Girls' Club

Girls’ Club Collection presents What is Seen, an exhibition curated by Tayina Deravile featuring selected artists from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. It examines the art of portraiture in diverse visual mediums, highlighting the significance of the figure and the face as tools for expression.
Featuring Karla Caprali, Moira Holohan, Ashley Lindo, Kandy G Lopez, Adriana Lozano, Jared McGriff, Rebecca Morgan, Shawna Moulton, Jorge Pantoja, Isabella Di Sclafani, Dimithry Victor, Michelle Weinberg and Judy Mannarino, Paula Wilson, and Caroline Zhang, this exhibition offers unique insights into exploring identity and the human condition.
Join us for the opening reception Friday, August 30, 6 - 8 pm. On view August 30 - October 4, 2024. Gallery hours Fridays 1 - 5 pm and by appointment.

New Dates for Drawing Salon Series! Next Monday!

Monday, August 12 & 19, 5-7pm
Figure and Portrait Drawing with Kandy Lopez

Join us for a series of informal drawing salons for artists to gather, peer support and practice drawing fundamentals with a rotating focus.

Each focus encompasses two consecutive Monday evening sessions lead by local artists. Registration includes all basic materials, snacks and refreshments.

Registration $20 suggested donation. Link in bio to register!

Buddy is a big fan of art naps, and takes them very seriously. Seen here snuggling with the Cindy Sherman beach towel, underneath ink on paper works by Amalia Mourad. Buddy has looked over the collection at the house for many years now. He may not have the best vision or hearing these days, but as head canine security and visitor services liaison, he enjoys a very generous napping-on-the-job policy.

Today we kick off our Dog Days of Summer professional development series for artists! Join us for lunch and get your professional juices flowing.

Hurricane Ready
Friday, September 1, with Leo Valencia of

Installation Ready
Friday, September 8, with Luke Jenkins of

Business Ready
Friday, September 22, with Jessica Shraybman of

Headshot Ready**
Friday, September 29, with Oriol Tarridas

Sessions include lunch, and are free and open to the public, **except for the headshot session which has a $20 fee and includes 1-2 professional headshots per participant (space limited, must RSVP).

This series dives into the practical skills and business strategies that are often overlooked in BFA and MFA programs. Each session will cover a new topic, more details and RSVP in link in bio.

This series is made possible with support from the Broward County Cultural Division.

Listening to AdrienneRose Gionta during her Artist Talk speak all about her creative journey through virtual, augmented, and extended reality while navigating the psychological impact and depth of full bodied avatars and avatar autonomy in her artistic practice.

Sunday Brunch Artist Talk with AdrienneRose Gionta, August 27, 10am-Noon

Girls' Club invites you to join us for brunch and an artist talk at our location on Himmarshee Street in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Girls' Club welcomes Broward-based artist AdrienneRose Gionta .gionta to speak about her recent projects exploring the intersection of art and technology through her "big, and beautiful; body" of work, research and inspiration.

RSVP via link in bio

AdrienneRose Gionta is a multi-disciplinary artist, curator, and VJ. Her work within extended reality (XR) employs web-based practices, artificial intelligence (AI), interactive installations, virtual reality (VR), video, sound, photography, sculpture, and drawing to analyze identity and cultural assumptions about fatness, beauty standards, embodiment, pleasure, and fulfillment on and offline. Gionta is currently an Artist in Residence at Oolite Arts in Miami.

Since 2004, Gionta's work has been exploring programmed biases through the algorithms of the internet as well as within extended reality platforms such as Snapchat (AR), the Sims (VR), and Second Life (the OG Metaverse) to question the inclusion, limitless possibilities, and representation of fat-bodied females in art by a fat female artist.

Her most recent explorations in the Metaverse along with AI generative art platforms such as DALL-E 2, ChatGBT, and Midjourney demonstrate that there is still so much more to explore, learn, create, and share when it comes to art, technology, body image, and identity IRL and beyond.

Admission is free.
Reservations required.
Brunch snacks served.

This event is made possible with support from the Broward County Cultural Division.

Excited to have artist Marina Font for our June Brunch Dates guest artist! Every last Sunday, we’ll be opening for Brunch Dates, with kid friendly programs, brunch snacks and an artist-led activity.

Today, we’re joined by Marina who is leading a workshop all about photo collage techniques and practices.

Girls’ Club Brunch Dates series coincides with FREE Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day where city residents get free admission and other perks.

Detail 🔎 from Reconstructing Realities, opening Sunday, May 28, 10am-1pm. Join us for brunch and get up close to these Wangechi Mutu prints from Eve, 2006, an 8-page set of etchings and aquatint prints with collage, contained in a zebra wood box, design led by Wanchechi Mutu and Jacob Samuel created during July 2008 in Santa Monica, CA.

Reconstructing Realities, a new exhibition that weaves together segmented and fragmented recollections into new realities. Pulled from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, the exhibition is collaboratively curated by Marina Font, , Dina Mitrani , and Sarah Michelle Rupert .

Girls’ Club
330 SW 2 Street, Fort Lauderdale
Open Fridays 1-5pm, last Sundays of the month, and by appointment

This Sunday, Brunch Date 🥐 at Girls’ Club for the opening of Reconstructing Realities: a new exhibition of works that weave together segmented and fragmented realities from the female realm. Pulled from the private collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz and beyond. Work include photography, collage, mixed media and more by Sophie Calle, Lee Edwards, Delphine Diallo, Stella Johnson, Sarah Jones, Klara Kristalova, Marina Font, Adriana Lozano, Wangechi Mutu, Peggy Levison Nolan, Onajide Shabaka, Simone Shubuck, Lorna Simpson, Jo Ann Walters, and Paula Wilson.

Reconstructing Realities is collaboratively curated by artist Marina Font, gallerist Dina Mitrani and Girls’ Club Director of Collections Sarah Michelle Rupert.

Reconstructing Realities
May 28 - July 30, 2023
Open Fridays, 1-5pm
Last Sundays, 10am-Noon
And by appointment





Featured image: Marina Font, Untitled, 2020 (courtesy the artist)

Art and dogs, we’re totally hooked 😍. Paco 🐶 checks out a new arrangement in the foyer: painting by Elizabeth Tremante, mixed media work by Hilary Harnischfeger, cedar sculpture by Ursula Von Rydingsvard and Alfie sledding sculpture tribute.

Girls’ Club is closed today, and will reopen Sunday, April 30th.

The gallery incurred some flood damage from the recent rain storms in Fort Lauderdale. Thankfully our staff, their cars, and the collection, are safe, dry and made it through alright. We’ll be ready to welcome visitors back into the gallery soon!

Listening in on Rinse & Repeat 🎧. Don’t miss the final days of this multi-media exhibit, on view through March 31.

In view, from 👈 to 👉:
Sculpture by Tracey Emin
Photo by Marcella Hackbardt
Video by Antonia Wright
Photo by Liz Calvi
Gouache by Shoshanna Weinberger
Acrylic painting by Genevieve Cohn
Pricked paper by Amparo Sard

Excited to have artists and printmaker Ingrid Schindall as our first Brunch Dates guest artist! Every last Sunday, we’ll be opening for Brunch Dates, with kid friendly programs, brunch snacks and an artist-led activity.

Today, we’re joined by Ingrid of and . She’s leading a workshop where artists of all ages are invited to learn the art of paper making with recycled denim fiber.

Girls’ Club Brunch Dates series coincides with FREE Fort Lauderdale Neighbor Day where city residents get free admission and other perks.

Tracey Emin’s painted bronze sculpture rides astride in the current exhibit: Rinse & Repeat, on view at Girls’ Club new location in Himmarshee area of downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Girls’ Club on the River 📍
330 SW 2 Street, Fort Lauderdale

Rinse & Repeat features work from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz that explores cycles of nature and habit, those that both wash and wash away.

Tracey Emin, I whisper to my past do I have another choice, 2013

Hello Himmarshee 👋 Our current exhibit Rinse & Repeat and Girls’ Club new location on Himmarshee is open Fridays, 1-5pm, and other times by appointment. New for 2023, Brunch Dates - last Sundays of the month join us for special activities, workshop or talks. More info on website.

Rinse & Repeat
Work by Liz Calvi, Vija Celmins, Genevieve Cohn, Tracey Emin, Melanie Daniel, Joanne Greenbaum, Marcela Hackbardt, Laura Marsh, Ana Mendieta, Jorge Pantoja, Mickalene Thomas, Dinorah de Jesus Rodriguez, Amparo Sard, Lorna Simpson, Diana Shpungin, Shoshanna Weinberger, and Anotonia Wright.

Visit us during open hours, Fridays, 1-5pm, or call/email to make an appointment for another time.

Girls’ Club on the River
330 SW 2 Street / Himmarshee Street
Fort Lauderdale

Girls’ Club opens its new space with a new show, this Saturday! ✨ Rinse & Repeat opens Dec 3, 10am-Noon for our Annual Curator Brunch event during . Join us as we celebrate 15 years in Fort Lauderdale from our new downtown space in historic Himmarshee / New River area. RSVP via link in bio. 👆

Girls’ Club on the River 📍
330 SW 2 Street, Fort Lauderdale

Rinse & Repeat features work from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz that explores cycles of nature and habit, those that both wash and wash away.

Ana Mendieta, Untitled (from the Silueta Series), 1977

Mickalene Thomas, Landscape Majestic, 2010

In conjunction with the guest exhibit, (In)Visibility Code Switching, artist Kandy G. Lopez () will host a fiber workshop focusing on the experimentation of thread on plastic canvas at Girls' Club, Saturday, July 16th from 1 - 3 pm. Lopez will lead a 2-hour hands on workshop in the space.

Workshop participants will create an experimental mixed media piece on canvas. Attendees are encouraged to bring in a variety of fibers (thread, yarn, string, fabrics, etc.).

This workshop is free and open to the public, all necessary materials provided.

RSVP to Tayina Deravile: [email protected]
(In) Visibility Code Switching, on view until July 29th, is a solo guest exhibit by Kandy G. Lopez. This exhibition features fiber art portraits that explore the many facets of code switching that people of color experience in America.

As an Afro-Caribbean visual artist, Lopez is eager to be challenged materialistically and metaphorically when representing marginalized individuals that inspire and move her. Her portraits/works are created out of the necessity to learn something new about her people and culture. Lopez is interested in developing a nostalgic dialogue between the artwork and the viewer.

Gallery hours: Fridays, 1-5pm and by appointment. Call or email to schedule.

Funding for this exhibit is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Closing out our summer guest solo series is (In) Visibility: Code Switching, by Kandy G Lopez. The artist, here with gallery manager rockstar Tayina Deravile, opened the show last night. Exhibit will run through Friday, July 29th.

Visit Friday, 1-5pm, or email / call to make an appointment for another time. Group tours welcome.

Artist-led workshop Saturday, July 16, 1 - 3 pm. Join Kandy for a fiber art workshop focusing on the experimentation of thread on plastic canvas as a base. Materials will be provided. Participants encouraged to bring in a variety of fibers (thread, yarn, string, fabrics, etc.). Open to all ages. Please RSVP through link in bio.

Girls' Club Warehouse presents (In) Visibility Code Switching, a solo guest exhibit by Kandy G. Lopez (). This exhibition features fiber art portraits that explore the many facets of code switching that people of color experience in America.
Join us for the exhibition opening this Friday, July 1 from 6 - 8 pm.
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As an Afro-Caribbean visual artist, Lopez is eager to be challenged materialistically and metaphorically when representing marginalized individuals that inspire and move her. Her portraits/works are created out of the necessity to learn something new about her people and culture. Lopez is interested in developing a nostalgic dialogue between the artwork and the viewer. If she’s not learning from her materials and how it affects the message, it's not worth creating.
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On View July 1 - July 29, 2022. Gallery hours: Fridays, 1-5pm and by appointment. Call or email to schedule. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Funding for this exhibit is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Girls’ Club is a non-profit private collection and exhibition space with a mission to educate, act as a resource and nurture the careers of contemporary female artists. This summer, two artists were invited to take over the gallery and present their latest works. Each artist featured is supported by Broward County Cultural Division grants and took the opportunity to expand upon their personal experiences and unique world views through their creations. More information can be found at www.girlsclubcollection.org.

A new iteration of Necessary Trouble is on view at the soon-to-be-open L.A. Lee YMCA Family Center on historic Sistrunk Blvd in Fort Lauderdale.

Bringing together Civil Rights Era Photography and Contemporary Art from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz, the exhibit features some never before seen works from the collection.

Works by contemporary artists Shoshanna Weinberger, Onajide Shabaka, Paula Wilson and Marielle Plaisir are shown alongside photojournalists Adelman, Bruce Davidson, Leonard Freed, James Karales, Danny Lyon, Gordon Parks, Steve Schapiro, Stephen Somerstein, Cecil W. Stoughton and Ernest Withers.

Catalog, audio tours and events announced soon.

Hand painted mural elements by Nikki Lopez. Special thanks to and for installation help. And for their support of YMCA South Florida.

Follow for opening info, public hours, events and more.

Opening tonight! Destroy to Build. Passage., a solo exhibit by Khaulah Naima Nuruddin that draws upon the familiar, yet unique experience of purging and clearing objects, clutter, and possessions to cleanse and renew one’s personal space.

Opening reception and artist talk, Friday, April 8, 6-8pm.

Artist-led workshop May 7, 1-3pm

Girls' Club Warehouse presents "Destroy to Build. Passage.", a solo exhibit by Khaulah Naima Nuruddin that draws upon the familiar, yet unique experience of purging and clearing objects, clutter, and possessions to cleanse and renew one’s personal space.

Join us tonight for the opening and an artist talk, followed by Q&A. Artist talk at 7 pm.

Masks encouraged.

Funding for this project is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Another COVID Basel down the hatch. 😷🍑🥂Sending our best masked well wishes to everyone exhibiting, visiting and working this Basel season in Miami and beyond 🌟

Jessica Campbell, Nirvana, 2018

Featured in the current exhibit, You Might Believe You’re There. The COVID-19 pandemic has normalized remote work like no other single event could. As the world hit pause, restaurants closed, transit stopped and offices emptied. Governments, corporations, organizations and small businesses realized the value of remote work and office behavior will never be the same.

Kristen Thiele, Cannonball, 2020;
Michelle Weinberg, Botany of Desire, 2001; and
Azikiwe Mohammed, Monson Motor Lodge, 2019

Nature, or the simulacra of nature by way of the swimming pool, is the focus here as Thiele’s lone subject is frozen in mid cannonball leap. In Weinberg’s collage, the figure stands upside down amid layered blue sheets of paper and a crooked pile of tires, bringing to mind the failed artificial reefs off Fort Lauderdale’s coast. In Mohammed’s seemingly sparse pool scene, the figures seem distant from each other, siloed in their own 6-ft radius of Covid-friendly personal space.

You Might Believe You’re There gets a little lost in nature, or rather it’s man made substitutes, with this grouping. Serene blues being together a collage by Michelle Weinberg and oil paintings by Kristen Thiele and Azikiwe Mohammed.

Melanie Daniel, She Was Reaching For His Hand, 2019;
William Cordova, The Lowest Rates, 2000; and
Maira Kalman, Rollercoaster After Hurricane, 2012

Within the context of the pandemic, these works illicit new meanings and conjure new connections unintended and perhaps impossible to have foreseen. As artworks grow, evolve, transform and take on new meanings outside the artists’ intent, it shows their ability to adapt to the times and stay relevant years after they’ve left the artist’s studio.

You Might Believe You’re There, on view now through March 2022.

Painting, print, photography, collage and fiber works fill the gallery in the current exhibit, You Might Believe You’re There, and take on new meaning in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Here we see a collage by William Cordova, a painting Melanie Daniel and a print by Maira Kalman.

Raymond Meeks, Lara Nova Scotia, 2013;

Lisa Sanditz, If you didn't know it's not the Swiss Alps you might believe you're there, 2013; and

Amy Wilson, I'm Not Sure We Really Know What Freedom Is, 2010.

Featured in the current show, You Might Believe You’re There, these works bring up different conversations relating to the ongoing struggle with COVID-19 and it’s effects on our social and mental paradigms.

The title of the exhibit borrows it’s name from this Lisa Sanditz work, which though it appears to be a quaint Alpine town, depicts a small town in Alabama and a few uniquely southern icons.