In the Garden of Blooms and Ballyhoo, 2025

Featuring artist Donna Abbate and friends

Opens May 17, 2025

Above is a peek at three of Donna's drawings that developed into a story of a surreal fashion show, with narrative based on British fashion shows of the 1960s. Each of the models, "mannequins" as they were called back then, is a burst of style and flair. Each of Donna’s works are done in colored inks and pencil on paper with white titanium paint, 11 x 14" plus frame. 

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About the show:  The joyous calling card of flowers speaks to us through the power of color, and flowers impact how we see the world around us. Rich in kaleidoscope and bursting with imagination, they compete for our eye’s attention with the promise of chromatic wonder, and rarely do they disappoint. Even the smallest of blooms have this power.

Flowers and their botanical companions can reach out and pull us out of ourselves, and the botanical artist merely offers us even more visual ways to achieve this. Especially in these times, the quote “You are only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry and be sure to smell the flowers along the way” has value and our upcoming show “In the Garden of Blooms and Ballyhoo” invites you to experience the art along the way as well!

Participating artists: Donna Abbate, Ulla Anobile, Julie B., Andrea Bogdan, Mark Cantrell, Ivonne García, Emily Gonzáles, A Nancy Koutsouflakis, Patricia Krebs, Malathip, Mavis Leahy, Miriam Martinez, Gioconda Pieracci, Carla San Martin, Charlotte Sigurdson, and more. 

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