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Visible: Seen and Heard
August 29 @ 10:00 am - November 2 @ 5:00 pm
Visible: Seen and Heard is a powerful exhibition exploring what it means to be noticed, acknowledged, and truly seen. It is a celebration of voice, presence, and creative renewal.
This exhibition was created and curated by artists Lori Vinesett, Wendy Bruce, Beth Belaschky, and Katie Pavone, who met while working as gallery hosts at Creative Pinellas.
“Each of us arrived here after completing successful careers in other fields. In midlife and beyond, we chose to begin again. This time, as artists. In that shared space of transformation, we inspired and encouraged one another to fully step into our creative identities. We were also deeply moved by the stories shared with us by gallery visitors. Stories of unfulfilled dreams and quiet hopes. In return, we shared our own paths of reinvention, reminding them, and ourselves, that it’s never too late to start over.”
The work featured in Visible: Seen and Heard reflects these intimate exchanges and the belief that visibility, being seen and heard, is not only a personal triumph but a shared human need. Through fiber art, painting, photography and mixed media, the exhibition invites you to ask: What does it mean to truly be visible? And what might happen if you let your own voice be heard?
If we can do it, you can do it.
It’s never too late to begin again.
Visible: Seen and Heard Artwork
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Meet the Artists
Katie Pavone
By Creative Pinellas
Katie Pavone (American, born July 1972) is a visual artist based in Clearwater, Florida. The focus of her art is to intuitively combine vintage and discarded items with more traditional and newer ephemeral supplies to show that there is beauty in everything. Her medium of choice is mixed media collage and assemblage while also exploring with acrylic paint, watercolor, pastels, encaustic and other mixed media. Growing up in Dunedin, FL, taking regular art classes as a kid and being surrounded…… Read More
Beth Belaschky
By Creative Pinellas
Beth Belaschky is a multidisciplinary photographic artist based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Her work explores the liminal spaces between memory, dream and spirit while guided by her sensitivity as an empath and the influence of the divine feminine. In addition to layered imagery on fabric, she creates photographic objects such as holograms, excavations and light boxes- tactile, immersive forms that act as portals of the imagination, inviting viewers into quiet reflection and emotional resonance…. Read More
Wendy Bruce
By Creative Pinellas
Arts Impact Fund – Visual: To create and present “VISIBLE: Seen AND Heard,” an exhibition of Artists Beth Belaschky, Katie Pavone, Lori Vinesett and Wendy Bruce, at Gallery 5663, that encourages viewers to know it’s never too late to make art… Read More
Lori Vinesett
By Creative Pinellas
Lori Vinesett, a native of the vibrant Tampa Bay area, discovered her passion for art at a young age, often drawing and painting on any available surface. After earning her degrees from the University of South Florida, Lori channeled her creativity into a successful career in education. She eventually decided to redirect her focus and energy toward her true passion: the arts. Since 2023, Lori has been an integral part of Creative Pinellas, taking on various roles within the organization.…… Read More
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