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Sarasota News Leader October 19, 2012 She is life juried at Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy, and is in the Gallery of International Fulbright Artist/Scholars. She also is teaching at the Venice Art Center. "Hastings-Ellis observed the natural world around her for many years before painting her vision on canvas," the news release says. "She paints the glorious flora, fauna and sur- roundings of her home in Florida with the viv- Page 93 id colors and strong textures that she loves," it adds. Her work appears in several art centers, gal- leries and private collections. A public reception for the artists will be held on Friday, Oct. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, the city news release says. The exhibit is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A painting by Jill Hastings-Ellis. A painting by Mary-Louise Biasotti Hooper