Check out these artists at Lawn Party by the Bay

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. December 3, 2025

Anne Vose and Jackie Donnelly peruse the works of artist Marie Therese Lacroix, center.

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New to this year's Lawn Party on the Bay is an exhibition by several local artists, along with the silent auction of a piece by world-renowned artist Peter Max.

Lynn Armstrong Coffin, Marie Therese Lacroix and Collin Rowland are set to showcase their works at the Dec. 6 Kiwanis Club of Longboat Key-hosted foodie event at Ken Thompson Park.

Lacroix is a figurative expressionist artist who was born in Quebec and raised in a French family. She learned from painter Frère Jérome Paradis and developed her own style while working in his studio at the Collège Notre-Dame de Montréal.

She later continued her studies at the Ringling College of Art and Design and opened her own Sarasota-based space, Studio Lacroix. Visit ArtByLacroix.com for more.

Rowland focuses on contemporary mixed-media art, often transforming his original photography into multi-dimensional works combined with laser-cut metal and other materials. He is from Ohio and maintains a studio in Sarasota. Visit CollinRowlandArt.com.

Armstrong Coffin also works in mixed media. She recently utilized discarded materials from the power lines coming down on Longboat Key for her art to creatively highlight the undergrounding work taking place on the island. But she also extends her talents to other projects, including her children's book illustrations. Visit LArmstrongArt.com.

From Peter Max's Masters series, an interpretation of Renior.

Organizers will also be auctioning a colorful illustration of the Statue of Liberty, titled "Nine Liberties," by psychedelic pop artist Peter Max.

He conceived of the piece as a way to honor the country to which he immigrated as a teenager. His works are now part of permanent collections in presidential libraries and U.S. embassies worldwide.

Proceeds from the Lawn Party benefit the Children's Guardian Fund, a 501(c)(3) group that responds to the needs of children in foster care. Learn more about the group's mission at ChildrensGuardianFund.org.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.