Lemonade Stand Gallery Goombay

The Lemonade Stand Gallery will be open during the exuberant street party, Goombay for a special celebration honoring “The Surf Legend” Rabbit Kekai with an unveiling reception of the newly finished painting of Rabbit by Southern California and Key West artist Letty Nowak. The exhibition will be open during Goombay from October 21 from 10 am – 8 pm. Along with the original Rabbit Kekai painting, the gallery will also be featuring limited edition prints of Rabbit Kekai, Donovan Frankenreiter and Rob Machado paintings.  The California Surf Brand, Toes on the Nose made a commemorative tee in honor of Rabbit Kekai and Letty’s painting. They will be available to the public for the first time at Goombay. Letty will be in the gallery to sign prints and books on October 21st only.   Delicious snacks will be provided by local favorite Cupcake Sushi.

Letty Nowak, along with her gallery The Lemonade Stand, are celebrating 10 years in business in Key West. Nowak became a fixture in the local Key West art scene and eventually opened her own gallery, which allowed her to make the connections necessary to get her work proliferated throughout other galleries in the U.S.

Pivotal to her success outside of Key West was her series entitled, “Faces of Key West” which was comprised of 100 different portraits. While the portraits captured the likenesses of a wide variety of local people, they began to define the uniqueness in approach, style and composition that would become unmistakably Nowak’s. Some of the “faces” featured “Faces of Key West” series are Judy Bloom, Jimmy Buffet, Catman, Mr. Chapman and Key West Mayor Craig Cates.

Nowak is known for unusually large portraits (5’ x 6’), which are always frontal, and always colorful. At times her style seems to verge on realism. Her images are both bold and striking, and the eyes of her subjects are unique in the way they seem behold the onlooker with a certain acceptance and benevolence.

Goombay at the Lemonade Stand is free and open to the public. Lemonade Stand Gallery is located at 318 Petronia Street Key West, Florida. Open 7 days a week 9 – 4 or by private appointment. For press inquiries, images, or to arrange an appointment, please contact [email protected]

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