Our exhibit this month, “King Mango & Friends,” features the work of UCG member Glenn Terry. Much of the art displayed centers around posters and masks he created for Coconut Grove’s King Mango Strut parade. It is a popular South Florida event he created forty years ago. He will be hosting a reception Sunday, May 1 at 10:15am. Please stop by and see what the King is up to! Click here for the artist’s biography.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My art career started when I got in trouble for drawing on walls as a three- year-old. Creating things with crayons, paint, and paper has been a joy ever since. I spent much of my adult life in art education. The work I exhibit in the show reflect the whimsical projects I did with my young art students.
BIOGRAPHY
I got my start in Miami where my family lived just north of the airport. At 18 I headed for Gainesville where I became a Double Gator. I then returned south to make art, sail, and practice law in Coconut Grove.
In Miami I am best known for creating a silly parade, the King Mango Strut. This holiday tradition has made people laugh since 1982.
Lawyering wasn’t fun for me so I became an art educator in my mid-forties. I continued with this until I retired five years ago. My wife, Francesca, and i have four lovely children. We got smart and re-located to Gainesville in 2019 where we live happily ever after and I continue my creative endeavors.
Welcome to Gainesville and to UCG Glenn and Francesca………..Your commitment to community amazes me!
The King Mango Strut is truly an INSTITUTION in Miami, and it took genius to create it. One of the most authentically weird happenings in Florida, the state of Florida Man. The best political satire I’ve ever seen.