Tag: Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Gallery

• Purvis Young: Self-taught Outsider Artist & Miami Icon

  Last week we discovered the art of Purvis Young (1943-2010). As a teenager, Purvis was sent to prison in north Florida, and he returned a changed man.  Vowing never to repeat the type of crime that resulted in his incarceration, he took up painting and found inspiration in the neighborhood that sheltered him. His works now…

  Tish Richardson

  March 28, 2025

  Art Exhibits along the way

  Abstract Expressionism, art, Art Gallery, Bakehouse Art Projects, history, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center Gallery, Miami Icon, miami-art-exhibit, murals, Outsider Art, Overtown, painting, Pan American Art Projects, Purvis Young, travel