Artists

Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Museum of Art + Design (MOA+D) will present an exhibition and new body of work titled Arrhythmic Suite by Venezuelan-born, Miami-based artist, Odalis Valdivieso. The exhibition comprises paintings and photographs made from 2014 to the present. The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication of an artist’s book containing images and an essay of writer Federica Bueti and … +

In these new works, Wendy White expands her interest in the psychological connection between art and athletics by way of extreme fandom, corporate branding, and the emotional sacrifice of the professional athlete. The title, 12th Man, refers to the fan — the extra "player" who potentially helps determine the fate of the team — and also underscores the gender-specific terminology that pervades … +

Spinello Projects presents Smell The Magic, a solo exhibition from Toronto-based artist Kris Knight. This pop-up exhibition will take place at the Miami Design District (95 NE 40th Street). The artist will be present for the opening, which coincides with the release of his first published catalogue. Gentle, almost delicate portraits of young men are a parade of characters that Knight continuously … +

Adamar Fine Arts will exhibit never before seen original works that show how Warhol developed a concept through to the final silkscreen. The gallery will have two of Warhol’s printers who worked as printers for Warhol discuss their involvement and experience in the studio and lecture on the topic. This process is what this exhibit is about- how Warhol created a practice … +

Death of a Printed Story is a comment and personal reaction to the inexorable massive presence of printed propaganda in our everyday existence. In a predominantly visual culture that overproduces printed material, the piece explores the relationship between reality and simulacra, creating a scenario where media begin to reign in contradictory and conflicting rivalry with themselves. Reality has been frozen and stopped … +

Gallery Diet is delighted to present Rochelle’s first solo show in Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach 2014. The exhibition brings together a group of works ranging from 1991 to the present, objects of post facto premonitions, of sorts, in a commercial space. No holds barred in love and war. December 2nd – 6th, 10 am – 7 pm and by appointment. … +

Carlos Garaicoa’s Episode #3 takes place at Saludarte Foundation / Ideobox Artspace as the third solo project of the 2014 Uprooting Architecture exhibition series, in collaboration with Universidad de Los Andes and the National Media Museum (UK). In line with his researching process, Carlos Garaicoa’s proposal confronts the critical relationship between citizenship and the contemporary cities scales. The exhibition features a site-specific … +

Opening night preview February 13th benefiting the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum.February 14 – 17, 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 pmFebruary 18, 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Contemporary Art Projects USA directed by Miami based art marketing consultant Tata Fernandez will be individually showcasing the work of Chinese conceptual photographer Fu Wenjun at the inaugural edition of the Miami Art and Design … +

January 24th – 26th | noon – 7:00 p.m. January 27th | noon – 6:00 p.m. From January 23th to 27th, 2014, the Contemporary Art Projects USA directed by Miami-based art marketing consultant Tata Fernandez will be individually showcasing the work of Chinese conceptual photographer Fu Wenjun at Art Palm Beach following a solo exhibition at MIA.

Thorough August 2, 2013. Beyond the Invisible, the exhibition of Carla Fache’s new works, investigates the transformative effects of color, expanded balance expectations of the painted medium, and the artist’s unique process.

May 16, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Thom Collins, Director of the Miami Art Museum, talks to Christy Gast, Unscripted Winning Artist, about her public art installation “Self portrait as the Barefoot mailman”, her performative practice and the support of public art in Miami. This talk will take place at Books & Books Bal Harbour Shops.

From April 18 through 20, 2013. “The Ladies’ Room is that ironic place of utmost privacy in public,” says artist Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, about the location of her public-intervention video art installation mujer_cita_MIA. It premieres April 18-20 in the common areas of Miami-Dade County Auditorium (including the women’s restroom).

Opening reception: February 28, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Bunny Yeager is the legendary model, photographer, writer and swimsuit designer whose pictures of Bettie Page catapulted both Page and Yeager to fame in 1954. The publication of Yeager’s centerfold photo of Bettie Page in Playboy launched Yeager’s photographic career and began a lifelong friendship with Hugh Hefner, the magazine’s publisher.

From December 5 through 9, 2012. Join emerging artist Rina Dweck from December 5th through 9th, for her Miami Art Week debut at a Breakwater Hotel pop up gallery (940 Ocean Drive), and outdoor exhibition space at Espanola Way (1444 Drexel). The Brooklyn based artist presents Project Face, a yearlong social media exercise in which she diligently shot 365 self-portraits for her … +

Celebrity Reflection. December 3, 2012. Celebrity Cruises and ICArt will present a live performance by conceptual artist Bert Rodriguez onboard Celebrity Reflection, the newest ship in the Celebrity fleet. The performance, Everywhere I Look I Only See Myself, will take place on Monday, December 3rd, during an exclusive Art Basel Miami Beach press and VIP event, marking the debut of the new … +

From December 6 through 9, 2012. Peter Kamback, President of the League of Graduate Artist (LGA) and second year MFA Candidate at FSU, along with other MFA grad students, accomplished a goal that most artists work a lifetime to achieve. The students will be exhibiting their newest work along side of some of the most prestigious and respected artist in the world … +

Opening reception: November 30, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.Through December 2012. Join artist Eleazar Delgado and a host of South Florida socialites including SocialMiami’s.com Allison Weiss Brady, Elysze Held and Amy Rosenberg for a fundraising evening to benefit Gene Spotlight. View Delgado’s newest collection inspired by South Florida living. The new Sunshine Culture collection lives in the 1920’s, the roaring 20’s, because … +

September 27, 2012. 7:30 p.m. César Trasobares will present an illustrated overview of Ana Mendieta’s development as an artist with an emphasis on the work she executed in Miami from 1981 to 1983. The talk will cover the contexts of Mendieta’s body of work (site, performance, video, drawing and sculpture), including references to the work of other artists as well as examples … +

August 2012. Created to support and challenge the artistic talents in South Florida, the “Unscripted” project is the first of an ongoing series of commissions geared toward providing artists with a new platform to create an ambitious project and contribute to the growth of Bal Harbour as a creative destination.

July 2012. Leonardo Hidalgo has recently been named the official artist for the 116th birthday of the City of Miami. Mayor Tomas Regalado, Leonardo Hidalgo and Herman Echevarria, entrepreneur and philanthropist, were on hand for the unveiling of the original artwork.

July 2012. The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College, has selected internationally renowned, French-born, Nicaragua-based artist Jean Marc Calvet as the poster artist for its 30th edition, which will run March 1 – 10, 2013.