Visions of Florida Exhibit
DAYTONA BEACH, FL

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – Visions of Florida: The photographic Art of Clyde Butcher will be on display September 12, 2024 – March 2, 2025 at the Museum of Arts and Science.

Visions of Florida features the art of a photographer often called the “Ansel Adams of Florida”. Clyde Butcher hopes that his large-format, black-and-white photography of Florida’s natural landscapes will change the way people think of Florida. Just as Adams’ work did for California and the American West.

Discover an undisturbed paradise that is rapidly disappearing. Through the eyes of one of America’s finest landscape photographers, journey into the realm of natural Florida – a world seldom seen either by tourists or longtime residents.

Daydreaming: Niki Butcher Exhibit
MARCO ISLAND HISTORICAL MUSEUM

MARCO ISLAND, FLORIDA – Daydreaming, an exhibit by Niki Butcher will be on display at The Marco Island Historical Museum from March 12 – June 8, 2024. Join Niki for a Book Signing & Reception on March 14th from 4:30 – 6 pm.

Niki’s exhibit features over 60 images created over five decades. Daydreaming: Niki Butcher’s Hand-Painted Photography invites you to see the historical, beautiful, and sometimes quirky aspects of our world through the eyes of a thoughtful optimist. Niki has focused her camera on the fading facades of old Florida, capturing funky ‘mom & pop’ wayside businesses, lonesome sandy beaches, and the beauty of the Everglades. Remembering the gentle feeling of old Florida postcards, Niki hand paints her black and white photographs in vibrant tones and pastel hues.

Starting from the tonally blank canvas of a black and white photograph, artist Niki Butcher adds color to present the world from a “Daydreaming…” perspective. Through her photography, Niki captures places and people that stand out as beautiful, unique, endangered, and authentic. Yet what sets her work apart is her use of color. She breathes life and imagination into these photographed scenes, creating a picture of life far beyond what a camera could capture. Visit Daydreaming and experience a view of the world that adds a bit more color, a good dose of humor, and an infusion of positivity.

Cuba: The Natural Beauty
GADSDEN ARTS CENTER & MUSEUM

Clyde’s Exhibit, Cuba: The Natural Beauty will be on display at the Gadsden Art Center and Museum from September 18th, until December 12, 2026.

This collection documents Clyde’s journey through Cuba on three separate expeditions. Discovering the warmth and hospitality of the Cuban people, through his photography, Clyde has helped open Cuba’s natural beauty to the world. From mountain waterfalls to lush green jungles and grassy swamps to sandy beaches, his photographs reveal the seductive beauty, subtle grandeur, and majesty of this diverse island. The expedition to Cuba took him to places not seen by visitors in over fifty years.

Cuba invited Clyde, as an official photographer, and conservationists from across the Americas and the Caribbean to meet in 2002, a year declared by the United Nations as “The Year of the Mountains.” The U.N. encouraged countries across the world to hold environmental conferences about mountain conservation. Clyde saw this as an opportunity to make a positive difference in the world and wholeheartedly photographed the remarkable island.

America the Beautiful
INVERNESS, FL

INVERNESS, FL – Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful exhibit will be on display from August 3 – October 31, 2022, at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum. Clyde’s America the Beautiful exhibit celebrates the beauty of the American landscape from the Redwood forests of California to the Everglade swamps of Florida. Clyde majestically captures the public natural lands set aside by the Federal and State governments for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Clyde’s images of these treasured landscapes document the changing environment, capturing what is there today and encouraging us to enjoy the beauty of nature. Clyde’s images speak for countless diverse places of wilderness and respite found throughout all of America, allowing us an appreciation of our land.

Smithsonian Water/Ways Exhibit
Apalachicola Arsenal Museum, Chattahoochie, Florida

The Smithsonian’s Water/Ways exhibition dives into water–an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically. The Apalachicola Arsenal Museum located in Chattahoochee, Florida, will be host to the Smithsonians’s Water/Ways exhibit from August 28 through October 23.  In addition, to this prestigious exhibit, we are proud to announce that Clyde’s Apalachicola River exhibit will be on display. In societies across the globe, water serves as a source of peace and contemplation. Many faiths revere water as a sacred symbol. Authors and artists are inspired by the complex character of water – a substance that is seemingly soft and graceful that is yet a powerful and nearly unstoppable force. Water also plays a practical role in American society. The availability of water affected settlement and migration patterns. Access to water and control of water resources have long been a central part of political and economic planning. Human creativity and resourcefulness provide new ways of protecting water resources and renewing respect for the natural environment. This exhibit will be available free to the public. Museum hours are Tuesday – Thursday and Saturdays 10 am – 3 pm. Call (850) 794-0197 for additional hours and details.

America’s Everglades Exhibit
PENSACOLA MUSEUM OF ART

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Clyde Butcher’s America’s Everglades Exhibit will be on display at the Pensacola Museum of Art from June 10 – September 18, 2022. Clyde will be giving a lecture on September 16, more details to be determined.

With his century-old camera, Clyde Butcher has been exploring and documenting the Everglades for more than three decades. The result is a stunning collection of large-format black-and-white photographs that capture untouched parts of the nation’s largest subtropical wilderness. Delicate ecosystems, rare botanical specimens, and sweeping landscapes bring the wonder of this mysterious part of our country to light.

America’s Everglades: Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher highlights Butcher’s artistic eye as well as his deep and long-held commitment to conservation. His work challenges us to explore the heritage we share in the natural world and to work together to protect it. Through his photography, Butcher hopes to educate the public by bringing environmental issues to the forefront of public consciousness.

CUBA: The Natural Beauty
DELAND MUSEUM OF ART

Clyde’s Exhibit Cuba: The Natural Beauty will be on display at the Museum of Art – DeLand, in DeLand, Florida. The exhibit runs from June 24 to September 18, 2022.

This collection documents Clyde’s journey through Cuba on three separate expeditions. Discovering the warmth and hospitality of the Cuban people, through his photography, Clyde has helped open Cuba’s natural beauty to the world. From mountain waterfalls to lush green jungles and grassy swamps to sandy beaches, his photographs reveal the seductive beauty, subtle grandeur, and majesty of this diverse island. The expedition to Cuba took him to places not seen by visitors in over fifty years.

Cuba invited Clyde, as an official photographer, and conservationists from across the Americas and the Caribbean to meet in 2002, a year declared by the United Nations as “The Year of the Mountains.” The U.N. encouraged countries across the world to hold environmental conferences about mountain conservation. Clyde saw this as an opportunity to make a positive difference in the world and wholeheartedly photographed the remarkable island.

Butcher & Ansel Together
THE JAMES MUSEUM ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful exhibit will be on display alongside Ansel Adams’ Masterworks exhibit at The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art from April 9 – July 31, 2022. This is an exciting opportunity to view the work of these two renowned landscape photographers side by side.

Clyde’s America the Beautiful exhibit celebrates the beauty of the American landscape from the Redwood forests of California to the Everglade swamps of Florida. Clyde majestically captures the public natural lands set aside by the Federal and State governments for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Clyde’s images of these treasured landscapes document the changing environment, capturing what is there today and encouraging us to enjoy the beauty of nature. Clyde’s images speak for countless diverse places of wilderness and respite found throughout all of America, allowing us an appreciation of our land.  

America the Beautiful Exhibit
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – Clyde Butcher’s America the Beautiful exhibit will be on display at the Fort Wayne Museum of American Art from October 9, 2021 – January 30, 2022. This collection celebrates the beauty of the American landscape from the Redwood forests of California to the Everglade swamps of Florida. Clyde majestically captures the public natural lands set aside by the Federal and State governments for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Clyde’s images of these treasured landscapes document the changing environment, capturing what is there today and encouraging us to enjoy the beauty of nature. Clyde’s images speak for countless diverse places of wilderness and respite found throughout all of America, allowing us an appreciation of our land.  “Clyde represents what we hope all great artists of our country hold true in their work: the responsibility of communicating the goodness of our world through the arts. Moreover, he has used his photographs as learning tools to inspire others, sharing his concern for our limited resources and endangered habitats” –Jimmy Carter, Former President of the United States  

America’s Everglades Exhibit
Naples Botanical Garden

ExhibitNAPLES, FLORIDA – Clyde Butcher’s America’s Everglades Exhibit will be on display at Naples Botanical Garden Kapnick Hall from April 15, 2021 – June 15, 2021. With his century-old camera, Clyde Butcher has been exploring and documenting the Everglades for more than three decades. The result is a stunning collection of large-format black-and-white photographs that capture untouched parts of the nation’s largest subtropical wilderness. Delicate ecosystems, rare botanical specimens, and sweeping landscapes bring the wonder of this mysterious part of our country to light. America’s Everglades: Through the Lens of Clyde Butcher highlights Butcher’s artistic eye as well as his deep and long-held commitment to conservation. His work challenges us to explore the heritage we share in the natural world and to work together to protect it. Through his photography, Butcher hopes to educate the public by bringing environmental issues to the forefront of public consciousness.