Message From NAWAFL President

NAWA Florida Chapter Members,

As a chapter of creatives, our three main goals were established to inspire, support and encourage our Florida members.

Our three main focuses for the Florda Chapter are:

• Schedule 3-4 annual exhibitions at professional level venues in Florida.

• Have monthly member artist presentations to showcase art techniques, inspirations, experiences and artistic talent. Archived on our website Members only page to view at leisure.

• Have annual scholarships to support the next generation of women artists.

I am very proud of the artists members in NAWAFL and applaud their professionalism, volunteerism and creative bravery as a sisterhood of like-minded artists.

Denise Cormier Mahoney

This current year promises to be a busy exhibiting year. With four professional level exhibitions scheduled, we hope you’ll enjoy creating new art for the fun themes that we and the venues have chosen for you.

Our four exhibitions in 2026 are:

• The Morean Art Center in St Petersburg, FL -A JOURNEY THROUGH MY IMAGINATION

• The Herrig Center for the Arts in Bradenton, FL- 2nd ANNUAL MEMBER SHOWCASE

• The Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, FL- NATURE’S PALETTE

• The Martin Arts Cultural Center in Stuart, FL -THE FRAGILITY OF FLORIDA’S ECOSYSTEM

Mark your calendars for our upcoming 2026 artist presentations:

• Feb. 18- Anabel Rub Peicher- Reinventing yourself

• March 23– Vivian Weinstein Brisman- Nature

• April 15– Fran Gardner- Exploring your work for deeper message & meaning

• May 6- Erica Hart- Inner Journey in Mixed Media

• June- August- OFF for Summer Vacation

• September 23- Cheryl Eggleston-Exploring Alkyds

• Oct- Fran Goodman- Reanimating the Past: Art History, Myth & Medicine in a climate crisis.

• Nov- Kathleen Kinkopf-

• Dec. 2- Lisa Absher-

Our membership is currently at 103 with 12 new members for our current fiscal year.

Below are our hard-working volunteers.

We hope you will consider joining a team this fiscal year.

PRESIDENT -Denise Cormier Mahoney

President in training- Gina White

VP/EXHIBITION CHAIR -Muffy Clark Gill

Smarter Entry prospectus data entry- Lisa Absher

TREASURER- Joanna Coke

RECORDING SECRETARY- Beth Scher

CONTRACT REVIEWS- Patrice Boyes

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR- Judy Kirtley

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ONLINE ARTIST PRESENTATION PROGRAM COORDINATORS-

• Anabel Rub Peicher

• Roberta Millman-Ide

EXHIBITION Coordinators – EAST COAST FL

• Kathy Coakley

• Kimberly Beltrame

• MichaelAnn Bellerjeau

• Doreen McGunagle

• Dana Epstein

EXHIBITIONS Coordinators - WEST COAST FL

• Muffy Clark Gill

• Pat Zalisko

• Patricia Tewes Richards

• Gina White

EXHIBITIONS/CENTRAL/NORTH

• Ann Kozeliski

SOCIAL MEDIA PR TEAM

• Janet Sopp-Sims- Posts on FB & update at monthly meetings

• Janet Mishner- Featured artist articles & posts on FB

• Maidy Morhous- Art centered articles & help with artist features

• Reen Troy- Photos at exhibition & award ceremonies when close, video editing, photoshop, reels, posting (lives in Bradenton)

• Susan Hess- Posts on FB & local listings

GRAPHIC DESIGN TEAM

• Debora Haley- Invitations PR kit for the four 2026 exhibitions

• Helene Kleiner-Graphics help where needed

• Jane Baldridge- One page BIO’s & playing cards for Martin Arts Center

• Kathleen Kinkopf- Graphics & edits help where needed

• Sally Schaedler- Graphics help where needed

WEBSITE UPDATES & ADDITIONS

• Annette Margulies

• Reen Troy

• Kathleen Warren

HISTORIANS

• Shirley Goldblat (tangible items)

• President (digital)

SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATORS & TEAM MEMBERS

• East Coast FL- Fran Mann Goodman- Erica Hart, Susan Hammond, Anabel Rub Peicher, Maidy Morhous, Randy Globus, Janice Charles.

• West Coast FL-

• Central FL-

I am very proud of the artists members in NAWAFL and applaud their professionalism, volunteerism and creative bravery as a sisterhood of like-minded artists.

Sincerely,
Denise Cormier Mahoney