Roger Franklin:
The Boynton Beach library appreciates his sculpture.
A couple of years ago, the city of Boynton Beach was looking for a piece of art to honor the Library Director, Virginia Kapes Farace, who was retiring after 36 years of service (1970 – 2006), and a bronze sculpture by Roger Franklin was chosen....
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Artist News:
Linda Botwinick currently has paintings accepted in the following juried exhibitions:

Palm Beach Airport - "Nocturnal Nuances"

Sugar Sand Park "Summer Fun"

Artists Haven Gallery summer show July 10

Lighthouse Point Gallery "Multiple Sins" show Tequesta, FL.

July 17 - August 31

Call for Artists

CALL FOR INSTALLATION ART BY WOMEN
Show title: Witness To Creativity

• Fri., May 22, 2010 – postmark deadline for application
• Fri., May 28, 2010 – artists notified of selection
• Wed., July 18, 2010 – Installation process begins.
• Thurs., July 19, 2010 – Installation opens to public
• Sun., July 23, 2010 – Installation is to be complete
• Sat.,  Aug. 28, 2010 – exhibit closes
• Sun., Aug. 29- 31, 2010 – Deinstallation by artists

Click here for CALL FOR INSTALLATION ART application

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CALL TO FLORIDA WOMEN ARTISTS
Show title:  First Annual Juried Exhibition

Exhibition Dates – November 19, 2010 – February 6, 2011

• July 15, 2010  – Postmark deadline for applications
• September 15, 2010  -  Notification of Jury results
• November 9-13, 2010 – Delivery of selected artworks
• November 19, 2010 -  Opening  reception
• February 8-10, 2011 -  Pick up artworks at FMWA

Click here for FLORIDA WOMEN ARTISTS 1st Annual Juried Exhibition application

 

This story appeared in the April 2010 issue of Pen & Palette,
the newsletter for the Boca Raton Branch of National League of Pen Women.

MEMBERSHIP FOCUS ON
Connie Lefkowitz
by Myra F. Levick Ph.D.

It is indeed a pleasure and privilege to welcome Connie Lefkowitz as a member in our Boca Branch. Her amazing energy,
remarkable talent as a sculptor, and her Joi de vie all belie her senior status.

Connie majored in Physical Education at Panzer College, now part of Montclair University. After receiving her BS, she went
on to complete graduate work, earning a Masters Degree at Seton Hall, NJ. Studying anatomy and kinesiology, it seemed only
natural to create the body form in sculpture and led to her continuing studies with various artists in New Jersey and Florida.

Her introduction to this art form first took shape in the Art Life Studio in New York City. and in the Summit Art Galley, Summit, NJ.
Moving to Florida, she continued to nurture her evolving talent and sharpen her skills at the Montoya Studios with Paul Cummings,
and at the Beach and Varga Sculpture Studios. She is a multi-media artist, working in stone, metal and glass and has exhibited and
been represented by the Dover Gallery for a long period of time. She is a member of the Artists' Guild of the Boca Raton Museum of Art
and Women in The Visual Arts. 

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and universities in Boca Raton and Palm Beach, and many of her sculptures are in collections
in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Texas. In 2005 she was invited to place her sculpture of an Israeli Soldier on permanent
exhibit in thelobby of Beir Halochem (House of Warriors) in Jerusalem. 
Connie and her husband, Charles live in Boca Raton, FL.

While she no longer creates her well-known large pieces, she continues to sculpt lovely forms for her grandchildren
and great grandchildren.