Events

Join us for a delightful evening with five nationally and internationally award-winning and collected fine artists from the National League of American Pen Women - Fort Lauderdale Branch at the Charlotte J. Burrie Community Center for an intimate evening of Great Art and Great Conversation. Hors d'oeuvres are included and Beer & Wine available for purchase. It’s a unique opportunity to view the exhibit, meet and hear these women artists talk about their art journey and current work.

Susan Casbarro: For Susan Casbarro, creating mosaics is a method to bring all facets of oneself into a cohesive whole. A mixed media mosaicist, Susan has studied with several world-renowned mosaicists, including Kelley Knickerbocker, Yulia Hanansen and Marian Shapiro. She was the featured artist at the Andamento Gallery in Baltimore, MD and at the Plunge Beach Resort, Lauderdale-By-the-Sea, FL. She incorporates her math background along with her love of nature and sacred geometry into her work. At Glistening Glass, her in-house studio, she creates her own work and shares the love of mosaics with students. www.susancasbarro.com

Rosemary Fineberg: A Jersey girl, Rosemary Fineberg was nurtured and educated at Edinboro and Kean Universities in Art and Special Education as well as Art Therapy at Essex County Hospital Center, NJ. Recent subjects focus on finding light in darkness. She also works with mixed media fabric incorporating sewing and recycling. Inspired by the colors and subjects used by Bonnard, Avery, O’Keeffe and Impressionists, her works have been juried into museums and colleges across the U.S., including Boca Raton Museum FL, Monmouth University, NJ, Emory University, GA and San Antonio College Galleries, TX. www.rowsfine.com

Fran Mann Goodman: Speaker and award-winning artist Fran Mann Goodman uses a network of pastes, sands, paper towels, acrylic skins and heightened color to illuminate our connection to the realm of life. A graduate of Chouinard Art Institute, Goodman has been featured and published across the nation. Her workshops blend art history with abstract expressionism. As a mentor and educator, Goodman is Florida’s Scholarship Chair of The National Association of Women Artists. www.franmanngoodman.com

Kirsten Hines: Kirsten Hines is a Florida-based author, wildlife photographer and conservationist with a master’s degree in biology and background as an environmental educator. To date she has written seven books; her newest book is Wild Florida: An Animal Odyssey. Her images have been featured in various publications, public art programs and nearly 100 exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally. A Conservation Associate of the Institute for Regional Conservation, she is a member of the board of Audubon Florida and her local chapter, Tropical Audubon Society. www.kirstenhines.com

Anabel Peicher: Multimedia, international artist Anabel Rub Peicher enjoys creating small sculptures and large-scale installations in various materials. Born in Lima, Perú, she’s resided in Florida since 1974 and studied architecture at the University of Miami, FL. She has had several solo and collaborative exhibits locally and internationally in Canada, Perú, Spain and the USA. Professionally, she serves as the president to the 2+3 artists’ organization, Board member of Broward Art Guild and National Association of Women Artists, and member of Ceramic League Miami. www.anabelrubpeicher.com