![Elizabeth Thompson, "Beach Show," 2016; acrylic and oil on canvas; 54 x70 inches. Elizabeth Thompson, "Beach Show," 2016; acrylic and oil on canvas; 54 x70 inches.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Beach-Show-2016-Acrylic-and-oil-on-canvas-54-x-70-in-©-Elizabeth-Thompson.jpg?w=413)
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Elizabeth Thompson, “Beach Show,” 2016; acrylic and oil on canvas; 54 x70 inches. It’s showtime for a trio of South Florida artists who’ve dedicated their long careers to “The Daily Act of Art Making.” Under that marquee, concurrent solo exhibitions at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale showcase the works of Fort Lauderdale’s Matthew Carone, Miami’s Jaime Grant and Elizabeth Thompson, who passed away last year. Having studied painting at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Thompson produced mural-scaled canvases based on the Everglades and, as represented here, a surreal Movie Theater series of eerily empty outdoor movie theaters intruding upon tropical landscapes. The show runs through Aug. 4. Nsuartmuseum.org.