Bozek’s paintings to be on display in Cape Coral Library Art Gallery
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More than 40 paintings, in a variety of sizes, by artist Robert "Capt. Bob" Bozek will be on exhibit in the Cape Coral Lee County Public Library's art gallery. Larger ones will adorn the walls, and smaller pieces can be viewed in the three illuminated display cases of the gallery.
Bozek, an artist born and raised in New York, maintains a home as well as a studio here in Cape Coral. His varied paintings that range in subject from lighthouses and seascapes all the way to abstracts have been widely exhibited and sold throughout the Hamptons of New York. Bozek has shown his artwork at the Hampton Bays Library, Sag Harbor Art Fair and Harbor Festival, the Olish Farms Fair (held three times per year in Eastport, N.Y.), the East Quogue Street Fair plus numerous other New York art festivals held in Montauk, Oceanside, Hicksville and Cutchogue. He also has an upcoming exhibit at the Westhampton Beach Library.
Over his 90-year lifetime, Bozek worked as a layout manager for Newsday for 43 years and as a licensed boat captain holding a masters 100-ton rating. All the while, his interest in painting has persisted ever since he first began studying art at the tender age of 12. He was the first art major in his high school, earning him the designation of "Oceanside's Rembrandt" in his graduation year book.
Changing exhibitions in the Cape Coral Library's expansive art gallery are sponsored by the Friends of the Cape Coral Library and are designed to afford the public an opportunity to enjoy the work of talented local artists. The library is at 921 S.W. 39th Terrace, off of Mohawk Parkway, and the Bozek exhibit will be open during regular business hours from July 8 through Aug. 28.
For information, about the Bozek exhibit or the gallery, contact Art Gallery Chairperson Monica Rahman by email to gallery@capefriends.org or visit capefriends.org. Follow Friends of the Cape Coral Library on Facebook.