WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, the CFCC Fine Arts Department, and the Wilson Center are thrilled to announce that the annual juried art exhibition featuring Cape Fear Community College student artists will return to the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery on the Downtown Campus of Cape Fear Community College. This exciting tradition returns to the Gallery with an opening on April 8, 2022. The exhibition will run through May 6, 2022.

Aaron Wilcox, Chair of Art & Art History at University of North Carolina Wilmington will serve as juror for this year’s exhibition. The annual show will feature artwork created by CFCC students judged across a variety of media categories. A reception will be held on Friday, April 22, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; the Awards Ceremony to recognize the winner in each category, as well as Best In Show, will be held that same evening at 7 p.m.

For those who wish to view the works on display, the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, throughout the course of this exhibition. Visitors are welcome; the gallery will be operating at full capacity, and following all local and state health and safety regulations.




WILMINGTON, NC – The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the Two Techs exhibition, presented by the Fine Arts Department of Cape Fear Community College. This exhibition showcases the recent work of two of our talented art department technicians. We are thrilled to share these artworks in an in-person setting at the gallery. The exhibition opens to the public on Monday, February 7, 2022, and will run through February 25, 2022.

This exhibition features the work of ceramics artist and department tech, Jacob Herrmann, as well as sculptor and art department tech, Charles Harlan.

The exhibition will also be part of the Fourth Fridays Gallery Nights and will host a closing reception on Friday, February 25th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open Monday- Friday, from noon to 5 p.m. To learn more about educational offerings and degree programs in the Fine Arts offered at Cape Fear Community College, visit https://cfcc.edu/division/fine-arts-film-design/.




The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery  is pleased to announce the opening of 2021 Annual Faculty Art Show, presented by the Fine Arts Department of Cape Fear Community College. This exciting exhibition again showcases the recent work of our tremendously talented faculty. We are thrilled to share these unique pieces in an in-person setting; the CFCC faculty has not presented an in-person exhibition since the fall of 2019. This inspiring exhibition opens on Monday, October 11, 2021, and will run through Friday, November 12, 2021.

This year’s exhibition will feature the work of:

  • Topher Alexander
  • Ben Billingsley
  • Geoff Calabrese
  • Rick Conn
  • Jessica Gaffney
  • Brandon Guthrie
  • Cable Hardin
  • Jennifer Mace
  • Victoria Paige
  • Abby Spangel Perry
  • Deborah Quinn
  • Casey Scharling
  • Sharon Wozniak Spencer
  • Amber Watts

The exhibition will also be part of the Fourth Fridays Gallery Nights and will host a reception on October 22, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.  The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is open Monday- Friday, from noon to 5 p.m.










The Wilson Center and the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery are pleased to announce “Foundations: An Alumni Invitational.” This unique exhibition features the work of the Zak Duff, Jacob Parker, Angela Rowe, and Nathan Verwey, all of whom are alumni of Cape Fear Community College. The show opens on February 5 and runs through February 28.

There will be an opening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 7; the closing reception will coincide with the Fourth Friday reception on Friday, February 28.

About Zak Duff

Born and raised in the museum-and-gallery-filled Washington, DC, area, Zak was exposed to the arts and sciences at an early age. He relocated to North Carolina and completed a Bachelors in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2010. Following that, Zak worked in multiple area galleries, before moving on to earn a Masters degree in Painting from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California, in 2017.

Over the last decade, Zak has participated in four artist colonies, several solo exhibitions, and more than thirty group shows as a member of the Wilmington-based Thrive artist collective. He currently resides in Leland, where he both teaches and produces paintings and illustrations from his private studio.

About Jacob Parker

Jacob is a printmaker from North Carolina. Working primarily in relief and screen printing, he explores the intricacies involved in personal myth-making and self-identification, and the impact which it has on interpersonal relationships. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts at East Carolina University in 2014, and then a Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University, both in printmaking.

About Angela Rowe

Angela is a native of Pisgah Forest, North Carolina. Although she grew up drawing and making objects, she took other career paths. Angela worked as an architectural historian, in arts administration, and managed high complexity global projects for IBM. She holds degrees in American Studies from Davidson College and Information Systems, Cameron School of Business, UNCW.

Since 2013, Angela has focused on making art. She began by taking classes at the Museum School at Cameron Art Museum, and in May 2018 Angela received an AFA in Visual Art from Cape Fear Community College. She has maintained a studio practice at ACME Art Studios since 2014.

About Nathan Verwey

Nathan, a lifelong creator originally from Wisconsin, moved to Wilmington more than a decade ago to pursue acting. While immersed in the creative environment of the Cape Fear region, he further explored his artistic side. Initial forays with an easel set gifted  to him by his father ignited a passion and led him to pursue two associate degrees at CFCC and a degree in studio art at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.




No Boundaries International Art Colony 2019

The 2019 No Boundaries International Art Colony exhibition is open at the Wilma W. Daniel Gallery on the campus of Cape Fear Community College. The exhibition runs November 16, 2019 through January 10, 2020.

This unique exhibition brings together artists working locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. This year’s colony features the work of Hande Akalin (Turkey), Belgin Akin (Turkey), Todd Carignan (Wilmington NC), Nat Dickinson (Asheville NC), Jenn Dierdorf (Brooklyn NY), Saiko Kashiwada (Japan), Yvette Molina (Brooklyn NY), Iñego Navarro (Spain), Dorry Spikes (Wales UK), Barbara Anne Thomas (Raleigh NC), Pam Toll (Wilmington NC), Gayle Tustin (Wilmington NC),  




The Cape Fear Community College Department of Fine Arts is proud to present this exhibition of works created by our talented faculty. This exhibition features work by: Ben Billingsley, Geoff Calabrese, Rick Conn, Brandon Guthrie, Jennifer Mace, Kendall Martin, Marsha Mills, Victoria Page, Abby Spangel Perry, Deborah Quinn, Casey Scharling, Sharon Wozniak Spencer, and Nicole Wilkinson.

The exhibition runs through Nov. 8, 2019, so don’t miss it!





Pam Toll, Associate Professor of Art at UNC Wilmington, has opened a new exhibition, entitles “Landscape and Memory” at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery at Cape Fear Community College.
Toll has been drawing and painting since childhood and this physical way of thinking has become a fundamental part of her work. In this exhibition, she pursues an energy around trees that comes from a lifetime spent among them. The exhibition runs from August 12 through October 4 and can be visited, free of charge, during gallery hours.
There will be an opening reception held on Friday, August 23, beginning at 6:00 p.m., at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, located at 200 Hanover St.. There will be a closing reception for the exhibition on September 27, beginning at 6:00 p.m., also held at the Gallery.




Randy McNamara lives in Hampstead, North Carolina, where he maintains a studio and teaches painting at the Leland Cultural Arts Center. Previously, he lived in Los Angeles California, exhibiting his work at Gallery 825 and various other venues in the region.
He has an M.F.A. from Indiana University in Bloomington, and a B.S. in Biology from the University of Kansas. While at KU, he discovered and named an isozyme of wild sunflowers and was also Outstanding Senior in Ceramics.
His background in biology has influenced his work primarily through the use of biomorphic forms and the notion that everything functions within an interconnected matrix of infinite elements in flux. A puzzle being assembled, disassembled and reassembled for eternity. His work employs acrylics and paper applied to canvas in a painterly manner with an interest in color, rich surfaces and the conundrum of the center.
The exhibition of McNamara’s work at the Wilma W. Daniels Gallery runs from June 24 through August 2, 2019, with receptions on both June 28 and July 26, at 6:00 p.m.
For more information about his work, visit the artist’s web site at https://mcnamara.crevado.com/





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