JAX artist celebrates N. FL Natural Parks in Lee Adams Gallery

The Thrasher-Horne Center will be exhibiting the work of Jacksonville’s fine artist Kathy Stark September 21 – November 18, 2017 in the Lee Adams Florida Artists Gallery.  An opening reception was held on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in the gallery.

Inspired by a crowd-funded festival, Ms. Stark ventured out into all of the area’s parks and preserves and created large-scale paintings from her experiences.  For three years she researched each place – online and by foot, bike, canoe and kayak – and became a park advocate and an ambassador in the process.  The culmination of her work is a traveling exhibit and book entitled “The Wilderness of North Florida’s Park,” a unique, family-friendly exploration of the extensive system of our region’s national parks.

Ms. Stark combines her expansive watercolor paintings with sketches, historical facts and maps to create an exhibit that is a blend of art and education, serving as a tribute and guide to the great unspoiled stretches of our region.  The Wilderness of North Florida’s Park is intended to inspire people to experience Jacksonville’s extensive and unique park system and to support the nonprofit groups that preserve and protect our land and water. The exhibit and book are an outgrowth of Ms. Stark’s personal passion for the outdoors and her love of the natural beauty of North Florida.  Her project is sponsored by Merrill Lynch and in partnership with Timucuan Parks Foundation.

Thrasher-Horne Center Galleries are supported by the Mary Ward Huntley Florida Artist Fund.  The galleries are free and open to the public during regular box office hours, all Thrasher-Horne Center events and by appointment.  Additional gallery information is available at (904) 276-6815 and on the website.

LOCATION: The Thasher-Horne Ctr.
      St. Johns River State College
      283 College Drive
      Orange Park, FL 32065