Luci Westphal

St. Pete Art Battle and Market
2023-09-30 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | I-275 Underpass, Lot 11, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33712, United States
First art market of the season! I’ll have a booth featuring my wood transfers of street art, urban exploration, and iconic St. Pete. I may or may not bring a bird or two.

The 2nd Annual St. Pete Art Battle, Auction and Vendor Market will take place under I-275 off 18th Street S between Central Avenue and 1st Avenue S, in Downtown St. Petersburg.

ART BATTLE: Five Teams of Artists will be assigned to paint 8×8 walls and must be completed by 4:00 PM. The crowd will vote, and the winner will receive $500.00. Additional panels will be available for kids and adults to practice with. An adult must supervise all children under 16.

Organizers are Artissin Art Supplies, Artisan Magazine, and CelebrateStPetersburg.com.

VENDOR MARKET: around 60 artists, crafters, and other vendors, and 4 food trucks will offer their goods.

The location under the double overpass of I-275 gives shelter from the sun or rain.

The event is FREE to attend.

WADA "Movement" Group Exhibit
2023-09-09 17:00 - 2023-10-31 21:00 | ArtsXchange St. Pete, 515 22nd Street, St. Petersburg, FL, 33712, United States
One of my larger metal prints will be on view at the WADA Artist Member Show called “Movement” in the Burka Lounge of the St. Pete ArtsXchange Campus.

Opening Reception: during September ArtWalk, 9/9/23 5pm – 8pm.

The exhibit will be up through October.

"Urban Wood" - Photography by Luci Westphal - ONGOING EXHIBIT
2023-05-24 18:00 - 2023-06-17 22:00 | Creative Grape, 3100 3rd Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
The solo show “Urban Wood” at Creative Grape features photography by Luci Westphal of international Urban Art (Street Art), Urban Exploration (Urbex), and Urban Nature. Most work hand-transferred to reclaimed fence wood, mounted on wood, or printed on cotton paper.

Opening Reception on May 24, 6pm – 9pm.

Show runs through June 17.

Creative Grape is generally open Tuesday through Saturday, 4pm – 10pm.

As pieces sell during the run of this exhibit (and about 1/3 already sold during the opening reception), I will replace them with new work. So come on by and come on back!

ARTIST STATEMENT

"Urban Wood" - Photography by Luci Westphal - OPENING RECEPTION
2023-05-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Creative Grape, 3100 3rd Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
The solo show “Urban Wood” at Creative Grape features photography by Luci Westphal of international Urban Art (Street Art), Urban Exploration (Urbex), and Urban Nature. Most work hand-transferred to reclaimed fence wood, mounted on wood, or printed on cotton.
Opening Reception on May 24, 6pm – 9pm.
Show runs through June 17.

Grand Opening UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES / AN ALL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT @ Five Deuces Galleria
2023-05-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Five Deuces Galleria, 2101 3rd Ave S., St. Petersburg, FL, 33712, United States
This event is co-hosted by SPMOP – St. Petersburg Month of Photography and Five Deuces Galleria.
For this exhibit, 5 of my photos were chosen in a variety formats and subjects, including my new one-of-a-kind wood transfers of urbex and street art.
From the organizers:
Join us for art, live music, and more during the grand opening of our May exhibit with a guest artist show themed UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES / AN ALL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT.
All guest artists are local to the area, and all the art is for sale. Free entry to see the show, meet the guest artists, meet our 7 resident artists, and see inside their working art studios.
Find us in the main gallery of the big white building near the back of the 3 Daughters Brewing parking lot.

Photo Pop-up at St. Pete ArtWalk Marketplace
2023-04-08 17:00 - 21:00 | ArtsXchange St. Pete, 515 22nd Street, St. Petersburg, FL, 33712, United States
During this weekend’s St. Pete ArtWalk, I’ll bring my photography to the outdoor market at the ArtsXchange aka WADA headquarters in the Warehouse Arts District.
Especially, for those of you who didn’t make it to the studio tour, come by on Saturday to check out my new urbex and street art wood transfers. They’re so new, some of them aren’t even done yet as I type this.
There will also be new wood-mounted nature giclée prints and my classic nature photography on paper, in frames, and infused into metal.

2023 Historic Kenwood Artist Studio Tour – Day II
2023-03-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Historic Kenwood, 2500 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
Featuring new work by Luci Westphal: Art in the ‘Wood – 6th Annual Artist Studio Tour throughout the Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave

Sunday, March 19 (Day 2 of 2)  10am – 5pm

This tour is free, self-guided, and open to the public. See local artists at work in their studios & get the chance to purchase original art & experience performing arts!

Enjoy two days exploring the art- and culture-filled neighborhood of Historic Kenwood where artists live and work. This year, 34 artists will present their artwork at 20 stops. A chance for you to get a glimpse of their creative process in their homes and studios. You will experience a variety of work ranging from emerging artists to internationally recognized professionals – from visual artists to musical performers.

You can start the tour at any of the 20 stops – and combine any which way you’d like.

Convenient, GPS-ready, public stops along the tour: Kenwood Gables (2801 7th Ave N), Craftsman House (2955 Central Ave N), Seminole Park (2900 3rd Ave N)

For more information and map of all the stops, including my outdoor studio: https://kenwoodartistenclave.org/artist-studio-tour/

2023 Historic Kenwood Artist Studio Tour – Day I
2023-03-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Historic Kenwood, 2500 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
Featuring new work by Luci Westphal: Art in the ‘Wood – 6th Annual Artist Studio Tour throughout the Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave
Saturday, March 18 (Day 1 of 2) 10am – 5pm each day

This tour is free, self-guided, and open to the public. See local artists at work in their studios & get the chance to purchase original art & experience performing arts!
Enjoy two days exploring the art- and culture-filled neighborhood of Historic Kenwood where artists live and work. This year, 34 artists will present their artwork at 20 stops. A chance for you to get a glimpse of their creative process in their homes and studios. You will experience a variety of work ranging from emerging artists to internationally recognized professionals – from visual artists to musical performers.
You can start the tour at any of the 20 stops – and combine any which way you’d like.
Convenient, GPS-ready, public stops along the tour: Kenwood Gables (2801 7th Ave N), Craftsman House (2955 Central Ave N), Seminole Park (2900 3rd Ave N)
For more information and map of all the stops, including my outdoor studio: https://kenwoodartistenclave.org/artist-studio-tour/

Localtopia 2023
2023-02-18 10:00 - 17:00 | Williams Park, 350 2nd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, United States
Happier Place will return to Localtopia again this year with a pop-up shop that will include products featuring photography by Luci Westphal.

LOCALTOPIA is St. Pete’s largest “Community Celebration of All Things Local” showcasing *OVER* 300 of our city’s favorite independent businesses and community organizations.
Voted “BEST FESTIVAL” two years in a row in the Tampa Bay Times’ “Best of the Best” Awards and nominated for “BEST FESTIVAL” by Visit St. Pete/Clearwater! We’re honored that LOCALTOPIA has also been declared “The Event of the Year,” has been referred to as “the most St. Pete-esque event a resident or visitor can attend,” and many have called it *THE* best event ever in St. Pete!
This FREE family-friendly festival also commemorates KSPL’s 11-Year Anniversary. Please consider throwing something into the tip jars at the “Local Thirst Stations” to support LOCALTOPIA!
LOCALTOPIA has NOT been a pet-friendly event since 2016 due to large crowds. Please DO NOT bring your furry friends! We want to ensure that they (and our human friends) stay safe, so we request that you *PLEASE LEAVE PETS AT HOME.* Thanks for your cooperation!

Winter in the 'Wood 2022
2022-12-18 14:00 - 19:00 | Seminole Park, 2900 3rd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
This inaugural Winter Festival in Seminole Park of Historic Kenwood is extra special because I’ll be there with my photography, with my company Happier Place (together with Scott) – and I’m also one of the four main organizers of the event.

The 2022 Winter in the ‘Wood is the inaugural one-day winter festival in Seminole Park at the heart of the Historic Kenwood artist enclave and neighborhood.

On December 18th, join us at our inaugural “Winter In The ‘Wood” – a delightful winter festival with exhibits and performances by enclave artists, activities for children and adults, a visit by Santa (3 – 4:30 pm), delicious food, live music, acrobats, poets and so much more. Find unique and handmade gifts during this last-minute holiday shopping opportunity from 30 hyper-local arts & crafts vendors. And bringing together old and new Historic Kenwood holiday traditions, we will be announcing the Holiday Decorating Contest Winners live on stage!
Bring your lawn chairs, or blankets, and plan to spend a festive day in our Kenwood neighborhood park celebrating the season with your neighbors, family, and friends! If you can’t be there all day, Radio St. Pete will be broadcasting a portion of the performances live.
Following the festivities in Seminole Park, it’s time to enjoy all the lights and decorations adorning our neighborhood homes, including this year’s winners.
For an event schedule and event map, check out the website: https://kenwoodartistenclave.org/winter-in-the-wood/

Bohemian Night at The Kenwood Gables
2022-11-17 18:00 - 21:00 | The Kenwood Gables, 2801 7th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
This is the opening celebration of a three-month exhibit featuring works by Historic Kenwood Artists: Letisia Cruz, Michael Satino, & Luci Westphal. All three artists received the prestigious 2022 Artist Grant from The St. Petersburg Arts Alliance (SPAA), which funded the three art projects featured at the Bohemian Night at The Kenwood Gables Boutique B&B.
This inaugural Bohemian Night will launch The Kenwood Gables Boutique B&B as a new arts venue with a quarterly social and cultural event co-hosted by the Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave. Each Bohemian Night will celebrate a new group exhibit by different Kenwood artists and bring together neighbors, artists, art collectors, international travelers, and connoisseurs.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
So come join us for an evening of art and fun!

St. Pete Moving Still at The Quak
2022-11-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Westminster Suncoast, 1095 Pinellas Point Dr S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
This art exhibit reception at The Quak Center for Lifelong Learning at Westminster Suncoast will serve as the finisage (closing event) to the social art project “St. Pete Moving Still” at Westminster – and at the same time it’s also the public premiere of the project and the beginning of the individual art piece’s journey to other exhibits, homes, and places of care.
This event is the public companion to the by-invite-only event at the Westminster Suncoast Nursing Center on November 2nd, which will be the true start of the “St. Pete Moving Still” visual, biophilic, social art work by Luci Westphal.
St. Pete Moving Still features a collection of portable frames, each showing a nature image that may at first appear to be just a photo, until the viewer detects some movement… Each frame, in fact, plays a video.
Based on the theory of biophilic art, Luci initiated this art project to improve people’s emotional, mental, and physical well-being as it connects the viewer to nature outdoors, while being indoors.
On November 2nd, at an invite-only event in the Nursing Center, Luci will unveil the “Moving Still” frames – and residents will be able to borrow these frames for their rooms until the public premiere on November 14th.
Luci Westphal received a 2022 St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant for her biophilic, social, visual art project St. Pete Moving Still.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE MOVING STILL PROJECT
Thank you to the the City of St. Petersburg Office of Cultural Affairs, the St. Pete Arts Alliance and its staff, and the jury of the 2022 SPAA grant, and the residents and staff of Westminster Suncoast, mainly Carly Jewel Green and Sarah Feehan!
This event is open to the public. But since it’s within a gated community, RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Please email ahoi@LuciWest.com or call/text (727) 266-6925‬.

On Wood / Of Wood - St. Pete ArtWalk Exhibit
2022-11-12 17:00 - 21:00 | 4 Gats Gallery, 521 27th Street S, Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33712
One-night-only exhibit at 4 Gats Gallery during St. Pete 2nd Saturday ArtWalk.
This special installation features photography work by Luci Westphal especially curated, and partially even created site-specific, for this unique gallery in the middle of the Warehouse Arts District’s roundabout that is home to the wood sculpture artist Randy Colbath.
The exhibit is divided into two different views of celebrating wood as a photographer: photography printed on wood and photography of wood, i.e. featuring images of trees.
The photographs printed on maple wood are the beginnings of a larger series called “Surviving or Thriving?”. The images show wildlife and plants in an active context with urban and industrial backdrops, some of which even enhance the ability for nature to thrive.
The photographs of wood are especially created for this event and location: large-scale prints of some of the trees that have impressed Luci the most.

ArtCrawl 2022 in Lakeland
2022-11-05 09:00 - 16:00 | Munn Park Historic District, Lakeland, 33801, United States
Featured Artist at the 9th Annual ArtCrawl in Lakeland, Florida.
November 5th, 2022 (9am-4pm)
Munn Park (Downtown Lakeland)
Over 50 ARTISTS, 13 ART SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS,
LIVE PERFORMANCES & MORE!
Art Crawl is a FREE festival featuring over 50 local artists selling artwork and competing for prizes alongside live performances, art demonstrations, and a LIVE ART making competition!
Art Crawl is designed to spotlight emerging artists, performers, other area art organizations, and grass-root art movements that may not fit the common tradition of art festivals in the area. The ultimate desire is to highlight artists using their skills in contemporary media and content – the combination of materials, methods, concepts, and subjects that challenge traditional boundaries.
This 9th annual juried art festival is an accessible venue for art collection, entertainment and FUN! Artwork featured will be accessible for all budgets. Start your collection here!

St. Pete Moving Still - Project Launch (Not Public)
2022-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Westminster Suncoast, 1095 Pinellas Point Dr S, St. Petersburg, FL, 33705, United States
During this invite-only event for residents, their families, and staff of the Westminster Suncoast Nursing Center, Luci will unveil the “Moving Stills” frames. Residents will be able to borrow these frames for their rooms until the public premiere on November 14th.
St. Pete Moving Still features a collection of portable frames, each showing a nature image that may at first appear to be just a photo, until the viewer detects some movement… Each frame, in fact, plays a video.
Based on the theory of biophilic art, Luci initiated this art project to improve people’s emotional, mental, and physical well-being as it connects the viewer to nature outdoors, while being indoors.
Luci Westphal received a 2022 St. Petersburg Arts Alliance Individual Artist Grant for her biophilic, social, visual art project St. Pete Moving Still.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE MOVING STILL PROJECT
Thank you to the the City of St. Petersburg Office of Cultural Affairs, the St. Pete Arts Alliance and its staff, and the jury of the 2022 SPAA grant, and the residents and staff of Westminster Suncoast, mainly Carly Jewel Green and Sarah Feehan!

Halloween Pop-up Show
2022-10-30 12:00 - 17:00 | VFW, 2599 Central Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Pop-up art show during the 22-block-long Halloween on Central block party!
A collection of dark art created by Historic Kenwood Artist Enclave members, including Luci Westphal, will be on display in the Historic Kenwood tent out front of the Horrorwood Haunted Mansion (inside the VFW).

Happier Place @ Come Out St. Pete “Family” Day Celebration
2022-10-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Seminole Park, 2900 3rd Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33713, United States
We’re bringing our pop-up shop home to our own neighborhood: Historic Kenwood.
Join Happier Place, Luci Westphal Creative Lab, and other local vendors, performers, and food trucks for a fun-filled day at Seminole Park – celebrating Come Out Day with the “family”.
It all starts with the St. Pete Pride 5k Run / Walk – and ends with the unfurling of a 365-foot rainbow flag – in-between drag shows and other fun entertainment. And of course: shopping!

Gulfport ArtWalk “Women On The Rise - Watch Us Soar"
2022-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 | Gulfport, 3101 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport, FL, 33707, United States
I’m a Featured Artist at the quarterly ArtWalk along Beach Boulevard in Gulfport, Florida.
Come see my latest photography work at the quarterly Gulfport ArtWalk along Beach Boulevard. The theme this quarter: Women on the rise. Watch us soar!
And you can shop, too: I’ll have large and small prints – framed and unframed – on metal, wood and photography paper – and greeting cards and postcards. I may even bring a sneak-peek of my St. Pete Arts Alliance grant-funded project “St. Pete Moving Still”… and maybe even a prototype for the 2023 St. PetersBird calendar...
My booth will in front of the building 3043 Beach Blvd S, Gulfport. Across the street from Pia’s Restaurant.
Also: 40 other (women) artists! And live music! And specialty drinks! And the Gecko Marching band!
