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The Poetics of Painting: A Celebration of the Lineage and Legacy of John Markowitz

On Thursday, October 16, 2025, CASSH honored the life and work of John Markowitz with a Memorial Reception at the CFPA. They spoke about John, celebrating the newly named John Markowitz Memorial Painting Studio, and announcing a scholarship endowment in his name.

The Poetics of Painting: A Celebration of the Lineage and Legacy of John Markowitz

Markowitz was a dedicated artist who explored the traditional process of pigmented media on a two-dimensional surface. Many of his pieces utilize historical motifs of landscape and still life, but Markowitz's ultimate subject is the transformational potential of oil paint and the contemplation of time, perception, and memory. His paintings, drawings, and sketchbooks from the last five decades form the primary focus of this exhibition.

Featured in adjoining galleries are more than fifty works of art created by Markowitz's mentors and students. This exhibition also includes additional paintings, drawings, photographs, and prints that he helped the museum acquire and steward for the community as Chair of the PMA's Collection Committee.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Pensacola Museum of Art
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM on Fri, 6 Mar 2026

Event Supported By

Pensacola Museum of Art
(850) 432-6247
PMA@UWF.EDU

Artist Group Info

John Markowitz
cfpa@uwf.edu
Pensacola Museum of Art
407 S Jefferson St
Pensacola, Florida 32502
850-432-6247
mhartshorn@pensacolamuseum.org