Gallery for Innovation and the Arts

Through June 2013

Touched by the Sun By John Bowen

John Bowen attended the School of Fine And Industrial Arts in Newark, New Jersey. His early experience includes eight years of drawing for the U.S. Air Force. Many of his drawings are displayed at the U.S.A.F. Academy in Colorado. John is a Signature Member of the Goldcoast Watercolor Society and the Florida Watercolor Society. His works have been showcased in national publications and displayed in public venues, museums and galleries.

22nd Floor Capitol Gallery

Through July 31, 2013

Scenic Florida
By David Rivera

David Rivera is a Puerto Rican native raised in the lower Eastside Manhattan, New York City. This self-taught artist has been painting landscapes, seascapes, animals and abstracts for over 30 years. Winner of a New York City wide competition of Fine Arts in 1965, Rivera has exhibited his works in art shows, fine galleries, and local businesses. His preferred medium is oil on canvas, and he loves to paint the Florida outback and the Everglades. Rivera's captivating pieces are reminiscent of the styles of A.E. Backus and the Florida Highwaymen.

Cabinet Meeting Room

Until Removed

Photography by Don Browning

The artwork was donated to the Department of State Art Collection in 2007 and commemorated the establishment of a Wading Birds Rookery Sanctuary.

Part of the Capitol Complex Exhibitions program.