Florida Museum for Women Artists names Director

The Florida Museum for Women Artists is pleased to announce they have
named Kathryn Peterson, Director.  Ms. Peterson formerly served as the
Administrative and Marketing Director for the Museum of Florida Art in
DeLand.   She is a graduate from the University of Central Florida and
has over 15 years in Non-Profit Management. 

The Florida Museum for Women Artists is the only venue in the state of
Florida, and the southeast United States, to provide art and other
artistic disciplines exclusively by women artists.

 The new museum will open its doors to the public on November 14, 2009.
The 7,300 square foot space will include three galleries, a gift shop,
Cafe, meeting / lecture space, and curatorial area. Exhibitions will
include contemporary art, collections and traveling exhibits from
quality institutions.

“Our first museum Director, Kathryn Peterson, brings a rich myriad of
life, professional and business skills to the Florida Museum for Women
Artists. Her enthusiasm for this mission permeates throughout
her creative planning and problem solving for this new unique Museum
honoring women's contribution to the arts,” Sylvia Cashion Saul, FMWA
Board member

The Museum’s first exhibition will feature over 40 women artists from
across the state.  Pieces chosen for “The Florida Museum of Women
Artists inaugural Juried Exhibition” will include works by: Kristin A.
Anderson of Apalachicola, Beth Appleton of Eastpoint, Barbara Balzer,
Leslie Anne Chanove of St. Petersburg, Terrie  Corbett of Tallahassee,
Jaimie Cordero of Pinecrest,  Joelie Dietrick of Tallahassee, Nancy Baur
Dillen of Melbourne, Mary  Erickson of Marshville, M.K. (Mary) Foltz of
St. Petersburg, Lilian Garcia Roig of Tallahassee, Kathleen Giddens of
Lake City, Jean Goddeau of West Palm Beach, Julie Guyot of Tallahassee,
Holly Hanessian of Tallahassee, Mary Klein of St. Pete Beach, Grace Leal
of Cocoa Beach,  Susan Martin of Merritt Island, Luisa M. Mesa of Miami
Beach, Melissa Miller Nece of Palm Harbor, Lesley Nolan of Tallahassee,
Terry  Norris of Mims, Florence Putterman of Sarasota, Becki Rutta of
Tallahassee, Jacquelyn Modesitt Schindehette of Ocala, Joan Brechin
Sonnenberg of Naples, Jennifer M. Surgent of Daytona Beach, Kathleen
Wilcox of Tallahassee, Charity Wood of Tallahassee, M. Laine Wyatt of
DeLand, Valeria Yamamatoof Miami, Donne Bitner of Orlando, Gwyndolyn
Fryer of Sarasota, Kathleen Erickson of Punta Gorda, Bettina T. Edwards
of Bonita Springs, Emily Arthur Douglass of Atlantic Beach, Constance
Bransilver Barrow of Naples, and Florence A. Roghaar of Boca Raton.

The Florida Museum of Women Artists is located at 100 N. Woodland Blvd
in DeLand Florida.  Beginning November 14, 2009, the galleries and gift
shop will be open: Tue-Thursday: 11am to 6pm, Fri-Sat: 11am to 7pm,
Sundays: 1pm-5pm Closed: Mondays and major holidays.  Travel time is
approximately 1 hour from Orlando, 1.5 hours from Jacksonville, 4 hours
from Tallahassee, and 3 hours from South Florida areas.

The Florida Museum for Women Artists is a 501(c)(3) organization. The
mission of the Florida Museum for Women Artist is to inform the public
of accomplishments by women artists in all artistic disciplines;
identify and promote exceptional Florida women artists, both emerging
and established; and reveal important efforts by women artists
throughout history.

The Florida Museum for Women Artists