Exhibitions

Envision Fine Art. May 7th, 2009. 6:00 p.m.  Artist and Creative Director Luis Iga will be hosting a one day only private event in which he will exhibit his latest work, "Him – Her," and launch an online fine art portfolio and store. The event will take place at Demet Koc Studio Gallery in the Wynwood Art District on Thursday, May 7th … +

May 19th through Jun 21st, 2009.  Cremata Gallery and Alliance Française of Miami present the exhibition Towards Paris!, a panoramic view of Cuban artists that at different times or due to different circumstances have called Paris home. The title comes from the answer given by Eduardo Abela to the question “…where, then, should I direct my steps?” The reply was not difficult, … +

May 1st through 30th, 2009.  NAEMI, the National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill, is presenting their annual exhibition at the Miami Center for the Photographic Arts, located at 1601 SW 1st Street in Miami. The exhibition consists of fifty-seven works by mentally handicapped artists from the US, England, Spain, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. The work selection was done by Juan Martin, … +

From Apr 17th through Jun 27th, 2009.  The Museum of Contemporary Art presents the first comprehensive solo museum exhibition of Luis Gispert.  The exhibition features large-scale photographs, videos, sculpture and film, dating from 1999 to the present, and will be on view at the museum’s satellite gallery, MOCA at Goldman Warehouse in the Wynwood Art District from April 11th to June 27th, … +

Celebrating the Art of Glass. Ongoing.  The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami opened a new wing on December 2nd, 2008 dedicated to the art of glass. The Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts is named for two University of Miami alumni and longtime benefactors, who donated their collection to their alma mater, along with … +

Lowe Art Museum. From Apr 18th through Jun 14th, 2009.   Spring has returned and nature beckons discovery and exploration – even in art form. The annual two-part UM Student/Master of Fine Arts Exhibitions will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from April 18th to June 14th, 2009, inclusively. Also on view, UM Faculty Exhibition, featuring Carsten Meier’s … +

From Apr 17th through Sep 6th, 2009.  The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is currently presenting an exhibition by Venezuelan artist Nela Ochoa titled Genetic Portraits. The exhibit features key pieces from Ochoa's oeuvre, including Materia Gris Incompleta/Gray Matter Incomplete. Ochoa, a prolific and internationally recognized multi-media artist, works simultaneously and seamlessly in the areas of video art, sculpture, and … +

From May 21st through Sep 10th, 2009.   Convention, curated by MOCA assistant curator Ruba Katrib, takes as its premise the predominance of large cultural events such as conventions, festivals, fairs, carnivals and other social gatherings in our society.  In a city like Miami, where a convention center is continuously being filled with various social and professional groups, notably Art Basel Miami Beach … +

From Apr 11th through May 2nd, 2009. Sonya Blesofsky is a sculptor and installation artist living in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is comprised of predominantly destructible, fragile materials that are warped to re-create various architectural elements. In New Work, Sonya will draw from the gallery’s immediate surroundings. The installation will address the ways in which people and businesses in Wynwood build … +

Because I Say So. From Apr 17th through Aug 16th, 2009.The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University presents Because I Say So, an exhibition featuring selections from the collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl opening on April 17th, 2009. Because I Say So is an exhibition that will provoke that answer to the question “Is that Art?” The Frost Art Museum … +

From Mar 28th through May 2nd, 2009. Dr. Leonard Tachmes and Mr. Jorge J Hulian present, Reveron Dolls featuring photography by Luis Brito. The dolls made by Armando Reverón played a fundamental role in his creative process which is why one of them was included in the show presented at MoMA composed of more than one hundred works including paintings, drawings and … +

Broarder  Horizon. From Apr 17th through May 6th, 2009.Damien B. Contemporary Art Center is presenting a solo exhibition by Aline Jansen at the Alliance Francaise of Miami. The creation of a paradoxical surface of abstract landscapes seems to characterize the new pictorial research of Jansen. This geographical sensitivity takes its place in a tradition of abstract art modelling where multiple references mark … +

From Mar 13th through Oct 11th, 2009. Miami Art Museum opens the exhibition Recent Acquisitions this month featuring the “recent acquired” works by Alexandre Arrechea, Gene Davis, Michael Loveland, Anna Maria Maiolino, Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Susan Rothenberg, Marc Swanson, Krzysztof Wodiczko, among others.

From Mar 14th through Apr 12th, 2009.  Golding and Savino presents an exhibition titled African Influence in Latin American and Caribbean Art, curated by Mariavelia Savino and guest curator Enrique Parra. This exhibition is both an attractive visual experience and a highly educative venue as it opens an interesting discussion about a lesser-known aspect of Latin American art and tradition in connection … +

From Mar 14th through Apr 4th, 2009.   A three week exhibit from March 14th through April 4th, 2009 will showcase Ocean Waves Quilt Guild’s interests in quilts, quilt making, and associated fiber arts with the general public at the ArtSouth Cultural Arts Center located in Homestead.

Miami Noir. From Apr 4th through May 10th, 2009.  Invisible Exports presents Miami Noir, an exhibition of Miami artists curated by Adriana Farietta. Artists invited to participate in the exhibition include Daniel Arsham, Clifton Childree, COOPER, Naomi Fisher, Jason Hedges, Nicolas Lobo, Gean Moreno, Federico Nessi, Daniel Newman and Matthew Schreiber.

FIU Honors College Students. Mar 16th through Apr 10th, 2009.  The Aesthetics and Values class of the Honors College at Florida International University presents the Aesthetics and Values Exhibition 2009, an annual exhibition that is executed solely by students within the class under the supervision of artist and professor John Bailly. Opening on March 16th, 2009, the show will run until April … +

Lowe Art Museum. Jan 31st through Apr 5th, 2009.  The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami presents Las Artes de Mexico, (The Arts from Mexico) from the Collection of the Gilcrease Museum. Celebrating the rich and diverse artistic traditions of Mexico, Las Artes de Mexico examines over 3,500 years of art and culture, from the ancient worlds of the Mayans … +

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Mar 5th, 2009 through Jan 24th, 2010.  Casting a dramatic new light on the impact African-Americans, Africans, black Caribbeans and black Hispanics have had in shaping the City of Miami, the Historical Museum of Southern Florida presents an 11-month long exhibition, Black Crossroads: The African Diaspora on March 5th, 2009. “This is a long overdue focus on one … +

Apr 18th, 2009 through Mar 22nd, 2010. A great love of collecting the art of our time is shown in the private holdings of Gordon Locksley and Francie Bishop Good + David Horvitz. All three individuals are tireless collectors passionately engaged in the contemporary art scene. The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has brought together over one hundred selected works from these two collections … +

Collective loss: another visual register of unavoidable thoughts .Our preoccupation as citizens of a society in crisis is reflected in almost every aspect of our life. We have questioned the professional, the economic, and the consequential, but have we had the time to explore a crisis’ emotional toll? Artist Leslie Gabaldon channels maturity and practicality within us as spectators and relentless participants … +