The 2027 ArtFest Fort Myers Collection will bring this year’s festival artwork to life through merchandise inspired by Hua-Yao Hung, our 2027 poster artist, and his dynamic piece Spoonbill Flying Over Sailboats.

Created for collectors, art lovers, and festival-goers alike, these pieces will be more than souvenirs—they’re extensions of the artwork itself.

🎨 Inspired by Hua-Yao Tung's Spoonbill Over Sailboats

🌴 Rooted in the energy of the 2027 festival

🖼 Designed to celebrate and support the arts

Many items will be released in limited quantities and will not be restocked.

Originally from Taiwan, Hua-Yao Tung is an accomplished fine artist whose distinctive work brings together the traditions of Eastern art with Western techniques and influences.

A graduate of the Fine Art Department at Taiwan Normal University, Tung studied both traditional Eastern and Western art before coming to the United States. His travels throughout national parks, museums, zoos, and botanical gardens became an important source of inspiration, helping shape a style deeply rooted in the beauty and character of the natural world.

Tung is known for his richly layered mixed-media paintings, incorporating ink, watercolor, gouache, pastel, acrylic, gold leaf, gold powder, and distinctive textural techniques. Through this combination of materials, he creates compositions that balance color, form, movement, and atmosphere while reflecting the influence of his Eastern artistic training.

Throughout his career, Tung's work has received national recognition and numerous honors, including First Place and Best of Show awards. His artwork has been exhibited at institutions including the Tampa Museum of Art and is represented in private and corporate collections in the United States and internationally. His collectors have included The Walt Disney Company, DuPont, and the City of New Smyrna Beach, with his work also represented in Taiwan.

With decades devoted to painting and exhibiting his work, Tung continues to explore nature through a style that bridges artistic traditions and cultures.

In 2027, Hua-Yao Tung was selected as the official Poster Artist for the 27th annual ArtFest Fort Myers, bringing his distinctive artistic vision to one of Southwest Florida's signature celebrations of the arts.