Shadow & Light Exhibit Opening

The Key West Museum of Art & History invites the public to the opening of its newest juried exhibition, Shadow & Light: Exploring Contrast and Vision at the Island’s Edge,” on Friday, December 5, 2025, with a free reception from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Held in the museum’s Bryan Gallery, the event is open to all and will celebrate the creativity of more than 50 Florida Keys artists featured in the exhibition.  Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists, explore the artwork, and enjoy light refreshments in one of Key West’s most iconic historic spaces.

Shadow & Light explores the expressive potential of natural light and its interaction with form, space, and material.  Participating artists were encouraged to venture outdoors and observe how light transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary—casting shadows, revealing textures, and evoking emotion.  The result is a deeply introspective and visually engaging collection of work that celebrates both the technical and poetic elements of art.  This compelling show invites all who attend to pause, observe, and rediscover the world around them through the shifting interplay of light and shadow.

Juried by a panel of local arts leaders—Dr. Cori Convertito (Key West Art & Historical Society), Jane Grannis (Key West Art Center), Emma Starr (Key West Art & Historical Society), and Elena Devers (The Studios of Key West)—the exhibition features a rich variety of mediums including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, fabric, pencil, sculpture, and mixed media.  The selected works embody the foundational principles of light and shadow in both traditional and experimental ways.

Shadow & Light will remain on view through February 15, 2026, at the Key West Museum of Art & History, located at 281 Front Street.