Grinter Gallery features Visions of Bahia, Brazil from the Collection of Frances F. Switt

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s School of Art and Art History presents “Visions of Bahia, Brazil, from the Collection of Frances F. Switt” on display now through Aug. 15 in Grinter Gallery.

This selection from Frances F. Switt’s extensive art collection highlights artists who lived and worked in Bahia, Brazil, during the mid- to late-20th century. Switt entered the Foreign Service after working for the joint U.S.-Brazilian cultural center in Bahia, Brazil, and served tours in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, Bahia and Brasilia. She also served as a cultural affairs officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Paris, France; and as public affairs officer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

A public reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on March 28 in conjunction with the opening reception for MFA Thesis Exhibition I in the University Gallery and Focus Gallery.

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Denise Trunk Krigbaum , DTrunk@ufl.edu, 352-273-1489