Naples Art Institute Executive Director and Chief Curator Frank Verpoorten, center, talks with artists Carolyn Reed, right, and Mike Browne about a piece by Browne on display as part of the Naples Invitational show at Naples Art Institute on Saturday, July 8. Photo by Darron R. Silva
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Naples Invitational’s unspoken influences: Ian, identity
Frank Verpoorten is already easily over 6 feet tall. So when he’s close to levitating with excitement, there are worries about being able to catch everything the soft-spoken executive director/chief curator of the Naples Art Institute is saying.
