What an awesome surprise! Public Walls and In-Between Spaces won Best Art Fort of Tampa Bay.
View More Best of the Bay 2024: Best Art Fort + Art Show FinalistBest of the Bay Nomination for our Emerging Artist Exhibit at Creative Pinellas Gallery!
Please help us win the title of BEST OF THE BAY in the category Best Gallery (Non-Museum) Show for the Creative Pinellas 2024 Emerging Artist exhibit and vote for us HERE – daily until August 31.
View More Best of the Bay Nomination for our Emerging Artist Exhibit at Creative Pinellas Gallery!Own A Piece Of My “Public Walls” Installation
You can now add a “public wall” to your private collection. Purchase a piece of unique art: a single panel or an entire wall from my interactive installation “Public Walls + In-Between Spaces” originally exhibited at the Creative Pinellas Gallery.
View More Own A Piece Of My “Public Walls” InstallationFeatured Photo: “Ghost Branches” (Everglades Sunset Sky Reflection)
Ghost branches – a photo I took near Flamingo in the Everglades National Park.
View More Featured Photo: “Ghost Branches” (Everglades Sunset Sky Reflection)Artist Mentors – The Greatest, Immeasurable Gift
As our 2024 Emerging Artist Grant Cycle comes to a close, I want to highlight and celebrate one of the greatest gifts an artist can receive: mentorship – the time, energy, focus, and openness a mentor generously offers and the benefits of an artist mentor for the emerging artist.
View More Artist Mentors – The Greatest, Immeasurable GiftPhotos from Flamingo (the place) in the Everglades National Park
Nature photos from a place called Flamingo – the enticing access point to nature, adventure, refreshments, and spending the night indoors in the Everglades National Park, Florida.
View More Photos from Flamingo (the place) in the Everglades National ParkMaking-of Video and Art Talk for “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” Installation
On June 1st, I hosted an artist talk about my interactive mixed-media installation at the Creative Pinellas Gallery – featuring a making-of video. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
View More Making-of Video and Art Talk for “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” InstallationYour Thoughts, Feelings, and Art Inside In-Between Spaces
A glimpse at some of the writings and drawings added by artists, friends, and other visitors to my installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” currently…
View More Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Art Inside In-Between SpacesOpening Night + The Art of The Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist Exhibit
After months of planning and creating, the night finally arrived and us 10 grantees presented our artwork to the public on May 9. TweetShareSharePinShare0 Shares
View More Opening Night + The Art of The Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist ExhibitFeatured Photos: Public Walls and In-Between Spaces
The installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” I created during the 2024 Creative Pinellas Emerging Artist grant cycle to be exhibit at The Gallery at…
View More Featured Photos: Public Walls and In-Between SpacesPhoto Map Legend of “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces”
Visual and contextual reference of all my photos used in creating the “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” installation – with location, date, and names of…
View More Photo Map Legend of “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces”Artist Statement: Public Walls and In-Between Spaces
Brief thoughts about my installation “Public Walls and In-Between Spaces” – on view at Creative Pinellas Gallery and awaiting your participation (5/9 – 7/21/24). TweetShareSharePinShare0…
View More Artist Statement: Public Walls and In-Between SpacesMixing More Media: Growing (Through) A Grant Installation
On the evening before the day of the opening reception for our 2024 emerging artist group exhibit, it is time– no I’m finding / making…
View More Mixing More Media: Growing (Through) A Grant InstallationA Reflection of Papa
On the last day of 6 weeks in Germany (over the course of 2 months) working with my ailing artist father to create a very…
View More A Reflection of PapaEXCERPT from “Now What? How To Choose Your Art Path”
As an artist full of inspiration you need to figure out how to express your creative vision. While deciding what to work on for the…
View More EXCERPT from “Now What? How To Choose Your Art Path”TRANSLATED from taz: Artist on Aesthetics as Empowerment: “Meeting at Eye-Level”
English translation of an interview with my father Günter Westphal by Friederike Gräff, originally published in taz newspaper on January 7, 2024 – with the…
View More TRANSLATED from taz: Artist on Aesthetics as Empowerment: “Meeting at Eye-Level”