Every year, the Zodiac Membership Committee invites 12 emerging artists to exhibit at the Museum during The Dalí Dozen, a special one-night event. The Zodiacs are an all-volunteer group that supports the mission of The Dalí Museum by building meaningful relationships with members and helping to strengthen the ties between the Museum and the arts community. For more information about the Zodiacs, please contact Membership@TheDali.org.
This year, The Dalí Dozen are:
Sir Nicholas Lucius
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Laura Bethea
Sir Nicholas Lucius is an acclaimed visual artist based in Tampa, Florida, renowned for his avant-garde approach and innovative use of mixed media. With a career spanning over almost a decade, Nicholas has carved out a niche in the art world, creating works that explore the boundaries between fantasy and reality. His art serves as a visual feast, inviting viewers to delve into their subconscious and engage with existential themes. Nicholas’s exhibitions attract high-profile collectors and art enthusiasts, solidifying his reputation as a pivotal figure in the contemporary art scene.
Isac Gres
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Brett Holden
Isac Gres (b. 1993, Bayamo, Cuba) is a contemporary surrealist artist based in Tampa, Florida. His work is rooted in the immigrant experience, memory and a deep exploration of the human subconscious as a symbolic landscape. Through the use of acrylic, oil, spray paint and mixed media, Gres constructs emotionally charged visual narratives where identity, transformation and resilience take center stage. His work has been exhibited in galleries and art fairs across the United States and Europe, including solo exhibitions such as The Surreal Life of Isac Gres. Each piece functions as an introspective portal, inviting viewers to engage beyond aesthetics and into a space of reflection, dialogue and emotional resonance.
Francesco Agresti
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Britt Hayes
The paintings, drawings and mixed media work of Francesco Agresti bring a unique lyricism to a wide variety of subject matter–from realistic portraits and landscapes to thoroughly abstract yet highly emotive compositions. Francesco draws from numerous techniques and visual approaches he has mastered in over 40 years of full-time dedication to fine art to produce a truly original body of work that defies stylistic categorization.
Tyana Jasmyn Hancock
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Frances Recheungel
As a mixed media sculptor specializing in life-sized 18th-century inspired insect sculpture, Tyana’s work involves researching historical fashion as well as enomological anatomy to create accurate and visually stunning representations in life size form. I combine various materials such as paper, plaster, resin, wire, fabric and paint to bring these creatures to life, paying close attention to detail to capture their intricate features and textures. Each sculpture is a blend of artistry and scientific accuracy, aiming to transport viewers back in time and evoke a sense of wonder and curiosity about the natural world.
Olmy Rosenstock
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Harvey Drouillard
As is the nature of art, the influence’s which comprise the artist’s style are a reflection of his life experience. Olmy Rosenstock was raised in Boston and fell in love with Graffiti culture early in his youth. This transitioned towards a love for Tattooing, which eventually warranted a move, as it was still an illegal practice in 1990’s Massachusetts. In order to improve as an artist he needed a flourishing environment for tattooing, so in 1997 he headed west, spending the next 19 years in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland, making and studying his craft, before moving to St. Petersburg in 2016 to focus on painting. Having been taught to tattoo and paint with a similar technique, he sought out to define his own style. By combining tattoo iconography with mixed media’s, heavy mark making and tight palette’s, his work allows viewers space to make their own emotional connection.
Scott Solary
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Janna Kennedy Hyten
Using primarily dyes and stain, I build upon the organic features of the wood’s grain to evoke atmosphere, light, and emotion. The result is a kind of quiet narrative — landscapes that feel discovered rather than invented. These “Grainscapes” are meditative by nature, inviting the viewer to slow down and connect with something both familiar and timeless.
Each piece is one of a kind, grounded in authenticity, and shaped by a dialogue between hand and material. I work primarily with locally felled trees and reclaimed lumber. When starting with whole logs, I mill them down to size—a process that allows me to shape the material from its rawest form. That connection to place and process becomes part of the story within each finished piece. It keeps my process grounded in sustainability and connects each piece to the region where it’s from.
Jamie Lynn Goldenberg
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Jessica Hall
Jamie Lynn Goldenberg is an artist and Professor of Psychology at the University of South Florida. Across both disciplines, her work explores psychological experience, with particular attention to the lived experience and cultural positioning of women. She is best known for her portraits of boundary-breaking women whose lives challenge convention and redefine power. Through portraiture and symbolic imagery, she examines the tension between vulnerability and strength, objectification and empowerment. Following a year-long sabbatical in New York City, Goldenberg made St. Petersburg her home two years ago and now paints in her home studio and gallery in the historic Snell Arcade. She has been a guest speaker at The Dalí Museum during the exhibition Lee Miller: The Woman Who Broke Boundaries. Her artwork has been featured at American Stage Theatre and in galleries throughout the Tampa Bay area. Her tees featuring iconic women are available locally at Cozette’s Boutique.
David Decker
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Kisha Linebaugh
David Decker has made a name for himself as a prominent photographer in the Tampa Bay area over the past two years. His ability to capture the essence of his surroundings through his lens has brought Creative Loafing readers directly into his world. From documenting street protests and community events to showcasing the vibrant energy of Tampa Bay, Decker’s photographs offer a unique and captivating perspective on our beloved region. Recently, Decker has taken his craft further by opening his own studio in historic Ybor City, solidifying his presence in the local creative scene.
Leeann Kroetsch
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Pamela Joy Trow
Leeann Kroetsch has always been an artist. As a child, she chose crayons over dolls and transformed her family’s living room wall into her first canvas. With encouragement from her parents, she quickly transferred her creativity to paper, winning her local newspaper’s art competition almost weekly. These early explorations laid the foundation for a lifelong devotion to artistic expression. Leeann’s current focus is on sustainability and regeneration. She harvests silk from discarded and once-loved garments, collaging them with fine merino wool to create heirloom-quality textiles with renewed purpose. Each piece is organic, biodegradable, and crafted with minimal environmental impact, embodying her belief that fashion can be both beautiful and responsible. Her collection ranges from delicate flower shawl clips and silk-felted wraps to custom-fitted couture coats, dresses, skirts, and tops—garments that are at once sculptural, expressive and wearable works of art.
Chase Parker
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Patti Siltala
Chase Parker is a mixed-media artist and sculptor based in Tampa, Florida, whose work lives in the space between what we see and what we think we see. He focuses on dimensional realism, building pieces that blur the line between 2D and 3D and make people stop and question what’s actually in front of them. Working with industrial materials like vacuum-formed plastics and resin, Parker creates layered, wall-mounted works that feel at once familiar and slightly unreal. He bends and shapes everyday forms through depth, shadow, and curvature so that flat surfaces seem to move and solid objects appear to float. There’s a tension in the work—something that makes viewers look twice, then lean in closer. In a world built for scrolling, his pieces are meant to slow you down.
Stephanie Agudelo
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Whitney Lynch
Stephanie Agudelo is a vibrant photographer based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Known for her striking and vibrant imagery, Agudelo’s work has been celebrated on both national and international stages. Her photographs have graced the pages of several fashion magazines, and her talent has been recognized with accolades such as the Emerging Artist Award at the renowned 2019 Miami Art Basel. With a keen eye for capturing the essence of her subjects, Agudelo’s work has been displayed in exhibitions across the globe, captivating audiences with her unique perspective and ability to infuse her photographs with energy and life. Her artistic vision and dedication to her craft have solidified her place as a rising star in the world of contemporary photography. Agudelo’s art invites viewers to immerse themselves in her vibrant world, where every image is a testament to her passion for storytelling through the lens. As she continues to push creative boundaries, her work promises to inspire and ignite the senses of art enthusiasts everywhere.
Rony Shubich
Sponsored by Dalí Museum Zodiac Member Dacota Maphis
Rony grew up surrounded by creativity; her father, an architect and painter, guided her as she began to express herself artistically, often painting alongside her, while Mexico provided the colorful, complex backdrop and characters that populate her canvases. Her mother, a literature teacher, has described her work: “They protest the disillusions of growing up in a complicated, overwhelming city like Mexico City. They reflect the colors of the arts and crafts of Mexican culture. They echo the shouts of children on the streets. They whisper the hidden sadness of our secret selves disguised as the clowns that made us smile when we were growing up.” Early on, Rony’s art carried a very individual style. Over the years, the “music” that often forms part of her artistic scenarios emerged more strongly, eventually leading her into sculpture and the creation of paintings that became “sculptings,” combining painting and sculpture in music-inspired themes. In each phase, she established a distinct artistic voice, continuously seeking to express what she sees and feels.