Exhibitions
Enjoy a variety of exhibitions at Tribby’s four galleries.
Tuesday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Shell Point Gallery
SEEING RED:
Works by Shell Point Artists & Writers
April 12 - June 22
Sixty-four exemplary works created by Shell Point artists are on display in this colorful juried exhibition. The wide variety of mediums represented include ceramics, collage, glass, mixed media, paintings, printed and digital photography, textiles, and wood. In addition to the artworks on display, Seeing Red displays ten literary works that resident writers submitted based on the “Seeing Red” theme.
Legacy & Overlook
Galleries
ARTIST AS MUSE:
The 20th Anniversary Exhibition of Art Quilters Unlimited
April 12 - June 22
Tribby Arts Center is pleased to host an exhibition comprised of works made by members of Art Quilters Unlimited in celebration of the group’s twentieth anniversary. Works by 29 Art Quilters Unlimited fiber artists are on display in this engaging display, with each work interpreting a recognizable work or painting style of a twentieth-century artist.
Overlook
Gallery
On the Road Again:
The Hubcap as Art
January 9 - March 30
In 2014, the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia exhibited 287 of the best objects in the collection. While 33 objects then traveled nationally for three years, On the Road Again is the first time in ten years that most artworks have been on public display.
Collaborations Gallery
Seeing Red:
By the Book
April 12 - June 22
This charming exhibition presents artworks made by fourth- and sixth-grade students in the Heights Charter School Arts Program of Fort Myers. In this colorful display, planned to complement the SEEING RED exhibition in the nearby Shell Point Gallery, the children drew red pictures that were inspired by their favorite books.
On the pedestals
Baskets by Carolyn Wood
March 2 -
Extended! Now through June 22!
Coming Soon!
Flora & Fauna Exhibition
Artist Biographies
Martha Gene Grattan
Martha Grattan began working with clay at the Cape Coral Art Center (CCAC), where she taught after ceramics studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. She became involved in the Florida conservation movement, and this integrated into her work. Seeking to raise awareness of environmental challenges facing wild and native species in the South, Martha sees her ceramic animals as ambassadors of the natural world. Today she teaches and creates in her home studio and Greer Center for the Arts, upstate South Carolina. To see more of her work, visit www.MarthaGrattan.com or MarthaGeneGrattan on Instagram.
Renée Chastant
Augusta Crane
Augusta Crane’s extraordinary potting skills were developed after she moved to Shell Point. Her bust of Thomas Edison is displayed in Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, and her work has been displayed in Big Arts, Sanibel, and featured in Grandeur magazine and the Fort Myers News-Press. She was honored with a one-artist show in Saks Fifth Avenue, and her work has been sold in the Naples Philharmonic and Naples Botanical Garden shops and the Hirdie Girdie Art Gallery, Sanibel. Today Augusta offers her works exclusively in Serendipity, the shop in Tribby Arts Center, and she donates all proceeds to the Tribby.
Betsy Conrad
Betsy Conrad has studied with leading watercolor artists around the country, including Linda Kemp, Sterling Edwards, and Karlyn Holman. Today she especially enjoys painting watercolor florals but also experiments with acrylics, collage, and different texturing mediums, papers, and styles. While living in Tucson, Arizona, Betsy was a member of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, where she was on its Board of Directors. Currently she is a member of the Sanibel-Captiva Art League and the Painters Guild of Shell Point. Her work is available in Serendipity, the shop in Tribby Arts Center, and at various art shows in the region.
Annie Wainwright
Annie Wainwright works in ceramics, bronze, fused glass, watercolors, acrylics, and oil pastels. She has studied at Lakeland Community College in Ohio, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and Big Arts, Sanibel. Annie’s award-winning work has been accepted in many juried shows in the Cleveland and Fort Myers-Sanibel region and is held in private collections around the world. Today she offers her work in Serendipity, the shop in Tribby Arts Center. Annie is a member of the Sanibel-Captiva Art League, where she has served on the Board, and she has served on the Visual Arts Committee of Big Arts.