Gulfport artist Cora Marshall's "Still I Rise: Dust," inspired by Maya Angelou's poem, "Still I rise." — "You may write me down in history / With your bitter, twisted lies, / You may trod me in the very dirt | But still, like dust, I'll rise." 12 inches x 16 inches Mixed Media Credit: Cora Marshall

Pictured here: Gulfport artist Cora Marshall’s “By the Content of Their Character,” work inspired by Dr. Martin Luther Jr.’s speech, “I Have a Dream.” 24 inches x 36 inches; acrylics. Credit: Cora Marshall
Cora Marshall, the well-known African-American artist, will have work hanging in the Town Shores Fine Art Guild's first-ever art show next month. The Inaugural 2019 Invitational Fine Arts Show will open at Gulfport's Catherine A. Hickman Theater lobby on Feb. 1, from 6-8 p.m.; the show will hang all month.

Marshall has exhibited locally at the Dr. Carter Woodson museum as well as across the United States, including Brooklyn, Atlanta, at NYU and in Ghana.

Other artists in the show include fellow Gulfportians Lubov Alyeynik, Irene Billon, Deborah Coffin, Margie Davis, Pat Flaherty, Pat Gallagher, George Goodenough Cheri LaBelle, Audrey Lynch, Jay Lynch, Karen Lyndel, Bridget Marshall, McClain, Brona Pelleriti, Barbara Zegarek and the late Don Soper.

Catherine A. Hickman Theater lobby, 5501 27th Ave. S., Gulfport | Opening Feb. 1: 6-8 p.m.; Mon.-Thurs., 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. | Email the Guild for more information | Subscribe to Creative Loafing's weekly Do This newsletter and never miss an art event, new restaurant or other fun event in Tampa Bay

This article appears in Jan 10-17, 2019.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...