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Established
in 2000, WildChild Art Gallery, located in Matlacha, Florida (pronounced Matt-la-shay), is a contemporary art gallery
representing the works of over 120 southwest Florida
artists. We are the premier South West Florida Gallery
for Artist's Demonstrations and Workshops.
Please explore our web site for
detailed information about WildChild Art Gallery highlights of our 2007-2008 season
and previews of our upcoming
2008-2009 shows and event.
Our summer hours
from May 5th - September 30th:
Wednesday thru
Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fridays evening
hours until 8:00 pm
and, as always, by
appointment call Peggy at 239-823-6252
Click here for a brief
overview of our gallery
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WildChild Art Gallery opens “The
New WildChildren of Matlacha” featuring
three new gallery artists:
Painter Megan Kissinger has a fascination
with patterns, colors and forms that occur in
the natural world. She works in acrylics on
canvas as well as sculpture.
Rhonda Long, working in three mediums -
oils, pastel s and pencil - captures in her
motifs the spirit of women across the world.
Oil and acrylic artist , Carla Wormington,
uses a palette knife to create abstract and
representational works.
WildChild Welcomes
artist
Sonja
Jensen
Polymer Clay Sculpture
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WildChild
would like
to Thank the Pine Island Community for
voting it as the
Best of Pine Island
Gallery of the Year
2006,2007 and 2008
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June 13th
Third Annual
Galleries on Pine Island
Scavenger Hunt
Friday 2:00 - 9:00pm
Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 pm
Win a
Basketfull of
Art and Island
Treasures
Drop by WildChild and pick up your clue card.
Stop at all the participating galleries and
shops and answer the clues.
Have you card stamped and leave your completed
card at any of the participating businesses to
be entered to win the basket of art.
The winner will be notified on
June 18th.
Good Luck !! |
WildChild Art Gallery
 features the designs, sculptures and fountains in copper,
brass and steel by artist/owner Peggy McTeague.
In addition to Peggy's metalwork,
the gallery also shows works in metal by Vinnie Lewis, Ann
Laird, John Smith, Scott Lampittas well as beautiful works
in Bronze by Martha Sulfridge,
In further exploring the gallery's wide
variety of artwork, you will find Wood Carvings by Ted Appel, who
specialize in birds of the wild and Jan Bailey, whose carved local
fish will delight you.
 Woodturnings
of beautiful bowls, vases and ornaments by Bill Sullivan, Jamie
Rouch and George Mosko grace the gallery. And Wooden boxes of all
shapes and sizes created by Jay Benton are made from exotic woods
from around the world.
The gallery represents the hand thrown
pottery of artists Suly Pritchard and Kate & Ed Coleman and Chuck
Koucky. To enchant you further be sure to see the whimsical clay
creatures by the late artist Jim Lawson.
Unique and original jewelry designs will
take your breath away. Jewelry artists Hank Geller and Liane Redpath
create
beautiful works in sterling silver and gold while Gabriele Franklin
masters whimsical glass bead jewelry.
Fun, fanciful painted boxes and
furniture will dress up any room. Don't miss the
enchanting fairy dolls by Ann Schroeder.
To adorn your walls, you will find
photography by Cindy Cone, oils, acrylics,
watercolors and pen & inks by Joyce Malone,
Barbara Beckwith Schneider, Jon
Ferrentino, Janet Mach Dutton and Nancy Tome to mention only a few.
 We would like to welcome
our new artist's this season:
- Sonja Jensen - Polymer
Clay Scuplture
- Renzos Avila - Mixed
Media
- Jan Alexander -
Painted Furniture
- Angie Brown - Wood
Burning
- Nancy Cunningham -
hand painted silk
- Linda Finlan - Clay
Mermaids
- Terry Lynn Spry - Oils
- Jo Beth Thomas -
Mosaics
- Donna Butterwech -
Fabric Purses and Bowls
- John Witt - Woodcraft
Please come to see the numerous
works from artists from up and down the Florida Gulf Coast; it is
impossible to list all the artistic souls that fill this gallery.
A visit to WildChild Gallery will have you
coming back to this sleepy little fishing village again and again.
Until then.....
Please continue to explore our website.....
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WildChild Art Gallery
