Information

b. 1979

863.632.3700

Alice@aliceabsolutely.com                   

I am a self-taught artist from Central Florida.  My award-winning photography and abstract acrylic works, which feature texture mediums and acrylic skins, have been displayed in galleries throughout central and north Florida. My works have found homes in private, civic, and non-profit collections across the country. I am a graduate of Winter Haven High School, Stetson University, and the American College of Education where I earned a master’s degree in educational leadership. As a leader in community engagement who has a deep love of visual arts, I have emersed myself in servant leadership for the fine arts. I served as the Director of Programs and Curator for the Lake Wales Arts Council and have taught in Auburndale, Winter Haven, and Davenport. My dedication to the Polk County community has lead me to serve as secretary for the Lake Wales Library Association and on the Polk County Tourism Development Council's Art, Culture, and History Committee. Previously I served on Winter Haven's Cultural Arts Advisory Committee and contributed to the valuable community work of the Lakeland Arts Association and the Women’s Caucus For Art.

Exhibitions

  • 2024 — Tree Swallow Gallery, Lake Front: The Photography of Amanda McCallister, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2023 — Highlands Art League, Dear Florida: Art By Alice Absolutely and Denise Settles, Sebring, FL

  • 2023 — Mulberry Cultural Center and Bohrer Gallery, Four Squared Makers: Diversity, Mulberry, FL

  • 2023 — Art Spotlight, Meet The Masters, Ormond Beach, FL

  • 2023 — Studio Art Farm, Going Wild, Mt. Dora, FL

  • 2023 — Five Deuces Galleria, AI + Digital Art, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2023 — Bartow Art Guild, Bloomin’ Arts, Bartow, FL

  • 2023 — Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales Arts Festival, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2023 — Polk State College, Local Artist Review, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2022 — Platform Art and Bohrer Gallery, Artful Bowl & One Wall, Lakeland, FL

  • 2022 — ArtCrawl, Inc, Art Crawl 2022, Lakeland, FL

  • 2022 — Mulberry Cultural Center, Four Squared Makers, Mulberry, FL

  • 2022 — Carrollwood Cultural Center, The Tarot Project, Tampa, FL

  • 2022 — Carrollwood Cultural Center, Always A Bridesmaid, Tampa, FL

  • 2022 — Atelier De Sosi, Trashed, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2022 — Five Deuces Galleria, All Things Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2022 — Atelier De Sosi, Feline, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2022 — Art Lofts, The Tarot Project, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2022 — The Mize Gallery, Decades, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2022 — TMAF, New Year’s Exhibition, Oldsmar, FL

  • 2021 — Artscapes: Quantum Leap Winery, The Gift of Art, Orlando, FL

  • 2021 — Mulberry Cultural Center, Finding Our Wings, Mulberry, FL

  • 2021 — Atelier De Sosi, Dia de los Muertos 2, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2021 — ArtCenter Manatee, Create!, Bradenton, FL

  • 2021 — Florida In Art, Flowers, Tampa, FL

  • 2021 — Bartow Art Guild, Sparkle and Shine, Mulberry, FL

  • 2021 — Carrollwood Cultural Center, Flowers 2021, Tampa, FL

  • 2021 — Ridge Art Association, Black and White with a Pop of Red Show, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2021 — Lake Wales Arts Council, Quarantined Creatives: Pandemic Art Retrospective, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2021 — Ridge Art Association, Conversations Exhibit, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2020 — Lake Wales Arts Council, Chip Thulberry Invitational, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2020 — Ridge Art Association, Art From Found Objects, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2020 — Ridge Art Association, 70th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2020 — Lakeland Art Guild, LDDA Exhibit, Lakeland, FL

  • 2020 — Lake Wales Arts Council, Sticky Steve: A Home-Brewed Life, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2020 — Ridge Art Association, Self-Portrait Or Bust, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2019 — Art Crawl and Artifacts, This Is America, Lakeland, FL

  • 2019 — Ridge Art Association, MacKay Gardens Estate: Wind, Water, and Wings, Lake Alfred, FL

  • 2019 — Ridge Art Association, 69th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2019 — Ridge Art Association, Black and White with a Pop of Red Show, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2019 — Lake Wales Arts Council, Inaugural Fine Arts Show, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2019 — LWPL Local Artist Gallery, Flying High At The End of My Rope, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2019 — WHPL Writer’s Room, Flying High At The End of My Rope, Winter Haven, FL

  • 2018 — Morean Arts Center, One Hundred: Members Show, St. Petersburg, FL

  • 2018 — Orlando Museum of Art, 1st Thursdays Event, Orlando, FL

  • 2018 — Art League of Daytona Beach, Figuratively Speaking, Daytona, FL

Education

Masters of Ed / Ed Leadership

  • AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts / English

  • STETSON UNIVERSITY

Studied Under:

  • RANDY ALCASID

  • MADELYN CORDEIRO

  • HIROSHI

Professional Experience

FOUNDER, CEO

  • 2022, McCallister Ventures L,LC Lake Hamilton, FL

DIRECTOR

  • 2024, Tree Swallow Gallery, Winter Haven, FL

ADJUDICATOR

  • 2022, Winter LDDA Exhibit, Lakeland Arts Association, Lakeland, FL

  • 2022, Zephyrhills Art Club Annual Exhibition, Zephyrhills Art Club, Zephyrhills, FL

  • 2022, 51st Annual Student Art Exhibition, Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2021, Fall LDDA Exhibit, Lakeland Art Guild, Lakeland, FL

COMMITTEE MEMBER

  • 2021 - present, Tourism Development Council of Polk County: Arts, Culture, and Heritage, Polk Co., FL

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

  • 2020-2021, Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales, FL

CURATOR

  • 2023, The Melvin Exhibition, Melvin & Burkes Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL

  • 2020-2021, Michael Crews Gallery, Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales, FL

  • 2019 - 2020, Writer’s Room, Winter Haven Public Library, Winter Haven, FL

ARCHIVIST

  • 2019 - 2020, Public Art Collection, Lake Wales Public Library, Lake Wales, FL

BOARD MEMBER

  • 2019 - 2021, Cultural Arts Advisory Committee, Winter Haven, FL

CO-CHAIR

  • 2019 - 2020, Lake Wales Arts Council, Student Art Show, Lake Wales, FL

COORDINATOR

  • 2019, Children’s Art Tent at the Lake Wales Art Show, Family Literacy Coalition, Lake Wales, FL

Collections

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

  • Turn Your Lights Down Low, Winter Haven, FL

  • Fancy, 2021, Winter Haven, FL

  • Calavera de Los Everglades: El Flamenco, 2021, St. Petersburg, FL

  • Bad Boy, 2020, St. Petersburg, FL

  • Meditation, 2019, Wesley Chapel, FL

  • Validation, 2018, Tallahassee, FL

  • Elinor, 2017, Louisville, KY

  • Hesitation, 2017, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Pulsing, 2017, Lakeland, FL

  • Adventure’s Treasure, 2016, Largo, FL

  • Compassion, 2016, Bradenton, FL

  • Spirit, 2016, Brandon, FL

  • Seasons, 2015, Ocala, FL

  • The First Time, 2015, Lake Wales, FL

  • Web, 2015, Altamonte Springs, FL

  • 7 Layers, 2014, New Haven, CT

  • Focus, 2008, Burlington, VT

CIVIC COLLECTIONS

  • Express Yourself: Summer Time, 2022, Wine Walk Banner, Lakeland Downtown Development Authority, FL

  • Expanded Perspective, 2021, Book Bounce Banner, City of Lake Wales, FL

  • A Good Girl and A Bad Boy, 2020, Furniture Auction for History, Lake Wales History Museum, FL

  • Wine Goes With Literature, 2020, Wine Walk Banner, Lakeland Downtown Development Authority, FL

  • Classics for Children, 2020, Little Free Library, City of Winter Haven, FL

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

  • Prayer for Hope Mural, 2020, AdventHealth, Davenport, FL

  • Musical Masters, 2019, Public Education Partnership, Winter Haven, FL

  • Original Inspiration, 2018, Sigma Alpha Sigma, Phoenixville, PA

  • First Friday, 2017, First Friday’s Kids Support Group, Davenport, FL