Art & Artists

After living in various climates and showcasing his work around the globe, artist Maciek von Ato settled into the Vero Beach community and began creating.

Local architects are recognized for outstanding design.

Lifelong success requires navigation derived equally from the head and the heart. Arnold Desmarais brings this balanced approach to his life as an artist.

Getting organized is good for our mental health. One local resident's unique calendar design can help.

Discover how Vero Beach briefly became home to a 150-year-old painting by nature-inspired artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

In today's digital age, nothing beats a handwritten note! We'll show you how easy it is to make someone's day with these special expressions of gratitude.

Artist Douglas David brings the same expertise to his teaching as he does to his painting, traveling from his home studio in Indianapolis annually to teach classes and workshops at the Museum Art School at Vero Beach Museum of Art.

The first thing artist Minakshi De wants you to know is she’s a storyteller, that in place of words she uses paint, pastels and mixed media to give voice to the events that have shaped her life.

“From Homer to Hopper: American Art from The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.” includes 65 works by American artists.

With palette and brushes at her fingertips, Krupp lets her imagination soar as various shapes, squiggly lines and vibrant reds, blues and yellows literally dance across her canvases, telling tales she has dreamed about and wants to share.

“I started coming up to Vero Beach to help a longtime friend who was renovating a property he inherited from his parents, and I remember thinking this is a really nice place. There was a wonderful museum, theater and not a lot of traffic. It was charming.”

Jon Foote, an established architect, didn’t set out to be a beach artist. It just happened.

Meet ageless artist Barbara (“Everybody calls me Bobby”) Holleman, who has been drawing and painting for as long as she can remember.

The history of the cherished baskets, including how they got their name, is as fascinating as it is integral to the life of the residents of the former whaling community.

As VBMA’s director, Brady Roberts, notes, it is a collection that features “a broad range and so many different media — with so many iconic works.”

The sold-out event, which benefitted educational programs and attracted new members, was such a success that a second “Fashion Meets Art” is scheduled to take place Feb. 27, with well-known American potter, designer and author Jonathan Adler taking center stage.

Barbara Kaytes, a highly respected and talented floral designer from the New York metropolitan area, moved to Windsor in 2016

Created in the 19th century as souvenirs for lovelorn sailors to take home to their sweethearts, Sailors’ Valentines were fashioned from octagonal shadow boxes of mahogany and Spanish cedar inlaid with an intricate pattern of shells.

Mellott, a storyteller at heart, captures the essence of her chosen subject, whether it be people, animals or flowers.

Schwarze, who moved to Vero Beach this summer, spent 10 years on the tiny island of Culebra in the Caribbean, painting the beauty that surrounded him.