NEWS

Venvi Art Gallery is delighted to showcase "From Vision to Reality: 10 Years of Venvi Art Gallery," a group exhibit in honor of its 10-year anniversary. The opening reception will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7.

A decade ago, Venvi Art Gallery opened its doors with a bold vision: to create a space where contemporary art could flourish in Tallahassee. Over the years, the gallery has evolved into more than an exhibition space; it has become a meeting ground for ideas, dialogue, and the forging of community through creativity.

In 1978, a few months after receiving his MFA in studio art at Florida State University, Jack Reilly loaded up his old Rambler station Wagon and headed west to Los Angeles to establish his career as a painter. 47 years later his paintings return to Tallahassee for a solo show at Venvi Art Gallery (2901, E. Park Ave.) opening Friday, August 1 @ 5-8pm. He returns with over 50 solo exhibitions under his belt, countless group exhibitions, hundreds of reviews, and the title of Professor Emeritus from California State University. This newest exhibition introduces his latest circular shaped-canvas paintings to the Tallahassee community.

Locust Technician, an exhibition at Venvi Art Gallery featuring outstanding work from our exhibiting artists, opens April 4, 2025. Please join us for this wonderful opportunity to support our students and celebrate their creative achievements.

Venvi Art Gallery presents “Locales: North Florida’s Plein Air Landscapes” featuring oil paintings by local artist Nan Liu. This exhibition will showcase over 30 of his original paintings and will be on display from Nov. 1 to Jan. 19, 2025. The opening reception will be held from 5-8 p.m. Nov. 1.

Locales: North Florida’s Plein Air Landscapes will feature 30 oil paintings by Nan Liu that reflect his experiences in Tallahassee. Locales: North Florida’s Plein Air Landscapes seeks to express the joyous sensations Liu feels from the natural world, especially in the many undisturbed and undestroyed locales.

Venvi Art Gallery is delighted to showcase Hidden Layers, Visible Boundaries, a two-person exhibition of works by artists Anne Stagg and Cheryl Eggleston, showcasing over 70 abstract paintings. This exhibition highlights their unique perspectives on the theme through the repetition of patterns, color and marks. Hidden Layers, Visible Boundaries opens with a reception from 5-8 pm on September 6th, and the exhibition runs through October 13, 2024.

Venvi Art Gallery announces the opening of "Dance of Hues," an exclusive solo exhibition by abstract artist Brinda Pamulapati. This vibrant showcase features 28 original paintings, each a vivid exploration of color and motion. The exhibition will run from May 17 to June 16, with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. May 17.
"Dance of Hues" explores the dynamic interactions between colors, embracing the spontaneity of the compositions that emerge when solely being guided by interplay and contrasting hues. It draws inspiration from the concept of movement and expression, in a way that is similar to dance. Instead of tangible objects, hues are the main focus of this exhibition.

Venvi Art Gallery is delighted to showcase famed printmaker and scholar Leon Hicks's graphite drawings from his "American Boy" series, "My Home Town" series and his "Iconic Caper" monoprints in the show "Drawings Through Time" from March 1st to April 28th.

Venvi Art Gallery is located at 2901 E Park Ave Unit 2800 Tallahassee, FL 32301.

Venvi Art Gallery, will present, “In the Light of Day” by Michelle Phillips (formerly Michelle Wilcox) with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Sept. 2.
In her second solo exhibition at Venvi Art Gallery, Phillips continues her reflections on the simple beauties that decorate our lives, with an emphasis on scenes that reside in the home. Her graceful compositions, paired with her use of natural light and impeccable choice of colors, capture a precious moment in time and a tranquil place of refuge.

Venvi Art Gallery goes to the garden for “Fruits of Labor” by Bella Falbo, with an opening reception from 5-8 p.m. Friday. The show will be open from June 3 to July 28 the gallery at 2901 East Park Ave.

For her first solo show with Venvi Art Gallery, Falbo is exploring the complexities of vulnerability and relationships, using fruit as a metaphor. Her hyper-realistic and vibrant compositions conjure a range of emotions and inspire viewers to reflect upon their own relationships with themselves and others.

Venvi Art Gallery is pleased to present “Spectrum” a solo exhibition by local artist, Dan Taylor. Returning for his fifth solo show with Venvi, Taylor is bringing a new focus to this body of work by exploring and celebrating humanity’s wide spectrum of diversity through colorful abstract compositions.

The wide array of colors, textures, and compositions that make up the show, is inspired by the artist’s contemplations on the world and our society. This embrace of diversity shows Taylor’s appreciation for all of mankind and a celebration of our uniqueness.

In her debut solo exhibition, Twilight Sleep, at Venvi Art Gallery in Tallahassee, Florida, Carrie Ann Baade presents imagery that reflects on the female experience. She does not shy away from difficult and real-life issues, which are represented by allegorical symbols and figures in collage-like compositions. Her paintings are considered autobiographical as well with first-person storytelling throughout.

Venvi Art Gallery is pleased to present "Twilight Sleep" by Carrie Ann Baade. For her debut solo show at Venvi, Baade conveys hypnotizing, beautiful and at times haunting imagery through her paintings.

In her allegorical narratives, she comments on difficult, real-world issues in women’s lives, that push the viewer to deconstruct and reflect upon the symbols and metaphors she is presenting.