Ocean Reef Art League
24 Dockside Lane #182
Key Largo, FL  33037
305-367-2359  Fax: 305-367-2346
OFFERING ART EDUCATION TO THE OCEAN REEF COMMUNITY FOR
OVER 30 YEARS
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2011-2012 OCEAN REEF ART LEAGUE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Gail Noyes- President
Karen Waite- Vice President
Joanne Thomas: Secretary
Steve Martin: Treasurer
Kathy Pluhar- Ex-Officio

Sherri Harris- Executive Director


2011-2012 OCEAN REEF ART LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Linnea Anderson
Debbie Brady
Robert Gintel
Bernice Kleysen
Mary Lou Krause
Catherine Medaglia
Gail Noyes
Kathy Pluhar
Nancy Rohan
Sandy Silverman
Joanne Thomas
Karen Waite
Joe Welch

2011-2012 PALETTE SOCIETY COMMITTEE

Catherine Medaglia: Chairman
Ron Harrington: Treasurer
Gail Guyton
Steve Martin

2011-2012 INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Ronald Harrington
Robert Gintel
Steve Martin
John Sutfin

2011-2012 FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Raymond Dillon
Edward Levy
John Schaeffer

2011-2012 ART LEAGUE AD HOC COMMITTEE

Cathy Jansen
Sherri Harris
Mary Lou Krause
Catherine Medaglia
Gail Noyes
Nancy Rohan

                      
2011-2012 OCEAN REEF ART LEAGUE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Publicity Chair:
Gertrude Mann
Membership Chair: Joe Welch
Class Chair: Bernice Kleysen
Trip Chair: Debbie Brady
Palette Society Chairman: Catherine Medaglia
Newsletter Editor: Linnea Anderson
Volunteer Greeter Chair: Fran Bell
Book Club Co-Chairs: TBD
Orchid Club Chair: Carolyn Ellis
Point & Shoot Photography Club Chair: Linda Levy & Robert Gintel
DSLR Photography Group Co- Chairs: Fran Carlisle & Anne Fisher
Art Show Co-Chairs: Mary Lou Krause & Nancy Rohan
Show Reception Chair: Karen Waite
Easter Show Chair: Mary Biddinger
New Works 2011 Chair: TBD
Associates’ Show Co-Chairs: Sally Weisleder & Judy Astbury
Entertainment Committee Liaison: Phyllis Foster


Ashley Stammer- Executive Assistant
Johnny Velasco- Building and Grounds Supervisor
MICHAEL CONNORS presents THE SPLENDOR OF
CUBA
Tuesday, January 31 4:00 pm
At the Cultural Center

Join us as Dr. Michael Connors walks us through the
beauty of Cuba. Michael Connors has over thirty years of
experience in writing, consultation, appraisals, and
teaching in fine and decorative arts fields. An antiquarian
in the true sense of the word, Dr. Connors
received a
Master of Fine Arts and a Ph.D. in Decorative Arts from
New York University. Dr. Connors was an adjunct
professor of arts at New York University where he has
moderated, as a conference director, three symposia
including most recently “300 Years of
New York
Furniture.” He taught decorative arts and appraisal
methodology at New York University and furniture
courses at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
An expert on the authenticity and evaluation of
investment quality period furniture,
Dr. Connors, a Senior
Member of the American Society of Appraisers, is a key
resource to dealers, designers, private collectors and
museums looking for absolute integrity in European,
American and Colonial West Indian furniture. He has
appraised the
furniture and decorative arts of the United
States Supreme Court Collection and the Diplomat Room
Collection in Washington, D.C. As a liaison to Baker
Furniture Company,
he has consulted on the design of
two furniture lines: The West Indies Collection (1995) and
Colonial Legends (2002) in which he used technique,
style, and craftsmanship of the Colonial Trade esthetic.
He also serves on the board of trustees of the Whim
Museum
in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where he is
Chairman of Collections. He is a consultant for an
international list of interior designers and architects, and
isa frequent lecturer at museums, educational and retail
institutions.
Dr. Connors` first three books on colonial
West Indian architecture and decorative arts,
Caribbean Elegance , Cuban Elegance, and French
Island Elegance, were all published by Harry N. Abrams,
Inc. Dr. Connors’ fourth book, Maisons des Antilles, was
published by the French publisher Flammarion, and his
fifth and sixth books, Caribbean Houses:
History, Style,
and Architecture and British West Indies Style were
published by Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. in
2009 and 2010 respectively. His most recent book The
Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and is being
released in the fall of 2011. Dr. Connors is a contributor
to numerous trade journals, including The Magazine
Antiques,
Art & Antiques, Antiques and Fine Art,
Furniture History: The Journal of the Furniture History
Society and Maine Antique Digest. Book signing from 5:
00-5:30 with a wine and hors d’oeuvre reception
immediately following at the Art League.