Guests are invited to an artist reception in honor of the opening of the "Wild Ponies of Cumberland Island" exhibit, featuring oil paintings by artist Mitchell Lee Kolbe.

ABOUT MITCHELL LEE KOLBE: Born and raised in Charlotte, N.C., Mitchell Lee Kolbe developed a love of art from his father and received a scholastic art scholarship to the prestigious Art Students League in New York City, where he studied for four years. A professional artist since he was 15, Mitchell Lee Kolbe has painted murals for the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Merritt Island, Fla. as well as Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. and restored the famous Atlanta Cyclorama, which features a mural of the Battle of Atlanta. Mitchell Lee Kolbe has also earned acclaim for his sculptures, including the Epiphany Cross Diver statue at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, Fla. and various sculptures completed for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta as well as Walt Disney World Resort’s EPCOT. Mitchell Lee Kolbe is a featured artist at The Kessler Collection’s hotels and art galleries in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.