Current Exhibitions at Gallery221

August 19 – October 17, 2024

Reception Thursday, September 5, 5-8 p.m.

Panel discussion to begin at 6 p.m. 

For centuries, Florida has captured the imagination as a land imbued with mystique, diversity, and contradictions. Flourishing Dichotomies reveals the eclectic truths and perceptions of Florida’s varied reputations through a range of themes, from tropical paradise to urban jungle. Through painting and photography, this exhibition pairs work by five contemporary artists with select works from one of the world’s largest collections of Florida Art, the Vickers Collection, on loan from the Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida. Spanning works from the 1920s to the present, Flourishing Dichotomies examines aspects of the state’s unique history, many of which continue to shape the lived experiences of today’s Floridians, and places them in an ever-evolving context. 

Artists include: Mathias J. Alten, Frank Beatty, Virginia Berresford, Jenny Carey, Johnny “Hook” Daniels, Edward Clarence Dean, Miguel Fleitas, George Snow Hill, Louis Jambor, Bruce Marsh, Selina Román, Alex Torres, T.W. Wilson and Florence Baran Wise.

Over the past four decades, HCC’s Permanent Art Collection has fostered strong connections between the college and local arts community. With a heavy emphasis on new acquisitions, this year’s show spotlights the work of 16 artists who have lived, worked or exhibited in the Tampa Bay region. As an ongoing mission to honor the artistic and cultural legacy of Tampa, HCC is accumulating oral history interviews for each artist within the archive—preserving their impact as artists and deepening their context within the community. Exploring an array of subject matter such as identity, geography, relationship, memory and form, Common Ground: Selections from the HCC Permanent Art Collection seeks to explore and showcase Tampa’s vibrant artistic landscape and the artists who have traversed it.  

Artists include Jenny Carey, Lynn Foskett, Alejandra Gotera, Thomas Kettner Jr., Michael Knapp, Carolyn Kossar, Dominique Labauvie, Jack Leigh, Lisa McCarthy, Ry McCullough, Eric Ondina, Dakota Parkinson, Mimi Schapiro, Roberta Schofield, Georgia Vahue and William Villalongo.