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Master Artists at MOAS: Sara Pedigo Tue, Jun 01, 2021 Sara Pedigo is a North Florida painter who seemingly unpretentious views of her home and immediate personal environments have brought her recognition and awards nationally and internationally. She grew up in the South after receiving her MFA in Paint... Read More

Hilton Leech - "Preview" Wed, May 13, 2020 Hilton Leech was a master at capturing the essence of Florida. His evocative paintings detail the hidden mysteries of this landscape. Preview is no exception. Keeping with the vein of Mr. Leech’s thematic ideals of romanticism and abstraction, Previe... Read More

Faces of the Past: Portraits from the MOAS Collection Mon, Feb 25, 2019 For centuries artists have created portraits of people. The portrait dates back thousands of years and was usually reserved for people of importance like the wealthy, kings, queens, nobility, generals, ancestors, and other individuals deemed worthy. ... Read More

A Closer Look at "100 Faces of War" Thu, Aug 30, 2018 Witness the pride, sacrifice, and humanity of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan through this traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, featuring 100 oil portraits. Representing a cross-section of home states, military branches, jobs, and back... Read More

Role Reversal: How Paintings and Photography Switched Roles in the 20th Century Thu, May 03, 2018 It is hard to over-estimate the influence of photography on the development of art since the 19th-century. Although camera obscura image projection had been known since ancient times, 1839 marks the year photography was introduced to the public throu... Read More

The Unconquered Wed, Mar 07, 2018 After the devastation of the Second Seminole War, the remaining members of this proud group of people decided Florida was their home and refused to relocate to the Oklahoma reservations. The Seminoles that live in the Everglades today are the descend... Read More

A Daytona Castle Remembered Wed, Nov 29, 2017 "The Burgoyne House", a watercolor painting by Sandra DeArmas Lloyd, is located in the Volusia County Gallery of the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art at the Museum of Arts & Sciences. Charles Grover Burgoyne was born on January 3, 1847, in Fairmont... Read More

A Showcase for Florida's Natural History Wed, Nov 08, 2017 The Relationship Between the Cici and Hyatt Brown Collection and Nature The Cici and Hyatt Brown collection is a showcase of the diversity of natural history in the state of Florida. For over 150 years, tourists have not only visited Florida for its... Read More

A Unique Look at Local History Wed, Oct 04, 2017 Often local history and culture are under-taught and underappreciated in today’s educational system. Past events, activities, people, and places inform us who we are by reminding us of who we once were. One of the great aspects of the collection in t... Read More

Romanticism to Abstraction: Florida Landscapes in the Brown Collection through the Lens of European Art Wed, Jul 12, 2017 The Cici and Hyatt Brown collection of Florida art contains fine works by important 19th and 20th Century American and European artists alike. Iconic names in American art such as Louis Comfort Tiffany, Thomas Hart Benton, and N.C. Wyeth represent so... Read More

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