Local Colors
If you’re swinging through town this week and wondering where you can buy a fabulous piece of artwork to hang on your wall and warm your spirits -- well, look no further. Miami is home to many terrific galleries that focus on Latin American and Caribbean artwork. Here are a few of my favorite spots for tropically inspired paintings, sculpture, jewelry and more.
This week’s must-go for art lovers: Art Miami, a smorgasbord of modern and contemporary art from around the world happening January 6 – 9 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. And MOCA's new annex, MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, offers an array of compelling contemporary works. It’s located in the Wynwood Arts District, just south of the Miami Design District.
For a complete listing of galleries and gallery walks in Miami and Miami Beach, visit www.ArtCircuits.com.
GALLERIES
Chelsea Galleria – The Caribbean melting pot is well represented at the Miami branch of this gallery, which was founded in Kingston, Jamaica in 1989. Photography, paintings, sculpture and jewelry from around the world will entice you. Chelsea Galleria, 2441 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/576-2950; www.chelseagalleria.com.
Diapora Vibe Art Gallery – Curator Rosie Gordon Wallace devotes her exhibit space in the Miami Design District to emerging artists from the Latin America and Caribbean. You’ll find unique works from the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and many other countries. Poetry readings, live music and samplings of Caribbean food are all part of the experience of gallery nights here. Diapora Vibe Art Gallery, 3938 North Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/573-4046; www.diasporavibe.com.
Espace Brandt – At this private home in Miami’s Palmetto Bay neighborhood, art dealer Maurice Brandt, in partnership with Vie and Art Collections, hosts a gallery open house several times a year to promote the work of new and established artists from the Haitian diaspora. Gallery openings are by invitation only. Call for more information. Espace Brandt, 17711 SW 81 Ct., Palmetto Bay, FL 33157; tel: 305/234-3934.
Fredric Snitzer Gallery – Lovers of fine contemporary art will find something to rave about in terrific space in the Wynwood Arts & Entertainment District. Over the years, curator Fred Snitzer has promoted the work of many fine contemporary Latin American artists, as well as other artists who live and work in Greater Miami. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 2247 NW 1st Pl., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/448-8976; www.snitzer.com.
Galerie d’Art Nader – Myriam and John Georges Nader offer a collection Haitian masters and fine art from the past 40 years, in addition to regular exhibitions of contemporary Haitian art. Their father, Georges S. Nader, founded the Musée d’Art Nader in Haiti, one of the world’s largest and most important collections of Haitian art. In addition to paintings, you can purchase Haitian art books and voodoo flags here, and the gallery offers custom framing. Galerie d’Art Nader, 1911 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL; tel: 305/444-1740; www.galeriedartnader.com.
Gary Nader Fine Arts – This gallery exhibits established Latin American artists and masters and is an excellent resource for beginning collectors. Past one man shows have featured Matta, Wifredo Lam, Morales, Botero and Toledo. The gallery offers an annual Latin American Art Auction each January, as well as catalogs of its exhibitions and special publications to help clients select the very best works of art from the Latin American market. Gary Nader Fine Arts, 3306 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, 33134; tel: 305/442-0256; www.garynader.com
Santos Fine Art Gallery – Cuban-born artist Santos E. Mendez exhibits his colorful tropical scenes at this gallery in Little Havana. A great time to stop by is during Viernes Culturales, a lively street fair held on the last Friday of the month. Santos Fine Art Gallery, 1516 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33135; tel: 305/649-9666.
UPCOMING SHOWS & EXHIBITS
Through January 29
Friends With You: Cloud City
www.MOCANoMi.org
January 5 – 9
Art Miami
www.Art-Miami.com
January 14 – 15
Beaux Arts Festival
www.LoweMuseum.org
January 20 – April 16
Malcolm Morley: The Art of Painting
www.MOCANoMi.org
February 11 – 12
Miami Beach Festival of the Arts
www.GoNorthBeach.com
February 18 – 20
Coconut Grove Art Festival
www.CoconutGroveArtsFest.com
March 3 – 6
Arteaméricas 2006
www.ArteAmericasMiami.com
May 19 - August 6
Allegories of Haitian Life from the Collection of Jonathan Demme
www.BassMuseum.org
This week’s must-go for art lovers: Art Miami, a smorgasbord of modern and contemporary art from around the world happening January 6 – 9 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. And MOCA's new annex, MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, offers an array of compelling contemporary works. It’s located in the Wynwood Arts District, just south of the Miami Design District.
For a complete listing of galleries and gallery walks in Miami and Miami Beach, visit www.ArtCircuits.com.
GALLERIES
Chelsea Galleria – The Caribbean melting pot is well represented at the Miami branch of this gallery, which was founded in Kingston, Jamaica in 1989. Photography, paintings, sculpture and jewelry from around the world will entice you. Chelsea Galleria, 2441 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/576-2950; www.chelseagalleria.com.
Diapora Vibe Art Gallery – Curator Rosie Gordon Wallace devotes her exhibit space in the Miami Design District to emerging artists from the Latin America and Caribbean. You’ll find unique works from the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and many other countries. Poetry readings, live music and samplings of Caribbean food are all part of the experience of gallery nights here. Diapora Vibe Art Gallery, 3938 North Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/573-4046; www.diasporavibe.com.
Espace Brandt – At this private home in Miami’s Palmetto Bay neighborhood, art dealer Maurice Brandt, in partnership with Vie and Art Collections, hosts a gallery open house several times a year to promote the work of new and established artists from the Haitian diaspora. Gallery openings are by invitation only. Call for more information. Espace Brandt, 17711 SW 81 Ct., Palmetto Bay, FL 33157; tel: 305/234-3934.
Fredric Snitzer Gallery – Lovers of fine contemporary art will find something to rave about in terrific space in the Wynwood Arts & Entertainment District. Over the years, curator Fred Snitzer has promoted the work of many fine contemporary Latin American artists, as well as other artists who live and work in Greater Miami. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 2247 NW 1st Pl., Miami, FL 33127; tel: 305/448-8976; www.snitzer.com.
Galerie d’Art Nader – Myriam and John Georges Nader offer a collection Haitian masters and fine art from the past 40 years, in addition to regular exhibitions of contemporary Haitian art. Their father, Georges S. Nader, founded the Musée d’Art Nader in Haiti, one of the world’s largest and most important collections of Haitian art. In addition to paintings, you can purchase Haitian art books and voodoo flags here, and the gallery offers custom framing. Galerie d’Art Nader, 1911 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, FL; tel: 305/444-1740; www.galeriedartnader.com.
Gary Nader Fine Arts – This gallery exhibits established Latin American artists and masters and is an excellent resource for beginning collectors. Past one man shows have featured Matta, Wifredo Lam, Morales, Botero and Toledo. The gallery offers an annual Latin American Art Auction each January, as well as catalogs of its exhibitions and special publications to help clients select the very best works of art from the Latin American market. Gary Nader Fine Arts, 3306 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, 33134; tel: 305/442-0256; www.garynader.com
Santos Fine Art Gallery – Cuban-born artist Santos E. Mendez exhibits his colorful tropical scenes at this gallery in Little Havana. A great time to stop by is during Viernes Culturales, a lively street fair held on the last Friday of the month. Santos Fine Art Gallery, 1516 SW 8th St., Miami, FL 33135; tel: 305/649-9666.
UPCOMING SHOWS & EXHIBITS
Through January 29
Friends With You: Cloud City
www.MOCANoMi.org
January 5 – 9
Art Miami
www.Art-Miami.com
January 14 – 15
Beaux Arts Festival
www.LoweMuseum.org
January 20 – April 16
Malcolm Morley: The Art of Painting
www.MOCANoMi.org
February 11 – 12
Miami Beach Festival of the Arts
www.GoNorthBeach.com
February 18 – 20
Coconut Grove Art Festival
www.CoconutGroveArtsFest.com
March 3 – 6
Arteaméricas 2006
www.ArteAmericasMiami.com
May 19 - August 6
Allegories of Haitian Life from the Collection of Jonathan Demme
www.BassMuseum.org
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