Our Story
Luna Fine Art Gallery is a longtime vision of owner and Chairman of Innisfree Hotels Julian MacQueen. Julian and his wife Kim MacQueen have supported the arts both locally and abroad for many years. The gallery is part of The Hive Foundation, the philanthropic and social responsibility program of Innisfree Hotels.
The gallery first opened in 2017 at the Hilton Pensacola Beach with gallery directors Lisa Puzon and Shaughnessy Johnson and has displayed over 70 local artists in individual and group exhibitions. The gallery has expanded to Amelia Island and is located between Springhill Suites and Courtyard by Marriott at 2700 Atlantic Avenue.
Both galleries celebrate local and regional artists with four exhibits and art receptions per year including an annual “Call to Artist” juried exhibit. All artworks can be purchased online at lunafineartgallery.org. Gallery commissions from Luna Fine Art Gallery at Pensacola Beach go to The Brilliant Star Scholarship Fund to assist alumni students from Dixon School of Arts & Sciences in pursuing continuing education. Commissions from the Amelia Island location will go to the Trinity Hoblit Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in Fernandina Beach, Fla. dedicated to raising awareness about the signs and symptoms of brain aneurysm.
Lisa Puzon and Shaughnessy Johnson
— Luna Gallery Directors
Our Directors
Lisa and Shaughnessy are artists, art educators, gallery directors and art curators. They have been traveling to Pensacola since 2011 as visiting artists and married in 2013 after realizing that sharing the common interests of art, education and children makes them quite an effective and passionate team. They heard students change from saying, “I can’t” to “I can’t wait” to make art!
By providing unusual and extraordinary art projects that are both fun and engaging, they encourage young people to become the artist they are meant to be. Lisa and Shaughnessy hope to extend their efforts to building and connecting communities through the arts starting with their own neighborhood.
“Everything we do involves art. We connect and create relationships through art. It’s important to support the arts in our schools and communities because it is healing and transformative. Our advice to young people is to be open to creativity and new experiences. Discover your passion and use it to live a life of purpose.”