Asheville, and Brevard, in addition to studying at Blue Ridge Technical College. She began with oils and acrylics and discovered the beautiful North Carolina […]
Alice Russo
Alice Russo is a talented printmaker and collage artist residing in Branford, just outside Lake City. Her artistic practice spans collage, linocut, and monoprint techniques, creating layered works that blend texture, pattern, and thoughtful composition. A member of the Gateway Art Gallery, Alice shares her expertise and passion through local exhibitions and art events. Whether […]
Mikael Byrd
Mikael Byrd is a Lake City native and full-time artist with a BA in Studio Art from Florida State University. She is the founder of The Greenwood Vale art studio, where she creates multi-media works with a strong focus on sculpture and abstraction. Her work centers on the representation of emotion, using form, texture, and […]
Sheila Carr
Sheila has acted as our Curator here at the Gallery since January 2022, and in addition to her work as our “fearless leader” she also dabbles in many mediums and is an amateur composer of chamber music. No matter what she’s doing, she is almost always creating something. Over the course of her career, she […]
