Exhibits

Human Interest: Portraits by Jack Baron This exhibition of luminescent needlepoint tapestries and acrylic paintings represents a 20-year commitment by Jack Baron, Key West’s beloved folk artist.  His subject matter was inspired by his Key West friends, neighbors, conch houses, roosters, and cats.  Each artwork is presented in his uniquely whimsical and effervescent style. A […]

The Stonewall Uprising: The Start of a Movement In June 1969, riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village are generally cited as the starting point of the LGBTQIA+ rights movement, but the facts are considerably more nuanced and even disputed.  Then referred to as the Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement, the LGBTQIA+ […]

Key West comes alive through Ray Rolston’s (1947-2019) paintings and prints which capture the vibrant colors of the islands and the surrounding coral reef. Inspired by the extraordinary shades of the sunsets, historic landmarks, classic conch houses, beaches and the lush sea life, Ray brings you the tropical warmth and sunshine of the Florida Keys […]

Collecting Key West: The Work of Mario Sanchez Regarded as one of the leading folk artists of the 20th century, Mario Sanchez (1908-2005) was born in Key West, the descendant of Cuban immigrants with connections to the cigar industry.  Drawing inspiration from the Gatoville neighborhood where he was raised, Sanchez carved nostalgic scenes of the […]

Visions of Florida: The Photographic Art of Clyde Butcher Discover an undisturbed paradise that is rapidly disappearing.  Through the eyes of one of America’s finest landscape photographers, journey into the realm of natural Florida – a world seldom seen either by tourists or longtime residents. Visions of Florida features the art of a photographer often […]

The biannual art exhibition, From a Woman’s Hand, juried by arts community leaders Emma Starr, Martha Resk, Elena Devers, and Cori Convertito, PhD, illuminates the remarkable achievements of women artists who have been marginalized for centuries.  Among the 50 artists that have work included in the exhibit are Maggie Ruley displaying a large acrylic painting titled […]

The Key West Art and Historical Society is building cultural equity by telling the stories of the Black community’s significant contributions to local culture and industry, as documented in artwork and historic documents. This online exhibition seeks to redress a serious omission – that the substantial contributions of people of color are under-represented in our […]

Depicting Hemingway: Guy Harvey Sketches The Old Man and the Sea Online Exhibition Depicting Hemingway: Guy Harvey Sketches ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ features 59 original pen-and-ink drawings by internationally-renowned marine wildlife artist and conservationist, Guy Harvey.  The sketches follow the narrative of Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Old Man and the […]

An Online Exhibition Arthur Rothstein (1915-1985) is considered one of America’s premier photojournalists of the twentieth century.  During a career that spanned five decades, he created an indelible visual record of life in the United States as a government photographer, and as a photojournalist during the golden era of news magazine photography.  In 1935, Rothstein […]