(Un)Common Light
2023-04-15 11:00 - 2023-06-11 16:00 (America/New_York) | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Wallpaper Dragon (Detail), by Elisabeth Condon
This exhibition showcases the work of two abstract painters, Elisabeth Condon and Carole d’Inverno.
Elisabeth Condon’s paintings are an intersection of nature, décor, and abstraction. Their vocabulary of flower, lattice, pour evolves from combinations of sumi-e, expressionist, and Color Field paint applications. Carole d’Inverno’s work translates historical and geographical data from local communities into humanized abstractions. The resulting paintings and drawings naturally reflect the community and its people.
The conversation taking place in this exhibition will center around the concept of light and its various layered meanings. Both artists seek, through their paintings, to bring to light not only the formal aspects of color, line, and shape, but also to personal and collective histories, memories, and experiences. Both women have served as Artists in Residence at the Art & History Museums of Maitland.

Ungrateful Amphibians, by Carole d’Inverno
Esta exposición mostrará el trabajo de dos pintoras abstractas radicadas en Nueva York: Elisabeth Condon y Carole d’Inverno. Las pinturas de Elisabeth Condon son una intersección de naturaleza, decoración y abstracción. Su vocabulario de flor, celosía y vertido acuoso evoluciona a partir de combinaciones de aplicaciones de pintura sumi-E, expresionista y del campo de color. El trabajo de Carole d’Inverno transforma datos históricos y geográficos de las comunidades locales en abstracciones humanizadas. Las pinturas y dibujos resultantes reflejan naturalmente la comunidad y su gente.
La conversación que tendrá lugar en esta exposición se centrará en el concepto de luz y sus múltiples significados. Ambas artistas buscan, a través de sus pinturas, sacar a la luz no solo los aspectos formales del color, la línea y la forma, sino también las historias, recuerdos y experiencias personales y colectivas. Ambas mujeres se han desempeñado como Artistas en Residencia en los Museos de Arte e Historia de Maitland.

Jules André Smith: The Masterworks
2023-07-08 11:00 - 2023-09-03 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Maitland Art Center founder Jules André Smith (1880–1959) created a prolific body of work, beginning with his early years as an etcher, to his later excursions into modernist and surrealist expressions. He constantly shifted from one medium and style to another with great inventiveness, defying easy categorization as an artist. Today the greatest collection of his works is held by the Art & History Museums of Maitland. This retrospective shows the scope of his abilities and vision, and provides a comprehensive introduction to his greatest work.
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(Un)Common Bond
2023-09-16 11:00 - 2023-11-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This exhibition will feature the photography and audio/visual work of Monica Jane Frisell and Adam Scher from their time as Artists in Residence here at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Plan your visit here>>
About the exhibition: Since 2021, photographer Monica Frisell and audio recorder/editor Adam Scher (self-described “collectors of faces and stories”) have been zigzagging across the country in The Ark, amassing an audiovisual archive which they call Portraits of US. The stories are garnered from people based in both rural and urban communities, each one a snapshot of one ordinary person but which when threaded together, produce a mosaic of community life and what binds us together, collectively, as Americans.
Just some of the topics that have been entrusted to and captured by Frisell and Scher for their now 250-and-counting portrait portfolio include: grappling with health problems or issues of sexual or cultural identity and body image; dealing with grief or the pressures of starting a business or becoming a parent; handling the impact of addiction, sobriety, faith or politics; what binds a person historically to a place; and just recalling important personal memories, such as a first kiss…
As Frisell explains, “Many folks seem to derive relief from the experience – particularly after the isolation of the Pandemic – the project provides a moment for people to feel seen and heard, albeit by two seeming strangers.”

(Un)Common Thread
2023-11-18 11:00 - 2024-01-07 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
(Un)Common Thread showcases the works of three significant and culturally diverse emerging and mid-career artists working in the medium of fiber art. Plan your visit here>>

Eugene Ofori Agyei is a ceramic sculptural artist and an educator originally from Ghana, now living in Gainesville, and a recent winner of The Pathways 2022: The Carlos Malamud prize from the Rollins Museum. He describes his work as, “memories, without voice yet want to be heard. I reveal these unspoken stories of beauty, migration, and my cultural history through my sculpture”.
The next artist is Alisha McCurdy Holzman. Primarily embodying sculptural and installation forms, McCurdy’s art borrows craft-based techniques that are familiar to Appalachia and the coal fields of Western Pennsylvania, where she grew up.
Jacob Z. Wan is the third artist. He defines himself as a contemporary book artist, crafting conceptual books and poetic fiber art to explore his identity, sexuality, and relationships as a Chinese-American gay man.

The artists’ unique personal stories and histories play a major role in the exhibition. The resulting conversations between their works will examine the overlap between environmental and social issues as well as the wide-ranging possibilities and applications of their overlapping mediums.

A Constant Goodbye: The Table Runner's Stories
2024-01-27 11:00 - 2024-04-14 16:00 | A&H’s Maitland Art Center, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
When artist Gisela Romero emigrated from her native country of Venezuela five years ago, she chose to take a table runner with her as her remembrance of home. In this powerful exhibition, the visual symbolism of the table runner becomes the basis for the story of Romero’s experience, along with her meditations on the experiences of all who are compelled to leave their home countries. Romero, now an American citizen, has constructed a compelling narrative through written texts, textiles, drawings, and installation. This exhibition examines the human drama of immigration by embodying the wide range of raw emotions that accompany individuals when they decide to leave their country of origin to start a new life. Plan your visit >>

The View from Within
2024-04-27 11:00 - 2024-07-14 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
When one speaks of a view, they are speaking about a unique vantage point or perspective. The View from Within provides a rare opportunity to do just that, enabling the viewer to look within the lives of two emerging artists, Trinidadian artist Nneka Jones and African American artist Shannon Elyse Curry, into the fullness of their thoughts, motivations, and meditations on their artistic practice. This exhibition is a unique partnership between A&H and The Links, Incorporated, an international service organization established in 1946 that consists of more than 17,000 professional women of African descent. Both the artists and the works for this engaging exhibition were selected by members of The Tampa (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
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About the artists:
Nneka Jones is a contemporary multidisciplinary artist who enjoys working in mixed media, embroidery, textiles, and paint exploring both large-scale mural work and small-scale, intimate pieces. The Trinidadian born artist produces thought-provoking artwork that comments on social and environmental injustice, and is a graduate of the University of Tampa.
One of her most notable achievements was a commission from TIME magazine to produce the cover artwork for the August 31st/ September 7th issue 2020. Her work has since been acquired by the Tampa Museum of Art, FL, Florida Craft Art Gallery, FL, The Ferman Center for the Arts, University of Florida, and many other private and public collectors. She uses her artwork as a tool to advocate for the protection of women and girls of color, and is most known for her realistic embroidered portraits with lasting impressions, but continues to be open and experimental in her practice.
Shannon Elyse Curry was born in Carmel, California. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Art History as an honors scholar at Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. Moving around the globe as the daughter of a career Naval Officer shaped her art and creative sensibilities. Shannon is a jazz musician and vocalist, book cover illustrator, a muralist, painter, educator, and sought-after artist for exhibition and commissioned work. Shannon works in many artistic mediums and experiments with color and its place and influence in art spaces.
She has a passion for education and as a certified teacher in Art K-12 and ESE K-12, Shannon Elyse offers a wide variety of artistic and creative experiences tailored to both children and adults. Shannon has taught art and exceptional education for over ten years and is keenly focused on the benefits of artistic expression for students receiving exceptional education services. She has focused much of her work on intersections between the arts, art as therapy and student achievement. As a working artist, she has earned accolades exhibiting in various arenas throughout the United States, most recently, Reverberations at the James Wildlife Museum in collaboration with the Carter G. Woodson Museum of Florida and the Scarfone Gallery and the Tampa Museum of Art. In addition to exhibiting and work acquired by galleries, her work has been sold to private collectors around the world.

A Bright Light from the Embers: A Story of Love, Art, and Place
2024-07-27 11:00 - 2024-09-29 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Avenue, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
This exhibition will showcase the works of late artists Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse, who had key roles in growing the Central Florida arts community. This exhibition will be a window into the life and love they shared, and the deep affection they each had for the Maitland Art Center. Through their art, letters, personal artifacts, and the recorded memories of those who knew them best, this exhibition will serve as a remembrance for those who had the pleasure to call them friend, as well as an open invitation to those yet to experience their rich and layered story.
Celebrate the opening of this new contemporary art exhibition with music by Alberto Irausquin, food for purchase from The Bruja’s Table, a cash bar, and honoring our featured artists on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus! Featuring the art of the late Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse. Reserve your free tickets here >>
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Man and Machine
2024-10-19 11:00 - 2025-01-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for the opening reception on October 18 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the artist and curator, enjoy music, food, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus. GET YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE >>
Man and Machine is a solo exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Mauro Wieser that explores the intricate relationship between humanity and technology, echoing D.H. Lawrence’s notion that “Man invented the machine and now the machine has invented man.” Through a fusion of traditional woodworking techniques and contemporary AI-assisted machinery, Wieser delves into the complexities of male identity, challenging the notion of men’s replaceability and the myriad societal expectations thrust upon them. His engravings and kinetic sculptures juxtapose classically depicted male figures with the tools of their expected trades alongside snippets of their inner thoughts, liberating men from the confines of the traditional masculine ideal, and portraying them as vulnerable beings grappling with evolving societal norms. Plan your visit >>

Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin
2025-01-25 11:00 - 2025-04-13 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Future Nature: The Silent Conversations of Sinuhé Vega Negrin showcases paintings and ceramic sculptures that delve into themes of ecological and human fragility. Inspired by the Dutch Vanitas tradition, Negrin’s new works evoke contemplation on mortality and the pursuit of divine wisdom through earthly reflections. His paintings depict balancing sculptural heads and vessels within lush tropical landscapes, symbolizing humanity’s precarious mental constructs and our disconnection from nature. Negrin’s conversation centers on our future relationship with the natural world, calling for greater ecological awareness and a renewed spiritual connection. These pieces invite viewers to reflect on their role in envisioning a future nature, where the need for a harmonious coexistence with nature is paramount, and where human and ecological resilience are intertwined.

LOSS
2025-04-26 11:00 - 2025-07-13 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
LOSS explores the emotional layers of loss through abstract representation. Viewers can navigate the physical pieces and nuanced lighting, creating a contemplative space to reflect on their own experiences.
St. Petersburg-based sculptor Michael Massaro transforms discarded materials—stone, wood, metal, rubber, plastic, and textiles—into contemplative works of art. Through his nonverbal commentary, Massaro explores a world in flux, reflecting on the loss of human rights and environmental stability. By bringing together these disparate, forgotten objects, he creates unexpected reflections on harmony and discord—offering a visual meditation on resilience, renewal, and the stories hidden within what we view as disposable. Massaro was awarded his BFA from the University of Tampa. Plan your visit >>

A Return to Espero
2025-07-26 11:00 - 2025-10-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for the opening reception on July 25, 2025 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the curator, enjoy live music by Shine, food truck, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus. Thank you to Red Bud Landscaping for sponsoring this exhibition opening! GET YOUR FREE TICKETS HERE >>

About the Exhibition
For nearly a century, the story of the Maitland Art Center’s founding seemed complete.
Then, the letters surfaced.
Recently discovered in the archives of the Curtis Institute of Music, an extraordinary trove of correspondence between artist J. André Smith and philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok reveals a deeper, more compelling origin, born of a powerful creative alliance and a shared vision for what Central Florida’s art community could become. Illustrated by Smith and brimming with artistic and philosophical exchange, these letters illuminate the origin of the Research Studio as never before. Paired with rarely seen works from Smith’s evolving career, A Return to Espero reframes the birth of the site as a profound creative partnership.
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This exhibition is generously supported by a grant from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

Pangarap: Espero Reimagined
2025-10-18 11:00 - 2026-01-04 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Pangarap: Espero Reimagined transforms The Maitland Art Center gallery into a canvas of speculative storytelling under Filipino artist Isobel Francisco’s guidance. Drawing inspiration from Jules André Smith’s pivotal decision to establish an artist colony in Florida, Francisco envisions an alternate reality where Smith’s path leads instead to 1937 Philippines. Through a collection of fictional artifacts, iconographies, and artworks, the exhibition invites viewers to ponder the intriguing parallels and contrasts between this imagined scenario and the museum’s own rich history. Pangarap, which means dream or vision in Filipino, will offer a compelling alternate reality, inviting audiences to ponder the impact of one artist’s decision on the cultural landscape of 1937 Philippines and beyond. Plan your visit >>
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This exhibition is generously supported by a grant from the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation

The Situated Body: Reconfiguring the Symbolic
2026-01-24 11:00 - 2026-04-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
About the Exhibition
From soot on paper to felt, The Situated Body, an exhibition of the work of Mexican sculptor Jacobo Alonso, redefines the classical depictions of the human form through contemporary materials. Alonso transforms traditional drawing and sculptural practices into expressive and tactile abstractions, all referencing the configuration and movement of the human form. Inspired by both pre-Columbian traditions and the Art Center’s Mayan Revival architecture, his work, some created during his 2025 residency at A&H, challenges assumptions about form, identity, and materiality.
Alonso stated, “Each body possesses its own geography and undergoes numerous inevitable mutations that reveal the genealogy of its image and form. It is a territory inherent to the individual, tracing the constellation of their identity yet always appealing to an inherent instability”.
This exhibition is the first time that Alonso’s “fumage” works of soot on paper will be shown alongside his vibrant sculptural works of reconfigured felt.
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All 2025-26 free programs at A&H are supported by a grant from Duke Energy Foundation.

a loom, a fence, a wire, a thread
2026-04-25 11:00 - 2026-07-05 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, April 24 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the curator, enjoy music by DJ Nigel John, La Patrona Tacos & Birria House food truck, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus.
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About the Exhibition
Mär Martinez, a Syrian American artist and Fulbright scholar, presents new work developed during her 2024–25 Fulbright research in Istanbul. Her project investigates traditional Turkish and Middle Eastern textile techniques while reflecting on themes of urbanization, surveillance, and cultural memory. Drawing from nighttime walks through Istanbul’s neighborhoods, Martinez transforms architectural barriers, barbed wire, fences, hostile design, into motifs of resistance and reweaving. Her haunting wood paintings explore personal heritage, global textile history, and contemporary social commentary in poetic, layered form.
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US
2026-07-25 11:00 - 2026-09-27 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, July 24 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the curator, enjoy live music, food truck, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus.

About the Exhibition
US celebrates the intergenerational legacy of creativity at the Art & History Museums of Maitland. Featuring twelve new works from recent Artists-in-Residence and Artists-in-Action, the exhibition pairs contemporary pieces with historic works from Jules André Smith and the original Bok Fellows. Together, they form a conversation across nearly a century of creative experimentation, honoring the enduring impact of A&H’s residency programs and the vibrant community of artists shaping Central Florida’s cultural identity.
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Vilomah: Against the Natural Order
2026-10-17 11:00 - 2027-01-03 16:00 | Art & History Museums – Maitland, 231 W. Packwood Ave, Maitland, FL, 32751, United States
Join us for the opening reception on Friday, October 16 from 6:30-9pm: Meet the curator, enjoy live music, food truck, and a cash bar all just 15 minutes from downtown Orlando on our beautiful National Historic Landmark campus.

About the Exhibition
Soude Dadras is an artist, curator, and educator currently living and working in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born in Iran and graduated from Islamic Azad University with a bachelor’s degree in Persian Rugs. Dadras was awarded her MFA from the Welch School of Art & Design at Georgia State University in Atlanta. In her solo exhibition, Vilomah: Against the Natural Order, Dadras investigates the traumatic sociocultural experiences she encountered firsthand in Iran, as well the processes and rituals of healing which enabled her to turn her pain into positivity. This unique installation of traditional handwork, found objects, video, abandoned textiles, and discarded data will seek to centralize disparate voices in this multidisciplinary exhibition.
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