
The Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) will feature a record number of artists for its annual Artist Studio Tour slated on July 12-14.
Each year, GFAA showcases Gainesville area working artists over a weekend in July annually.
This year’s Artist Studio Tour is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 12, 6 – 9 p.m. with the Kick Off Party at the GFAA Gallery (1314 S Main St.) in Gainesville.
The event continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14.
The Summer Showcase exhibit will be on display which features local artists using different mediums.
There will be paper brochures available and an interactive online map for the self-guided tour. For artist info and the interactive map, visit GFAA’s tour website www.gfaastudiotour.org.
This year’s event features a record number of participating artists. Thirty artists at 24 studios will be participating in the 2024 Tour. The tour will offer opportunities for demonstrations of artists’ processes, learning, conversations with artists and the chance to purchase original art.
The 2024 Artist Studio Tour Locations and Artists:
Studio 1: Gainesville Fine Arts Association (GFAA) – Summer Showcase
Studio 2: Leslie Peebles – Printmaker
Studio 3: Anthony Ackrill – Painter
Studio 4: John Snyder – Potter
Studio 5: Jane Medved – Painter and Sculptor
Studio 6: Steve Howell – Potter and Sculptor
Studio 7: Eleanor Blair – Painter
Studio 8: Charlotte Newman – Conceptual
Studio 9: Michelle Nagri – Mixed Media Artist
Studio 9: Peter Senesac – Painter
Studio 10: Sue Kelman – Painter
Studio 11: Amy Richard – Visual Artist, Sculptor, Paper Investigator
Studio 12: Debra Lindberg – Encaustic Mixed Media Artist
Studio 12: Wes Lindberg – Digital Media Artist
Studio 13: Christine Brundige – Watercolor Painter
Studio 13: Jay Winter Collins – Painter
Studio 13: Linda Zidonik – Glass Mosaic Artis
Studio 13: Linda Krause – Fiber Artist
Studio 13: Candace McCaffery – Fiber Artist
Studio 14: Kate Murray – Potter
Studio 15: Linda Blondheim – Painter
Studio 16: Caren Hackman – Painter, Designer, Mixed Media
Studio 17: Mandy Macias – Painter/Collage Artist
Studio 18: Diana Tonnessen – Printmaker
Studio 19: Verónica Villaseñor – Ceramist Sculpture and Potter
Studio 20: Alfred Phillips – Painter
Studio 20: Adrienne Gonia – Painter
Studio 21: Bettianne Ford – Fused Glass Artist
Studio 22: Pam Valcante – Painter/Collage/Mixed Media
Studio 23: Rick Yasko – Drawing/Mixed Media
Studio 24: Darrell Adams – Potter
The host hotel for this year’s Artist Studio Tour is the Hyatt Place–Gainesville Downtown, which will offer a special discount for the weekend of the tour.
Congratulations Diana!