Welcome to Gallery Absolute, a dynamic platform where art transcends traditional boundaries. Born from the success of Tree Swallow Gallery, Gallery Absolute is a visionary expansion, designed to amplify your art in the expansive world of modern creativity. As a subsidiary of Absolutely Art Services, and founded by artist Amanda McCallister, Gallery Absolute embodies a new era of artistic engagement.
Amanda McCallister is a fine art photographer, arts curator, and creative entrepreneur based in Central Florida. With over two decades of leadership experience across education, non-profit administration, fine arts programming, and business operations, she brings a rare blend of strategic vision and community-rooted impact to everything she builds.
Her nonprofit work has been honored with a Human and Civil Rights Award from the Florida Education Association, and her contributions to the arts include directing nonprofit community galleries, managing fine art retail spaces, and serving on both regional fine arts grant boards and local municipal arts development committees.
Her artistic work—rooted in black-and-white photography—captures the stillness and memory of Florida’s disappearing landscapes. She is the author of Lake Front: At the Edge of Nature and Nostalgia, a fine art photography book that explores the tension between change and permanence along Central Florida’s Chain of Lakes. Amanda is also the creative force behind the art brand Alice Absolutely and a recognized thought leader in the field of generative AI art, where she bridges emerging technologies with traditional storytelling. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the Southeastern United States and is held in private, corporate, and nonprofit collections throughout the country.
Amanda is also the founder of Absolutely Art Services, a business empowerment platform designed to help artists thrive in the modern marketplace through education, consulting, and strategy. Gallery Absolute is a natural evolution of this mission.
In 2024, Amanda partnered with Six/Ten to re-launch Tree Swallow Gallery (the gallery had a brief run in 2016 as well), a pop-up exhibition space in downtown Winter Haven designed to spotlight local artists and invite the public into meaningful connection with fine art. What began as a temporary gallery quickly became a vibrant community hub and a proving ground for something more permanent.
Out of that success, Gallery Absolute was born—not just as an online gallery, but as a dynamic creative platform where art becomes a living part of everyday life. Gallery Absolute showcases the work of professional artists while building bridges between the art world and the broader community through strategic partnerships with businesses, nonprofits, and civic organizations. It is equal parts exhibition space, cultural incubator, and storytelling engine—designed to make art more visible, more accessible, and more deeply integrated into the places we live, work, and gather. At its core, Gallery Absolute is a movement to redefine how art shows up in the world: not hidden away, but woven into the fabric of community life. It blends Amanda’s curatorial eye, her deep roots in the Florida arts scene, and her belief that art should be present in everyday life—not just inside museums.
Gallery Absolute operates as a subsidiary of Absolutely Art Services, extending the brand’s mission of supporting working artists in sustainable, innovative ways. While Absolutely Art Services equips creatives with the tools to grow their businesses, Gallery Absolute provides the platform to showcase their work, build visibility, and foster meaningful partnerships in the community.
Together, these two initiatives form a full-circle approach to creative empowerment—offering not just inspiration, but infrastructure.
If you’re an artist looking to grow, a business looking to collaborate, or a community partner seeking creative synergy—we’d love to hear from you.
Copyright 2024, McCallister Ventures, LLC
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