Florida Artists Hall of Fame recognizes artists who have made significant contributions to art in Florida. It was established by the Florida Legislature in 1986. There is a Florida Artists Hall of Fame Wall on the Plaza Level in the rotunda of the Florida Capitol. The Florida Council on Arts and Culture reviews nominations annually and makes recommendations to the Florida Secretary of State. No more than two inductees are selected in any year[1] until 2012 when four inductees were added.
In 1986, the Hall was established by the Florida Legislature. It provides recognition to persons, living or dead, who "made significant contributions to the arts in Florida either as performing or practicing artists in individual disciplines." The awards recipients show diversity of artistic accomplishment in the state's "cultural tapestry." Inductions take placed each March during the Florida Heritage Awards. Each honoree receives a commemorative bronze sculpture. The sculpture, La Florida was created by Enzo Torcoletti.[1]
| Year[2] | Name | City | Lifetime | Artform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1941–1970 | Folk artists | |||
| 1993 | 1887–1995 | Thespian and theater impresario | |||
| 1993 | 1906–1990 | Artist | |||
| 2024 | 1948– | Visual Artist | |||
| 2018 | Darby, Florida | Howard: 1946–, David: 1950– | Singers/Songwriters/Recording Artists | ||
| 2022 | 1972– | Actor/Performer | |||
| 2012 | 1935– | Painter | |||
| 2016 | 1963– | Visual Artist | |||
| 2012 | 1926–2015 | Architect | |||
| 2012 | 1930–2023 | Underwater film actor and director | |||
| 2000 | 1946–2023 | Musician | |||
| 2002 | 1955–2005 | Dancer | |||
| 1998 | 1942– | Photographer | |||
| 1992 | 1930–2004 | Musician | |||
| 2024 | 1941– | Musician | |||
| 2023 | 1953– | Sculptor | |||
| 2020 | 1945– | Musician | |||
| 2024 | 1964– | Visual Artist | |||
| 2009 | 1935–2012 | Writer | |||
| 2003 | 1893–1977 | Folk artist | |||
| 2017 | 1962– | Singer/Songwriter | |||
| 2010 | 1928–2008 | Blues musician | |||
| 2016 | 1929–2023 | Artist & Environmental Graphic Designer | |||
| 1993 | 1890–1998 | Author | |||
| 2013 | 1957– | Singer and songwriter | |||
| 2017 | 1947– | Musician/Guitarist | |||
| 1988 | 1931–2012 | Politician who supported arts | |||
| 2021 | 1958– | Cameraman/Director/Producer | |||
| 2015 | 1926–2021 | Opera composer | |||
| 2003 | 1919–2010 | Marching band director and innovator | |||
| 2021 | 1954– | Illustrator/Painter | |||
| 1992 | 1925–1996 | Artist/ sculptor of human figures | |||
| 1995 | 1819–1904 | Painter of nature | |||
| 2014 | 1947– | Collage artist, painter, arts critic and curator | |||
| 1987 | 1899–1961 | Author | |||
| 2019 | 1944– | Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist | |||
| 2017 | 1938–2019 | Poet/Anthologist | |||
| 1990 | 1891–1960 | Folklorist, historian, and novelist | |||
| 2011 | 1932–2023 | Painter | |||
| 2019 | 1854–1926 | Painter | |||
| 2002 | 1903–1992 | Circus clown | |||
| 2000 | 1871–1938 | Writer | |||
| 2006 | 1873–1954 | ||||
| 2005 | Beluthahatchee, Florida | 1916–2011 | Journalist | ||
| 2022 | 1920–1991 | Painter/Illustrator | |||
| 2000 | 1930–2013 | Author and illustrator | |||
| 2020 | 1941–2015 | Painter | |||
| 1999 | 1929–2000 | Painter and sculptor | |||
| 2022 | 1936– | Painter | |||
| 2007 | 1918–2009 | Songwriter | |||
| 2024 | 1964– | Musicians | |||
| 1991 | 1916–1986 | Writer | |||
| 1996 | 1919–1990 | Folk singer/ songwriter | |||
| 2001 | 1872–1933 | Architect | |||
| 2019 | 1905–1982 | Sculptor | |||
| 1994 | 1875–1953 | Art collector and museum founder | |||
| 2008 | 1945– | Film director | |||
| 2014 | 1950–2017 | Singer and songwriter | |||
| 2004 | 1879–1965 | Sculptor | |||
| 2006 | 1939– | Sculptor | |||
| 1991 | 1925–2008 | Painter | |||
| 1987 | 1896–1953 | Author | |||
| 1993 | 1936–2018 | Actor | |||
| 1987 | 1866–1936 | Circus empresario | |||
| 1998 | 1937–1991 | Folk musician and storyteller | |||
| 2012 | 1921–2017 | Opera singer | |||
| 2001 | 1933–2017 | Artist | |||
| 2022 | 1942–1995 | Television Personality/Painter | |||
| 2008 | 1892–1962 | Sculptor | |||
| 1999 | 1927–2014 | Author | |||
| 2017 | 1944– | Musician/Entertainer | |||
| 2010 | 1961– | Painter | |||
| 2013 | 1943–2020 | Musician | |||
| 2009 | 1932–2017 | Musician | |||
| 2011 | 1938– | Singer and songwriter | |||
| 1994 | 1934–2022 | Photographer | |||
| 1997 | 1936– | Ballet dancer | |||
| 1994 | 1917–2003 | Painter and professor of art | |||
| 1989 | 1911–1983 | Author | |||
| 2013 | 1834–1926 | Painter | |||
| 2018 | 1943–2010 | Visual Artist | |||
| 1994 | 1939– | Music composer |