Meet our Member Artists
All of our art has been created by the members of our cooperative or our guest artists, and all of our artists are local to Southwest Florida. You will find a real artist member as your sales consultant every time you visit our gallery. Better yet, attend our regular art receptions to meet us in person.
Tracy Owen-Cullimore (Artsy Tracy)
Tracy Owen Cullimore is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Art History and Business Economics. She works in oil and water media, and is a Signature member of the Florida Watercolor Society.
Nikki Taylor
Born and raised in Florida, Nikki Taylor is a pen and ink artist. She draws her inspiration from living on various islands across the Caribbean. Nikki is also a divemaster and has logged over 600 dives around the world
Penny Ripley
Penny has been shaping glass to create her unique art for over 10 years. Her path began as an interest to learn stained glass techniques and evolved to include glass fusion. Her unique eye for combining colors and shapes has resulted in many beautiful works displayed in her home and in galleries around the area.
JoAnn LaPadula
JoAnn LaPadula is an award-winning artist who resides in Fort Myers, Florida where she moved from the Finger Lake Region of New York State. She is a member of Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers Beach Art Association, Hirdie Girdie Gallery and the SanCap Art League. Her work has been featured on the cover of the SpotLight Magazine (and interview), Sand Life Magazine, in Gulfshore Life and in the Florida Watercolor Society online exhibit. Some of her works reside in collections as far away as Guantanamo and California.
Sue Housler
Sanibel Island resident, Sue Housler is an Art Tile artist. Sue has a BFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo and studied Jewelry Design at SUNY Buffalo State.
C. P. Christian
Sanibel resident Chris Christian has had a 35+-year career as an architect handling multi-national projects. Now retired, he is able to spend more time pursuing his interests in pottery, cycling, boating, volunteering with SCCF, and enjoying Sanibel community events.
Oliver Martin
Oliver Martin, a wood crafting artist, is captivated by the hidden beauty that exists within the whorls and shading of wood! He has studied
woodturning at both the John Campbell, Arrowmont Craft Schools, the Woodturners of Southwest Florida, and the American Association of Woodturners.
Julie Griffin
Julie Griffin is a native of Fort Myers, and a graduate of FSU in Fine Art and Minors in Art Education, Marketing, and Art History. Julie paints with oils and specializes in the academic painting technique in landscapes and portraiture.