A mission to support, encourage, and showcase the work of local artists
Who We Are
The Key West Art Center and Gallery is incorporated as a non-profit organization, devoted to the encouragement of local artists by furnishing them with a central market place for their work. The Center is supported by membership dues and a commission of sales. Here you will find a wide variety of art created by over 50 dedicated local artists from the Florida Keys. Work includes paintings in many mediums, sculpture, ceramics, fine jewelry and fine craft. If you are searching for a special piece of the Keys, you will find it here.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The Key West Art Center and Gallery provides a year round sales resource for local artists. It provides a community gathering place, learning environment and public exhibit space. We safeguard the heritage of Key West as a city of artists.
Help Our Cause
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals in maintaining our building and leaving it for future generations. Thank you for your support!
FEATURED ARTISTS: thank you for your volunteer service hours
Susann D'Antonio
Susann D'Antonio
Susann D'Antonio
Susann D'Antonio is well known for her ever constantly changing creations. She has a series of Birds of Paradise pieces which are whimiscal birds made from gourds and feathers. She creates with queen palm pods by enhancing the natural item with her artwork. She has worked with gourds, each of which has their own unique personalities wa
Susann D'Antonio is well known for her ever constantly changing creations. She has a series of Birds of Paradise pieces which are whimiscal birds made from gourds and feathers. She creates with queen palm pods by enhancing the natural item with her artwork. She has worked with gourds, each of which has their own unique personalities waiting to be discovered and accented by different techniques. She creates wax encaustics, one of which is shown here, by building up texture with wax and paint on a canvas.
Gale Upmal
Susann D'Antonio
Susann D'Antonio
Gale has been painting and living with a paintbrush in her hand for many years. Coming from New Jersey to live in the Florida Keys has made her artistic mind expand even more. Enjoying and perfecting art is fun and challenging for her. She creates in many mediums and her love is watercolor batik on rice paper. In addition, she paints
Gale has been painting and living with a paintbrush in her hand for many years. Coming from New Jersey to live in the Florida Keys has made her artistic mind expand even more. Enjoying and perfecting art is fun and challenging for her. She creates in many mediums and her love is watercolor batik on rice paper. In addition, she paints Keys style furniture, makes scrabble and domino tile jewelry by reducing her original artwork to fit the tiles, paints glassware and much more.
Mary Blackman
Susann D'Antonio
Mary Blackman
Mary is a Florida Keys watercolor artist whose realistic work depicts a variety of plants, animals, birds, and local scenes. Years of diving, kayaking and exploring the Keys back country have given her a special insight reflected in the approach to her art. Anyone who appreciates the beauty of the Florida Keys will be captivated by her
Mary is a Florida Keys watercolor artist whose realistic work depicts a variety of plants, animals, birds, and local scenes. Years of diving, kayaking and exploring the Keys back country have given her a special insight reflected in the approach to her art. Anyone who appreciates the beauty of the Florida Keys will be captivated by her paintings. Mary and her husband Alex have recovered driftwood and exotic hardwoods from the mangroves which Alex fashions into frames that complement the natural subjects. The paintings are enhanced by the rustic quality of this wood which is water worn from drifting in the sea and cast ashore by storms.