Join us for Two Great Exhibitions
CURRENT:
Mixed Messages - through June 3
Steph Gimson - Abstract Visions - through July 1
Lucy Barber
Lucy Barber received her MFA in painting and drawing from Brooklyn College City University of New York, and a BFA with a concentration in photography from The Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
Lucy has been making art and painting and drawing for 50+ years, has exhibited nationally since the early 1980’s, and has exhibited internationally in Italy as well as in the American Embassy in Nicosia, Greece through the US Dept. of State’s Art In Embassies Program.
Barber’s work has been reviewed in notable press such as The New York Times, The New York Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Art New England, Maine Sunday Telegram, among others.
AGalban
Born in Cuba in 1967, Edel Alvarez Galban (AGalban) was an avid creator from an early age. no surface was safe from young Edel’s impulsive need to paint. As he grew, his father pushed him towards the healing arts, so the young man became a physician. Galban relocated to the States in 1995, eventually opening his own small medical practice in Clearwater. In spite of the demands of the clinic, Galban is a prolific painter in his spare time. His colorful, highly-stylized paintings focus on everything from people and objects to purely abstract compositions.
Judy Pickett
Judy Pickett received her BA in education from Stetson University. After teaching for a while, she returned to school for interior design, working as a faux finish artist while raising her family. As an emerging artist, Judy has participated in many local juried and group shows independently and with Florida Wax, a chapter of International Encaustic Artists.
Helen Rosenkrantz
Born in the Soviet Union, Helen Rosenkrantz studied painting in her youth, but was ultimately drawn to a career in architecture. Rosenkrantz emmigrated to the US in 1989, working in civil engineering and design. By the late 90s she had begun painting again. In 2021 she relocated to Florida and painting became her full-time occupation, with abstract expressionism her chosen style.
Vlasta Smola
Born in Ukraine, Vlasta Smola has always been involved in the arts in one form or another. After moving to the United States to receive a MA in Marketing Communications, she had a brief corporate career in advertising. Longing to rekindle her passion for art, she returned to painting. Aside from some graphic design training and basic figure drawing, Though it may be difficult to imagine, Smola’s artisitic skills are largely self-taught, and have been arrived at primarily through trial and error.
Jeff Aeling
Aeling studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and earned his BFA in painting and printmaking from the Kansas City Art Institute. His works can be found in half a dozen museums, and in numerous public and private collections around the globe—including the American Embassy in Zimbabwe and three of the twelve Federal Reserve Bank regional branches. Scores of publications have featured his work over the years, and it even graced the cover of American Art Collector magazine.
David Williams
David Williams attended Eastern Kentucky University with a double major in painting and graphic design. In addition to his career as a fine artist, Williams worked in the newspaper industry for over 30 years as an artist and graphics editor. He is the recipient of a prestigious Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. His work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections.
Mark Aeling
Mark Aeling holds an MFA in sculpture from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Though he is continually engaged in designing, creating and installing very large commissioned public artworks around the country, Mark occasionally makes time to create personal work on a slightly smaller scale.
Dennis Angel
Dennis Angel earned his MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington. His Coloured pencil and metalpoint drawings have earned him numerous awards and fellowships. Notable collections include the Tom and Mary James Art Collection. Angel is also the author of Perceptual Drawing: Concepts, Methods, and Materials.
Carrie Jadus
Carrie Jadus is an accomplished and dedicated artist whose primary medium is oil on canvas. She is frequently commissioned to do murals, portraits, and other works, often at large scale. Her work is vigorous and engaging, and greatly influenced by the impressionist masters.
Steph Gimson
Born in Hong Kong to British parents, Gimson has always been a creative. As a young woman she established herself as a globe-trotting makeup artist to the glitterati, prepping the likes of David Bowie and the British royal family for media appearances and red carpet events. Now based in Sarasota, Florida, fine art is Gimson's primary career.
Kenneth Charles
Emerging sculptor Kenneth Charles began his career as a commercial artist, but shortly thereafter computers crept in, prompting him to make his exit. In 2009 he began his exploration of sculptural media, starting with clay and casting processes and adding metal fabrication to his repertoire in 2019.
Contact Us
Soft Water Gallery
515 22nd Street South, Suite F St. Petersburg, FL 33712 727-318-3223 contact@softwatergallery.com
Gallery Hours
Thursday - Saturday noon - 6pm
or by appointment
Open until 9pm for Artwalk
every 2nd Saturday
