Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library to Highlight Young Artist Flora Ranis in September Exhibit

This September, Fort Lauderdale's Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library will be highlighting the works of young visual artist Flora Ranis in an exhibit set to run from Sept. 27 to Oct. 16.

A Broward County native and Yale University graduate, Flora Ranis uses her artistic skills in stone, metal, and paper to celebrate her community and bring attention to those who have been marginalized across history as well as in modern day. She discovered her love for art during her tenure at Yale, during which she studied Ethnicity, Race, and Migration.

Flora's newest art series, entitled Endangered, takes aim at Florida's attempts to silence discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity. Being LGBT+ is as natural as Florida's Everglades, and Flora's art utilizes water colors to connect being queer with our state's beloved natural environment.

Last year, Flora Ranis was awarded an artist grant by the Broward County Cultural Division, who have also helped to make this exhibit possible. During the exhibit, Flora will be available to discuss her work with guests.

"The Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library exists to honor and protect LGBT+ culture, and supporting young artists like Flora is essential to our community," said Executive Director Robert Kesten. "We are excited to hold this special, limited-time exhibit, and we look forward to seeing Flora's art touch visitor's hearts."

To learn more about the Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library, visit website Stonewall-Museum.org.

To learn more about Flora's work, visit https://www.instagram.com/flora_ranis/