Arsenault Events Summer 2024

Paul has been chosen as Artist-in-Residence at the prestigious Balsam Mountain Preserve in North Carolina. He will be on location from June 23-30 painting the special charms of this gated 4400 acre nature-oriented community in the Mountains near Asheville. If you are in the area and would like to attend the reception, please contact Paul at 239  263-1214.




​“Mountain to Sea” opens at ART HIGHLANDS GALLERY in Highlands, North Carolina on July 3. Featuring Paul’s paintings of North Carolina and favorite coastal haunts, the exhibition opens with a reception from  4-7 on July 3 at their downtown Highlands location: 521 N 4th St. 
For more information: 845.612.3515
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​Paul has been invited to paint the 50th Annual Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge as part of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club’s celebration of this milestone. The regatta takes place in in Boothbay Harbor Maine July 20 and 21.




​Highfield Hall and Gardens in Falmouth, MA  is featuring an exhibition of Paul’s paintings in a show entitled “From Nantucket to Lahaina: A 50 Year Journey of the Ports and Rivers of the World”. An opening reception is scheduled for Tuesday, July 23. The exhibition continues through October 27. For more information (508) 495-1878 , 561 Highfield St. Falmouth, MA

Past Events

"FOR THE LOVE OF WATER" featuring paintings of the New England coast by PAUL ARSENAULT will be exhibited at the Trinity Church in Concord, Mass. from August 28-November 6, 2023
Please email [email protected] for details.
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MEET THE ARTIST: APRIL 14 2022, 5:30-8:00
JUDITH LIEGEOIS.  1199 THIRD STREET SOUTH, NAPLES
MEET THE ARTIST: MARCH 31, 2022, 4:30-7:30
VERANDA E AT HOTEL ESCALANTE, 290 5th AVENUE SOUTH, NAPLES


CULTURAL CONCIERGE
​PAINTINGS OF OLD NAPLES
BY PAUL ARSENAULT
For tickets, please contact Eileen Arsenault at 239-263-1214.

​​​​PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
MEET THE ARTIST: JANUARY 28 - FEBRUARY 2, 2021
​WALK-IN & PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS
ARSENAULT STUDIO & BANYAN ARTS GALLERY 


​GOOD MOOD
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NEW WORK BY ARCADE LATOUR
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is excited to welcome back Canadian artist Arcade Latour. Meet Arcade at the gallery from January 28 - February 2, 2021. Walk-ins welcome during regular gallery hours but private appointments are also available. To set up a private viewing, please call the gallery at 239-263-1214.

In this digital age and era of virtual reality, Arcade offers intriguing works of intense color created through the use of the age-old medium that is printer’s ink. Arcade discovered this medium and its potential while still a teenager. Fascinated by the intensity of its colors and the density of its texture, he made it his mission to explore and master its possibilities. An accomplished graphic artist, Arcade lays on canvas an entire universe of forms and colors that eventually gain a raised texture and relief. His paintings, initially perceived as a comprehensive and captivating ensemble, soon reveal projections and ledges that unveil fascinating details.

Arcade probably fell into a cauldron of the stuff when he was a little boy. Indeed, it was among the discarded inks of a neighborhood print shop that, as a youngster, he discovered a new, magical medium offering vibrant colors and thick, malleable textures. Thus, on cardboard brought back by his father from the menswear store where he worked, the young Arcade started experimenting with ink. He was at once fascinated by the wondrous forms and colours that his deft fingers were able to coax from this unexpected medium. From then on, ink was not to leave Arcade’s existence. He has worked all his life in creative endeavors. Graphic art, design and publishing successively ensured he was never far away the typical odor of fresh printing ink. Looking for a reliable supplier for his unique paintings, Arcade naturally gravitated toward Hostmann Steinberg. Known the world over for the quality of its products, Hostmann Steinberg is present around the globe. Mindful of its environmental footprint, the Montreal plant has developed over the years an ink recycling program. It is from the ink yielded through this program that Arcade finds the inks that he uses in his paintings.

Arcade's work is represented in galleries in Canada and the United States as well as Paris and South Korea. www.arcadelatour.com
THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 2020
NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN, 4820 BAYSHORE DRIVE, NAPLES
239-643-7275 | naplesgarden.org


​THE IMPRESSIONIST'S GARDEN

PLEIN AIR PAINTINGS BY PAUL ARSENAULT
PRESENTED BY BNY MELLON WEALTH MANAGEMENT
Paul has long held a fascination with gardens, which he has been painting for decades. This new exhibition in Kapnick Hall celebrates Paul's love and passion for Naples Botanical Garden and the natural world by bringing together a selection of his original artwork featuring the Garden's 170-acre tropical paradise, as well as a few other great gardens from around the world. Paul's work celebrates and pays homage to the rich tradition of painting "en plein air"—or painting outdoors. A highly-collected artist and gifted storyteller, Paul has called Naples home since 1974. 

MAY FLOWERS

​NEW FLORALS & ABSTRACTS BY MARY PARKMAN

Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is excited to offer new florals, abstracts, and landscapes by Mary Parkman. Mary's new work will be featured Memorial Day Weekend, beginning Friday, May 22. Mary will be at the gallery on May 22 & 23 from 12:00-2:00 PM. The gallery is open by appointment for PRIVATE VIEWINGS, limited to parties of four. This experience includes complimentary champagne and an artful gift. Masks will be provided if you forget yours. You may be more comfortable trying our new WHITE GLOVE DELIVERY where we will bring up to five paintings to your home or office. This allows you to preview art on-approval in your own space. In addition to Mary's new work, paintings by gallery artists Paul Arsenault, James P. Kerr, and Amy Moglia Heuerman may also be selected from our website, arsenaultgallery.com or Facebook page.
WATER

​AN ARTISTIC CELEBRATION 
OF EARTH DAY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
​In response to this cloistering pandemic, the Arsenault Studio and Banyan Arts Gallery virtually presents WATER, an exhibition that features gallery artists, honors Earth Day, and supports Audubon of the Western Everglades. www.audubonwe.org

The exhibition begins on April 7, coinciding with the 130th birthday of Marjory Stoneman Douglas, champion of the Everglades, and showcases water-oriented paintings by Paul Arsenault, Stephen Estrada, Amy Moglia Heuerman, James P. Kerr, Mary Parkman, Reisha Perlmutter, and reclaimed surfboard carvings by Jake Jones. Each week, works pertaining to water will be featured via the gallery’s newsletter and social media outlets.

Recognizing that local non-profits are also heavily impacted during this time, the artists and the gallery have agreed to donate 22% of any sales to Audubon of the Western Everglades for 50 days—commemorating the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. For more information please contact the gallery at: [email protected] or 239-263-1214. 
MARCH 26, 2020

HORIZONS
AN ONLINE POP-UP FEATURING NEW WORK AMY MOGLIA HEUERMAN
Due to the success of, and enthusiasm for, the contemporary seascapes of AMY MOGLIA HEUERMAN, the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is pleased to announce that we are featuring Amy's work throughout 2020. The serenity, tonality, and graphic simplicity of Amy's art adds a new dimension to the rich tradition of plein air paintings for which the gallery is appreciated. New work by Amy will be featured in her pop-up show, HORIZONS. 

​The lifelong artist gained early fame as an illustrator of children's books, games and other products, before transitioning to large, abstract acrylics. The new work encompasses paintings completed in 2019 Naples and in Bay Harbor, Michigan where Ms. Heuerman maintains a gallery and studio.
​​​PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
FEBRUARY 12-26, 2020
OPENING RECEPTION: FEBRUARY 12, 2020, 5:30-7:00 PM
RSVP FOR OPENING RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

SEA STORIES
NEW WORK BY STEPHEN ESTRADA
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is honored to feature new work by Stephen Estrada. SEA STORIES will run from Wednesday, February 12-26, 2020. Please join us for the artist reception on February 12, from 5:30-7:00 PM. RSVP is requested: 239-263-1214.

Stephen Estrada’s paintings of the ocean and sky reflect an intimate, human connection with the natural world. His work traces his personal journey from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast, as well as a painterly response to sites in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Stephen was born in Chicago, IL and a year later, his father moved the family to Southern California to be closer to his extended family in Los Angeles and Mexico. Early experiences of surfing and hiking instilled in him a deep feeling for the beauty and power of the natural environment. His mother, a painter who had studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, encouraged his early interest in art.

Stephen attended the Art Institute of Boston, but in 1976 after a massive fire destroyed his studio building and all of his paintings, he moved to Washington DC to attend the Corcoran School of Art. There he studied with William Christenberry and Robert Stackhouse who encouraged his interest in the natural world as a source for his work. After leaving school, Estrada created paintings based on personal dream sequences that combined disparate images and personal iconography culminating in a series of paintings of wolves followed by large-scale pastel drawings of birds and natural forms.

Stephen's current body of work grew out of a trip down the Pacific Coast Highway in 2010. Back in his studio, Stephen discovered one of his only early surviving paintings: a surfer skidding down a wave, a memory of his years in California. The canvas moved him to return to the sea as an inspiration for his paintings. His ongoing Latitude 37 Series is an exploration of exact points along the 37th parallel from Half Moon Bay, California, to coastal Virginia. Paintings in the series range from turbulent seascapes with dramatic clouds to tranquil views of verdant marshland.  
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​Stephen is based in Silver Spring, MD. He has shown in museums and galleries throughout the US.
JANUARY 22 - FEBRUARY 5, 2020
OPENING RECEPTION: JANUARY 22, 2020, 5:30-7:00 PM
RSVP FOR OPENING RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

IMAGINATION
NEW WORK BY ARCADE LATOUR
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is honored to feature the work of renowned Canadian artist Arcade Latour. His show, IMAGINATION, will run from Wednesday, January 22 through February 5, 2020. Meet the artist at the opening reception on January 22, from 5:30-7:00 PM. RSVP is requested: 239-263-1214.

In this digital age and era of virtual reality, Latour offers intriguing works of intense color created through the use of the age-old medium that is printer’s ink. Latour discovered this medium and its potential while still a teenager. Fascinated by the intensity of its colors and the density of its texture, he made it his mission to explore and master its possibilities. An accomplished graphic artist, Latour lays on canvas an entire universe of forms and colors that eventually gain a raised texture and relief. His paintings, initially perceived as a comprehensive and captivating ensemble, soon reveal projections and ledges that unveil fascinating details.

Latour probably fell into a cauldron of the stuff when he was a little boy. Indeed, it was among the discarded inks of a neighborhood print shop that, as a youngster, he discovered a new, magical medium offering vibrant colors and thick, malleable textures. Thus, on cardboard brought back by his father from the menswear store where he worked, the young Arcade started experimenting with ink. He was at once fascinated by the wondrous forms and colours that his deft fingers were able to coax from this unexpected medium. From then on, ink was not to leave Latour’s existence. He has worked all his life in creative endeavors. Graphic art, design and publishing successively ensured he was never far away the typical odor of fresh printing ink.

Looking for a reliable supplier for his unique paintings, Latour naturally gravitated toward Hostmann Steinberg. Known the world over for the quality of its products, Hostmann Steinberg is present around the globe. Mindful of its environmental footprint, the Montreal plant has developed over the years an ink recycling program. It is from the ink yielded through this program that Mr. Latour finds the inks that he uses in his paintings.

Latour's work is represented in galleries in Canada and the United States as well as Paris and South Korea. www.arcadelatour.com
NOVEMBER 20-DECEMBER 4, 2019

​GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN
NEW WORK BY MARY PARKMAN
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is excited to represent new works by Mary Parkman in her show, GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN, featuring bold abstracts and florals. GIFTS FROM THE GARDEN runs through December 4, 2019. This is a not-to-be-missed exhibit!

Mary Parkman graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Fine Arts. She continued her study of art—primarily with abstract expressionists—at the New York Studio School in Manhattan and the international School of Art in Umbria, Italy. Having begun her career as a representational painter of portraits and landscapes, Mary's work is increasingly abstract, with greater focus on pure paint and process. Like a tug of war, she pushes and pulls the paint together and apart until she achieves a balance that feels complete. Mary currently lives in Naples.
NOVEMBER 8-11, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 8, 2019, 5:30-7:30 PM
RSVP FOR OPENING RECEPTION: https://amymogliaheuermanartexhibit.eventbrite.com

NEW WORK BY AMY MOGLIA HEUERMAN
ARSENAULT STUDIO & BANYAN ARTS GALLERY
New work from Naples artist Amy Moglia Heuerman will be exhibited November 8-11 at Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery, 1199 Third Street South in downtown Naples. A "meet the artist" reception on Friday, November 8, 5:30-7 p.m., will celebrate the opening. Admission is complimentary and space is limited. Ms. Heuerman's paintings evoke joy and serenity with her palette of the full spectrum of blue hues. The abstracts capture the many moods of sea and sky and promising horizons. The lifelong artist gained early fame as an illustrator of children's books, games and other products, before transitioning to large, abstract acrylics. The new work encompasses paintings completed in 2019 Naples and in Bay Harbor, Michigan where Ms. Heuerman maintains a gallery and studio.

JULY 20, 2019, 5:30-7:30 PM
RSVP REQUESTED: 239-263-1214

TO THE MOON
A CELEBRATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
​OF THE APOLLO 11 LUNAR LANDING

On Saturday, July 20 from 5:30-7:30 the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery presents TO THE MOON, a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Art, live music, food, and libations inspired by this momentous event in American history will be featured, and donations to Audubon Western Everglades will be accepted at the cash bar. The Gallery honors this amazing achievement, which besides being a technological feat of epic proportions, was a watershed moment in environmental consciousness, as the perspective of our planet from outer space sparked an awareness of how precious life on Earth really is. 1199 Third Street South, Old Naples, RSVP requested: 239 263-1214.
APRIL 3-17, 2019
ARTIST RECEPTION: APRIL 3, 5:30-7:00 PM

SAINTS & SINNERS (and a sloth named Steve)
NEW WORK BY CHICAGO-BASED ARTIST TIM ANDERSON
It's an honor to welcome Chicago-based artist Tim Anderson to the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery for his first show in Naples. Saints & Sinners (and a Sloth named Steve) features portraits ranging from Joan of Arc and astronaut Gus Grissom to ballerinas, actresses, Seminoles, and yes, a sloth named Steve. Tim has exhibited continuously since 1978 in Chicago and internationally. In 1989, he started exhibiting his paintings in Europe and has continued to do so in Edinburgh, Moscow, Munich, Regensburg, Krakow, Wolfenbuttel, Italy, and most recently in Paris. 
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Tim describes his love of research as equal to his love of painting. Fascinated by the the journeys and histories of humanity, beasts, and the iconography he associates with these subjects, behind his multi-faceted work is the exploration and in-depth study of the subjects he chooses to paint. He has focused on the subject of the human visage for the past three decades and is known for large portraits with a strong yellow background. The yellow, a Dutch color from old Holland, is a harsh yellow that he loves. The drawings are done in pencil and graphite. 
MARCH 13-APRIL 30, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 13, 5:30-7:00 PM

BEST BUDS
NEW PAINTINGS BY PAUL ARSENAULT & MARY PARKMAN
​INSPIRED BY THE NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN
Two artists, two styles, one show! Join us for the opening reception of BEST BUDS and see how paintings by Paul Arsenault, an impressionist plein air artist, compare to those by abstract artist Mary Parkman. The two artists have recently been spotted at the Naples Botanical Garden—the inspiration for the show. The opening reception takes place on Wednesday, March 13 from 5:30-7:00 PM. If you can't make it to the opening, the show will be on view at the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery through March 31, 2019. For more information or to RSVP for the reception, please call the gallery at 239-263-1214.
FEBRUARY 22-APRIL 30, 2019
LOCATION: CUSTOM HOUSE MUSEUM, BUMPUS GALLERY
281 FRONT STREET, KEY WEST, FLORIDA

COASTAL TRADE
BOUNTY, BOOTY, AND BOATS OF THE GULF AND GLADES FROM NAPLES TO KEY WEST
FEATURING PAINTINGS AND ARTIFACTS BY PAUL ARSENAULT
PAUL ARSENAULT'S traveling exhibit, COASTAL TRADE…BOUNTY, BOOTY, AND BOATS OF THE GULF AND GLADES FROM NAPLES TO KEY WEST includes not only paintings that represent the pioneer days of southwest Florida’s maritime trading networks, but folk art, posters, and artifacts that relate to this heritage. Arsenault’s paintings include fish houses in Naples and Isles of Capri, markets and general stores in Key West, clam canneries on Marco Island, and trading posts in the Everglades that were used by pioneers and Seminole Indians. Vessels that plied the Gulf catching fish, making deliveries, and transferring merchandise and passengers, such as the “Ina” and the “Bertie Lee” are represented in the exhibit, as is the replica of a pirate ship based in Key West that was the floating home office of treasure salvor Mel Fisher in the 1970s. There are also images of homesteads of some of the early growers and notorious characters whose produce was sailed, poled, or rowed to market from deep in the Everglades. That Mr. Arsenault had the opportunity to meet some of the remarkable old-timers with deep roots in this area makes the exhibit particularly interesting. For more information call 239-263-1214.
JANUARY 9-MARCH 23, 2019
OPENING RECEPTION: JANUARY 15, 5:00-6:30 PM

HERITAGE & HARVEST
PAINTINGS & STORIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY PAUL ARSENAULT
IMMOKALEE PIONEER MUSEUM AT ROBERTS RANCH
1215 ROBERTS AVENUE WEST, IMMOKALEE
For over 44 years Paul Arsenault has devoted his painting to the places and events that visually speak to southwest Florida's history. The painted stories in this exhibition explore the heartland of Florida and its transition over 150 years from a raw wilderness inhabited by the Seminole and hardy pioneers into a vibrant, multicultural agricultural core.

The show, sponsored by The Friends of Collier County Museums, runs from January 9- March 23, 2019 at the Immokalee Pioneer Museum at Roberts Ranch, 1215 Roberts Avenue West, Immokalee. Please join us for the artist's reception on January 15, from 5:00-6:30 PM. For more information about the show please call Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery at 239-263-1214.

​​PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
DECEMBER 5-19, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: DECEMBER 5, 2018, 5:30-7:00 PM
​RSVP FOR RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

BLUE MOON & OTHER REFLECTIONS
NEW PAINTINGS BY JAMES P. KERR

​Paul and Eileen Arsenault have been proudly representing James P. Kerr at Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery since the gallery opened in 2015. Please join us at the gallery between 5:30-7:00 PM on December 5, 2018 to meet James and view new work including his title piece (above), Blue Moon & Other Reflections.

James was born in Buffalo, New York in 1953. He studied with the late Lazlo Szabo, a prominent portrait painter, and Carl Ilig, a landscape painter. Kerr's approach to oil painting is direct and colorist. Inspiration for much of his work is derived from scenic locations in New England, North Carolina, Florida, and the Caribbean. Responding to the vibrant colors of nature, James has developed a high key palette. Conversely, he is also influenced by the somber tones of the New Orleans night life and jazz musicians. James displays his interest in the human form through figurative works, portraits, and studies of human activity which he portrays with internal imagery. Tropical markets, nudes, fishermen, loggers, and sawyers are frequent subjects. Exhibiting for over 25 years, James has had more than 20 solo shows throughout the U.S. Collectors have sought his oils since 1966. His paintings are represented in hundreds of private and corporate collections, including the Wachovia Bank and Trust, RJR Nabisco, Glaxo Corporation, and Nations Bank. A long time resident of South Florida and north Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, James maintains studios in both North Carolina and Florida. 

NOVEMBER 7-28, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2018, 5:30-7:00 PM
​RSVP FOR RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

GIFTS FROM THE SEA
RECENT PAINTINGS OF THE BAHAMAS BY JERRY ROSE

Paul and Eileen Arsenault are excited to welcome Jerry Rose to the Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery. Jerry believes that great paintings are a product of love and respect for the subject. Drawn to coastal communities where people make their living from the sea and land, Jerry divides his painting time between coastal Maine and the Bahamas. He paints on site, which strengthens his understanding of the landscapes and people in these locations. His paintings cover a variety of techniques, which are done in watercolor, oil, acrylic and egg tempera. 

Jerry received his formal training in Fine Arts from Ohio University and Graphic Design from the University of Cincinnati, but his interest in realism came together 35 years ago when he felt it was important to paint a way of life that was quickly disappearing in the outlying islands of the Bahamas. That need created the search for methods of painting that would best describe the vanishing life before him and has helped him understand some of the old world techniques to which he subscribes. He is a professional member of the International Society of Marine Painters and a signature member of the Florida Watercolor Society. His work has been published in The Best of Watercolor by Rockport Publishers, Coast to Coast: the Contemporary Landscape in Florida, A Gallery of Maritime Art, Painting Light and Shadow, and numerous other art publications and magazines including Maritime Life and Traditions, published in Great Britain. He has received numerous awards and has had many one-man gallery, museum and private exhibitions. His work is in public and private collections in the United States, Europe, the Bahamas and the Caribbean. Jerry maintains a studio and home in Sedgwick, Maine and is currently building a home and studio in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.

​PAST SHOWS & EVENTS

MEET THE ARTISTS: MAY 17, 5:30-7:00 PM
​RSVP: 239-263-1214

NEW ARTISTS, NEW WORKS
BANYAN ARTS GALLERY WELCOMES ARTISTS MARY PARKMAN & SHAWN ESCOTT
AND FEATURES NEW WORKS BY PAUL ARSENAULT AND JAMES P. KERR
​Paul and Eileen Arsenault are proud to welcome abstract artist Mary Parkman and plein air artist Shawn Escott into the Banyan Arts Gallery family! Mary, from Naples, and Shawn, from Boca Raton, have both been featured in recent shows at the gallery. The overwhelming enthusiasm for their work, alongside stable artists Paul Arsenault, James P. Kerr, and photographer Clyde Butcher, has resulted in a more permanent representation. The season may be winding down for some, but the gallery is gearing up and growing as we head into the summer months. Don't miss this opportunity to meet the new artists, and view their new work as well as new works by Paul and James.
MARCH 16-JUNE 24, 2018
PAUL ARSENAULT OFFSITE EXHIBITION

HERITAGE & HARVEST
PAINTINGS AND STORIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA BY PAUL ARSENAULT
CANIZARO EXHIBIT GALLERY • AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY
Over the 44 years Paul Arsenault has devoted to painting in Collier, Lee, and Hendry Counties, he has recorded places and events that visually tell a story of the region’s prehistory and history. The painted stories in this exhibition include the thousand-year-old era of the Calusa Indians, but concentrate on southwest Florida’s evolution over the last 150 years from a raw wilderness inhabited by Seminole Indians and extremely hardy pioneers into a manicured metropolis of international renown.  

Heritage & Harvest depicts not only the bountiful natural resources that attracted and helped sustain early Native Americans and 19th-century settlers, but also the architectural expressions of that bounty, including early homes, stores, and schools, and particularly the waterfronts. The exhibit ranges geographically from the Everglades to Naples to Boca Grande and Pine Island Sound and inland to Immokalee, LaBelle, and the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. Heritage & Harvest opens March 16, 2018 at the Canizaro Exhibit Gallery at Ave Maria University. For more information call 239-263-1214. ​
MARCH 21 - APRIL 4, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: MARCH 21, 5:30-7:00 PM
PETER SELGIN ARTIST/AUTHOR TALK: PAINTING ICEBERGS: MARCH 24, 4:30 PM
​RSVP FOR RECEPTION & TALK: 239-263-1214

PETER, PAUL & MARY
FEATURING NEW PAINTINGS BY PAUL ARSENAULT AND
​INTRODUCING PETER SELGIN & MARY PARKMAN
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to introduce Peter Selgin and Mary Parkman in the PETER, PAUL & MARY exhibit which opens on March 21, 2018. New paintings by Paul Arsenault will also be featured.

Award-winning author and artist, Peter Selgin, will also be holding a talk, PAINTING ICEBERGS—adapted from an essay in his book, Confessions of a Left-Handed Man. Peter will share his inspiration and his process that has resulted in over 100 paintings of the Titanic. Through his study of primitive, outsider, and folk art, Peter discovered a new naive approach to painting that freed him from the tyranny of linear perspective and allowed him to paint through the innocence of a child’s eye. Peter teaches at Antioch University’s MFA in Creative Writing program in Los Angeles and is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Georgia College & State University.

Mary Parkman graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Fine Arts. She continued her study of art—primarily with abstract expressionists—at the New York Studio School in Manhattan and the international School of Art in Umbria, Italy. Having begun her career as a representational painter of portraits and landscapes, Mary's work is increasingly abstract, with greater focus on pure paint and process. Like a tug of war, she pushes and pulls the paint together and apart until she achieves a balance that feels complete. Mary currently lives in Naples and teaches Art at the Community School of Naples. ​

FEBRUARY 7, 2018 - FEBRUARY 28, 2018
OPENING RECEPTION: FEBRUARY 7, 5:30-7:00 PM
​RSVP FOR RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

BODY&SOUL
SPIRIT OF THE FEMININE FEATURING BRONZE SCULPTURES BY MIREILLE LEMARCHAND
​AND PAINTINGS BY REISHA PERLMUTTER AND JAMES P. KERR
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to introduce the sculptures of Mireille Lemarchand and paintings by Reisha Perlmutter in the BODY & SOUL exhibit which opens on February 7, 2018. Works by gallery artist James P. Kerr will also be featured.

Born in France, Mireille studied sculpture in Paris at l’Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts, The Parsons School of Design, and private studios. Her work is in private collections in Europe and the United States and she is represented by the Hoorn-Ashby Gallery in New-York City and Nantucket and Gallery Yellow  in Cross River, New York. Mirelle describes femininity as the perfect balance of strength and grace. This is evident in her sculptures which capture emotions of the heart, flesh, and spirit. At first glance, her sculptures are subtly quiet, but closer reflection reveals an energy beneath the peacefulness. Mireille lives in Greenwich, Connecticut and Naples, Florida.

Born in Naples, Reisha studied art at Bates College, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and The New York Academy of Art. Reisha's work is about how we relate to our bodies on an uninhibited, biological level. Her most recent works focus on women and water, blurring the separation between body and nature. Water holds us entirely in peace and allows us to return to an intimacy with our bodies. Reisha lives and works in New York.
​OPENING: DECEMBER 1, 2017
LOCATION: MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ARTIST RECEPTION: DECEMBER 13, 6-7 PM

COASTAL TRADE
BOUNTY, BOOTY, AND BOATS OF THE GULF AND GLADES FROM NAPLES TO KEY WEST
FEATURING PAINTINGS AND ARTIFACTS BY PAUL ARSENAULT
PAUL ARSENAULT'S exhibit, COASTAL TRADE…BOUNTY, BOOTY, AND BOATS OF THE GULF AND GLADES FROM NAPLES TO KEY WEST includes not only paintings that represent the pioneer days of southwest Florida’s maritime trading networks, but folk art, posters, and artifacts that relate to this heritage. Arsenault’s paintings include fish houses in Naples and Isles of Capri, markets and general stores in Key West, clam canneries on Marco Island, and trading posts in the Everglades that were used by pioneers and Seminole Indians. Vessels that plied the Gulf catching fish, making deliveries, and transferring merchandise and passengers, such as the “Ina” and the “Bertie Lee” are represented in the exhibit, as is the replica of a pirate ship based in Key West that was the floating home office of treasure salvor Mel Fisher in the 1970s. There are also images of homesteads of some of the early growers and notorious characters whose produce was sailed, poled, or rowed to market from deep in the Everglades. That Mr. Arsenault had the opportunity to meet some of the remarkable old-timers with deep roots in this area makes the exhibit particularly interesting.
NOVEMBER 10 - DECEMBER 10, 2017
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 5:30-7:30 PM
​RSVP FOR RECEPTION: 239-263-1214

ISLANDS
Paintings & Stories by Paul Arsenault, James P. Kerr, and Introducing Jerry Rose

ISLAND DAY FESTIVITIES: Saturdays, 11/11, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 from 11-2
PAUL ARSENAULT NARRATED FILM, PAINTING PARADISE: Shown Daily throughout Show
PAUL ARSENAULT, JAMES P. KERR, AND JERRY ROSE share a passion for coastal communities. Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to present ISLANDS, a show that brings three old friends back together to share their love and commitment to these fragile paradises through their art. The gallery is honored to introduce Jerry Rose, who divides his painting time between coastal Maine and the Bahamas. Jerry paints on site, which strengthens his understanding of the landscapes and people in these coastal locations. The ISLANDS show will also feature, "Painting Paradise," a short film narrated by Paul Arsenault which documents his early island adventures and quest to find the ultimate unspoiled island paradise. Paul will also be on hand to sign books and his new ISLANDS 2018 calendar from 11-2 PM during ISLAND DAYS (11/11, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9). 
JUNE 14-28 2017
OPENING RECEPTION: JUNE 14, 5:30-7:30 PM

NATURAL ABSTRACTS
Christy Turner Noonan
CHRISTY TURNER NOONAN'S love affair with the aqua waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Everglades rivers of grass began in the early 1950s when she moved to Naples with her family. As a child, painting formed an important means of expression of the natural world and her interpretations of its beauty. Art and science remain the subjects that fit together. After receiving a fine art degree from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, Christy began working in the travel industry. World travels not only broadened her view of people and art, but reignited her passion to paint. Her journey brought her back to Naples in 2000, where she studied with Graham Nickson, Dean of the NY Studio School, and Hollis Jeffcoat, Director of the Paris Division of NY Studio School. The Arsenault Studio and Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to present Christy's nature-inspired abstracts from her Amazon Water Lilies, Mangrove, and Pelican collections. ​

​WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2017, 6:00 PM
A BENEFIT FOR AUDUBON OF THE WESTERN EVERGLADES

A.E. "BEAN" BACKUS
The Dean of Florida Landscape Painters

Join us for ​a presentation by Kathleen Fredrick, executive director of the Backus Museum
in Fort Pierce, to celebrate the life of legendary Florida landscape painter A.E. Backus

WHERE:  Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery, 1199 Third Street South, Naples
WHAT:  $50 Ticket includes wine and cheese reception and a single chance to win an A.E. Backus framed giclee.
HOW:  RSVP Required: 239-263-1214 

A.E. BACKUS is widely regarded as the Dean of Florida landscape painters, and his depictions of the Everglades show their beauty at a time when the prevailing sentiment was to drain them. This special presentation will explore his early influences, his role as one of Florida's first environmentalists, and the chronicler of Florida's fragile Everglades and unpoiled back country. Backus (1906-1990) also inspired and mentored the Highwaymen, African-American landscape painters who are still actively painting and exhibiting. The subject of several books, the new book "Tropical Light, The Art of A.E. Backus" will be available for sale at the reception.

APRIL 12-26, 2017

ARMCHAIR TRAVELS: NEW ENGLAND
Paintings, Artist Talk, and Book Signing Featuring Paul Arsenault
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ARTIST TALK: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 5:15 PM 
RSVP Required: 239-263-1214 

MY JOURNEY AS A PAINTER BOOK SIGNING: Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 6:00 PM 

PAUL ARSENAULT has been painting coastal New England since his childhood in Hingham, Massachusetts. In his book, Paul Arsenault: My Journey As a Painter, Paul writes, "From as early as I can remember, I wanted to be an artist, and I was willing to live a life of struggle to succeed." Although his journey brought him to Naples, FL in 1974, Paul returns to New England annually to paint the landscape that inspired him at such an early age. Many of the paintings in this show have not been shown before in Naples and represent his favorite locations from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard to coastal Massachusetts and Maine.

Paul will be sharing stories from New England as part of his ARMCHAIR TRAVELS series on Wednesday, April 12 at 5:15 PM. Seats are limited so please RSVP to reserve your chair! A book signing, open to all, will follow the talk at 6:00 PM. This inspired collection of New England paintings will be on display through April 26, 2017. 
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MARCH 22-APRIL 12, 2017

CUBA: THE NATURAL BEAUTY
The Photography Expeditions of Clyde Butcher
Commissioned by the United Nations to create a portfolio of the mountainous lands of Cuba, Clyde Butcher set out on three week-long expeditions into unfamiliar lands. He explored the island country’s varied geographic regions, from the Sierra Maestra Mountains in Cuba’s eastern Granma province, to the southern coast between Manzananilo and Santiago de Cuba. He ventured to places including Baracoa in the northeast, the southern waterfalls of the Serra de San Juan, and the mogotes of the west in the Piña del Rio region. While taking photographs for the Conference for the Sustainable Habitat of the Mountains, Clyde thought about being part of an event changing history for the better, and enthusiastically saw an opportunity to make a positive difference. His photography transcends political boundaries, challenging us to work together to protect natural places across the globe.
​PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 14, 2017
OPENING RECEPTION: FEBRUARY 28, 5:30-7:30 PM

JUMP UP: A Celebration of Island & Southern Culture
Featured Artists: Paul Arsenault, Juan Diaz, Jean-Daniel Dornevil, James P. Kerr
and Introducing Brian Perrymond

Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery present JUMP UP: A Celebration of Island & Southern Culture. The show title comes from Paul Arsenault's JUMP UP watercolor (shown above) which captures the street celebration he witnessed on the island of Dominica. Similar Carnival festivals take place throughout the Caribbean and around the world to celebrate freedom through dancing, singing, pageantry, and music. 

Gallery staples Paul Arsenault and James P. Kerr will feature new island landscapes, abstracts. and jazz musicians. Jean-Daniel Dornevil, originally from Haiti, will feature works that capture the richness of his culture. Paul is excited to welcome Juan Diaz to the gallery. Born in Colombia, Juan moved to Naples in 1995 where he was quickly discovered and mentored by Jonathan Green. Juan's paintings, drawings, and live art performances explore the complexities of life and the search for freedom, respect, and equality. Brian Perrymond, originally from Columbus, will make his gallery debut at JUMP UP. Brian is an artist and an illustrator with a passion for painting historical sports figures as well as jazz musicians. 

​FEBRUARY 15-25, 2017

THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE
Featuring Fine Art ​Photography by Karin Rosenthal
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OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 5:30-7:30 PM
ARTIST'S TALK: Journeying Within the Human Landscape: Saturday, February 18, 2017, 2:00-3:00 PM
Space is limited, RSVP Required: 239-263-1214
DANCER TRIPTYCH by KARIN ROSENTHAL
Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery proudly presents THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE featuring abstract photography by Karin Rosenthal. Karin has photographed nudes in the landscape since 1975, finding resonances between body and nature first in traditional photography and, more recently, in digital photography. In her talk, JOURNEYING WITHIN THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE, on February 18th from 2:00-3:00 PM, Karin draws from a variety of series to convey the evolution and range of her motivations and explorations. Using the alchemy of light, water, and the human figure, Karin creates, with one click of the shutter, abstractions and illusions that challenge us to see beyond the predictable. Opening reception February 15, 5:30-7:30. Show runs through February 25, 2017.

Since Karin received the Stevens Traveling Fellowship from Wellesley College in 1978, her abstract photographs of nudes in nature have been exhibited internationally, collected widely, and reside in 16 museum collections, including Boston’s MFA and the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG). Her photograph in First Doubt: Optical Confusion in Modern Photography at YUAG was selected to represent the show of 100 images by famous 20th Century photographers and was featured in the New York Times review. As Photo Editor of the Wellesley News in 1967, she documented Hillary Clinton’s first-ever speech, making an iconic image used later by the campaign. Rosenthal is a Resident Artist/Scholar at Brandeis University’s Women’s Studies Research Center where she curated an exhibition of photographs by Vivian Maier in 2013. In 2016, she curated 37 Photographers/ One Model for the Griffin Museum of Photography with nudes by her and her workshop students of a male dancer in his fifties. krosenthal.com
DECEMBER 22, 2016
4-7 PM

JAMES P. KERR MEET + GREET
Meet the Artist and View His New Work at this Festive Gathering
Featuring Landscapes, Still Lifes, & Abstracts 

​James P. Kerr's approach to oil painting is direct and colorist inspired by scenic locations from across the globe. He displays his interest in the human form through figurative works, portraits, and studies of human activity which he portrays with internal imagery. Exhibiting for over 25 years, Kerr has had more than 20 solo shows throughout the United States. Collectors have sought Kerr's oils since 1966. His paintings are represented in hundreds of private and corporate collections. Stop by the gallery between 4-7 PM on December 22, 2016 to meet James and view new work which include Naples Pier landscapes, still lifes, musicians, and abstracts.
NOVEMBER 3-25, 2016

FOR THE BIRDS
Featuring ​Paintings by John A. Ruthven, DeVere Burt, and John Agnew
and the 2016 Audubon Photography Contest Winners
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PRIVATE RECEPTION: Thursday, November 3, 2016, 5-7 PM
Space is limited, RSVP Required: 239-263-1214
Renowned wildlife artists John A. Ruthven, Devere Burt, and John Agnew return to Arsenault Studios and Banyan Arts Gallery in November, a month that is literally FOR THE BIRDS! Also in November, the gallery will host a traveling exhibit which features the 12 winning photographs from the 2016 AUDUBON PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST. Both shows run from November 3 through November 25, 2016. A private reception will be held on November 3, from 5-7 pm. Space is limited and RSVP is required. Please call 239-263-1214 if you are interested in attending the private reception or for more information about the shows.
SEPTEMBER 9-30, 2016

HINGHAM & BEYOND
South Street Gallery, 149 South Street, Hingham, MA
www.southstreetgallery.com | 781-749-0430
Opening Reception with Paul Arsenault  •  Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, 6-9 PM 
Paul Arsenault Talk  •  Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, 3:30 PM 
Paul Arsenault returns to his hometown for a show at South Street Gallery. The opening reception will take place from 6 to 9 PM on Friday, September 9, 2016. Visitors will have a chance that evening to meet Paul, see his local and New England paintings, his book, and to enjoy Paul's unique artistic perspective. As part of the exhibit, Paul will be giving a talk on Saturday, September 10, at 3:30 PM, when he will share his memories of growing up on the South Shore as well as his experiences as a traveling painter. Reserve your chair for the talk by calling 781-749-0430.

JULY 1-AUGUST 31, 2016

​​ ARMCHAIR TRAVELS
Paintings & Stories From Around the World
Paintings by Paul Arsenault & James Kerr  •  Photography by Clyde Butcher

PAUL ARSENAULT TRAVEL TALKS  •  RESERVE YOUR CHAIR: 239-263-1214
NEW ENGLAND: Thursday, August 4, 2016, 6 PM 
HAWAII: Thursday, August 11, 2016, 6 PM
MID-EAST: Thursday, August 18, 2016, 6PM
NATIONAL PARKS: Thursday, August 25th, 2016, 6PM


​Paul Arsenault has been living and painting in Naples since 1974. Throughout this time he has also traveled the world, capturing on canvas architectural gems and vanishing paradises. If you share Paul's wanderlust, this show, ARMCHAIR TRAVELS: PAINTINGS & STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, is a must stop! Paul has also scheduled four talks where he will share his stories and experiences from New England, Hawaii, and the Mid-East. His talk on National Parks takes place on the 100th anniversary of America's National Parks. SEATING IS LIMITED. PLEASE RSVP: 239-263-1214.

In addition to Paul's work, the gallery will also feature the paintings of James Kerr and the landscape photography of Clyde Butcher.  Clyde Butcher's books, including, "Celebrating America's National Parks," are available in the gallery's new book nook. 

APRIL 20-30, 2016

​​ EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY
Featuring ​Fine Art Photography by Clyde Butcher and Karin Rosenthal
and Plein Air Paintings by James Kerr & Paul Arsenault

OPENING RECEPTION: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 5-7 PM 
PRESENTATION BY THE CYPRESS COVE CONSERVANCY: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 6 PM

Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery proudly presents EARTH DAY TO ARBOR DAY. The Cypress Cove Conservancy will kick off the show on Wednesday, April 20th from 5-7 pm with a presentation by founder, Bobbie Lee Davenport, regarding their efforts to purchase endangered lands in Collier County starting at 6 pm.. The show continues through April 30, 2016, and features black and white photography by legendary landscape photographer Clyde Butcher; abstract photography that explores nudes and the landscape by Karin Rosenthal; and contemporary impressionist paintings by plein air artists James Kerr and Paul Arsenault that honor our natural world.

MARCH 11-28, 2016
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​BIG CYPRESS TO THE GULF STREAM
​​A New Series of Florida-Inspired Folk Art by Dale Beatty

OPENING RECEPTION 
Friday, March 11, 2016, 5-7 PM

Dale Beatty's interest in art, architecture, and business have always been a reflection of his exposure to nature and the tropics. Raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Beatty's life has been spent in, around, and under the water.

Throughout the last 50 years, Beatty has been lucky enough to work with marine life. While attending the University of Miami to study Marine Sciences, he worked at the John C. Lilly Dolphin Research Institute in Coconut Grove. From Coconut Grove, he moved to Kennebunkport, Maine, where his business lead him into the world of woodcraft, jewelry production, building, remodeling, and many forms of creative arts. After ten years in Maine, Beatty moved to Naples, Florida and purchased a working commercial fish house. By that time, he decided to dedicate as much time as possible into creating furniture, marine-life sculptures, and building unique island houses located on the barrier islands between Naples and Marco Island. These island houses still stand as a monument to his passion for the tropics and its native wildlife. After selling "The Fish House," Beatty began dividing his time between Oregon and Punta Allen, Mexico.

Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to host Beatty's return to Naples. This exclusive exhibit, BIG CYPRESS TO THE GULF STREAM, features Beatty's whimsical fishing rods, reels, and hand-carved functional art. 

​MARCH 11-28, 2016
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SEMINOLES & THE HISTORIC SMALLWOOD STORE
Photography by John Gillan

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, March 11, 2016, 5-7 PM
ARTIST'S TALK: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 2 PM
John Gillan's professional journey began with an eight year tour in the U.S. Air Force as a photo journalist specializing in editorial reportage and the 4 x 5 portrait. In this capacity Gillan was selected to photograph many dignitaries including President Nixon, President Carter, and Queen Elizabeth. After his service, and subsequent marriage to Theresa, his wife of 30 years, Gillan opened a state of the art studio/darkroom in South Florida. Here his career flourished as his work became more and more in demand. In addition to having his work featured in numerous publications, Gillan's works are displayed in museums and galleries as well as being the prized possessions of many private and corporate collections. Gillan is the two-time recipient of the Photographer of the Year Award, several Addy Awards, and a Florida Humanities Council Grant.

Gillan's Historic Smallwood Store collection documents the life of Ted Smallwood and his family in the early 1900s including interpretive text about Smallwood's relationship with the Seminole indians. The Smallwood Store is located in Chokoloskee, Florida. Arsenault Studio & Banyan Arts Gallery is proud to feature Gillan's photography in their Marjory Stoneham Douglas room where Gillan will also debut never before seen Seminole portraits, a collection he has been working on for more than 15 years.
JANUARY 13-27, 2016
JAMES P. KERR
Featuring the Work of Impressionist/Abstractionist James P. Kerr

OPENING RECEPTION 
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 5:30-7 PM

​​SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2015, 12-2 PM
2016 CALENDAR SIGNING
NAPLES 2016: Landmarks, Landscapes & Beloved Spots by Paul Arsenault


​DECEMBER 9-22, 2015
JAY STATON
Featuring the Fine Art Photography of Jay Staton

OPENING RECEPTION 
Wednesday, December 9, 2015, 5:30-7 PM

Jay Staton has lived in Naples, Florida. for 45 years. He has been a photographer capturing south Florida's natural beauty for over 30 of those years. He specializes in capturing the untouched areas of south Florida, but with  photographs and video. He loves exploring the swamps of south Florida, where most hikers wouldn't dream of exploring. Jay was the videographer & editor of a documentary entitled "Catching the Fak-a-habit," which won three Telly Awards in nature documentary and editing. His images of rare and endangered south Florida orchids are displayed on Smithsonian's orchid project. His High Definition video footage has appeared in several PBS specials highlighting The Everglades and Big Cypress, and will be a big addition in an upcoming special on The Everglades by National Geographic."
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Jay's fine art landscape images of south Florida's natural beauty are captured on an old large format Deardorff camera. The result is a negative that measures 8 x 10 and produces images with such detail that they can be enlarged to eight feet without losing any detail.