Internationally acclaimed artist and West Palm Beach resident Bruce Helander will serve as the seventh artist in residence at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens for the Fiftieth Anniversary season. He will unveil “In Full Bloom: Flowers in the Garden,” on view October 21 through January 10.
The exhibition features approximately 24 pressed flower collage portraits inspired by prominent Palm Beach women including Frances Fisher, Jill Glazer, Audrey Gruss, Amanda Schumacher, and Susan Wright; and historical and cultural figures and iconic women in art and popular culture including Iris Apfel, Marilyn Monroe, Mona Lisa, Marjorie Merriweather Post, and Jacqueline Kennedy.
A limited number of portrait commissions also will be available, offering collectors and patrons the opportunity to have Helander create a personalized portrait incorporating photographs, memorabilia, and symbolic imagery reflecting their own life and legacy. Thirty percent of proceeds from each commissioned artwork will benefit Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.
Helander’s work is represented in 53 museum permanent collections, including the Norton Museum of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Smithsonian Institution and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Helander is also a former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free for members; $15 for non-member adults; $10 for seniors (age 65 and older); $7 for students; and free for children under five.
For more information, visit ansg.org or call 561-832-5328.
