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<\/p>\nTim Jaeger is director and chief curator of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College. Also an educator and artist, he is drawn to images that tell a story. His work often explores culture, identity and memory through a blend of realism and abstraction. His goal is always to connect people through art and create spaces where diverse voices and stories are seen and celebrated.<\/p>\n
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Courtesy of Alliance for the Arts<\/p>\n
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Alliance for the Arts <\/p>\n
All Florida Exhibition juror Tim Jaeger is an artist, art educator and director and chief curator of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College. <\/p>\n
This philosophy is on full display in the 43 artworks he chose for the Alliance for the Arts\u2019 40 Annual All Florida Exhibition. Each piece presents viewers with an intriguing story focused on themes of identity, history and place.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s like walking through the chapters of a spellbinding book. Each painting and sculpture is both a page turner and a hook.<\/p>\n
The All Florida Show is on view at the Alliance for the Arts through March 28.<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
‘Seat at the Table’ is among the realist paintings chosen by juror Tim Jaeger for this year’s All Florida Exhibition. <\/p>\n
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The Alliance for the Arts received more than 450 submissions for this year\u2019s All Florida Exhibition from artists throughout the state.<\/p>\n
From that field, Jaeger chose 43 artworks created by 39 artists.<\/p>\n
Of those, 33 are wall-hung pieces and10 are free-standing sculptures.<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
Lakeland artist Karla Pirona had two hyper-realist paintings juried into the 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition, including ‘After Lunch.’ <\/p>\n
The All Florida Exhibition highlights the depth and diversity of contemporary art across the state\u2019s 65,000 square miles.<\/p>\n
The artists chosen to participate in the 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition include Samara Ash, Johann Avedano, Brigitte Balbinot, Henry Benvenuti, Deon Blackwell, Leo Boisvert, Lynda Fay Braun, Monserrat Castillo Hernandez, Ariel Collins, Quanel Davis, Alane Enyart, Heidi Fausel, Dave Flach, Torenzo Gann, Mihail Gubin, Rima Jabbur, Claudia Jane Klein, Clarke Kwangwari, Alexander Nixon, Julie Obney, Nancy Oliveri, Raquel Pantin, Karla Pirona, Lynne Renzenberger, Elisabeth Rodriguez, Nadine Saitlin, Ricky Schenk, Stephen Seal, Joel Shapses, Lani Shapton, Norman Silva, Bethany Skena, Alice Sundstrom, Reen Troy, Wendy Wagner, Lynne Wesolowski, Amanda Westenberg, Hal Yaskulka and Bob Young.<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
‘Be Still,’ by Lakeland artist Raquel Partin<\/p>\n
Among the realist paintings Jaeger juried into the show are Oliver Dominguez\u2019s \u201cApprentice\u201d (a gouache, color pencil and ink on paper drawing), \u201cA Seat at the Table,\u201d Lakeland artist Karla Pirona\u2019s \u201cAfter Lunch\u201d and \u201cElvis\u2019s Return to the Polk Theatre,\u201d Winter Garden artist Raquel Partin\u2019s \u201cBe Still,\u201d Cape Coral artist Lynne Renzenberger\u2019s \u201cGrape Expectations\u201d and Elisabeth Rodriguez\u2019s \u201cFly.\u201d<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
Southwest Ranches’ Elisabeth Rodriguez’s ‘Fly.’ <\/p>\n
Reen Troy\u2019s \u201cBeach Day\u201d and Fort Myers artist Stephen Seal\u2019s \u201cShip in the Clouds\u201d were two of this year\u2019s All Florida abstracts, with Julie Chancy\u2019s \u201cOdds and Ends\u201d representing the still life category and Sarasota\u2019s Alice Sundstrom\u2019s \u201cI Don\u2019t Know What I\u2019m Going to Do with All These Bananas\u201d providing an example of surrealism.<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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Bradenton artist Reen Troy’s abstract painting, ‘Beach Day’<\/p>\n
Included among the show\u2019s 10 free-standing sculptures are Nadine Saitlin\u2019s \u201cSubstrat Vessel\u201d and Joel Shapses\u2019 \u201cTower of Color.\u201d<\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n
Naples sculptor Joel Shapses’ ‘Tower of Color’<\/p>\n
Originally from Paducah, Kentucky, Jaeger earned his Bachelor of Arts from Ringling College of Art and Design in 2002 as a Trustee Scholar. He has maintained a studio in Sarasota for more than 25 years. Over that span, Jaeger has participated in exhibitions in several states and countries, receiving awards such as an artist in residency and fellowship in France and the Arts Leadership Award in Sarasota. To view Jaeger\u2019s resume, visit https:\/\/timjaegerpainter.com\/resume<\/a>.<\/p>\n WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n \/<\/p>\n WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall <\/p>\n Talking art at the 40th Annual All Florida Exhibition <\/p>\n Jaeger\u2019s recent works are gestural constructions about observing and understanding a subject\/object and giving it a new abstract, material body. The work is created through a process involving applying a variety of mediums and materials, which create a familiar union brought to life through the equality of elements, patterns and design.<\/p>\n Support for WGCU\u2019s arts & culture reporting comes from the Estate of Myra Janco Daniels, the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation, and Naomi Bloom in loving memory of her husband, Ron Wallace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tim Jaeger is director and chief curator of galleries and exhibitions at Ringling College. Also an educator and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189090,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-189089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189089\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Crowd](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773343753_943_.jpeg\"\/)
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